Puerto Rico vs Dominion
Side by side comparison of two top board games
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is a classic strategy game where players take on the roles of plantation owners in colonial Puerto Rico. Players grow crops, construct buildings, and ship goods back to Europe. The game features a unique role-selection mechanic where each turn, players choose roles that benefit both themselves and others, creating deep strategic decisions.
Dominion
Dominion is the game that created the deck-building genre. Players start with a small deck of cards and use them to buy more powerful cards, gradually building an efficient engine. Each game uses a different set of 10 kingdom cards from the available pool, creating nearly infinite variety. The goal is to have the most victory points when the game ends.
Specification Comparison
| Spec | Puerto Rico | Dominion |
|---|---|---|
| BGG Rank | 8 ✓ | 102 |
| Rating | 8 ✓ | 7.6 |
| Year Published | 2002 ✓ | 2008 |
| Price | 40 | 40 |
| Min Players | 2 | 2 |
| Max Players | 5 ✓ | 4 |
| Play Time (min) | 120 | 30 ✓ |
| Min Age | 12 ✓ | 13 |
| Complexity (1-5) | 3.27 ✓ | 2.35 |
Puerto Rico wins in 6 categories, Dominion wins in 1 categories.