Rules for Playing Puerto Rico

Hey there! Have you ever played Puerto Rico? It’s a super fun game that you’re going to love. Let me walk you through the rules, so you’ll know exactly what to do when you play.

First, let’s talk about the main goal of the game. The objective is to accumulate victory points. You can do this by growing crops, shipping goods, and constructing buildings on the island of Puerto Rico. The player with the most victory points at the end of the game wins. Sounds exciting, right?

Next, let’s talk about the different roles you can take on in the game. There are five roles to choose from, and each one gives you a special ability. You can be the Builder, the Captain, the Mayor, the Trader, or the Prospector. Each role has its own advantages, so you’ll need to choose wisely based on your strategy.

During the game, you will take turns selecting the roles and performing the corresponding actions. For example, if you choose the Builder role, you can construct buildings on the island. But be careful, because other players may also benefit from the role you choose.

In addition to the roles, you will also need to manage your resources. You’ll need to grow crops, such as corn and indigo, and harvest them to earn goods. You can then trade these goods for victory points or ship them off the island for even more points. It’s all about making the right decisions to maximize your points.

As the game progresses, you’ll need to adapt your strategy based on what the other players are doing. Pay attention to their moves and adjust your actions accordingly. And don’t forget to keep an eye on the buildings available for construction, as they can provide you with valuable bonuses.

I hope this gives you a good overview of how to play Puerto Rico. It’s a game that requires strategy, resource management, and a bit of luck. But most importantly, it’s a game that guarantees lots of fun! So gather your friends, set up the game board, and get ready for an exciting adventure in Puerto Rico!

• When you open the box of Puerto Rico, you will find the following components:
• 5 player boards
• 1 governor card and 8 role cards
• 1 game board
• 49 buildings (5 large violet buildings (2 spaces), 2 each of 12 small violet buildings, and 20 non-violet production buildings)
• 54 doubloons
• 58 island tiles (8 quarry tiles and 50 plantation tiles)
• 1 colonist ship
• 100 colonists
• 1 trading house
• 50 goods
• 5 cargo ships
• 50 VP chips

Let’s Explore the Game

So, you’re curious about Puerto Rico? Well, let me tell you about this fantastic game.

When you open the box, you’ll find everything you need to embark on an exciting journey. The components include 5 player boards, 1 governor card, 8 role cards, 1 game board, 49 buildings, 54 doubloons, 58 island tiles, 1 colonist ship, 100 colonists, 1 trading house, 50 goods, 5 cargo ships, and 50 VP chips.

All these pieces combine to create an immersive and strategic experience that will keep you engaged for hours. The goal of the game is to build and develop your colony, strategically placing buildings, managing resources, and making critical decisions to grow your wealth and influence.

The game comes alive through the interactions between the players, as each person takes on the role of a plantation owner in colonial Puerto Rico. Through your actions, you’ll be able to generate goods, ship them to Europe for profit, and gain valuable victory points.

But be careful! Puerto Rico is not just about expansion and building. It also involves a delicate balance of production, trade, and satisfying the demands of the ever-changing market. The decisions you make will shape the destiny of your colony and determine your victory or defeat.

So, are you ready to dive into the world of Puerto Rico? Grab your friends, strategize, and embark on an unforgettable adventure. Whether you’re a seasoned gamer or new to the world of board games, Puerto Rico offers something for everyone. Let the journey begin!

When we play the game, we go through multiple rounds. In each round, every player picks one of the seven roles. Then, starting with the person to their left, each player gets to perform the action associated with that role.

Let’s say someone chooses the settler role. With this role, you can put down new plantations. You can use those plantations later, with the help of the craftsman, to make goods.

After making goods, you can sell them to the trading house if you choose the trader role. Or, if you go with the captain role, you can transport the goods to the old world. And when you make money selling goods, you can use it, with the builder role, to construct buildings in the city.

So, the key to doing well in the game is managing the different roles and taking advantage of their unique abilities. If you do this successfully, you’ll gain wealth, respect, and ultimately win the game.

The player who has the most victory points is declared the winner.

Before We Start

Okay, here’s what you need to do to get started with the game:

First, put the game board in the middle of the table. Then, make sure all the buildings are in their proper places on the board.

Next, sort the doubloons by value and put them in the bank on the game board.

Now, it’s time for each player to get set up:

• I’ll give you a player board, which you should place in front of you on the table.
• Depending on the number of players, you’ll start with a certain amount of money:
• If there are 3 players, you’ll get 2 doubloons.
• If there are 4 players, you’ll get 3 doubloons.
• And if there are 5 players, you’ll get 4 doubloons.

Remember, you keep your doubloons in the windrose on your player board so that everyone can see how much money you have.

Lastly, depending on the number of players, certain players will start with different crops:

• If there are 3 players, the 2nd player will have indigo and the 3rd player will have corn.
• If there are 4 players, the 2nd player will have indigo, and the 3rd and 4th players will have corn.
• If there are 5 players, the 2nd and 3rd players will have indigo, and the 4th and 5th players will have corn.

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Game Play

Let me break down how the game works. We play the game in several rounds, usually around 15 of them. Every round follows the same pattern. The player who has the governor card goes first. They choose one of the role cards, put it face-up next to their player board, and then perform the action specified by that role card. Then it’s their neighbor on the left’s turn to take the action allowed by that same role card. We keep going around the table in a clockwise direction until every player has taken this action once.

After that, it’s the left neighbor of the governor’s turn. They select one of the remaining role cards, place it face-up next to their player board, and perform the action allowed by that role card.

