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Rules assistance for Cuba: El Presidente
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- 2–5 players
- 120 min
- 12+
- Complexity 3.1/5
Rules assistant for Cuba: El Presidente
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Cuba: El Presidente is an expansion for Cuba released in 2009 for 2–5 players, 120 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Michael Rieneck and Stefan Stadler and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Auction / Bidding, and Variable Phase Order.
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About the game
The expansion to be used by 'Cuba'. An additional game board, more and different ship cards, laws, buildings, new character cards to be used with the other characters, and a whole new phenomenon: Cuba - the Arrival of the President! In their turn, players may take and play a character from the 'El Presidente' board: the worker, dancer, attorney, warden, revolutionary or musician. They all have different effects. The worker puts your goods into the warehouse; all your goods are safe this turn. The revolutionary gives you one victory point, the musician two money. The player with the dancer card becomes immediately the new start player; the old rule for determining the new start player is no longer in effect. With the attorney a player may use a building even when his supervisor is not on the row or column of this building, paying one money. The warden may change two adjacent ships in position. There are two mule cards being used when playing with less than five players; these cards cannot be chosen. When all players have chosen a card, the car of the president moves to the position of the remaining card; remember, there are six cards that each turn are shuffled and randomly placed. Under each card on the board are symbols that come into effect when the car of the president stops there. The first makes all law proposals go into effect; the second makes it possible to move the supervisor anywhere on a player board in the next round. The next symbol also is in effect for the next round: it allows you to pay one money and overbuild a building with another; the difference in resources must be paid as well. One symbol makes the leading player to go back two points on the score track; another allows players to purchase market wares at discount prices. Players must now not only consider which role they would like to take, but also which position they likely want to be visited by the president. There are 2 additional laws in each of the four categories, so that the game can now last up to 8 rounds instead of just 6.
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- Smart Ltd
- Hobby World
- Rio Grande Games
- Filosofia Éditions
- eggertspiele
- The Game Master BV
Questions and answers
Cuba: El Presidente supports 2–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Cuba: El Presidente is 120 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Cuba: El Presidente for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Cuba: El Presidente has a complexity rating of 3.1 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Cuba: El Presidente belongs to these categories: Economic, Farming, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Auction / Bidding, and Variable Phase Order. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Cuba: El Presidente are: Michael Rieneck and Stefan Stadler. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Cuba: El Presidente as an expansion for Cuba. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Cuba to use it. Check that your edition of Cuba is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.