Puerto Rico, Game 01: Transit of Venus: GAME OVER

[Grundbegriff]

I'll be rolling us forward in the usual fashion at around 8pm.

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End of Round 12, the third Governorship of Newcastle.

Banked doubloons are in stacks of 10 or spread, so that's 53.

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History:

Round 01
El Guapo: Settler (quarry); Newcastle (indigo); Chaosraven (sugar); LordMortis (corn); Qantaga (indigo)
Newcastle: Prospector (1)
Chaosraven: Builder(sm sugar); LordMortis (sm indigo); Qantaga (sm sugar); El Guapo (sm indigo); Newcastle (tobacco storage)
LordMortis: Mayor (2); Qantaga (1); El Guapo (1); Newcastle (1); Chaosraven (1)
Qantaga: Prospector (1)

Round 2
Newcastle: Settler (tobacco); Chaosraven (corn); LordMortis (indigo); Qantaga (sugar); El Guapo (tobacco)
Chaosraven: Mayor (3); LordMortis (1); Qantaga (1); El Guapo (1); Newcastle (1)
LordMortis: Craftsman (1 corn, 2 indigo); Qantaga (1 sugar); El Guapo (-); Newcastle (1 tobacco); Chaosraven (1 corn, 1 sugar)
Qantaga: Trader (1 sugar); El Guapo (-); Newcastle (1 tobacco); Chaosraven (-); LordMortis (1 indigo)
El Guapo: Builder (tobacco storage); Newcastle (sm warehouse); Chaosraven (sm warehouse); LordMortis (hospice); Qantaga (office)

Round 3
Chaosraven: Builder (sm indigo plant); LordMortis (-); Qantaga (sm market); El Guapo (sm market); Newcastle (-)
LordMortis: Captain (1 corn, 1 indigo); Qantaga (-); El Guapo (-); Newcastle (-); Chaosraven (1 corn, 1 sugar)
Qantaga: Settler (coffee); El Guapo (tobacco); Newcastle (corn); Chaosraven (sugar); LordMortis (indigo)
El Guapo: Mayor (2); Newcastle (2); Chaosraven (2); LordMortis (2); Qantaga (2)
Newcastle: Prospector(2)

Round 4
LordMortis: Prospector(3)
Qantaga: Mayor (3); El Guapo (2); Newcastle (1), Chaosraven (1), LordMortis (1)
El Guapo: Craftsman (indigox2, tobacco); Newcastle(corn, tobacco); Chaosraven(corn, indigo, sugar); LordMortis(corn, indigo); Qantaga(corn, sugar)
Newcastle: Settler (quarry); Chaosraven (coffee); LordMortis (indigo); Qantaga (coffee); El Guapo (indigo)
Chaosraven: Captain (corn, indigo, sugar); LordMortis (corn, indigo); Qantaga (corn, sugar); El Guapo (indigox2); Newcastle (corn)

Round 5
Qantaga: Prospector
El Guapo: Craftsman (indigox2, tobacco); Newcastle(corn, tobacco); Chaosraven(corn, indigo, sugar); LordMortis(corn, indigo); Qantaga( corn, sugar)
Newcastle: Trader (corn); Chaosraven (-); LordMortis (-); Qantaga (-); El Guapo (-)
Chaosraven: Captain (corn, sugar); LordMortis (corn, indigo); Qantaga (corn, sugar); El Guapo (indigox2); Newcastle (corn)
LordMortis: Builder (Lg indigo plant); Qantaga (-); El Guapo (-); Newcastle (office); Chaosraven (-)

Round 6
El Guapo: Trader (tobacco); Newcastle (-); Chaosraven (indigo); LordMortis (-); Qantaga (-)
Newcastle: Mayor (2); Chaosraven 1; LordMortis 1; Qantaga 1; El Guapo 1
Chaosraven: Prospector
LordMortis: Settler (quarry); Qantaga (sugar); El Guapo (corn); Newcastle (coffee); Chaosraven (corn)
Qantaga: Prospector

Round 7
Newcastle: Trader (tobacco); Chaosraven (-); LordMortis (-); Qantaga (-); El Guapo (-)
Chaosraven: Craftsman (corn, indigo, sugar); LordMortis (corn, indigox2); Qantaga (corn, sugar); El Guapo (indigo, tobaccox2); Newcastle (corn, tobacco)
LordMortis: Builder (sm sugar mill); Qantaga (-); El Guapo (sm sugar mill); Newcastle (lg market); Chaosraven (-)
Qantaga: Settler (quarry); El Guapo (sugar); Newcastle (sugar); Chaosraven (corn); LordMortis (corn)
El Guapo: Captain (tobacco2x); Newcastle (corn, tobacco2x); Chaosraven (corn, sugar); LordMortis (corn); Qantaga (sugar)

. . .

