# Port Royal: Big Box

Port Royal: Big Box is a board game for 1–5 players. It plays in 20–50 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 7.7 out of 10 by 56 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $26.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–5 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 20–50 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 1.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2022
- **Categories:** Card Game, Economic, Nautical, Pirates
- **Mechanics:** Cooperative Game, Open Drafting, Contracts, Push Your Luck, Set Collection, Solo / Solitaire Game, Move Through Deck
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.7 out of 10, from 56 reviews
- **Owned by:** 171 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 729
- **Unique players:** 514

**Designers:** Alexander Pfister

**Artists:** Fantasmagoria Creative

**Publishers:** Pegasus Spiele

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Miniature Market | 26.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/peg18148e.html |
| Cardhaus Games | 27.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/port-royal-big-box/ |
| Atomic Empire | 29.71 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/303480 |
| Board Game Bliss | 36.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/port-royal-big-box |
| 401 Games | 37.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/port-royal-big-box |
| Zatu Games | 20.35 £ | https://zatu.com/products/port-royal-big-box |
| Goblin Trader Barcelona | 25.2 € | https://www.goblintrader.es/es/inicio/41588-port-royal-big-box-castellano-8436572390812.html |
| La Gameria | 25.95 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/port-royal-big-box-10864.html |
| Spelexperten | 338 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/kortspel/port-royal-big-box-eng.html |
| Alphaspel | 339 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/354081-port-royal-big-box-de |
| Pelipeikko | 31.95 € | https://pelipeikko.fi/fi/lautapelit/1950-port-royal-big-box |
| Games Empire | 51.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/port-royal-big-box |
| Nordisk Spil | 249 kr | https://nordiskspil.dk/products/port-royal-big-box |
| Hyggeonkel | 249.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/port-royal-big-box |
| Spilforsyningen | 259.95 kr | https://spilforsyningen.dk/products/port-royal-big-box-eng |
| Spielezar | 32.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/kartenspiele/port-royal-big-box-en |
| World of Board Games | 395 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/port-royal-big-box |
| Fantasiapelit | 38.4 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_212302 |

## Expansions

- [Port Royal: Big Box – The Instructor Promo Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/port-royal-instructor-promo-set)
- [Super Power](https://www.ludoya.com/games/super-power)

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- [Port Royal](https://www.ludoya.com/games/port-royal-2)
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- [Century: Big Box](https://www.ludoya.com/games/century-big-box)
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## Rules questions

### If I draw a ship that's the same color/type as one already in the harbor, does the Discover phase stop right away?

Yes — drawing a duplicate ship immediately stops the Discover phase (the duplicate ship rule ends the draw); see the rulebook p.4–5.

### How do cutlasses/repelling ships work — can I remove ships from the harbor or only stop the draw?

You repel (remove) a ship from the harbor by using the Sailor/Pirate (cutlass) effect, which takes that ship out of play so it isn't available to be taken and can affect whether the draw continues; see the rulebook p.5 and professions p.9.

### During someone else's Trade & Hire phase, can I take a card from the harbor and what do I pay?

Yes — other players may take exactly one card from the harbor during another player's Trade & Hire phase by paying 1 coin to do so; see the rulebook p.6.

### How do I claim an Expedition — do I have to discard a Jack or specific professions?

Certain professions (for example Priest, Captain, Settler and Jack) may be discarded to meet an Expedition's requirements, and you claim an Expedition by discarding the required cards as stated; see the rulebook p.5 and the profession abilities listing p.8.

### How many Influence points do I need to win, and are there alternate end conditions?

The standard competitive win condition is 12 Influence (with some variants and options such as 12+Expedition or an 8-Influence shorter game); see the rulebook p.7 (and additional end-game/variant details p.18).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/port-royal-big-box)
- [Port Royal: Big Box in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/port-royal-big-box)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/331265)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._