Setup for 2 Player a Game of Puerto Rico

Generated on 1/18/2025 11:17:06 AM EST
A direct link to this setup is https://www.BoardgameHelpers.com/PuertoRico/LoadGame.aspx?id=c11129b80c204cdda67dc5a47ba2de7c

Like BoardGameHelpers.com? Maybe buy me a coffee or buy the microbadge on BGG.

Setup Summary
- 2 Players
- Including Base game & Expansion 1 & Expansion 2 (The Nobles)
- Players staring with Corn plantations start with 1 less Doubloon.
- The price (and location) of the Factory and University have been swapped.
- The Expansion 2 buildings have been drafted along with the other builings.

Game Setup

Victory Points Reserve	65 VPs
Colonist Reserve	100+ Colonists (all) 20 Nobles (all)
Starting number of Colonists on Colonist Ship	1 Colonists 1 Noble
Cargo Ships
Roles
Plantation Tile Stacks (3 stacks + Quarries)
Number of Plantation Tiles & Distribution	35 - Corn 7, Indigo 9, Sugar 8, Tobacco 6, Coffee 5
Number of Quarry Tiles	5
Number of Goods Barrels & Distribution	35 - Corn 8, Indigo 9, Sugar 9, Tobacco 7, Coffee 7

Player Setup

Player Holding	Turn Order	Starting Plantation	Starting Doubloons
Corn	1
Indigo	2

Building Setup

Quarry Discount Builder Phase: Provides a maximum discount of 1 doubloon when building a building in this column Quarry Discount Builder Phase: Provides a maximum discount of 2 doubloons when building a building in this column Quarry Discount Builder Phase: Provides a maximum discount of 3 doubloons when building a building in this column Small Indigo Plant Cost: 1 doubloon     VPs: 1 Craftsman Phase: Produce 1 indigo with a manned indigo plantation. Large Indigo Plant Cost: 3 doubloons     VPs: 2 Craftsman Phase: Produce up to 3 indigos with manned indigo plantations. Tobacco Storage Cost: 5 doubloons     VPs: 3 Craftsman Phase: Produce up to 3 tobaccos with manned tobacco plantations. Small Sugar Mill Cost: 2 doubloons     VPs: 1 Craftsman Phase: Produce 1 sugar with a manned sugar plantation. Large Sugar Mill Cost: 4 doubloons     VPs: 2 Craftsman Phase: Produce up to 3 sugars with manned sugar plantations. Coffee Roaster Cost: 6 doubloons     VPs: 3 Craftsman Phase: Produce up to 2 coffees with manned coffee plantations. Aqueduct Cost: 1 doubloon     VPs: 1 Craftsman Phase: Get 1 additional barrel of each when crafting. Only affects Active Large Indigo and Sugar buildings. Hunting Lodge Cost: 4 doubloons     VPs: 2 Settler Phase: When Colonist manned: At the end of the phase, you can discard 1 plantation tile. Any colonists go into windrose. When Noble manned: If at the end of the phase, you have the most empty plantation spaces, you receive 2 VPs. If tied, you get nothing. University Cost: 7 doubloons     VPs: 3 Builder Phase: Take 1 colonist from the supply and place it on the building just built. Construction Hut Cost: 2 doubloons     VPs: 1 Settler Phase: When settling, choose a quarry instead of a plantation even if you didn’t choose the phase. Trading Post Cost: 5 doubloons     VPs: 2 Trader Phase: Trade to your own Trading House instead of the regular Trading House. Small or Large Market bonuses don’t apply, but Trader bonus does. Library Cost: 8 doubloons     VPs: 3 All Phases: Take double the role bonus privilege when you choose the role. (ex. Get 2 extra VPs when you choose Captain and you ship a good) Land Office Cost: 2 doubloons     VPs: 1 Trader Phase: When Colonist manned: buy 1 face down plantation for 1 doubloon. When Noble manned: discard 1 plantation and take 1 doubloon. Large Market Cost: 5 doubloons     VPs: 2 Trader Phase: Get 2 additional doubloons when trading. Jeweler Cost: 8 doubloons     VPs: 3 Captian Phase: When crafting, get 1 doubloon for each noble on your island (plantations, not buildings). Chapel Cost: 3 doubloons     VPs: 1 Craftsman Phase: When Colonist manned: take 1 doubloon when anyone Craftsman. When Noble manned: take 1 VP when anyone chooses Craftsman. Small Wharf Cost: 6 doubloons     VPs: 2 Captian Phase: Ship any number of barrels of any type of good on your own ship. Get 1 VP for every 2 barrels shipped. Union Hall Cost: 9 doubloons     VPs: 3 Captian Phase: Before shipping, receive 1 VP for every 2 identical goods you have on your island. (ex. 3 corn, 2 sugar, 1 coffee = 2 VPs)

Quarry Discount Builder Phase: Provides a maximum discount of 4 doubloons when building a building in this column Customs House Cost: 10 doubloons     VPs: 4 End of Game: Receive 1 bonus VP for each set of 4 VPs earned during the game (building VPs don’t count). Statue Cost: 10 doubloons     VPs: 8 End of Game: No bonus; receive face value VPs only. No colonist needed. Cloister Cost: 10 doubloons     VPs: 4 End of Game: Receive bonus 1/3/6/10 VPs for 1/2/3/4 sets of 3 like plantation/forest/quarry tiles on your island. Residence Cost: 10 doubloons     VPs: 4 End of Game: Receive bonus VPs based on the number of plantation/forest/quarry tiles on your island. 4 VP for <= 9 tiles, 5 VP for 10 tiles, 6 VP for tiles, 7 VP for 12 tiles. City Hall Cost: 10 doubloons     VPs: 4 End of Game: Receive 1 additional VP for each voilet building on your island including the City Hall.