Puerto Rico 1897SKU: 4005556273485

Puerto Rico 1897 takes place the year after Puerto Rico separated itself from the colonial Spanish government. In the game, you are an independent Puerto Rican farmer and compete to grow, sell, and trade valuable crops. You will also be in charge of resurrecting parts of the country. Your goal throughout the game is to acquire more wealth and prestige than your opponents and become the most prosperous farmer across the country.

Each player has their own small board with spaces for city buildings, plantations, and resources. Shared between the players are three ships, a trading house, and a supply of resources and doubloons. Players grow crops that they exchange for points or doubloons which are used to buy buildings that allow players to produce more crops or give them other abilities. Buildings and plantations do not function unless they are staffed by workers.

During each round, players take turns selecting a role card from those on the table (such as "Trader" or "Builder"). When a role is chosen, every player gets to take the action associated with that role. The player who selected the role also receives a small privilege for doing so. Unused roles gain a doubloon bonus, the next player who chooses that role gets any doubloon bonus associated with it.

Puerto Rico 1897 uses a variable phase order mechanism in which a token is passed clockwise to the next player at the conclusion of a turn. The player with the token begins the round by choosing a role and taking the first action. Players earn victory points for owning buildings, for shipping goods, and for occupied "large buildings". Goods and doubloons are placed in clear view of other players. As the game enters its later stages, the unknown quantity of shipping tokens and its denominations require players to consider their options before choosing a role that can end the game.

2–5 Players
70–120 Minutes
Age: 12+

CAD$72.95

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