Watch “Board Game Comparison: Puerto Rico vs. Cuba,” a board game video for Cuba from When Harry Met Board Games on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by When Harry Met Board Games on YouTube:
In this video, I compare the popular classic Puerto Rico with another game about producing and shipping goods named Cuba. Everyone in the hobby has played, watch played or at the very least heard of Puerto Rico but very few have any experience at all with Cuba. Cuba definitely borrows lots of concepts and even mechanisms from Puerto Rico but certainly makes them into its own individual product. The first game has been a massive success within the industry while the second game has struggled to remain in print. I will show you the similarities and differences but components, to theme and all the way down to gameplay. Finally at the end of the video I will discuss the advantages that each game presents over the other and ultimately which one I prefer out of the two.
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Mainly reviews. Cuba is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 11 reviews, 6 how-to-play guides, 5 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 1 other video.
2 - 5 players
75 - 120 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
About Cuba, from BoardGameGeek:
Game description from the publisher:
Cuba prior to the revolution: Under turbulent circumstances, the villages of the island strive for independent wealth and influence. Who can buy and sell his products and goods on the domestic market profitably or take in the most on the trading ships? Who can send the right delegate to parliament in order to influence the government legislative process, or erect distilleries, hotels and banks at the right moment to the benefit of his village?
Whoever has accumulated the most victory points in Cuba by the end of the game wins. Players earn victory points by shipping merchandise from the harbor, but also by erecting and using buildings, and by abiding by the law.
Designers
Michael Rieneck, Stefan Stadler
Artists
Michael Menzel, Michael Rieneck, Yvon-Cheryl Scholten, Stefan Stadler