Octopus Overlords

Posted: **Tue Jul 03, 2012 1:35 am**

A Gentle Introduction in 7 Parts.
The Rulebook we're using.
Game 01, now finished, in case you'd like to see how it goes/flows.

This is a game of Puerto Rico with the Extra Buildings expansion and with five house rules:
1. The purchase price of university and factory are swapped.
2. Players who start with corn start with N-1 doubloons while others start with N.
3. In Column 1 of the Bank Board: Hacienda and Forest House may not be in the same game.
4. In Column 2 of the Bank Board: Office and Trading Post may not be in the same game.
5. In Column 3 of the Bank Board: Factory and Specialty Factory may not be in the same game.
6. In Column 3 of the Bank Board: Villa and Jeweler may not be in the same game. <== House rule for Nobles expansion

This game will begin on Thursday, 05 July 2012. It will probably last until the end of the month or the first few days of August.

The players are bb2112, Isgrimnur, Remus West, Chaosraven, and Qantaga. Random.org has determined the seating order and the first governorship. Here's a summary of your position and starting assets:

Seat 1: Qantaga (first Governor): 4 doubloons, 1 indigo plantation
Seat 2: Remus West: 4 doubloons, 1 indigo plantation
Seat 3: bb2112: 4 doubloons, 1 indigo plantation
Seat 4: Isgrimnur: 3 doubloons, 1 corn plantation
Seat 5: Chaosraven: 3 doubloons, 1 corn plantation

Posted: **Tue Jul 03, 2012 1:35 am**

There are six (6) kinds of production building and thirty-one (31) kinds of beige buildings (24 short and 7 tall).

The 20 production buildings:

Spoiler:

The 24 short beige buildings:

Spoiler:

small market: cost: 1, capacity: 1, VP value: 1, quantity: 2 (Trader: +1 doubloon when selling to the Trade House.)
aqueduct: cost: 1, capacity: 1, VP value: 1, quantity: 2 (Craftsman: bonus good for using lg indigo plant or lg sugar mill)
hacienda: cost: 2, capacity: 1, VP value: 1, quantity: 2 (Settler: +1 facedown plantation)
construction hut: cost: 2, capacity: 1, VP value: 1, quantity: 2 (Settler: take a quarry instead of a plantation)
forest house: cost: 2, capacity: 1, VP value: 1, quantity: 2 (Settler: plant forest instead of farm. A forest is like half a quarry.)
black market: cost: 2, capacity: 1, VP value: 1, quantity: 2 (Builder: cash in a good, colonist, or VP for $$. Max 3, one of each. Must end broke.)
small warehouse: cost: 3, capacity: 1, VP value: 1, quantity: 2 (Captain: store all goods of one kind instead of wasting them)
storehouse: cost: 3, capacity: 1, VP value: 1, quantity: 2 (Captain: store three goods of any kinds. May be mismatched.)
hospice: cost: 4, capacity: 1, VP value: 2, quantity: 2 (Settler: chosen plantation already has a colonist)
guest house: cost: 4, capacity 2:, VP value: 2, quantity: 2 (Mayor: up to 2 colonists kept here may be deployed ad hoc at any time later.)
office: cost: 5, capacity: 1, VP value: 2, quantity: 2 (Trader: sell redundant kinds of goods to the Trade House)
large market: cost: 5, capacity: 1, VP value: 2, quantity: 2 (Trader: +2 doubloons when selling to the Trade House.)
trading post: cost: 5, capacity: 1, VP value: 2, quantity: 2 (Trader: may sell to private post instead of Trade House. Market bonuses do not apply.)
church: cost: 5, capacity: 1, VP value: 2, quantity: 2 (Builder: +1 VP for building from column 2 or 3; +2 for building from column 4.)
large warehouse: cost: 6, capacity: 1, VP value: 2, quantity: 2 (Captain: store all goods of two kinds instead of wasting them)
small wharf: cost: 6, capacity: 1, VP value: 2, quantity: 2 (Captain: ship some or all matched or mismatched goods privately for half VP.)
university: cost: 7, capacity: 1, VP value: 3, quantity: 2 (Builder: purchased building already has a colonist)
lighthouse: cost: 7, capacity: 1, VP value: 3, quantity: 2 (Captain: take +1 doubloon for each shipment. (Like harbor, but $$ instead of VP.))
factory: cost: 8, capacity: 1, VP value: 3, quantity: 2 (Craftsman: receive doubloons for diversity of product line)
harbor: cost: 8, capacity: 1, VP value: 3, quantity: 2 (Captain: +1 VP for each load of goods shipped)
specialty factory: cost: 8, capacity: 1, VP value: 3, quantity: 2 (Craftsman: take N-1 doubloons where N==most goods produced of a kind other than corn.)
library: cost: 8, capacity: 1, VP value: 3, quantity: 2 (All: doubles the role's privilege, whatever it may be.)
wharf: cost: 9, capacity: 1, VP value: 3, quantity: 2 (Captain: Ship all goods of one kind on a private vessel)
union hall: cost: 9, capacity: 1, VP value: 3, quantity: 2 (Captain: +1 VP for every matched pair of goods before shipping.)