Round 11
El Guapo: Mayor (3); Newcastle (2); Chaosraven (1); LordMortis (1); Qantaga (1)
Newcastle: Settler (tobacco); Chaosraven (coffee); LordMortis (sugar); Qantaga (coffee); El Guapo (indigo)
Chaosraven: Trader (indigo); LordMortis (-); Qantaga (-); El Guapo (-); Newcastle (-)
LordMortis: Prospector
Qantaga: Builder (harbor); El Guapo (harbor); Newcastle (lg sugar mill); Chaosraven (hospice); LordMortis (-)

Round 12
Newcastle: Mayor (3); Chaosraven (2); LordMortis (2); Qantaga (1); El Guapo (1)
Chaosraven: Captain (corn2); LordMortis (-); Qantaga (-); El Guapo (-); Newcastle (-)
LordMortis: Craftsman (corn3, indigo4, sugar); Qantaga (corn, sugar, coffee2); El Guapo (corn, indigo, sugar, tobacco, coffee); Newcastle (corn, indigo, sugar, tobacco2); Chaosraven (corn2, indigo, sugar, coffee2)
Qantaga: Trader (coffee); El Guapo (tobacco); Newcastle (tobacco); Chaosraven (-); LordMortis (-)
El Guapo: Builder (Guild Hall); Newcastle (large warehouse); Chaosraven (-); LordMortis (large warehouse); Qantaga (Residence)

Start of Round 13:

Victory Point Chips: more than 60
Doubloons: 53
Colonists in supply: 26
Colonists on inbound ship: 6
Coffee crates in supply: 5
Tobacco crates in supply: 3
Sugar crates in supply: 4
Indigo crates in supply: 3
Corn crates in supply: 0
Trade House: (1) --- (2) --- (3) --- (4) ---
Cargo Ship #6: sugar, sugar, _____, _____, _____, _____
Cargo Ship #7: corn, corn, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____
Cargo Ship #8: tobacco, tobacco, tobacco, tobacco, tobacco, _____, _____, _____
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The number on the left is the price in doubloons. For worker capacity and VP value, see the BUILDINGS section above.
As these are acquired, I'll put them under erasure and mark them with the initial of the owner EG, N, C, LM, or Q.

Bank Board
Column 1
(1) [small indigo plant LM] [small indigo plant EG] [small indigo plant C] [small indigo plant N]
(2) [small sugar mill C] [small sugar mill Q] [small sugar mill LM] [small sugar mill EG]
(1) [small market Q] [small market EG]
(2) [hacienda] [hacienda]
(2) [construction hut LM] [construction hut]
(3) [small warehouse N] [small warehouse C]
Column 2
(3) [large indigo plant LM] [large indigo plant] [large indigo plant]
(4) [large sugar mill N [large sugar mill] [large sugar mill]
(4) [hospice LM] [hospice C]
(5) [office Q] [office N]
(5) [large market N] [large market Q]
(6) [large warehouse N] [large warehouse LM]
Column 3
(5) [tobacco storage N] [tobacco storage EG] [tobacco storage]
(6) [coffee roaster C] [coffee roaster Q] [coffee roaster EG]
(7) [university C] [university]
(8) [factory EG] [factory]
(8) [harbor Q] [harbor EG]
(9) [wharf LM] [wharf]
Column 4
(10) [guild hall EG]
(10) [residence Q]
(10) [fortress]
(10) [customs house]
(10) [city hall N]
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Plantations and Quarries Available
Plantations:

• indigo
• sugar
• sugar
• tobacco
• indigo
• tobacco

Quarries:

• Quarry EG
• Quarry N
• Quarry LM
• Quarry Q
• Quarry
• Quarry
• Quarry
• Quarry

