Golden Cocker Retriever

Governor Andy selects the Mayor, places a noble in San Juan and a colonist on the indigo plantation. Kevin places a colonist on the indigo plantation. Christopher places a colonist on the corn plantation. Three colonists are placed on the colonist ship.

Kevin selects the Builder and builds a Small Indigo Plant (1 doubloon discount for Builder, 0 doubloons spent). Christopher passes. Andy builds a Small Indigo Plant (1 doubloon spent).

Christopher selects the Settler and takes a quarry. Andy takes a tobacco plantation. Kevin takes a corn plantation.

Governor Kevin selects the Mayor, places a noble on the Small Indigo Plant and a colonist on the corn plantation. Christopoher places a colonist on the quarry. Andy places a colonist on the tobacco plantation, and moves a noble from San Juan to the Small Indigo Plant. Three colonists are placed on the colonist ship.

Christopher selects the Craftsman, gains 1 doubloon, and produces 1 corn. Andy produces 1 indigo. Kevin produces 1 indigo and 1 corn. Christopher produces a bonus corn.
Andy selects the Trader, gains 1 doubloon, and trades indigo for 2 doubloons (1 base +1 for Trader). Kevin passes. Christopher passes.

Governor Christopher selects the Captain, gains 2 doubloons, and ships 2 corn on Ship 3 for 3VP. Kevin ships 1 corn on Ship 3 for 1VP and 1 indigo on Ship 1 for 1VP.

Andy selects the Builder, gains 1 doubloon, and builds a Tobacco Storage (1 doubloon discount for Builder, 4 doubloons spent). Kevin passes. Christopher builds a Hospice (1 doubloon discount from a quarry, 3 doubloons spent).

Kevin selects the Settler, gains 1 doubloon, and takes a quarry. Christopher takes a coffee plantation. Andy takes a tobacco plantation. New plantations: corn, corn, sugar, sugar.

Governor Andy selects the Mayor, gains 1 doubloon, and places a noble on the Tobacco Storage and a colonist on the tobacco plantation. Kevin places a colonist on the quarry. Christopher places a colonist on the Hospice. Three colonists are placed on the colonist ship.

Kevin selects the Settler and takes a sugar plantation. Christopher takes a corn plantation with a colonists from the Hospice. Andy takes a corn plantation. New plantations: corn, corn, tobacco, tobacco.

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

Governor Kevin selects the Builder, gains 1 doubloon, and builds a Sugar Mill (1 doubloon discount for Builder, 1 doubloon discount for a quarry, 2 doubloons spent). Christopher passes. Andy passes.

Christopher selects the Captain, gains 1 doubloon, and ships 3 corn on Ship 3 for 4VP (Ship 3 sails). Andy ships 1 indigo on Ship 1 for 1VP. Kevin ships 1 indigo on Ship 1 for 1VP. Andy ships 1 tobacco on Ship 2 for 1VP.

Andy selects the Mayor and plaes a noble on the Tobacco Storage and a colonist on the corn plantation. Kevin places a colonist on the Sugar Mill. Christopher places a colonist on the coffee plantatin. Three colonists are placed on the colonist ship.

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

Kevin selects the Mayor and places a noble on the corn plantation and a colonist on the sugar plantation. Christopher places a colonist in San Juan. Andy places a colonist on the tobacco plantation. Three colonists are placed on the colonist ship.

Governor Andy selects the Craftsman, gains 2 doubloons, and produces 1 indigo and 2 tobacco. Kevin produces 2 corn, 1 indigo, and 1 sugar. Christopher produces 3 corn. Andy produces a bonus indigo.

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

Christopher selects the Captain, gains 1 doubloon, and ships 3 corn on Ship 3 for 4VP. Andy ships 1 indigo on Ship 1 for 1VP (Ship 1 sails). Kevin ships 3 corn on Ship 3 for 3VP (Ship 3 sails). Andy ships 2 tobacco on Ship 2 for 2VP. Kevin discards 1 indigo.

Governor Kevin selects the Trader, gains 1 doubloon, and trades sugar for 3 doubloons (2 base +1 for Trader). No further trading is possible.