The 7 tall beige structures:

Spoiler:

In addition to the buildings, there are eight (8) quarries and fifty (50) farms/plantations. Every farm tile has a forest on its back.

No player may build two buildings of the same type. This goes for production buildings and beige structures, short and tall.

Posted: **Tue Jul 03, 2012 1:35 am**

Victory Point Chips: 122
Doubloons: 60 - 18 == 42
Colonists in supply: 95
Colonists on inbound ship: 5

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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 Qa, RW, bb, Is, or CR.

Bank Board
Column 1
(1) [small indigo plant] [small indigo plant] [small indigo plant] [small indigo plant]
(2) [small sugar mill] [small sugar mill] [small sugar mill] [small sugar mill]
(1) [small market] [small market]
(2) [black market] [black market]
(2) [forest house] [forest house]
(3) [storehouse] [storehouse]
Column 2
(3) [large indigo plant] [large indigo plant] [large indigo plant]
(4) [large sugar mill] [large sugar mill] [large sugar mill]
(4) [hospice] [hospice]
(5) [office] [office]
(5) [large market] [large market]
(6) [large warehouse] [large warehouse]
Column 3
(5) [tobacco storage] [tobacco storage] [tobacco storage]
(6) [coffee roaster] [coffee roaster] [coffee roaster]
(7) [university] [university]
(8) [specialty factory] [specialty factory]
(8) [library] [library]
(9) [wharf] [wharf]
Column 4
(10) [guild hall]
(10) [residence]
(10) [fortress]
(10) [customs house]
(10) [statue]
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Plantations and Quarries Available
Plantations:

tobacco
sugar
coffee
indigo
indigo
tobacco

Quarries:

Quarry
Quarry
Quarry
Quarry
Quarry
Quarry
Quarry
Quarry

Posted: **Tue Jul 03, 2012 1:36 am**

02.01.

Posted: **Tue Jul 03, 2012 2:15 am**

Edit: image updated with results

The first order of business is to decide between these two options:

(1): Mix the standard buildings and expansion buildings together (as shown here) and then randomly identify the buildings that will be included in this game.

(2): Display the standard buildings and expansion buildings, and then allow each player in turn to select a building for inclusion until the Bank Board is filled.

Please express your preference between the Random method and the Selected method.

Posted: **Tue Jul 03, 2012 5:59 am**

Random is fine with me

Posted: **Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:15 am**

Ditto.

Posted: **Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:58 pm**

What they said.

Posted: **Tue Jul 03, 2012 5:23 pm**

Three votes for Random, so Random it is.

Here's my method:

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01 small market
01 aqueduct
02A hacienda
02 construction hut
02A forest house
02 black market
03 small warehouse
03 storehouse
04 hospice
04 guest house
05B office
05 large market
05B trading post
05 church
06 large warehouse
06 small wharf
07 university
07 lighthouse
08C factory
08 harbor
08 library
08C specialty factory
09 wharf
09 union hall
10 guild hall
10 residence
10 fortress
10 customs house
10 city hall
10 cloister
10 statue

These are the beige buildings from the core and expansion. I'm placing that list in the Random.org list randomizer. Then I'm popping items from the top of the list and including them until the available slots (1223|4556|7889|10x5) are full. Whenever I reach the first of an A, B, or C pair, I'll delete the other.

