Setup for 2-Player a Game of Puerto Rico

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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
Festival Expansion Setup	Plantation Objective The 1st player to have 3 Coffee plantations receives 3 colonists. Plantation Objective , , The 1st player to produce these 3 types of goods on one turn receives 3 doubloons. Construction Objective The 1st player to builds a Harbor receives 3 VPs.

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. Small Market Cost: 1 doubloon     VPs: 1 Trader Phase: Get 1 additional doubloon when trading Guesthouse Cost: 4 doubloons     VPs: 2 All Phases: Place 2 of your colonists here during Mayor Phase. At any other time, move them to another building, plantation or quarry (to active them) where they must stay until the next Mayor Phase. Villa Cost: 7 doubloons     VPs: 3 Mayor Phase: Before taking your first colonist/noble from the supply ship, take 1 noble from the supply (or colonist if no nobles are left in the supply). Hacienda Cost: 2 doubloons     VPs: 1 Settler Phase: May take 1 plantation face down from supply BEFORE choosing 1 face up. NOTE: Cannot be chosen with forest house. Zoning Office Cost: 5 doubloons     VPs: 2 Builder Phase: When Colonist manned: get 1 doubloon discount when buying a small building. When Noble manned: get 2 doubloon discount when buying a large building. Jeweler Cost: 8 doubloons     VPs: 3 Captian Phase: When crafting, get 1 doubloon for each noble on your island (plantations, not buildings). 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. Office Cost: 5 doubloons     VPs: 2 Trader Phase: Sell a good to the Trade House for its normal cost, even if that good is already in the Trade House. Harbor Cost: 8 doubloons     VPs: 3 Captian Phase: Get 1 additional VP everytime you load a ship or use a wharf. Storehouse Cost: 3 doubloons     VPs: 1 Captian Phase: When spoiling, keep 1 barrel of any type plus 3 barrels of any type. 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 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. 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. 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). Fortress Cost: 10 doubloons     VPs: 4 End of Game: Receive 1 bonus VP for each set of 3 colonists on your island. Royal Garden Cost: 10 doubloons     VPs: 4 End of Game: Receive 1 bonus VP for each noble on your island.