Christopher selects the Builder, gains 2 doubloons, and builds a Coffee Roaster (1 doubloon discount from Builder, 1 doubloon discount from a quarry, 4 doubloons spent). Andy passes. Kevin builds a Small Warehouse (1 doubloon discount for a quarry, 2 doubloons spent).

Andy selects the Mayor, gains 1 doubloon, and places a noble on the Tobacco Storage and a colonist on the sugar plantation. Kevin places a colonist on the sugar plantation and moves the noble from the corn plantation to the Sugar Mill. Christopher places a colonist on the Coffee Roaster and moves a colonist from San Juan to the Coffee Roaster. Three colonists are placed on the colonist ship.

Governor Christopher selects the Settler, gains 1 doubloon, and takes a quarry with a colonist from the Hospice. Andy takes a corn plantation. Kevin takes a coffee plantation. New plantations are: indigo, indigo, sugar, sugar.

Andy selects the Builder and builds a Large Warehouse (1 doubloon discount for Builder, 5 doubloons spent). Kevin passes. Christopher builds a Wharf (2 doubloon discount for quarries, 7 doubloons spent).

Kevin selects the Mayor and places a noble on the Small Warehouse and colonist on the corn plantation. Christopher places a colonist on the Wharf. Andy places a colonist on the Large Warehouse and moves a colonist from the sugar plantation to the corn plantation.

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

Kevin selects the Craftsman, gains 2 doubloons, and produces 2 corn, 1 indigo, and 2 sugar. Christopher produces 3 corn and 2 coffee. Andy produces 2 corn, 1 indigo, and 3 tobacco. Kevin produces a bonus corn.

Christopher selects the Trader, gains 1 doubloon, and trades coffee for 5 doubloons (4 base +1 for Trader). Andy trades tobacco for 3 doubloons.

Governor Kevin selects the Captain and ships 3 corn on Ship 1 for 4VP. Christopher ships 1 corn on Ship 1 for 1VP (Ship 1 sails). Andy ships 1 indigo on Ship 3 for 1VP. Kevin ships 1 indigo on Ship 3 for 1VP. Christopher ships 2 corn via the Wharf for 2VP. Andy ships 2 tobacco on Ship 2 for 2VP (Ship 2 sails).

Christopher selects the Builder, gains 1 doubloon, and builds a Customs House (1 doubloon discount from Builder, 2 doubloon discount from quarries, 7 doubloons spent). Andy passes. Kevin builds a Construction Office (1 doubloon discount from a quarry, 4 doubloons spent).

Andy selects the Settler, gains 1 doubloon, and takes a sugar plantation. Kevin takes a sugar plantation. Christopher takes an indigo plantation with a colonist from the Hospice. New plantations: indigo, indigo, coffee, coffee.

Governor Christopher selects the Trader, gains 1 doubloon, and trades coffee for 5 doubloons (4 base +1 for Trader). Andy passes. Kevin trades sugar for 2 doubloons.

Andy selects the Mayor, gains 2 doubloons, places a noble on a sugar plantation and a colonist on the other sugar plantation. Kevin places a colonist on the sugar plantation, moves a noble from the Small Indigo Plant to the Construction Office, and a colonist from the indigo plantation to the coffee plantation. Christopher places a colonist on the Custom House. Three colonists are placed on the colonist ship.

Kevin selects the Builder and builds a Coffee Roaster (1 doubloon discount from Builder, 1 doubloon discount from a quarry, 4 doubloons spent). Christopher builds a Harbor (2 doubloon discount for quarries, 6 doubloons spent). Andy passes.

Governor Andy selects the Builder and builds Gardens (1 doubloon discount for Builder, 9 doubloons spent). Kevin passes. Christopher builds a Small Indigo Plant (1 doubloon discount from a quarry, 0 doubloons spent).

Kevin selects the Mayor, places a noble on the Coffee Roaster and a colonist on the Sugar Mill. Christopher places a colonist on the Small Indigo Plant. Andy places a colonist on the Gardens. Three colonists are placed on the colonist ship.

