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How to shorten Puerto Rico to fit one hour?
Play it more often. I finish two-player games with an expert friend in about 50 minutes, after having played a lot over the Internet and live. As you start learning the buildings and understand the ...
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How to shorten Puerto Rico to fit one hour?
We have played 2-3 times a month for a long time.
Of course games are shorter with fewer people and go faster when everyone is well acquainted with the game. We have played normal extended version ...
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When is it a good idea to pick the Craftsman in Puerto Rico?
No one has mentioned the Factory in their answer. The Factory is an obvious reason to choose Craftsman. On the surface you think that if you have the Factory it makes sense. It might also make ...
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How to shorten Puerto Rico to fit one hour?
The quick answer would be to use a timer and set it to an hour.
When the timer goes off, you can finish the round.
You might try limiting the spaces available for buildings, maybe remove a row or ...
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In Puerto Rico, how do you tell whether it is better to trade or to ship a good?
To answer your specific question "Do I need to buy a warehouse THIS turn, for 1-2 turns down the road?" here are my informal steps for evaluating.
How many and how many types of goods are you ...
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How to shorten Puerto Rico to fit one hour?
If you play in 2 players, chess clock is always good.
If you play Puerto Rico online, the mean of the duration is around 27 minutes. So technically is possible to play even faster.
You can speed ...
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How to minimize Puerto Rico setup time?
I also have separate bags for the different number of players. I include a card in each bag to indicate what exactly goes into that particular bag. On the back of the card I indicate what is used in ...
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