Bearded Collie

Governor Andy selects the Settler and takes an indigo plantation. Kevin takes a corn plantation. Chris takes a coffee plantation. Dave takes a tobacco plantation. New plantations are corn, indigo, indigo, sugar, tobacco.

Kevin selects the Mayor, and places colonists on the corn and indigo plantations. Chris places a colonist on the corn plantation. Dave places a colonist on the corn plantation. Andy places a colonist on an indigo plantation. Four colonists are placed on the colonist ship.

Chris selects the Builder and builds a Hospice (1 doubloon discount for Builder, 3 doubloons spent). Dave builds a Small Market (1 doubloon spent). Andy builds an Indigo Plant (3 doubloons spent). Kevin builds an Indigo Plant (3 doubloons spent).

Dave selects the Craftsman and produces 1 corn. Kevin produces 1 corn. Chris produces 1 corn. Dave produces a bonus corn.

Governor Kevin selects the Captain, gains 1 doubloon and ships 1 corn on Ship 1 for 2VP. Chris ships 1 corn on Ship 1 for 1VP. Dave ships 2 corn on Ship 1 for 2VP.

Chris selects the Mayor and places coloninsts on the coffee plantation and Hospice. Dave places a colonist on the Small Market. Andy places a colonist on the Indigo Plant. Kevin places a colonist on the Indigo Plant. Four colonists are placed on the colonist ship.

Governor Chris selects the Settler, gains 1 doubloon and takes a Quarry along with a colonist from the Hospice. Dave takes the corn plantation. Andy takes an indigo plantation. Kevin takes a sugar plantation. New plantations: indigo, indigo, sugar, tobacco, coffee.

Dave selects the Builder, gains 1 doubloon, and builds a Tobacco Storage (1 doubloon discount for Builder, 4 doubloons spent). Andy builds a Small Market (1 doubloon spent). Kevin passes. Chris builds a Small Indigo Plant (1 doubloon discount for Quarry, 0 doubloons spent).

Andy selects the Mayor and places colonists on the Indigo Plant and an indigo plantation. Kevin places a colonist on the Indigo Plant. Chris places a colonist on the Small Indigo Plant. Dave places a colonist on the Tobacco Storage and moves a colonist from a corn plantation to the tobacco plantation. Five colonists are placed on the colonist ship.

Kevin selects the Craftsman, gains 1 doubloon, and produces 1 corn and 1 indigo. Chris produces 1 corn. Dave produces 1 tobacco. Andy produces 2 indigo. Kevin produces a bonus indigo.

Governor Dave selects the Trader, gains 1 doubloon, and trades tobacco for 5 doubloons (3 base +1 for Trader +1 for Small Market). Andy trades indigo for 1 doubloon. Kevin passes. Chris passes.

Andy selects the Captain, gains 1 doubloon, and ships 1 indigo on Ship 3 for 2VP. Kevin ships 1 corn on Ship 1 for 1VP (Ship 1 sails). Kevin ships 2 indigo on Ship 3 for 2VP.

Chris selects the Settler and takes a Quarry along with a colonist from the Hospice. Dave takes a tobacco plantation. Andy takes a coffee plantation. Kevin takes an indigo plantation. New plantations are: corn, sugar, sugar, tobacco, coffee.

Governor Andy selects the Mayor, gains 1 doubloon, and places colonists on the Indigo Plant, Small Market, and indigo plantation. Kevin places a colonist on the indigo plantation. Chris places a colonist in San Juan. Dave places a colonist on a corn plantation. Four colonists are placed on the colonist ship.

Kevin selects the Settler and takes a Quarry. Chris takes a coffee plantation with a colonist from the Hospice. Dave takes a corn plantation. Andy takes a sugar plantation. New plantations are: corn, indigo, sugar, sugar, sugar.

Chris selects the Builder, gains 1 doubloon, and builds a Large Market (1 doubloon discount for Builder, 2 doubloon discount for Quarries, 2 doubloons spent). Dave builds an Office (5 doubloons spent). Andy builds a Small Sugar Mill (2 doubloons spent). Kevin builds a Sugar Mill (4 doubloons spent).

Dave selects the Craftsman, gains 1 doubloon, and produces 1 corn and 1 tobacco. Andy produces 3 indigo. Kevin produces 1 corn and 2 indigo. Chris produces 1 corn. Dave produces a bonus corn.

