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Do the plantation tiles have to be split into five face-down stacks?

Several experienced players agree the number of stacks has no effect on play; no official ruling.

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  • Puerto Rico rulebook · Rulebook · The Settler

No. The stacks are a convenience; one pool or a bag works identically. Keep the quarries in their own pile, and reshuffle discards the same way whichever method you use.

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