Puerto Rico (Deutscher Spielepreis 2002 winner)^*

Puerto Rico is a strategy game where players become colonial governors in Puerto Rico, aiming to earn victory points through trade and construction.

Gameplay

• Each player has their own board for buildings, plantations, and resources.
• Shared resources include ships, a trading house, and doubloons.
• Grow crops, exchange them for points or doubloons, and use doubloons to build and expand.
• Role cards determine actions each round, with the privilege going to the player who chose the role.
• The "governor" token rotates clockwise, and each governor starts the round by choosing a role.

Scoring

• Victory points are earned from buildings, shipping goods, and large buildings.
• Shipping tokens hide exact scores, adding strategic depth.
• Expansion sets add new buildings and nobles, enhancing gameplay.

Puerto Rico offers deep strategy in a colonial setting, with hidden scoring adding to the excitement.