| I've played lots and lots and lots of San Juan. It is an excellent game, and one that I appreciate greatly. There are a lot of subtleties in how it plays.
Race was designed as an alternative San Juan (it is actually a branch from when they were designing SJ). It does a lot of cool things, but is less interactive than SJ. I haven't played it that much yet, so there's still a *lot* to explore in it. Military has dominated in the games I've played, although I know there are other good strategies.
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