Product Description

IN THE GREAT ANTILLES YOU PLAY PROSPECTOR OR GOVERNOR OR SETTLER OR TRADER PLAYERS TRY HAVE THE GREATEST PROSPERITY AND HIGHEST REPUTATION IF YOU LOVE SETTLERS OF CATAN OR CARCASSONE BOARD GAMES YOU SHOULD LOVE THIS 3 TO 5 PLAYERS 12 AND UP 90 MIN.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #349 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Rio Grande Games
• Model: 4098399
• Released on: 2007-05-01
• Dimensions: 12.25" h x 2.55" w x 8.75" l, 2.30 pounds

Features

• Puerto Rico began to really blossom-through you
• Brilliant game mechanics
• Length of a typical game is 90-150 minutes
• For 3-5 players
• Contents: 6 game boards, 50 goods, 100 colonists, 8 quarry tiles, 50 plantation tiles, 54 coins, 50 victory point chips, 9 role cards, 50 buildings, 6 ships, and 1 rule booklet

From the Manufacturer
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.

Customer Reviews

Great game if you take the time to learn the rules
I've only played the game once so far, but I gotta say that I had a lot of fun! It's a true strategy game and I can't wait to play it again!!

Although, this game takes patience to learn. We played with three people, and it took us around 4 hours to get through the game. If one of us had played before, I think it would have gone a lot quicker. With the learning experience behind us, introducing it to friends will be a lot easier. If you really want to play this with a whole family, then take the time to learn the game on your own (aka: read the manual throughly!), and then introduce it to them.

I could easily see the games going MUCH faster now. The box states that it takes around 90 minutes to complete a game, and this seems very attainable.

Overall, it's truly some of the most fun I've had playing a board game! 5 stars!!

If you like Risk... here is something new and fun
When my friends bought this new game to play and I saw all the pieces and directions, I was very skeptical. It took a long time to get through the directions (and punch out and sort the pieces!), but once we got into it, everyone was impressed. Others we've shared it with have also enjoyed playing.

ONE CAVEAT: I wouldn't suggest Puerto Rico to people looking for a quick, easy party game. Unlike an Apples to Apples or Pictionary (or most widely distrubuted games), you aren't going to explain the rules and have people playing in five minutes - and the game will last a couple of hours. It isn't hard to learn, but this is for people who enjoy strategy games and are willing to take a bit of time to learn the rules and to play.

A different game every time.
We love to have game nights and when we do, this is always top on our list of games to play. We love it because it is always a different game depending on how many people are playing and how experienced they are. You really have to change your strategy depending on if there are 3 or 5 players. If you enjoy games like Saint Petersburg and Carcassonne, you will love this one as well.