Larger waves of recycling are already known from series and films - game publishers are now also relying on the idea of repackaging tried and tested concepts and then bringing them onto the market as a revised version. Especially when popular classics are affected, this can offer players new incentives to bring the visually outdated games of yesteryear back to the table. Ravensburger has dared to look at Puerto Rico by Andreas Seyfarth, because the board game from 2002 can be counted among the best titles of recent years. Whether the new edition can keep up with the original version or even improves the board game? We reveal this in the following review of Puerto Rico (2020).
Trade in the Caribbean is the basic theme of the strategic board game by author Andres Seyfarth. The well-known and popular setting has delighted players for around 18 years: in 2002, the original version of the title was released by Alea, which promotes players to governors in rounds, gives them a few pennies and some land in order to conjure up a trading empire. If you look at the clunky presentation of the original or the still staid appearance of the 2011 anniversary edition, the call for a visually improved new edition is almost inevitable. There is, however, one big difference: significantly more sensitivity to the game's theme - trade in the Caribbean, yes, but also slavery and discrimination against indigenous peoples - and the historical background hidden behind it. Publishers will have to face criticism more frequently in the future.
Infobox
Number of players: 2 to 5 players
Age: from 12 years
Playing time: 70 to 120 minutes
Difficulty: difficult
Long-term motivation: high
Published by Ravensburger
Website: Link
Year of publication: 2020
Author: Andreas Seyfarth
Illustrations: Vincent Dutrait, Johnny Morrow
Language: German
Cost: 33 Euro