Posted: **Tue Jul 03, 2012 6:58 pm**

Here's the result. An item under erasure was eliminated because its mutex occurs higher on the list. Items in bold are included. The rest are not in the game. Results are shown in randomized order, and then sorted:

02A forest house
05 large market
08 library
03 storehouse
10 guild hall
05B office
10 statue
05 church
01 small market
02 black market
06 large warehouse
02 construction hut
09 wharf
07 university
10 residence
10 fortress
02A hacienda
08C specialty factory
10 customs house
04 hospice
01 aqueduct
06 small wharf
08 harbor
07 lighthouse
10 city hall
10 cloister
08C factory
03 small warehouse
05B trading post
09 union hall
04 guest house

01 aqueduct
01 small market
02 black market
02 construction hut
02A forest house
02A hacienda
03 small warehouse
03 storehouse
04 guest house
04 hospice
05 church
05 large market
05B office
05B trading post
06 large warehouse
06 small wharf
07 lighthouse
07 university
08 harbor
08 library
08C factory
08C specialty factory
09 union hall
09 wharf
10 city hall
10 cloister
10 customs house
10 fortress
10 guild hall
10 residence
10 statue

I have updated the corresponding bank board in the thread's third post, above.

Posted: **Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:08 pm**

I'm going to need to take notes. So much for being lazy about it.

Posted: **Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:10 pm**

Remus West wrote:I'm going to need to take notes. So much for being lazy about it.

Are you already familiar with the game? If not, there's a nice tutorial lying somewhere around here.

Posted: **Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:07 am**

Grundbegriff wrote:
Remus West wrote:I'm going to need to take notes. So much for being lazy about it.
Are you already familiar with the game? If not, there's a nice tutorial lying somewhere around here.

I'm familiar with the base game not the expansion. I'm just going to make myself a little chart of what each of the building are in play and their cost/abilities as a reference.

Posted: **Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:26 am**

I think Remus may have played once or twice with the expansion.

(After I purchased them)

Posted: **Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:18 am**

Start of Round 01:

Victory Point Chips: more than 120
Doubloons: 42
Colonists in supply: 95
Colonists on inbound ship: 5
Coffee crates in supply: 9
Tobacco crates in supply: 9
Sugar crates in supply: 11
Indigo crates in supply: 11
Corn crates in supply: 10
Trade House: (1) --- (2) --- (3) --- (4) ---
Cargo Ship #6: _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____
Cargo Ship #7: _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____
Cargo Ship #8: _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____,
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1: Qantaga
Victory Points: ???
Doubloons: 04
Idle Colonists: 00
Employed Colonists: 00
Crates on Hand: Corn: 00, Indigo: 00, Sugar: 00, Tobacco: 00, Coffee:00

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[u][b]Plantations and workers[/b][/u]: 
 [indigo farm_________0] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]

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[u][b]Buildings and workers[/b][/u]:
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]

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2: Remus West
Victory Points: ???
Doubloons: 04
Idle Colonists: 00
Employed Colonists: 00
Crates on Hand: Corn: 00, Indigo: 00, Sugar: 00, Tobacco: 00, Coffee:00

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[u][b]Plantations and workers[/b][/u]: 
 [indigo farm_________0] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]

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[u][b]Buildings and workers[/b][/u]:
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]

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3: bb2112
Victory Points: ???
Doubloons: 04
Idle Colonists: 00
Employed Colonists: 00
Crates on Hand: Corn: 00, Indigo: 00, Sugar: 00, Tobacco: 00, Coffee:00

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[u][b]Plantations and workers[/b][/u]: 
 [indigo farm_________0] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]

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[u][b]Buildings and workers[/b][/u]:
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]

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4: Isgrimnur
Victory Points: ???
Doubloons: 03
Idle Colonists: 00
Employed Colonists: 00
Crates on Hand: Corn: 00, Indigo: 00, Sugar: 00, Tobacco: 00, Coffee:00

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[u][b]Plantations and workers[/b][/u]: 
 [corn farm___________0] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]

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[u][b]Buildings and workers[/b][/u]:
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]
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 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]

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5: Chaosraven
Victory Points: ???
Doubloons: 03
Idle Colonists: 00
Employed Colonists: 00
Crates on Hand: Corn: 00, Indigo: 00, Sugar: 00, Tobacco: 00, Coffee:00

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[u][b]Plantations and workers[/b][/u]: 
 [corn farm___________0] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]

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[u][b]Buildings and workers[/b][/u]:
 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]
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 [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________] [_____________________]

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Remus West wrote:I'm just going to make myself a little chart of what each of the building are in play and their cost/abilities as a reference.

