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Puerto Rico Expansion

Monday, December 27th, 2004

A couple of weeks ago, Michael brought me the Puerto Rico Expansion, from a trip to Playing Games in Central London.

We played it with three tonight, the first time I have played Puerto Rico with three and it scales excellently. After all my five-player games it was strange to see the mayor oscillate between small and large payouts.

I was surprised at how different it felt with the expansion. The new buildings really put me off my stride and I came last. It was the best thing that could have happenned as I am sure I would have won if we had played with the originals. Rather than choosing the buildings in turn, we played with the following:

  • Aqueduct
  • Hacienda
  • Construction Hut
  • Small Warehouse
  • Guesthouse
  • Trading Post
  • Large Market
  • Small Wharf
  • Factory
  • Special Factory
  • Harbour
  • Wharf
  • Customs House
  • Guild Hall
  • Residence
  • Fortress
  • City Hall

This distribution was recommended by Alex Rockwell and played well. I found the Aqueduct, Guest House and Special Factory particularly interesting.

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