Christopher selects the Craftsman, gains 2 doubloons, and produces 3 corn, 1 indigo, and 2 coffee. Andy produces 2 corn, 1 indigo, and 3 tobacco. Kevin produces 2 corn, 3 sugar, and 1 coffee. Christopher produces a bonus indigo.

Governor Kevin selects the Captain, gains 2 doubloons, and ships 4 sugar on Ship 2 for 5VP. Christopher ships 3 corn on Ship 1 for 3VP. Andy ships 1 corn on Ship 1 for 1VP (Ship 1 sails). Christopher ships 2 indigo on Ship 3 for 2VP. Andy ships 1 indigo on Ship 3 for 1VP (Ship 3 sails). Christopher ships 2 coffee via the Wharf for 2VP.

Christopher selects the Craftsman and produces 3 corn, 1 indigo, and 2 coffee. Andy produces 2 corn, 1 indigo, and 3 tobacco. Kevin produces 3 sugar and 1 coffee. Christopher produces a bonus indigo.

Andy selects the Trader, gains 1 doubloon, and trades tobacco for 4 doubloons (3 base +1 for Trader). Kevin passes. Christopher trades indigo for 1 doubloon.

Governor Christopher selects the Captain and ships 3 corn on Ship 1 for 4VP. Andy ships 5 tobacco on Ship 3 for 5VP. Kevin ships 1 corn on Ship 1 for 1VP (Ship 1 sails). Christopher ships 2 coffee via the Wharf for 2VP. Kevin ships 1 sugar on Ship 2 for 1VP (Ship 2 sails). Kevin discards 1 corn and 1 coffee.

Andy selects the Mayor, gains 1 doubloon, and places a noble and a colonist in San Juan. Kevin places a colonist ont he Small Indigo Plant. Christopher places a colonist on the Harbor. Three colonists are placed on the colonists ship.

Kevin selects the Trader and trades coffee for 5 doubloons (4 base +1 for Trader). Christopher trades indigo for 1 doubloon. Andy passes.

Governor Andy selects the Captain and ships 5 corn on Ship 2 for 6VP (Ship 2 sails). Kevin ships 2 sugar on Ship 1 for 2VP.

Kevin selects the Settler, gains 4 doubloons, and takes a coffee plantation. Christopher takes a coffee plantation with a colonist from the Hospice. Andy takes an indigo plantation. New plantations: corn, sugar, tobacco, coffee.

Christopher selects the Builder, gains 2 doubloons, and builds a Factory (1 doubloon discount for Builder, 2 doubloon discount for quarries, 4 doubloons spent). Andy builds a Sugar Mill (4 doubloons spent). Kevin builds a Fortress (2 doubloon discount from quarries, 2 doubloon discount from the Construction Office, 6 doubloons spent).

Governor Kevin selects the Mayor, gains 1 doubloon, places a noble on the Fortress, a colonist on the coffee plantation, and moves colonists from the corn plantations to the Coffee Roaster and indigo plantation. Christopher places a colonist on the Factory. Andy places a colonist on the Sugar Mill and moves the colonist and noble from San Juan to the Sugar Mill. Three colonists are placed on the colonist ship.

Christopher selects the Craftsman, gains 2 doubloons, and produces 3 corn, 1 indigo, 2 coffee, and 2 doubloons. Andy produces 2 corn, 1 indigo, 2 sugar, and 3 tobacco. Kevin produces 1 indigo, 3 sugar, and 2 coffee. Christopher produces a bonus corn.

Andy selects the Trader, gains 1 doubloon, and trades tobacco for 4 doubloons (3 base +1 for Trader). Kevin trades sugar for 2 doubloons.

Governor Christopherselects the Captain, gains 1 doubloon, and ships 4 corn on Ship 2 for 6VP. Andy ships 1 corn on Ship 2 for 1VP (Ship 2 sails). Kevin ships 2 sugar on Ship 1 for 2VP (Ship 1 sails). Christopher ships 2 coffee via the Wharf for 3VP. Andy ships 1 tobacco on Ship 3 for 1VP (Ship 3 sails). Andy discards 1 corn.

Andy selects the Trader and trades tobacco for 4 doubloons (3 base +1 for Trader). Kevin trades coffee for 4 doubloons. Christopher trades indigo for 1 doubloon.