• Builder (+0)
• Captain (+0)
• Craftsman (+0)
• Mayor (+0)
• Prospector (+1)
• Prospector (+2)
• Settler (+1)
• Trader (+0)

[Grundbegriff]

Here are the ASCII boards from the end of Round 12. Items are arranged according to my conventions:
°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°
1: El Guapo
Victory Points: ???
Doubloons: 01
Idle Colonists: 00
Employed Colonists: 14
Crates on Hand: Corn: 01, Indigo: 02, Sugar: 01, Tobacco: 00, Coffee:01
Plantations and workers:
[indigo______________1] [tobacco_____________1] [sugar_______________1] [corn________________1]
[indigo______________0] [tobacco_____________0] [____________________] [coffee______________1]
[____________________] [tobacco_____________0] [____________________] [quarry______________1]
Buildings and workers:
[small indigo plant_____1] [tobacco storage_____2] [small sugar mill______1] [coffee roaster________1]
[_Guild(_____________-] [____________________] [____________________] [factory______________1]
[_____)Hall__________0] [____________________] [harbor______________1] [small market_________1]
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2: Newcastle
Victory Points: ???
Doubloons: 00
Idle Colonists: 00
Employed Colonists: 13
Crates on Hand: Corn: 01, Indigo: 01, Sugar: 01, Tobacco: 01, Coffee:00
Plantations and workers:
[tobacco_____________1] [indigo______________1] [coffee______________0] [corn_______________1]
[tobacco_____________1] [____________________] [coffee______________0] [sugar______________1]
[tobacco_____________0] [____________________] [____________________] [quarry______________1]
Buildings and workers:
[tobacco storage______2] [small indigo plant____1] [large sugar mill_______1] [large market_________1]
[____________________] [____________________] [_City(_______________-] [office_______________1]
[____________________] [large warehouse_____0] [_____)Hall___________0] [small warehouse______1]
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3: Chaosraven
Victory Points: ???
Doubloons: 01
Idle Colonists: 00
Employed Colonists: 13
Crates on Hand: Corn: 02, Indigo: 01, Sugar: 01, Tobacco: 00, Coffee:02
Plantations and workers:
[indigo______________1] [sugar_______________1] [coffee______________1] [corn_______________1]
[____________________] [sugar_______________0] [coffee______________1] [corn_______________1]
[____________________] [____________________] [tobacco_____________0] [corn_______________0]
Buildings and workers:
[small indigo plant____1] [small sugar mill______1] [coffee roaster________2] [hospice_____________1]
[____________________] [____________________] [____________________] [university____________1]
[____________________] [____________________] [____________________] [small warehouse______1]
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4: LordMortis
Victory Points: ???
Doubloons: 01
Idle Colonists: 00
Employed Colonists: 16
Crates on Hand: Corn: 03, Indigo: 04, Sugar: 01, Tobacco: 00, Coffee:00
Plantations and workers:
[indigo______________1] [indigo______________0] [corn________________1] [corn________________1]
[indigo______________1] [____________________] [sugar_______________1] [corn________________1]
[indigo______________1] [____________________] [_____________________] [quarry______________1]
Buildings and workers:
[small indigo plant_____1] [small sugar mill______1] [____________________] [construction hut______1]
[large indigo plant_____3] [____________________] [____________________] [wharf_______________1]
[____________________] [____________________] [large warehouse______0] [hospice_____________1]
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5: Qantaga
Victory Points: ???
Doubloons: 00
Idle Colonists: 00
Employed Colonists: 12
Crates on Hand: Corn: 01, Indigo: 00, Sugar: 01, Tobacco: 00, Coffee:01
Plantations and workers:
[sugar_______________1] [coffee______________1] [____________________] [corn________________1]
[sugar_______________0] [coffee______________1] [____________________] [corn________________0]
[sugar_______________0] [coffee______________0] [____________________] [quarry______________1]
Buildings and workers:
[small sugar mill______1] [coffee roaster_______2] [__Resi-(_____________-] [large market__________1]
[____________________] [____________________] [______)dence________0] [small market_________1]
[____________________] [____________________] [harbor______________1] [office_______________1]
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Please check your details. I believe these boards match the photographs, and I believe these boards and photographs match reality.

If I'm wrong about that, this is your chance to let me know!

Here begins the third Governorship of Chaosraven.

