Name: Puerto Rico
Designer: Andreas Seyfarth
# of Players: 2-5
Playtime: 90 minutes
MSRP: $54.99 CDN
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Synopsis: As plantation owners in the age of sail, you try to be the most efficient manager of your resources. You choose various roles each turn that help you with growing crops and processing them; then either selling them to buy bigger and better buildings or shipping the goods back to Europe for glory and victory!
Are you ready to manage your plantation and ensure your name is heard all over Europe as the Master of Puerto Rico?
When I first got into playing designer boardgames, the king of the hill on BoardGameGeek was Puerto Rico. Andreas Seyfarth’s role-selection masterpiece came on to the scene in 2002 and has been in the top 5 rated games since.
Why? Because you can teach this game in 15 minutes; it has multiple routes to victory, tons of replayability and you never feel like you are out of the running. Add to that a 90 minute playtime and you should be able to get just about anyone to play this game.
For new players, there are many avenues to explore: do I produce a lot of goods, and use my market to generate lots of income for big buildings? Do I focus on one type of good and just keep shipping it to Europe? There are so many decisions to be made, but since you can only choose one role a turn, you won’t get bogged down in analysis paralysis.
FallCon offers a great opportunity to learn and to play this game and we would love to show you why this has been one of the best-rated games of all time!
Find a couple of your friends and join us at the table!
Darren
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