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Puerto Rico Game
- 3 to 5 Player Game
- 90 Minutes to play
- High quality farming and economic themed board game
- Great for game nights
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 12 x 8.5 x 2.75 inches |
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Item Weight | 2 pounds |
ASIN | B00008URUT |
Item model number | 195RGG |
Manufacturer recommended age | 14 years and up |
Best Sellers Rank | #204,965 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #6,874 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Release date | June 19, 2019 |
Language | English |
Manufacturer | Rio Grande Games |
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The most critically acclaimed board game of the last twenty years, Puerto Rico continues to wow people with its brilliant mechanics. Each player utilizes different roles -mayor, captain, settler, trader, prospector, craftsman, or builder to score the most victory points with their colony. Players can act on every turn of the game, allowing them to choose between shipping goods for points or building an impressive city. Players must manage their colonists, erect a variety of buildings, build up their plantation, and sell or ship goods. With dozens of options, Puerto Rico is a streamlined game that can be played in about an hour and handles up to five players.
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The most critically acclaimed board game of the last twenty years, Puerto Rico continues to wow people with its brilliant mechanics. Each player utilizes different roles -mayor, captain, settler, trader, prospector, craftsman, or builder to score the most victory points with their colony. Players can act on every turn of the game, allowing them to choose between shipping goods for points or building an impressive city. Players must manage their colonists, erect a variety of buildings, build up their plantation, and sell or ship goods. With dozens of options, Puerto Rico is a streamlined game that can be played in about an hour and handles up to five players.
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the box doesnt look preatty new but inside it s just perfect with out being used and this is because we move from another country and for the time that have been saved
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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
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Customers like the strategy, quality and value of the game. They mention that it's a true strategy game with several different strategies to play, and that it keeps the game interesting for everyone. They also appreciate the appearance, saying that it has a great design and that the pieces are nice. Customers also like the replay-ability, and expansion. However, some customers disagree on the difficulty level.
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Customers enjoy the game play, saying the base game is really fun. They also mention that the little game pieces are fun to handle and that the game is well thought out. Customers also say it's a great party game, with truly interesting replays.
"...but once players get the hang of it, Puerto Rico is a fast-moving, fantastic game that I would highly recommend. Great price, great pieces (mostly!),..." Read more
"...There are many ways to play this game, many ways to strategize and many ways to win. Each game plays differently which provides good game replay...." Read more
"...All in all, it's a good game for the money and keeps people involved throughout the game since ever persons move involves all of the other players..." Read more
"...While Catan is great for beginners and still fun to play for experts the overall depth is fairly limited to a few strategies and the wishful..." Read more
Customers find the strategy in the game to be true. They say there is more strategy and less chance than Settlers. They also say the game provides a unique game play of resource management. Customers also say that the mechanics and gameplay are quite good, and the game is never predictable and never boring.
"...This role ends up being VERY strategic, as you can end up getting a bunch of victory points AND forcing your opponents to destroy their produced..." Read more
"...There are also clever built-in limits that require strategy, like the fact that you can only sell one type of each good to the Trader until it's..." Read more
"...The game doesn't involve a lot of luck or sudden changes in the flow of the game, so players really need to plan out what they're hoping to..." Read more
"...Puerto Rico provides a unique game play of resource management. There are many ways to play this game, many ways to strategize and many ways to win...." Read more
Customers find the game to be a worthwhile purchase, with excellent replay value. They also say it's a good game for the money and keeps people involved throughout. Customers also say the game is an excellent addition to their collection and a fun farming, harvesting, selling game.
"...The game mostly has great components, with high-quality cardboard player boards and pieces, and wonderful wooden bits as well...." Read more
"...All in all, it's a good game for the money and keeps people involved throughout the game since ever persons move involves all of the other players..." Read more
"...I simply want to state that it is amazing! I love other games, like Settlers, Stone Age, Pirate's Cove, Dominion and Ticket to Ride...." Read more
"...Lots of fun and high replay value." Read more
Customers like the appearance of the game. They say it has a great design, is very classic, and colorful. They also say the pieces are nice and seem like they'll last a while. Customers also say that the game is original, cute, and well thought out. They mention that the graphics and colors are attractive and the lay out is great.
"...Puerto Rico is a great game for anyone who loves strategic, interesting, engaging board games and is willing to invest a bit of time into getting..." Read more
"...It's a very well designed game...." Read more
"...The game he gave us is so well thought out, so finely tuned and perfectly balanced, that you never feel the outcome is decided halfway through, as..." Read more
"...A great game design though deserving of many games..." Read more
Customers find the expansion packs of the game to be great, cool, and excellent. They also say the game offers a number of additional buildings that give you specific gameplay. Customers also say that the game has lots of variety and will not develop the same way twice.
"...In addition, the game offers a number of additional buildings which give you specific game benefits...." Read more
"...I have played it so many times with my kids. The deluxe comes with 2 expansions...." Read more
"...thing about it is that it is an awesome two player game and you can buy a second set and 3 or 4 people can play...." Read more
"...Inside has nice storage for all the pieces so it isn't flying all around the box. Fun game for adults/teens and can get competitive...." Read more
Customers find the game has massive replayability, and appreciate the cyclical gameplay. They also say the game is different every time, and has a breadth of options of strategies.
"...Each game plays differently which provides good game replay...." Read more
"...of Puerto Rico which makes for a satisfying game as well as enhancing replayability. It is more of a dry thinking game however...." Read more
"...The games replay value is not unlimited but has such a a breadth of options of strategies that you could play the game for 6 months and still not be..." Read more
"...Since the gameplay is kinda cyclical you get into the rhythm of it after a few rounds and it becomes a breeze." Read more
Customers are mixed about the difficulty level of the board game. Some mention that learning will be very easy, while others say that it takes patience to learn. The setup looks complex, but the actual game is very easy. It's great for beginners and still fun to play for experts. However, some find the instructions difficult to understand and the strategy is not the most simple.
