Puerto Rico - the cult game for cold winter nights

Puerto Rico - it's one of the best board games published in the last 15 years. It appeared in 2002 and since then has only the first places in various ratings nastolok. On the infamous site boardgamegeek.com it has long been in the first place. At the moment, she devoted the fifth, but this is among the thousands of board games around the world!

In my subjective opinion, Puerto Rico is very similar «Le Havre»As both she and the other nastolki refers to economic strategy. At home I have and paper and an electronic version of Puerto Rico, so I can assure you that the iOS-version have to be on your iPad, if you are a fan nastolok. The game has a very intuitive tutorial in English, but you can easily find the rules, translated into Russian.

Like Le Havre, Puerto Rico is held in several rounds. Here begins the first one who is on the hands of the Governor card. She, in turn, you can play the old fashioned way "rock-paper-scissors." In the electronic version of you, this may make your computer or you must identify in advance who goes first.

Immediately ready for the fact that in the game a lot of different details, which are very difficult to remember the first time. But when you have mastered Puerto Rico, you will play it constantly (tested on my own experience).

I go first, and I choose to assume the role.

So goes the first Governor and chooses for the role. Total in Game 7 of roles: Settler (Settler), Mayor (Mayor), Town-builder (Builder), Producer (Craftsman), Merchant (Trader), Captain (Capitain) and Prospector (Prospector). Gold prospector card appears only if you play four or five of them, otherwise it just does not get.

Phase Mayor, I can put a man (it is highlighted in red). The total number of people remaining is displayed in the upper left corner.

Selecting a role, you make it appropriate action. Settler - a new plantation, Mayor - new people, urban planners - the construction of buildings, Producer - harvesting, Merchant - sale harvest, Captain - export crop, Digger - more coin. Each role has its own advantages. For example, selecting the Mayor, the first player may take one additional man, Merchant - sell the goods by one coin more. Similar actions in a circle and make all the other players. After the governor selects a role player to the left.

When all the players will make their move for the remaining roles spread of a coin, and the Governor becomes the next player, who once again chooses a role. And so until then, until the total reserve will not end the people or victory points, or when one of the players will be built all the buildings card.

The most wonderful in the iOS-version of the game that all actions are performed automatically, and you do not need to constantly monitor so that the coins were just laid on the role of non-selected, or all players have returned to the place of role cards. So that you can fully concentrate on the game.

Settler card for a long time did not choose, so it has accumulated as much as 3 coins.

Let us turn to the plantations. Each player gets 1 first plantation either indigo or corn. Further, during the phase of Settler you will be able to choose for themselves and other plantations. You can plant corn, indigo, sugar, tobacco and coffee. Instead plantation first player can choose the quarry, which will give an advantage in the construction of buildings.

I chose the role of settlers and can take a plantation or quarry.

Buildings in the game very much, and you should read in advance about their properties, to know what it cost to build at one time or another. There is a processing building, which will help you at harvest, and there are special, having its own special properties. For example, a warehouse, which will allow you to save the item if it can not be loaded on the ship.

Buildings (highlighted in red), which I can build.

Another of the important components are the people. You can get them and place only in the phase of the Mayor. Without people, none of your plantations or buildings will not work! For example, to make coffee, you need to take a coffee plantation, to build a coffee factory and put people on the plantation and the factory. Only then you can get a coffee at harvest.

The player choose a manufacturer receives one additional item, as a privilege of those he can produce. Products can then be sold in the Merchant phase, and eventually build them some interesting buildings.

We turn to the most important, the winner is the one who gets the most victory points. They may be obtained during the game and after it, in the final count. Points are awarded in the Captain phase of loading the goods on the ship. On one ship can be loaded only one type of goods. So if the players load the corn, indigo and sugar on the ships, you have nowhere to put the tobacco and coffee.

Captain phase, two ships are already fully loaded, and I have to get rid of some of their products.

In the end phase of the Captain you have to get rid of the goods, if you can not be loaded on the ship. Leave on hand will be just one unit. That is, if you're holding 3 coffee, you have to throw the two units. Here come to the aid special buildings. Large and small storage allows you to keep the one or two types of goods completely. A construction Shipyards will provide you with their own ship, where you will be able to ship their goods.

Scoring, they fly into my piggy bank.

For loading of one unit of product you get 1 victory point. And if you build the port - two points for each item. In addition, the player who chose the role of Captain, can receive one additional point.

At each building indicates the number of points that it brings for its construction. But there are special expensive buildings, which provide you with additional points of victory, but only at the end of the game. With them it is necessary to carefully read, one of them gives points depending on the number of people, the other - on the number of plantations, the third - special buildings and so on.

I won!

In Puerto Rico a huge number of all kinds of subtleties that you will encounter only in the course of the game. And if you have already tried and you have any questions (and they certainly will, and in large numbers) I'm happy to share my experience with you!