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Puerto Rico


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Minimum age:
(official)
12 years
 
     
Rating:
(average)
7.8 
Year: 2002 
Publishers:
Rio Grande Games
Alea
 

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UserRatingMin. AgeAdults TooComment
luwies.mum1013Yes Great strategy game for teens and adults. Very sophisticated mechanics requiring careful planning and management of resources. Should you start buying inexpensive buildings with what money you have now or save up to snag one of the precious few, more expensive but infinitely more lucrative buildings before someone else does? This game is riddled with tough decisions and definitely requires a older, patient audience to appreciate it.
Bosaiya99Yes Exceptionally good game of forward-thinking, strategy and tactics. Almost no reliance on luck.
ef911Yes  
shawndumas912Yes Smart teens will have no trouble and are likely to enjoy. No half naked women, gore, cursing, or morbidity.
laraberrycross811Yes Wonderful game, but a bit dry for some kids.
Shade_Jon810Yes Wonderful game for adults and older children who like these types of longer games. Puerto Rico is a wild game with simple mechanics that blossom into very unpredictable results very quickly. Trying to predict what will happen next is part of its allure, as is building your own city to reap rewards out of roles that get chosen.
wererat811  
BaSL712Yes  
Mark712Some Teens may find this dry. Better for adults but some teens may enjoy it.
Matt Loter710Yes  
mentis710Some Be careful playing in mixed age games. A player who consistently makes a sub-optimal move gives an advantage to the player to the left. You can introduce a partly randomized turn order to more evenly distribute the problem, but it can drag down the whole game.
The Unbeliever79Yes May take a few games for kids to understand how it all works.
guantanamo612Yes  
davebo   My son has liked this since he was 9. The 2-player variant works fine. I'm sure this isn't for every kid, but if you have the game, and have a kid that's acquainted with games, give it a try.