148apps: The card game variant of big box board game Puerto Rico outshines its big brother in many respects.
Shooting aliens is fun and all, but sometimes you just want to take on the role of a Spanish plantation owner, bringing prosperity and urban development to the newly founded colony of Puerto Rico. And if that first sentence doesn’t horrify you, then San Juan may be your game.
Pocket Gamer: In board and card games, as with most things in life, there's a clear distinction between American and European products.
The affectionately named Ameritrash games are all chits and models, and let you roll gargantuan handfuls of brightly coloured dice.