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

[Grundbegriff]

Time for everyone either to specify a limited production or say "Max!"

[Qantaga]

Max

[Grundbegriff]

Max Potential Production:
E corn1, indigo1, sugar1, tobacco1, coffee1 "?"
N corn1, indigo1, sugar2, tobacco2, coffee0 "Max!"
C corn3, indigo1, sugar1, tobacco0, coffee2 "Max!"
L corn3, indigo3, sugar1, tobacco0, coffee0 "Max!"
Q corn1, indigo0, sugar1, tobacco0, coffee2 "Max!"

[LordMortis]

If we are waiting on me I produce everything I can.

[Grundbegriff]

You've ensured that neither Qantaga nor El Guapo will be able to produce corn. This negates El Guapo's factory. We need El Guapo's confirmation of what he wants to produce.

But feel free to proceed to Chaosraven's Trader round!

[LordMortis]

Sure, I've made enough booboos this game, so why not. Trade Sugar for 2 doubloons bringing me to a total of 5 doubloons.

[El Guapo]

Corn

um, ok. Why did you want to give Chaosraven 2 VP?

[El Guapo]

I'll produce max, which nets me 3 doubloons.

[Chaosraven]

Corn

um, ok. Why did you want to give Chaosraven 2 VP?

Hey mind your beeswax!

[El Guapo]

Corn

um, ok. Why did you want to give Chaosraven 2 VP?

Hey mind your beeswax!

I suppose you seem like a nice enough guy, maybe that's why.

[Newcastle]

Corn

um, ok. Why did you want to give Chaosraven 2 VP?

Hey mind your beeswax!

I suppose you seem like a nice enough guy, maybe that's why.

shipping indigo would clog up that ship...shipping corn would insure it goes out faster.

[Qantaga]

I'll have limited forum access until later tonight. Sell coffee when it's my turn in the trader phase.

[LordMortis]

Will be interesting to see what happens. After trading, people will be full of money again and as far as I can tell

Building spots left:

EG 2
NC 3
CR 6
LM 3
Q 2

VPs plenty.
Colonists to refill boats: 18, should be at least two turns worth, I think.

Depending on cash on hand, the game ends this next round if EG or Q get the last large beige building and Q will be the governor. Irony being that no one will (probably) mayor if he can afford to build it and does, leaving both his big buildings without colonists. Will he have enough points without manning them? Will he let EG take the large building with the same gamble instead? Can chaosraven sneak in and steal it and man it with his university, which won't actually end the game?

Seeing as how CR has so few buildings, I may have overestimated his building power versus the VPs I believe he has. It's actually feeling like it could be anybody's game, though I haven't looked at how many bonus points each of all y'all are getting with large buildings.

[Grundbegriff]

I guess we're waiting for Chaosraven to Trade: corn, indigo, sugar, or coffee.

[LordMortis]

Raven can't sell coffee.

If he sells sugar then I sell nothing.
If he doesn't sell sugar then I will sell sugar.

[Chaosraven]

Raven can't sell coffee.

If he sells sugar then I sell nothing.
If he doesn't sell sugar then I will sell sugar.

why can't I sell Coffee?

[Chaosraven]

I guess we're waiting for Chaosraven to Trade: corn, indigo, sugar, or coffee.

sell coffee for 5

[Grundbegriff]

sell coffee for 5

Trade House: (1) coffee (2) --- (3) --- (4) ---

Current inventories (after Chaosraven's trade of coffee):
E: Crates on Hand: Corn: 00, Indigo: 01, Sugar: 01, Tobacco: 01, Coffee:01; Doubloons == 7
N: Crates on Hand: Corn: 01, Indigo: 02, Sugar: 03, Tobacco: 02, Coffee:00; Doubloons == 1
C: Crates on Hand: Corn: 03, Indigo: 01, Sugar: 01, Tobacco: 00, Coffee:01; Doubloons == 11
L: Crates on Hand: Corn: 03, Indigo: 03, Sugar: 01, Tobacco: 00, Coffee:00; Doubloons == 6
Q: Crates on Hand: Corn: 00, Indigo: 00, Sugar: 01, Tobacco: 00, Coffee:02; Doubloons == 1

Ships:
#6: corn, corn, corn, _____, _____, _____,
#7: coffee, coffee, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____,
#8: tobacco, tobacco, tobacco, tobacco, tobacco, tobacco, _____, _____,


LordMortis to trade.