Governor Kevin selects the Captain, gains 1 doubloon and ships 2 indigo on Ship 3 for 3VP. Chris ships 2 corn on Ship 1 for 2VP. Dave ships 2 corn on Ship 1 for 2VP. Andy ships 2 indigo on Ship 3 for 2VP (Ship 3 sails). Kevin ships 1 corn on Ship 1 for 1VP (Ship 1 sails). Dave ships 1 tobacco on Ship 2 for 1VP.

Dave selects the Mayor and places colonists on a corn plantation and the Office. Andy places a colonist on the sugar plantation and moves a colonist from the Indigo Plant to the Small Sugar Mill. Kevin places a colonist on the Quarry. Chris places a colonist on the Large Market. Seven colonist are placed on the colonist ship.

Andy selects the Settler and takes a corn plantation. Kevin takes a sugar plantation. Chris takes an indigo plantation along with a colonist from the Hospice, and Dave takes a sugar plantation. New plantations are corn, corn, tobacco, tobacco, coffee.

Governor Chris selects the Builder, gains 1 doubloon and builds a Coffee Roaster (1 doubloon discount for Builder, 2 doubloon discount for Quarries, 3 doubloons spent). Dave builds a Small Sugar Mill (2 doubloons spent). Andy passes. Kevin passes.

Kevin selects the Mayor and places 2 colonists on sugar plantations and 1 on the Sugar Mill. Chris places 2 colonists on the Coffee Roaster. Dave places colonists on the sugar plantation and Small Sugar Mill. Andy places a colonist on the corn plantation. Six colonists are placed on the colonist ship.

Governor Dave selects the Craftsman, gains 2 doubloons, and produces 2 corn, 1 sugar, and 1 tobacco. Andy produces 1 corn, 2 indigo, and 1 sugar. Kevin produces 1 corn, 2 indigo, and 1 sugar. Chris produces 1 corn, 1 indigo, and 2 coffee. Dave produces a bonus tobacco.

Andy selects the Trader and trades sugar for 4 doubloons (2 base +1 for Trader +1 for Small Market). Kevin passes. Chris trades coffee for 6 doubloons (4 base +2 for Large Market). No further trading is possible.

Chris selects the Settler, gains 1 doubloon, and takes a Quarry with a colonist from the Hospice. Dave selects a corn plantation. Andy selects a coffee plantation. Kevin selects a corn plantation. New plantations: corn, indigo, sugar, sugar, tobacco.

Governor Andy selects the Mayor, gains 1 doubloon, and places colonists on the Indigo Plant and both coffee plantations. Kevin places 2 colonists on the Sugar Mill. Chris places a colonist in San Juan. Dave places a colonist on a corn plantation. Four colonists are placed on the colonist ship.

Kevin selects the Trader and trades sugar for 3 doubloons (2 base +1 for Trader). Chris trades coffee for 6 doubloons (4 base +2 for Large Market). Dave trades tobacco for 4 doubloons (3 base +1 for Small Market). Andy trades indigo for 2 doubloons (1 base +1 for Small Market).

Chris selects the Builder, gains 1 doubloon, and builds a Fortress (1 doubloon discount for Builder, 3 doubloon discount for Quarries, 6 doubloons spent). Dave builds a Wharf (9 doubloons spent). Andy builds a Coffee Roaster (6 doubloons spent). Kevin builds a Large Market (1 doubloon discount for Quarry, 5 doubloons spent).

Dave selects the Captain, gains 1 doubloon, and ships 2 corn on Ship 1 for 3VP. Andy ships 1 corn on Ship 1 for 1 VP. Kevin ships 1 corn on Ship 1 for 1VP. Chris ships 1 corn on Ship 1 for 1VP (Ship 1 sails). Dave ships 1 tobacco on Ship 2 for 1VP. Andy ships 1 indigo on Ship 3 for 1VP. Kevin ships 2 indigo on Ship 3 for 2VP. Chris ships 1 indigo on Ship 3 for 1VP.

