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Setup for 4-Player a Game of Puerto Rico

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Setup Summary
- 4 Players
- Including Base game & Expansion 1
- Players staring with Corn plantations start with 1 less Doubloon.
- The price (and location) of the Factory and University have been swapped.

Game Setup

Victory Points Reserve 100 VPs
Colonist Reserve 75
Starting number of Colonists on Colonist Ship 4 Colonists   4Colonists
Cargo Ships 5 hulls   6 hulls   7 hulls
Roles Settler   Builder   Mayor   Craftsman   Trader   Captain   Prospector
Plantation Tile Stacks (5 stacks + Quarries) Plantation tile stack   Plantation tile stack   Plantation tile stack   Plantation tile stack   Plantation tile stack   Quarry tile stack
Number of Plantation Tiles & Distribution 50 (all) - Corn 10, Indigo 12, Sugar 11, Tobacco 9, Coffee 8
Number of Quarry Tiles 8 (all)
Number of Goods Barrels & Distribution 50 (all) - Corn 10, Indigo 11, Sugar 11, Tobacco 9, Coffee 9

Player Setup

Player
Holding
Turn Order Starting
Plantation
Starting Doubloons
Sugar 1
Governer
Indigo DoubloonDoubloonDoubloon
Indigo 2 Indigo DoubloonDoubloonDoubloon
Tobacco 3 Corn DoubloonDoubloon
Corn 4 Corn DoubloonDoubloon

Building Setup

* The Factory and University's prices have been swapped.

Quarry DiscountQuarry Discount
Builder Phase: Provides a maximum discount of 1 doubloon when building a building in this column
Quarry DiscountQuarry Discount
Builder Phase: Provides a maximum discount of 2 doubloons when building a building in this column
Quarry DiscountQuarry Discount
Builder Phase: Provides a maximum discount of 3 doubloons when building a building in this column
Small Indigo PlantSmall Indigo Plant
Cost: 1 doubloon     VPs: 1
Craftsman Phase: Produce 1 indigo with a manned indigo plantation.
Large Indigo PlantLarge Indigo Plant
Cost: 3 doubloons     VPs: 2
Craftsman Phase: Produce up to 3 indigos with manned indigo plantations.
Tobacco StorageTobacco Storage
Cost: 5 doubloons     VPs: 3
Craftsman Phase: Produce up to 3 tobaccos with manned tobacco plantations.
Small Sugar MillSmall Sugar Mill
Cost: 2 doubloons     VPs: 1
Craftsman Phase: Produce 1 sugar with a manned sugar plantation.
Large Sugar MillLarge Sugar Mill
Cost: 4 doubloons     VPs: 2
Craftsman Phase: Produce up to 3 sugars with manned sugar plantations.
Coffee RoasterCoffee Roaster
Cost: 6 doubloons     VPs: 3
Craftsman Phase: Produce up to 2 coffees with manned coffee plantations.
AqueductAqueduct
Cost: 1 doubloon     VPs: 1
Craftsman Phase: Get 1 additional barrel of each when crafting. Only affects Active Large Indigo and Sugar buildings.
GuesthouseGuesthouse
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.
UniversityUniversity
Cost: 7 doubloons     VPs: 3
Builder Phase: Take 1 colonist from the supply and place it on the building just built.
Forest HouseForest House
Cost: 2 doubloons     VPs: 1
Settler & Builder Phases: Place forest instead of face-up plantation. For each pair of forest, get additional 1 doubloon discount when building. NOTE: Cannot be chosen with hacienda.
OfficeOffice
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.
HarborHarbor
Cost: 8 doubloons     VPs: 3
Captian Phase: Get 1 additional VP everytime you load a ship or use a wharf.
Construction HutConstruction 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.
ChurchChurch
Cost: 5 doubloons     VPs: 2
Builder Phase: Take 1 VP when building a small building from columns 2 and 3. Take 2 VPs when building a large building.
Special FactorySpecial Factory
Cost: 8 doubloons     VPs: 3
Craftsman Phase: Other than corn, take the good you produced the most barrels of and take doubloons equal to one less than the number of barrels produced.
Small WarehouseSmall Warehouse
Cost: 3 doubloons     VPs: 1
Captian Phase: When spoiling, keep 1 barrel of any type plus any number of barrels of another type.
Small WharfSmall 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.
WharfWharf
Cost: 9 doubloons     VPs: 3
Captian Phase: Ship any number of barrels of the same type of good on your own ship. Get 1 VP per barrel.
Quarry DiscountQuarry Discount
Builder Phase: Provides a maximum discount of 4 doubloons when building a building in this column
CloisterCloister
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.
Guild HallGuild Hall
Cost: 10 doubloons     VPs: 4
End of Game: Receive 1 bonus VP for each small production building and 2 bonus VPs for each large production building.
ResidenceResidence
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.
StatueStatue
Cost: 10 doubloons     VPs: 8
End of Game: No bonus; receive face value VPs only. No colonist needed.
Customs HouseCustoms 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).


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