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The amount of gold coins required to hire a person is indicated on the card.

The active player may choose instead or in addition(depending on the number of cards he can take) to Hire a person in the Harbor Display. The active player Trades if he decides to take a ship card for the gold coins indicated on the card. Five ships, the player may take three cards. Four ships, the player may take two cards. Zero to three ships, the player may take one card. The number of cards the active player may take from the Harbor Display is dependent on the number of different color ships in the Harbor Display. If the active player draws two ships of the same color, then he has busted and skips this phase. The Trade & Hire phase begins once the active player has voluntarily stopped drawing cards. Tax Increases – take gold from players with large amount of gold Cards which can be drawn include:Įxpeditions – give bonus VPs if completed

During this phase a player can use the swords of the pirates and sailors he has hired to repel or discard ships as they are drawn. The player continues to draw cards until either two ships of the same color are drawn or the player voluntarily stops drawing. The active player draws cards to form the Harbor Display. A player’s turn consists of the following two phases: The player who last visited a harbor is the starting player.Įach player in clockwise order becomes the active player. Just shuffle the deck of cards and then deal three cards (coin side face up) to each player.

Set-up for Port Royal is lightning quick. The rulebook is only a couple of pages, but well organized and written. The artwork is family friendly as there is no nasty or objectionable material. The cards have a picture of a gold coin on one side and pictures of ships or persons on the other side. The cards have colorful artwork, which is slightly cartoonish, and are of marginal durability. Port Royal is for 2 to 5 players ages 8 and up and plays in about 30 minutes. The player with the most victory points (VPs) is the winner. The object of the game is to gain gold coins in order to hire persons and score victory points (VPs). Players take on the role of a merchant who trades and deals in an effort to gain wealth and influence. Port Royal takes place in the Caribbean Sea during colonial times.