Kevin selects the Builder, gains 1 doubloon, and builds a Court Supplier (1 doubloon discount for Builder, 1 doubloon discount for a quarry, 4 doubloons spent). Christopher builds a Residence (2 doubloon discount for quarries, 8 doubloons spent). Andy builds a Guild Hall (10 doubloons spent).

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. Nobles are indicated by italics.

Cargo Ships: Ship 1 (capacity 4): Empty Ship 2 (capacity 5): Empty Ship 3 (capacity 6): Empty

Corn: 10

Indigo: 7

Sugar: 9

Tobacco: 8

Coffee: 6

Discard Pile: Corn, Corn, Indigo, Indigo, Sugar, Tobacco, Sugar, Indigo, Tobacco, Indigo, Indigo

Christopher Hunt: Thanks to Chris for running the game ably as always. I don't understand the nobles game as you see I never got one. Statred with the idea of a build strat then went to a trading one. Lucky able to trade advantageously to build. Love factory.

Andy York: That ending snuck up on me! About a usual performance for me, not much to note.

Great job to Christopher on his solid victory and appreciate Chris's GMing skills.

Kevin Wilson: It didn’t just sneak up on me I had it in my head the exact opposite. I kept watching the colonist/noble count for the end (which if correct was far away) when the expansion rule is colonist/noble count is IGNORED! It’s only the VPs or filling an island that ends the game. I was convinced there was lots of time remaining. Lesson learned.

Congrats to Christopher on an impressive (endgame aware) end; thanks to Andy for the play and to Chris for his usual exemplary job as GM.

I’m still deciding if I think 3-player is good or not. Seems a single mistake is more damaging in 3-player than 4-player but 4-player too many options get blocked. Probably just my inability to make the switch from building to VP focus at the right time.

Player Name	Role	Plantations	Buildings	San Juan	Doubloons	Stored Production	VP
Andy York	Trader	Indigo, Tobacco, Tobacco, Corn, Tobacco, Sugar, Corn, Sugar, Indigo	Small Indigo Plant, Tobacco Storage (3), Large Warehouse, Gardens, Sugar Mill (2, 1), Guild Hall		1	2 indigo, 2 sugar	25
Kevin Wilson	Builder	Indigo, Corn, Quarry, Sugar, Corn, Sugar, Coffee, Sugar, Coffee	Small Indigo Plant, Sugar Mill (2, 1), Small Warehouse, Construction Office, Coffee Roaster (1, 1), Fortress, Court Supplier		8	1 indigo, 1 coffee	22
Christopher Hunt	Captain	Corn, Quarry, Coffee, Corn, Corn, Coffee, Quarry, Indigo, Coffee	Hospice, Coffee Roaster (2), Wharf, Custom House, Harbor, Small Indigo Plant, Factory, Residence		0		36

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Small Indigo Plant (1d, 1vp)	Indigo Plant (x3, 3d, 2vp)	Tobacco Storage (x2, 5d, 3vp)
Small Sugar Mill (x4, 2d, 1vp)	Sugar Mill (4d, 2vp)	Coffee Roaster (6d, 3vp)
	Hunting Lodge (x2, 4d, 2vp)
Small Market (x2, 1d, 1vp)	Hospice (4d, 2vp)	Villa (x2, 7d, 3vp)
Land Office (x2, 2d, 1vp)	Construction Office (5d, 2vp)	Factory (7d, 3vp)
Hacienda (x2, 2d, 1vp)	Office (x2, 5d, 2vp)	Jeweler (x2, 8d, 3vp)	City Hall (10d, 4vp)
Construction Hut (x2, 2d, 1vp)	Large Market (x2, 5d, 2vp)	University (x2, 8d, 3vp)
Chapel (x2, 3d, 1vp)	Court Supplier (6d, 2vp)	Harbor (8d, 3vp)
Small Warehouse (3d, 1vp)	Large Warehouse (6d, 2vp)	Wharf (9d, 3vp)

	Andy York	Kevin Wilson	Christopher Hunt
Buildings	16	15	23
VP Chits	25	22	36
Bonus	6	5	9
Nobles	6	5	0
Total	53	47	68