Governor Kevin selects the Craftsman, gains 1 doubloon, and produces 1 corn, 2 indigo, and 2 sugar. Chris produces 1 corn, 1 indigo, and 2 coffee. Dave produces 3 corn, 1 sugar, and 1 tobacco. Andy produces 1 corn, 3 indigo, and 1 sugar. Kevin produces a bonus sugar.

Chris selects the Trader and trades coffee for 7 doubloons (4 base +1 for Trader +2 for Large Market). Dave trades tobacco for 4 doubloons (3 base +1 for Small Market). Andy trades sugar for 3 doubloons (2 base +1 for Small Market). Kevin trades indigo for 1 doubloon.

Dave selects the Mayor and places colonists on the Wharf and corn plantation. Andy places a colonist on the Coffee Roaster and moves a colonist from the corn plantation to the Coffee Roaster. Kevin places a colonist on the Large Market. Chris places a colonist on the Fortress. Four colonists are placed on the colonist ship.

Governor Chris selects the Builder, gains 1 doubloon and builds a Guild Hall (1 doubloon discount for Builder, 3 doubloon discount for Quarries, 6 doubloons spent). Dave builds a Small Indigo Plant (1 doubloon spent). Andy passes. Kevin builds an Office (1 doubloon discount for Quarry, 4 doubloons spent).

Dave selects the Settler, gains 2 doubloons, and takes a Quarry. Andy takes a corn plantation. Kevin takes a sugar plantation. Chris takes an indigo plantation with a colonist from the Hospice. New plantations are: corn, indigo, tobacco, coffee, coffee.

Andy selects the Trader and trades indigo for 3 doubloons (1 base +1 for Trader +1 for Small Market). Kevin trades sugar for 4 doubloons (2 base +2 for Large Market). Chris trades coffee for 6 doubloons (4 base +2 for Large Market). Dave uses the Office to trade sugar for 3 doubloons (2 base +1 for Small Market).

Kevin selects the Captain, gains 1 doubloon, and ships 2 sugar on Ship 1 for 3VP. Chris ships 1 indigo on Ship 3 for 1VP. Dave ships 1 sugar on Ship 1 for 1VP. Andy ships 1 indigo on Ship 3 for 1VP (Ship 3 sails). Dave ships 3 corn via the Wharf for 3VP. Andy and Kevin each discard 1 corn.

Governor Dave selects the Builder and builds a City Hall (1 doubloon discount for Builder, 9 doubloons spent). Andy builds a Residence (10 doubloons spent). Kevin passes. Chris builds a Customs House (3 doubloon discount for Quarries, 7 doubloons spent).

Andy selects the Mayor, gains 1 doubloon, and places colonists on both corn plantations. Kevin places a colonist on the Office and moves a colonist from the Sugar Mill to a corn plantation. Chris places a colonist on the Guild Hall and moves a colonist from San Juan to the Customs House. Dave places a colonist on the City Hall. Six colonists are placed on the colonist ship.

Kevin selects the Trader and trades indigo for 4 doubloons (1 base +1 for Trader +2 for Large Market). Chris trades corn for 2 doubloons (0 base +2 for Large Market). No further trading is possible.

Chris selects the Settler and takes a tobacco plantation with a colonist from the Hospice. Dave takes a corn plantation. Andy takes an indigo plantation. Kevin takes a coffee planation. New plantations: indigo, indigo, sugar, tobacco, tobacco.

Governor Andy selects the Captain, gains 1 doubloon, and ships 1 indigo on Ship 3 for 2VP.

Governor Kevin selects the Captain and ships 2 indigo on Ship 3 for 3VP. Chris ships 1 indigo on Ship 3 for 1VP. Dave ships 1 sugar on Ship 1 for 1VP. Andy ships 1 sugar on Ship 1 for 1VP (Ship 1 sails). Chris ships 1 tobacco on Ship 2 for 1VP. Dave ships 2 tobacco on Ship 2 for 2VP. Andy ships 3 indigo on Ship 3 for 3VP (Ship 3 sails). Dave ships 5 corn via the Wharf for 5VP. Kevin discards 2 sugar. Chris discards 1 corn and 1 coffee. Andy discards 2 corn and 1 coffee.

Chris selects the Builder and builds an Indigo Plant (1 doubloon discount from Builder, 2 doubloon discount from Quarries, 0 doubloons spent). Dave builds a Hacienda (1 doubloon discount for Quarry, 1 doubloon spent). Andy passes. Kevin builds a Hospice (1 doubloon discount from Quarry, 3 doubloons spent) with a colonist from the University.

