- 3-5 players
- Ages 12 years and up
- 60-90 minutes
- One of the most popular Eurogames
- Brilliant mechanics
- Each player utilizes different roles to score the most victory points
- Great for game nights
- Everyone plays all the time
- Type: Economic, City Building
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Technical Details
Product Specifications
| Main Language(s): | English unknown |
| Model Number: | 195RGG |
| Number of Game Players: | 5 |
| Number of Puzzle Pieces: | 1 |
| Assembly Required: | No |
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
Prospector, captain, mayor, trader, settler, craftsman, or builder? Which roles will you play in the new world? Will you own the most prosperous plantations? Will you build the most valuable buildings? You have but one goal: achieve the greatest prosperity and highest respect! This is shown by the player who earns the most victory points?
Product Description
The players are plantation owners in Puerto Rico in the days when ships had sails. Growing up to five different kind of crops: Corn, Indigo, Coffee, Sugar and Tobacco, they must try to run their business more efficiently than their close competitors; growing crops and storing them efficiently, developing San Juan with useful buildings, deploying their colonists to best effect, selling crops at the right time, and most importantly, shipping their goods back to Europe for maximum benefit. A novel game system lets players choose the order of the phases in each turn by allowing each player to choose a role from those remaining when it is their turn. No role can be selected twice in the same round. The player who selects the best roles to advance their position during the game will win.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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Puerto Rico is an excellent game. It is one of those games in which luck has been reduced to the minimum and skill is all important. Luckily the game is so much fun and so interesting that you will play the game again and again and during the course of these games you will refine your skill. It is interesting becasue as you gain more experience at the game and your skill level increases, new strategies occur to you and so the game kind of constantly evolves within your playgroup.
You can play with 3 to 5 players. I have played ten 3-player games and five 4-player games, no 5-player games yet. I have found the 3 and 4 player games have slightly different dynamics, which again makes the game have very good replayabiliy.
If you like games such as civilization, settlers of catan, carcasonne and ticket to ride then I am fairly sure you will love this game.
You can play with 3 to 5 players. I have played ten 3-player games and five 4-player games, no 5-player games yet. I have found the 3 and 4 player games have slightly different dynamics, which again makes the game have very good replayabiliy.
If you like games such as civilization, settlers of catan, carcasonne and ticket to ride then I am fairly sure you will love this game.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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If I could award this game 4.5 stars, I would. It is a staggeringly well designed, thoroughly thought out and superbly executed game. That said, it's not one that I take off the shelf all that often.
There is very little luck in Puerto Rico and because of that there are cetrainly 'best' plays to make in any given situation. The more you play the better you get at discerning the best option to take, and that's where the problem lies for me. I would hesitate to label this a family game and I certainly wouldn't like to play with anyone under 12 years old as seating order and skewed player ability can have a huge effect on the outcome. Playing this game with those that have a played a lot before can be a dispiriting experience and it would appeal to those who want to strive to play it as best as they can. I know some who level the criticism that it is 'recreational accountancy' and whilst I can see why it would be considered dry, that is still a bit harsh.
To give it five stars would be to suggest this is a perfect game and it isn't. Although with four or five well matched players around the board, it certainly gets very close.
There is very little luck in Puerto Rico and because of that there are cetrainly 'best' plays to make in any given situation. The more you play the better you get at discerning the best option to take, and that's where the problem lies for me. I would hesitate to label this a family game and I certainly wouldn't like to play with anyone under 12 years old as seating order and skewed player ability can have a huge effect on the outcome. Playing this game with those that have a played a lot before can be a dispiriting experience and it would appeal to those who want to strive to play it as best as they can. I know some who level the criticism that it is 'recreational accountancy' and whilst I can see why it would be considered dry, that is still a bit harsh.
To give it five stars would be to suggest this is a perfect game and it isn't. Although with four or five well matched players around the board, it certainly gets very close.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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Puerto Rico is a family boardgame of a similar ilk to the Catan series. Players build and trade in order to gain victory points to win the game. We are all in agreement that this is the best boardgame we've played so far. There is little in the way of chance in the game (no die-rolling) but the game remains unpredictable and challenging with many different ways to victory.
Absolutely brill!
Absolutely brill!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Another brilliant game from Rio Grande, a lot to get your head around but once you know what you are doing it is brilliant. We love it!
Published 3 months ago by Mummy Gwyn
Puerto Rico Board Game Review
I bought this board game to play with my mates and it has proven to be a good buy. The first play through was a bit slow as we were learning the rules. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Will
Good fun
I've already had my money's-worth out of this game. Great fun. The rules will take a whole 3-hour trial game to properly iron out before you can really pay any attention to tactics... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Dr. Thompson
Long turn play, much fun for the hole family.
A little difficult for first time players, but after the first turn arounds a game with strategical considerations. Read more
Published 16 months ago by hjw2011
Great game
Though a little complex to start with, once you get the hang of it this is an absorbing game with plenty of tactical play and a number of ways to win.
Published 17 months ago by O'Connor
Best board game so far!
I have been playing a few wonderful board games such as Settlers of Catan (including the optional Expansions), Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride (both German and Europe edition), Power... Read more
Published 21 months ago by LUIJB
Agricola lite
Not much to add to the existing 'most useful' reviews, which I broadly agree with. I've played many good board games - Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride (numerous... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mrs Norris
A rather fun board game
Bought this game recently on a recommendation from a friend, having played it once years before.
It was just as good as I remember. Read more
It was just as good as I remember. Read more
Published on 26 Dec 2009 by RPB
Very enjoyable game
I bought this game for my wife's birthday and we have played it several times with the family. It is the best we have played for the simple reason that player's cannot easily... Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2009 by D. C. Goldsmith
brilliant and for 2 players too
love this game - and there is an official 2 person version also which is the only version ive played and it works just fine. Read more
Published on 17 Sep 2009 by crocus wood
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