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Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Build your colony in Puerto Rico, manage plantations, produce goods and ship them to Europe to become the island's most prosperous producer.

Players
3–5
Playing time
90–150 min
Min. age
12+
Year
2002
Designer
Andreas Seyfarth
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TypeStrategy
ComplexityHard
BGG8.3

Setup

  • Set up the board with the ships, the market and the doubloon and goods supply.

  • Each player receives an empty personal island and their starting doubloon.

  • Shuffle the role cards and place them in the center of the table.

  • Randomly determine turn order and the starting governor.

TURN STRUCTURE

  • One player picks a role and, in turn order, every player may execute it.

AVAILABLE ROLES

Settler

Place a new colonist on a plantation or building

Mayor

Distribute new colonists among plantations and buildings

Craftsman

Produce goods based on colonists on plantations

Trader

Sell a good at the city market

Captain

Load goods onto ships to score victory points

Builder

Build a new building on your island

Prospector

Draw extra plantation tiles

ROLE PRIVILEGE

  • Whoever picks the role always gets an extra privilege when executing it.

BUILDINGS

  • Production buildings process goods, and purple buildings grant special bonuses when activated.

Victory conditions

Most points when the game ends
The game ends when colonists run out or someone fills their island; whoever has the most victory points from buildings and ships wins

Frequently asked questions

How many players does Puerto Rico need?
3–5 players.
How long does a game of Puerto Rico last?
90–150 minutes.
What is the minimum age for Puerto Rico?
From 12 years old.

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