[Chaosraven]

Trader

Coffee for 5

[LordMortis]

Trade Sugar for two doubloons.

[Qantaga]

Trade coffee for 7 doubloons.

[El Guapo]

Bah! Trade indigo for 2 doubloons, which I believe fills the trade house and ends the turn.

[LordMortis]

I continue to have my hand forced. Good job all.

Cargo Ship #6: sugar, sugar, _____, _____, _____, _____
Cargo Ship #7: corn, corn, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____
Cargo Ship #8: tobacco, tobacco, tobacco, tobacco, tobacco, _____, _____, _____

LM Crates on Hand: Corn: 03, Indigo: 04, Sugar: 00, Tobacco: 00, Coffee:00
Q Crates on Hand: Corn: 01, Indigo: 00, Sugar: 01, Tobacco: 00, Coffee:00
EG Crates on Hand: Corn: 01, Indigo: 01, Sugar: 01, Tobacco: 00, Coffee:01
NC Corn: 01, Indigo: 01, Sugar: 01, Tobacco: 01, Coffee:00
CR Crates on Hand: Corn: 02, Indigo: 01, Sugar: 01, Tobacco: 00, Coffee:01

LM has a manned Wharf for his own ship
Q has a manned Harbor for +1 VP per shipment
El G has a manned Harbor for +1 VP per shipment
NC has a manned small warehouse for less spoilage
CR has a manned small warehouse for less spoilage


I ship 3 Corn for +4 VP and leaving two spots on the corn ship.

[Qantaga]

Ship corn now.

Ship sugar when it comes back around to me.

[LordMortis]

Ship sugar when it comes back around to me.

In that vain, I will ship 4 indigo when it comes around to me as well.

[Newcastle]

Ship everything that i can

order which will be
1- sugar
2. Corn
3. Tobacco

[El Guapo]

I will ship 1 corn initially for +2 VP, which (I believe) fills the corn ship and send it on its way.

I will then ship my 1 sugar when my turn comes around again, space permitting.

I'll store 1 coffee after spoliation takes effect.

[Newcastle]

wait i need to redo my order...i think i want corn first, then sugar second....

[Qantaga]

wait i need to redo my order...i think i want corn first, then sugar second....

LM's 3 corn, my 1 corn, and El Guapo's 1 corn fills the ship before your turn comes up, so your corn won't ship. You'll need to decide on sugar or tobacco as your first choice. (I think that's correct).

[Newcastle]

its 1 at a time,

so lm 1, q 1, Elg 1, Newc 1,
then second round whoever puts whatever in.

[LordMortis]

wait i need to redo my order...i think i want corn first, then sugar second....

You would but the Corn boat will be full when it gets to you.

LM Ships 3 Corn. Corn at 5/7
Q Ships 1 Corn. Corn at 6/7
EG Ships 1 Corn. Corn at 7/7
NC Ships 1 Sugar. Sugar at 3/6

CR to ship Sugar or not? (Assume yes)

CR ship 1 sugar. 4/6
LM ship 4 indigo
Q ship 1 Sugar. 5/6
EG Ship 1 Sugar 6/6
NC Ship 1 tobacco 6/8

Sugar Sails
Corn Sails
Private Indigo Sails

EG Spoils Coffee or Indigo
CR spoils (1 or 2) Corn, Indigo, or Coffee

[LordMortis]

its 1 at a time,

so lm 1, q 1, Elg 1, Newc 1,
then second round whoever puts whatever in.

One type of good at a time. You choose a type of good and ship all of that good that you can.

[El Guapo]

wait i need to redo my order...i think i want corn first, then sugar second....

You would but the Corn boat will be full when it gets to you.

LM Ships 3 Corn. Corn at 5/7
Q Ships 1 Corn. Corn at 6/7
EG Ships 1 Corn. Corn at 7/7
NC Ships 1 Sugar. Sugar at 3/6

CR to ship Sugar or not? (Assume yes)

CR ship 1 sugar. 4/6
LM ship 4 indigo
Q ship 1 Sugar. 5/6
EG Ship 1 Sugar 6/6
NC Ship 1 tobacco 6/8

Sugar Sails
Corn Sails
Private Indigo Sails

EG Spoils Coffee or Indigo
CR spoils (1 or 2) Corn, Indigo, or Coffee

This looks right. I'll spoil the indigo, leaving 1 coffee on my board.