[LordMortis]

I'm confused. I thought I Q declared Trade phase.

I sell sugar for 2

[Chaosraven]

Poor sweet muddled LM, you are the cream in my coffee

[bb2112]

Poor sweet muddled LM, you are the cream in my coffee

At least you better hope that is cream.

[El Guapo]

I'll sell indigo for 2 (1 + 1 market).

[Grundbegriff]

I'm confused. I thought I Q declared Trade phase.

I sell sugar for 2

The third Governorship of LordMortis:
LordMortis: Prospector
Qantaga: Builder
El Guapo: Captain
Newcastle: Craftsman
Chaosraven: Trader <== This is now

You're thinking of this.

So that's:
Trade House: 1. (C)_coffee_ 2. (LM)_sugar_ 3. (Q)_coffee_ 4. (EG)_indigo_
Revenue: (C): 5; (LM) 2; (Q) 7; (EG) 2

Thus endeth your memorable and historic reign.

I'll prep boards for what may be the ultimate or penultimate round.

[Grundbegriff]

End of Round 14, the third Governorship of LordMortis.

Banked doubloons are in stacks of 10 or spread, so that's 20.

[Grundbegriff]

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)

Round 13
Chaosraven: Trader (coffee); LordMortis (sugar); Qantaga (coffee); El Guapo (indigo)
LordMortis: Captain (corn3, indigo4); Qantaga (corn1, sugar1); El Guapo (corn1, sugar1); Newcastle (sugar1, tobacco1); Chaosraven (sugar1)
Qantaga: Settler (sugar); El Guapo (indigo); Newcastle (sugar); Chaosraven (indigo1); LordMortis (quarry1)
El Guapo: Prospector
Newcastle: Mayor (3); Chaosraven (1); LordMortis (1); Qantaga (1); El Guapo (1)

Round 14
LordMortis: Prospector
Qantaga: Builder (Fortress); El Guapo (lg indigo plant); Newcastle (-); Chaosraven (-); LordMortis (tobacco storage)
El Guapo: Captain (coffee); Newcastle (corn); Chaosraven (corn2, coffee); LordMortis (-); Qantaga (-)
Newcastle: Craftsman (corn, indigo, sugar3, tobacco2); Chaosraven (corn3, indigo, sugar, coffee2); LordMortis (corn3, indigo3, sugar); Qantaga (sugar, coffee2); El Guapo (indigo, sugar, tobacco, coffee)
Chaosraven: Trader (coffee); LordMortis (sugar); Qantaga (coffee); El Guapo (indigo); Newcastle (-)

Start of Round 15:

Victory Point Chips: more than 40
Doubloons: 20
Colonists in supply: 18
Colonists on inbound ship: 5
Coffee crates in supply: 4
Tobacco crates in supply: 0
Sugar crates in supply: 5
Indigo crates in supply: 5
Corn crates in supply: 0
Trade House: (1) --- (2) --- (3) --- (4) ---
Cargo Ship #6: corn, corn, corn, _____, _____, _____
Cargo Ship #7: coffee, coffee, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____
Cargo Ship #8: tobacco, 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 EG] [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 LM]
(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 Q]
(10) [customs house]
(10) [city hall N]
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Plantations and Quarries Available
Plantations:

• indigo
• indigo
• sugar
• tobacco
• tobacco

Quarries:

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

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

[Grundbegriff]