You can find that info in the spoiler in the second post in this thread!

In this thread:
This post explains the house rules and describes the starting assets.
This post describes all the buildings in the core game and first expansion.
This post provides an ASCII version of the bank board and farm/quarry/forest tiles.
This post shows photos of the RL game setup, including your personal board.

Turn order is Qantaga, Remus West, bb2112, Isgrimnur, Chaosraven. Qantaga is the first governor.

I expect that everyone will be somewhat busy during the 4th of July holiday. We're officially starting now, but I reckon things'll be slow or static until Thursday or Friday.

Have a great time with families and friends, everyone. And whenever you're ready... go!

Posted: **Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:37 am**

Thanks again for hosting Grund!

(I'm literally giddy with anticipation).

Let's kick things off with:

Settler - Quarry.

A very happy 4th of July to all!

Posted: **Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:47 am**

If Remus takes the Sugar, I will take Tobacco.

If Remus takes Tobacco, I will take the Sugar.

Posted: **Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:57 pm**

I'll take tobacco.

Posted: **Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:14 pm**

If Igrsim takes Coffee I take tobacco
If Irsgmi takes tobacco I take Coffee

Posted: **Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:45 pm**

What if he passes or takes indigo?!

Posted: **Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:31 pm**

Coffee

Posted: **Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:31 pm**

Oh fine. Take (coffee/tobacco) in that order of preference. Better?

Posted: **Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:46 pm**

Chaosraven wrote:Oh fine. Take (coffee/tobacco) in that order of preference. Better?

Clear is always better than ambiguous when placing orders.

Plantations and Quarries Available
Plantations:

tobacco Remus West
sugar bb2112
coffee Isgrimnur
indigo
indigo
tobacco Chaosraven

Quarries:

Quarry Qantaga
Quarry
Quarry
Quarry
Quarry
Quarry
Quarry
Quarry

Two indigo farms are discarded. Here's the new draw:

tobacco
tobacco
tobacco
tobacco
coffee
sugar

That ends the Settler turn. Role selection is Remus West's:

Builder
Captain
Craftsman
Mayor
Prospector
Prospector
Settler
Trader

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2012 3:34 am**

Builder

I will build a tobacco storage for 5 - 1 = 4 doubloons.

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2012 5:00 am**

Small sugar mill for 2

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2012 12:01 pm**

Isgrimnur? Here boy! <whistle> Time to take your turn!

He comes when he is called, right?

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2012 12:29 pm**

I do believe I will pass. Need to save up some money.

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2012 1:02 pm**

Hey! It worked!

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2012 5:52 pm**

I build Black Market

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2012 6:15 pm**

Small indigo plant for 1 dubloon.

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2012 6:21 pm**

That ends the Builder turn. Role selection is bb2112's:

Builder
Captain
Craftsman
Mayor
Prospector
Prospector
Settler
Trader

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:03 pm**

Mayor

Place on sugar plantation and sugar mill

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:06 pm**

One working my beans.

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:28 pm**

Mine to Corn plantation

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:29 pm**

Colonist to Quarry.

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:38 pm**

Remus to place, but since nothing depends on that, Isgrimnur should feel free to select a role:

Builder RW
Captain
Craftsman
Mayor bb
Prospector
Prospector
Settler Qa
Trader

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:57 pm**

Captain does squat for me, Craftsman does me no good, as I have no processing facility, and I have no goods to Trade. Prospector it is.

Posted: **Thu Jul 05, 2012 11:05 pm**

Chaosraven to close it out:

Builder RW
Captain
Craftsman
Mayor bb
Prospector Is
Prospector
Settler Qa
Trader

Posted: **Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:03 am**

Stupid Isgrimnur passing on his build. Grrrr that cost me an extra slot up top being open which costs me an extra guy if I mayor next round. Jerk.

Put my little guy to work in the field. That'll teach him to bring a friend next time.

Posted: **Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:13 am**

Remus West wrote:Stupid Isgrimnur passing on his build. Grrrr that cost me an extra slot up top being open

Point of order. In the Anniversary Edition, which we're using, the "city" is on the bottom and the "island" (i.e., the plantation zone) is on the top.

Remus West wrote:Put my little guy to work in the field. That'll teach him to bring a friend next time.

You have two fields: indigo and tobacco. Where should your guy work?

Incoming ship will have 5 colonists.

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