So here’s how the game works: Each player starts with a role card. The person to the left of the starting player goes first. They take the action specified on their role card. Then it’s the turn of the player to their left, and so on, in a clockwise direction. This continues until every player has taken their action once. Then, everyone takes a new role card and repeats the process.

After everyone has taken their turn, three of the role cards that were not chosen by any player have one doubloon placed on them. The unused role cards are then returned to the table, alongside the ones that were used.

The player to the left of the person with the governor card becomes the new governor for the next round. The game continues with the new governor starting the round, just like before.

Tutorial Video

Roles

When you take a role card in this game, you get a special privilege and a specific action that you can take. The privilege and action differ depending on the role card you choose. Let’s go over some basic rules for all role cards:

• If a card has doubloons on it, you get those doubloons in addition to the privilege and action.
• The player who takes the card always takes the action first, followed by the other players in clockwise order.
• You have to take a role card when it’s your turn, but you can choose not to use the action or privilege. The other players still get their turns.

I want to talk about the role cards in this fun game. The role card actions are not mandatory, except for the captain. You can choose to use the action on your turn or not, depending on what suits you. When you take a role card, it stays in front of you until the round is over. No one else can take it from you during the round. If you want to know more about the different roles, I can give you more information.

Now, let’s move on to the loading and shipping rules. When it comes to shipping, there are a few important rules to keep in mind. Each cargo ship can only carry goods of one kind. You can’t load goods on a cargo ship if the same kind of goods are already on one of the other two cargo ships. Additionally, you can’t load goods on a full ship. When it’s your turn, you have to load goods if you can, but you can only load one kind of goods. These rules ensure fair play and keep the game balanced.

When I’m playing a game and I have a certain kind of goods to load, I have to load as many of that kind as possible. I can’t hold back any goods if there’s space on a ship that can carry them. If there are multiple empty ships that can hold the same kind of goods, I have to choose the ship where I can load the most goods, without leaving any behind if I can help it.

But if I have different kinds of goods that I can load, I can choose freely which goods to load. I don’t have to choose the goods that would let me load the most barrels.

Now, let’s talk about victory points. For every good, specifically every barrel, that I load, I earn one victory point. These points are represented by small chips worth one victory point each. When I’m loading goods onto the cargo ships, all kinds of goods have the same value: one victory point per barrel loaded. The values of the goods that we use in the trader phase don’t matter here.

When I load my first type of goods, I have a special privilege – I get an extra victory point. But it’s not like I get extra points for each type of goods I load. It’s just a one-time bonus. It’s important to keep my victory points a secret from the other players, unlike my money and goods.

I place my victory point chips face-down on my windrose. Sometimes, when I have five chips worth one point each, I can exchange them for a single chip worth five points.

Storing Goods

Once the cargo ships are full and there’s no more space to load goods, I have to figure out what to do with the remaining goods on my windrose. I can store one barrel on my windrose, but for any other goods, I need to find space in one of my warehouses – either the small or large one. If I don’t have enough warehouse space, I have to return the extra goods to the supply.

When I do my final duty as captain, I have to take all the full cargo ships and put those goods back in their designated piles. But the ships that are only partially full or completely empty, I leave them as they are until the next captain phase. Loading goods in the next phase will be harder because of the types of goods already on the ships and the limited space available.

Just a reminder: the small and large warehouses, the harbor, and the wharf all have special functions that you should keep in mind. If there are extra goods that I can’t store, I can choose which ones to keep and which ones to return to the supply. I only get one extra victory point as a privilege, no matter how many different types of goods I load. And if I don’t load any goods, I don’t get the extra privilege victory point.

In the game, I only look at my storage for goods at the end of the captain phase. Any goods I acquire in other phases, I can just stash on the windroses without any limit until the next captain phase.

Meet the Prospectors

As a Prospector, I don’t actually take any actions, but I do get a little bonus. I receive 1 doubloon from the bank as my privilege.

Okay, here’s how it works: when everyone has taken their turn and completed their actions, the round is over. At this point, I, the governor, take three doubloons from the bank and place one on each of the three role cards that were not chosen in the round. It doesn’t matter how many doubloons are already on the cards – I add them anyway.

Now, here’s something you need to know: the role cards with more doubloons are more appealing to the players because they not only get to use the card’s special ability, but they also get extra doubloons. So, for example, if you pick the prospector card with 2 doubloons, you’ll end up with a total of 3 doubloons – not bad, right?

Finally, everyone returns their role cards to the area next to the game board, and I pass on the governor card to the player on my left. That person becomes the new governor and starts the next round by choosing a role card. And so the game continues.

Time to Wrap Up

I wanna talk about how the game ends. It’s important to know what conditions need to be satisfied for the game to come to a close. There are three ways the game can end:

1. If, at the end of the mayor phase, there aren’t enough colonists to fill the colonist ship like they should be.

2. During the builder phase, if a player builds on their 12th city space.

3. During the captain phase, when the last of the victory point chips is used up.

Once all the victory point chips are gone, players will have to keep track of their victory points with pencil and paper. To score points at the end of the game, each player adds up the following:

– The value of their victory point chips (including any they noted down on paper).

– The victory point value of their buildings (look at the red-brown number in the upper left corner).

– The extra victory points they get from their big buildings.

Note: Even when a building is empty, it still earns victory points. For instance, each of the five large buildings earns 4 VP when unoccupied. However, the extra victory points are only earned by the occupied large buildings!

The winner is the player with the highest number of victory points! In the event of a tie between two or more players, the player with the most doubloons and goods combined (1 good = 1 doubloon) becomes the winner.