Saint Petersburg (2004)

Saint Petersburg is a card game in which you acquire workers for income, build buildings for fame, and attract aristocrats to your city in order to gain the most fame at the end of the game.

Card game deals with 'gracious living along the river Neva: the baroque palaces, wide boulevards, and imposing bridges of St. Petersburg. On May 16th, 1703, Czar Peter laid the cornerstone for the first building. Quickly, glorious buildings were added, always being expanded, so that Nobility (as well as victory-bringing Fame Points) may want to move in. But to accomplish this, one needs merchants who can bankroll the necessary Rubles, or the glory is over. The competition isn't sleeping either, and can sometimes steal a desired card right out from under your nose.

Expanded by:

• Saint Petersburg - The Banquet
• Saint Petersburg Expansion (includes The Banquet expansion)

Awards

• 2005 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee.
• 2004 Spiel des Jahres Nominee.
• 2004 International Gamers Award Winner.
• 2004 Deutscher Spiele Preis Winner.
• 2004 Tric Trac d'Or Winner.

Microbadges

Online Play

• BrettspielWelt (real-time)
• Yucata (turn-based)
• FWTWR (turn-based)

Trivia

"Michael Tummelhofer" appears to be a pseudonym representing three other prominent industry personalities.