Andy selects the Settler, gains 1 doubloon, and takes a sugar plantation. Kevin takes a tobacco plantation with a colonist from the Hospice. Chris takes a tobacco plantation with a colonist from the Hospice. Dave takes an indigo plantation.

Player in bold is the Governor. Plantations and buildings in bold are manned. Buildings that can be manned by more than one colonist will have the number manning them in parentheses after the building name.

Cargo Ships: Ship 1 (capacity 5): Empty Ship 2 (capacity 6): 5 tobacco Ship 3 (capacity 7): Empty

Corn: 9

Indigo: 10

Sugar: 10

Tobacco: 4

Coffee: 7

Dave Hooton: Congratulations to Chris G. on his decisive victory. That's what happens when someone gets three big buildings. Thanks again to Chris H. for running this game.

Chris Geggus: The 4 player game is so much easier. Knowing that if you have a different resource you will always be able to trade it makes a big change in dynamics to the game. Grab coffee or tobacco before anyone else and you can almost print your own money. Then you can decide which way to proceed. I went big on buildings this time as I was awash with cash. Three 10 buildings is a must win, so I just needed to finish it quickly.

Thanks all and thanks to Chris again. The run continues. I'm putting myself up there as a target, but I seem to do better in this game than certain others here where I get my arse handed to me every time. As they say over here " Horses for Courses ".

Kevin Wilson: I really had to think a bit more on this one. While the mechanics of the game are straightforward and the strategy somewhat clear, execution continues to be a weak point for me. Unlike in some games where I can play out the scenarios and be reasonably confident what I think the others are likely to do and thus how I can try to maximize my benefit I consistently misread things with Puerto Rico vs. other games and, as a result, I continue to trail the pack, usually due to missing the endgame sprint for VP, starting a bit late. This time, missing out completely on the big buildings!

But, the only way to improve is to play and work at it so I shall.

Congrats to Geggus on a nice win and thanks to Chris, as usual, for allowing us all to play.

Player Name	Role	Plantations	Buildings	San Juan	Doubloons	Stored Production	VP
Andy York	Settler	Indigo, Indigo, Indigo, Coffee, Sugar, Corn, Coffee, Corn, Indigo, Sugar	Indigo Plant (x3), Small Market, Small Sugar Mill, Coffee Roaster (x2), Residence, Small Indigo Plant		2	1 coffee	15
Kevin Wilson	Captain	Indigo, Corn, Sugar, Indigo, Quarry, Sugar, Corn, Sugar, Coffee, Tobacco	Indigo Plant (x2), Sugar Mill (x3), Large Market, Office, University, Hospice		0	1 sugar	18
Chris Geggus	Builder	Corn, Coffee, Quarry, Quarry, Coffee, Indigo, Quarry, Indigo, Tobacco, Tobacco	Hospice, Small Indigo Plant, Large Market, Coffee Roaster (x2), Fortress, Guild Hall, Customs House, Tobacco Storage (x3), Indigo Plant	1	9	1 coffee	8
Dave Hooton	Prospector	Corn, Tobacco, Corn, Tobacco, Corn, Sugar, Corn, Quarry, Corn, Indigo	Small Market, Tobacco Storage (x1), Office, Small Sugar Mill, Wharf, Small Indigo Plant, City Hall, Haceinda		5		24

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Small Indigo Plant (1d, 1vp)		Tobacco Storage (5d, 3vp)
Small Sugar Mill (x2, 2d, 1vp)	Sugar Mill (x2, 4d, 2vp)	Coffee Roaster (6d, 3vp)
		Factory (x2, 7d, 3vp)
Hacienda (2d, 1vp)		University (8d, 3vp)
Construction Hut (x2, 2d, 1vp)		Harbour (x2, 8d, 3vp)
Small Warehouse (x2, 3d, 1vp)	Large Warehouse (x2, 6d, 2vp)	Wharf (9d, 3vp)

	Andy	Kevin	Chris	Dave
VP Chips	15	18	8	19
Buildings	12	13	25	16
Bonus	5	0	16	5
Total	32	31	49	40