[Chaosraven]

spoil the indigo, keep coffee, store 2 corn

[El Guapo]

wait i need to redo my order...i think i want corn first, then sugar second....

You would but the Corn boat will be full when it gets to you.

LM Ships 3 Corn. Corn at 5/7
Q Ships 1 Corn. Corn at 6/7
EG Ships 1 Corn. Corn at 7/7
NC Ships 1 Sugar. Sugar at 3/6

CR to ship Sugar or not? (Assume yes)

CR ship 1 sugar. 4/6
LM ship 4 indigo
Q ship 1 Sugar. 5/6
EG Ship 1 Sugar 6/6
NC Ship 1 tobacco 6/8

Sugar Sails
Corn Sails
Private Indigo Sails

EG Spoils Coffee or Indigo
CR spoils (1 or 2) Corn, Indigo, or Coffee

So Mortis nets 8 VP (!)
Q nets 4 VP
I net 4 VP
NC nets 2 VP
CR nets 1 VP

[LordMortis]

So Mortis nets 8 VP (!)
Q nets 4 VP
I net 4 VP
NC nets 2 VP
CR nets 1 VP

This sounds correct. That would have worked really well with a large beige building, had I saved for one, with the VP building or the Colonist building. If I had to guess now, without going back and counting up points, I'd say the end will going to be close between me (with VPs), you with (with Buildings), and chaosraven (with a combo between VPs and buildings), though things can and do change. I'd also guess that I am winning, right now, but I've hit the end of comparative growth spurt.

[El Guapo]

Yeah, I'm very curious to see how this will all turn out.

Also - I think I should send the ninja from my board to sabotage Mortis' wharf.

[Qantaga]

I think that makes it my action.

Settler... select sugar plantation. (+1 dubloon)

Plantations:

• indigo
• sugar Q
• sugar
• tobacco
• indigo
• tobacco

[Grundbegriff]

its 1 at a time,

so lm 1, q 1, Elg 1, Newc 1,
then second round whoever puts whatever in.

It's one kind at a time, and as much as possible of that kind at that time once the kind is chosen.

[Grundbegriff]

All trades and shipping confirmed as accurate, btw.

[El Guapo]

I'll take an indigo plantation.

[Grundbegriff]

Plantations:

• indigo EG
• sugar Q
• sugar
• tobacco
• indigo
• tobacco

Selection is Newcastle's.

[Newcastle]

sugar

[Grundbegriff]

Plantations:

• indigo EG
• sugar Q
• sugar N
• tobacco
• indigo
• tobacco

Selection is Chaosraven's.

[LordMortis]

When it comes to me, I'll take a manned quarry.

[Chaosraven]

Manned indigo

[Grundbegriff]

Plantations:

• indigo EG
• sugar Q
• sugar N
• tobacco => discarded
• indigo C
• tobacco => discarded

• Quarry EG
• Quarry N
• Quarry LM
• Quarry Q
• Quarry LM
• Quarry
• Quarry
• Quarry

Two tobacco plantations go into the discard pile, which is then recycled. Here's the tenth plantation draw of the game:

• indigo
• indigo
• sugar
• tobacco
• tobacco

These are the final five; none remains unrevealed.

That completes Qantaga' Settler turn. Now it's El Guapo's role selection.

• Builder (+0)
• Captain (+0) LM
• Craftsman (+0)
• Mayor (+0)
• Prospector (+1)
• Prospector (+2)
• Settler (+1) Q
• Trader (+0) C

[El Guapo]

I'll pick prospector, and take 3 doubloons.

[Grundbegriff]

We wrap up Chaosraven's third Governorship with a role selection by Newcastle.

[Newcastle]

Mayor...lets get some hommies to hang on my plantations.

[Newcastle]

1- on sugar
1- city hall
1- large sugar mill

[LordMortis]

When it comes to me, I place a guy on my large warehouse.

[Chaosraven]

Fill corn first, how many do I get?

[Grundbegriff]

Fill corn first, how many do I get?

There are 6 on the incoming ship, so Newcastle gets 3 and everyone else gets 1.

Newc(bonus) + (Newc - Chaos - LM - Qantaga - EG - Newc)