"...After that, it's fairly easy to get through rounds...." Read more
"...While Catan is great for beginners and still fun to play for experts the overall depth is fairly limited to a few strategies and the wishful..." Read more
"...It's got a really complicated set-up with lots of little pieces and tiles. They are pretty cheap in quality...." Read more
"...This game is all about skill and planning...." Read more
Customers dislike the versatility of the game. They mention that it's only for 3 to 5 players, and not great for two players. They also say there are lots of little pieces to keep track of.
"...One concern I have is that there are a lot of little pieces, all of which are important to the function of the game, so we'll have to be careful..." Read more
"...Only downside is that it is not great for two players; there is a set (or several?)..." Read more
"...to play the actual game. 2. Lots of little pieces to the game to keep track of, which makes for a long set up time...." Read more
"...The only drawbacks are that it's not playable with just 2 players, and the learning curve for teaching a non-gamer is a bit steeper than some." Read more
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We could attack Monopoly as a game on similar grounds - in that game you are running around the board buying up "empty" properties, profiting on them, building on them, and making them your own. It doesn't say anything about the lives of the people living on Indiana Ave. The end of the game involves one person ruining the financial lives of others and having the most money, regardless of the damage done to get to that point. Puerto Rico's end is whoever has taken the most money from the people and land of Puerto Rico, after you've collectively taken city and forest land from natives, built on them, and used people to make money for you.
We can argue either way. All I want to say is that this game exists, its mechanics and gameplay are quite good, and you can use it as a tool to learn why colonialism and racism are evil.
I like this game as a resource-management style game. Most of the time, you are strategizing to maximize your resources and potential for each stage of the game, and playing against (or using) other players' actions to achieve your goals. There are also clever built-in limits that require strategy, like the fact that you can only sell one type of each good to the Trader until it's full and gets emptied. Unless you built a building that lets you do it anyway.
The game plays a bit different each time because of random aspects and different strategies that others use. Settling in to a single strategy doesn't work, you have to be agile and thoughtful about what others are doing. You have to notice opportunities and take them before others can.
I'll end by pointing out a few things I don't like about the game. It's got a really complicated set-up with lots of little pieces and tiles. They are pretty cheap in quality. But, after setting it all up, it feels kind of immersive. Also, the rulebook is dense and not reader-friendly like many modern games (or even Catan!). If you're new to playing it, either look up a video and follow along, or expect to spend an hour reading the book before starting. It says everything you need, but it's just dense and verbose. The game has lots of little complicated mechanisms and you have to know each one of them well to play the game.
In conclusion, get the game if you like strategy board games (wide net, I know). And use it as an opportunity to remember the evil of the past and commit to undo them now in the present. And stretch your brain with the opportunities and strategies of this game.
Puerto Rico offers tons of different paths to victory, and each and every game prompts me to try a new strategy or way to win. The game doesn't involve a lot of luck or sudden changes in the flow of the game, so players really need to plan out what they're hoping to accomplish and how they'll get there.
Many other reviewers have already sung this game's praises, so I'll just throw in a few other points:
- Because victory point chips are hidden and points can be gained in many different ways, it's never quite clear who's in the lead. This might be frustrating to some gamers who want totally open information, but I feel that this adds a lot of tension to the game and keeps everyone involved. If you can see that someone is doing much better than you (or that you are doing much better than someone else), a game can feel like it's really dragging out. Having point totals be mostly concealed (but not completely!) makes everyone want to keep their head in the game.
- Even though each player has their own board that they're minding, Puerto Rico involves a lot of player interaction and so-called "screwage." There are ample opportunities to mess with another player's strategy, and you always have to be watching to make sure that your actions aren't helping out your rivals. You don't need to constantly be worrying about how other players might mess up your strategy, but you can never count on being able to do everything that you want to in a turn.
- Puerto Rico keeps each turn's actions fairly limited, which means that every action counts. Even though the game can take a good chunk of time to play, it moves quickly and never leaves players feeling like they're just "going through the motions."
The game mostly has great components, with high-quality cardboard player boards and pieces, and wonderful wooden bits as well. I only have a few complaints about Puerto Rico, mostly about some of the components. The first is that the wooden colonist pieces are really small and fiddly. Because they're round and smaller than most of my fingernails, they can be difficult to pick up or move around. Because you'll be moving these around quite a bit during the game, their tiny size can be a bit frustrating.
My only other complaint is that the insert for Puerto Rico (the plastic inside the box to organize and store the pieces) seems like it was made for another game or something like that. It's not at all clear where or how to store the pieces, and there are a LOT of little bits in this game. While the insert works to hold the pieces, it doesn't really allow you to organize them for quick set-up or storage.
But those are both minor complaints. Puerto Rico is a great game for anyone who loves strategic, interesting, engaging board games and is willing to invest a bit of time into getting the flow of the game. The first few turns of your first game can be daunting, but once players get the hang of it, Puerto Rico is a fast-moving, fantastic game that I would highly recommend. Great price, great pieces (mostly!), great game. Get it right now!
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Lo recomiendo ampliamente si te gustan los juegos tipo euro con gran estrategia. No te gustará si buscas un juego vistoso o de materiales de calidad. El paquete llegó bien empacado y en la fecha indicada.
Reviewed in Mexico on August 6, 2020
Lo recomiendo ampliamente si te gustan los juegos tipo euro con gran estrategia. No te gustará si buscas un juego vistoso o de materiales de calidad. El paquete llegó bien empacado y en la fecha indicada.