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Puerto Rico (board game)

Media Title · Board & card games · 14 mentions · 2 subreddits · discussed in r/boardgames, r/solotravel

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Pros

  • Woman in Puerto Rico here, we have plenty for you to do that falls under what you say plus touristy and non touristy areas to stay in (hotels, hostels, air B&B, etc.).
  • Puerto Rico. Great gameplay. There's a reason it held Number One on bgg for a long time. But the theme is literally about colonization and exploitation in the Caribbean, including erasure of the natives and use of slaves as a currency bu...
  • If we're discussing euros, I'm probably going to mention Puerto Rico, Agricola, or Concordia. I love these games

Cons

  • Many years ago, when Puerto Rico was at the height of its popularity, a friend of a friend reported that it was a terrible game that simply didn't work. ... And yes, that absolutely would be the case if you somehow missed the bit about p...
  • or Peurto Rico where multiple triggers exist, but they are all a choice.
  • These campaigns like PR or Agricola are everything i don't like about deluxe editions: - unnecessary minis - AI slop art that takes away all the charm - huge coffin boxes
  • I equally love both Agricola and Puerto Rico, the latter of which has honestly always had a mediocre production quality... Looking at Puerto Rico though it just looked like a bunch of visual nonsense that will increase setup and tear dow...
  • Sentinels actively fight on every purchase verification post(example: I bought Puerto Rico)

Sentiment

3 positive (21%) · 10 mixed (71%) · 1 negative (7%)

Trust + time weighted score: +16% · raw score 14%

What redditors said (10 of 14)

Woman in Puerto Rico here, we have plenty for you to do that falls under what you say plus touristy and non touristy areas to stay in (hotels, hostels, air B&B, etc.).
positive · u/S****e · r/solotravel · comment · Jul 22, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Many years ago, when Puerto Rico was at the height of its popularity, a friend of a friend reported that it was a terrible game that simply didn't work. ... And yes, that absolutely would be the case if you somehow missed the bit about passing the governorship on each round!
mixed · u/A****r · r/boardgames · comment · Dec 29, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
or Peurto Rico where multiple triggers exist, but they are all a choice.
mixed · u/B****t · r/boardgames · comment · Dec 26, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
These campaigns like PR or Agricola are everything i don't like about deluxe editions: - unnecessary minis - AI slop art that takes away all the charm - huge coffin boxes
negative · u/d****y · r/boardgames · comment · Nov 19, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I equally love both Agricola and Puerto Rico, the latter of which has honestly always had a mediocre production quality... Looking at Puerto Rico though it just looked like a bunch of visual nonsense that will increase setup and tear down time.
mixed · u/V****s · r/boardgames · Nov 19, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Sentinels actively fight on every purchase verification post(example: I bought Puerto Rico)
mixed · u/P****y · r/boardgames · Nov 16, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
If you ever wanted minis in Castles of Burgundy, Puerto Rico, or Agricola, they exist now.
mixed · u/e****u · r/boardgames · comment · Aug 14, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I remember Puerto Rico seeming a bit extra…
mixed · u/G****b · r/boardgames · Jul 26, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Puerto Rico was number 1 on BoardGameGeek at the time and when Agricola came out and usurped it for number one, the debates were heated.
mixed · u/S****n · r/boardgames · Jul 16, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
it started to hit the table less and less because the theme was, understandably, off-putting to certain players. ... Puerto Rico otoh doesn't acknowledge the historical context at all or portray the Spanish as the bad guys, and it has me actually participating in using slave labour.
mixed · u/e***i · r/boardgames · comment · Feb 14, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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