Here are the ASCII boards from the end of Round 14.
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1: El Guapo
Victory Points: ???
Doubloons: 09
Idle Colonists: 00
Employed Colonists: 15
Crates on Hand: Corn: 00, Indigo: 00, Sugar: 01, Tobacco: 01, Coffee:01
Plantations and workers:
[indigo______________1] [tobacco_____________1] [sugar_______________1] [corn________________1]
[indigo______________0] [tobacco_____________0] [____________________] [coffee______________1]
[indigo______________0] [tobacco_____________0] [____________________] [quarry______________1]
Buildings and workers:
[small indigo plant_____1] [tobacco storage_____2] [small sugar mill______1] [coffee roaster________1]
[large indigo plant_____0] [_Guild(_____________-] [____________________] [factory______________1]
[_____________________] [_____)Hall__________1] [harbor______________1] [small market_________1]
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2: Newcastle
Victory Points: ???
Doubloons: 01
Idle Colonists: 00
Employed Colonists: 16
Crates on Hand: Corn: 01, Indigo: 02, Sugar: 03, Tobacco: 02, Coffee:00
Plantations and workers:
[tobacco_____________1] [indigo______________1] [coffee______________0] [corn_______________1]
[tobacco_____________1] [____________________] [coffee______________0] [sugar______________1]
[tobacco_____________0] [____________________] [quarry______________1] [sugar______________1]
Buildings and workers:
[tobacco storage______2] [small indigo plant____1] [large sugar mill_______2] [large market_________1]
[____________________] [____________________] [_City(_______________-] [office_______________1]
[____________________] [large warehouse_____0] [_____)Hall___________1] [small warehouse______1]
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3: Chaosraven
Victory Points: ???
Doubloons: 11
Idle Colonists: 00
Employed Colonists: 15
Crates on Hand: Corn: 03, Indigo: 01, Sugar: 01, Tobacco: 00, Coffee:01
Plantations and workers:
[indigo______________1] [sugar_______________1] [coffee______________1] [corn_______________1]
[indigo______________1] [sugar_______________0] [coffee______________1] [corn_______________1]
[____________________] [_____________________] [tobacco_____________0] [corn_______________1]
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: 08
Idle Colonists: 00
Employed Colonists: 18
Crates on Hand: Corn: 03, Indigo: 03, Sugar: 00, 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] [quarry______________1]
Buildings and workers:
[small indigo plant_____1] [small sugar mill______1] [tobacco storage______0] [construction hut______1]
[large indigo plant_____3] [____________________] [____________________] [wharf_______________1]
[____________________] [____________________] [large warehouse______1] [hospice_____________1]
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5: Qantaga
Victory Points: ???
Doubloons: 08
Idle Colonists: 00
Employed Colonists: 13
Crates on Hand: Corn: 00, Indigo: 00, Sugar: 01, Tobacco: 00, Coffee:01
Plantations and workers:
[sugar_______________1] [sugar______________0] [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]
[____________________] [__Fort-(____________-] [______)dence________1] [small market_________1]
[____________________] [______)ress_________0] [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 Qantaga.

[Qantaga]

Quite the conundrum here.

As much as I want to claim the Customs House as my own, it seems it is in my best interests to:

Mayor (+1 dubloon)

One colonist to Fortress.
One colonist to Cornfield.

[Grundbegriff]

There are five on the incoming, so every player may place one Colonist. Everyone may rearrange workers. Record changes here.

[Newcastle]

place my 1 on the large warehouse

[El Guapo]

I'll put my new dude on a tobacco plantation.

[Chaosraven]

Put mine on tobacco plantation

[Grundbegriff]

LordMortis to employ his Colonist and optionally rearrange.

Voids in the 'hood:
E: 5
N: 2
C: 0
L: 3 or 2 (depending on placement: indigo plantation || tobacco storage)
Q: 0

Incoming ship will have 9 or 10 colonists.

[Grundbegriff]

Feel free to proceed with your turn, El Guapo. Nothing hinges on LordMortis's choice.

[El Guapo]

hmmmm. So, seems like I'm not going to outgain competitors VP-wise via shipping this round, or probably not next round, were there one. So, that pretty much leaves building.

So, let's shut 'er down.

I'll take builder, and build the Customs House for 8 (10 - quarry - privilege), filling up my board.

[Newcastle]

I believe i have 1 doubloon right...if so gonna buy a construction hut

if i have more would like to do something else.

[Chaosraven]

Aaaand there goes my game.

[Chaosraven]

Guess I take a manned Wharf

[Grundbegriff]

I'll take builder, and build the Customs House for 8 (10 - quarry - privilege), filling up my board.

That's a Game Ending Condition. However, gameplay continues until the Round is over. This means that each player still selects a role, etc., so people have a chance to jockey for points and tweak their end state.

Purchases in El Guapo's Builder turn:
E: Custom House 7 + 1 + q, leaving 1db
N: construction hut 1 + 1, leaving 0 db
C: man-dwarf 9, leaving 2 db
L: university 5, leaving 3db
Q: factory 7, leaving 2db

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

[Grundbegriff]

L: 3 or 2 (depending on placement: indigo plantation || tobacco storage)

LM: I'd still like to know where you put that final colonist!

[LordMortis]

Sorry, wasn't here all day.

New colonist to the indigo field.

I'll take a university for 7 - 2 quarries = 5 doubloons.