<p>Yes, you get 1 coin per Jester in your personal display.</p>
<p>The important part of the rules is &quot;<strong>all players</strong> with a Jester in their personal display gain 1 coin.&quot;</p>
<p>This has been clarified by the <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1203814/article/16335145#16335145" rel="nofollow noreferrer">publisher on Board Game Geek</a> (as well as the <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1154585/article/15548755#15548755" rel="nofollow noreferrer">designer</a>)</p>
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<p>rule page 3 at the top of the left column:
&quot;... but ALL players with a jester in their personal display gain 1 coin.&quot;</p>
<p>The same on the last page - Jester (last sentence):
&quot;... Should a player forfeit his turn during a Phase 1 Discover and the second Phase is skipped, ALL players with a jester gain 1 coin.&quot;</p>
<p>All players means all players. Not just all the other players except the active player :-).</p>
<p>Hope you have much fun with the game<br />
Klaus Ottmaier<br />
Editor Pegasus Spiele</p>
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KMR
<p>In Port Royal, if you draw 2 ships of the same color, you bust and &quot;your turn ends&quot;, and you don't get the &quot;trade and hire&quot; phase.</p>
<p>If you have a jester in your tableau, do you get a coin?</p>
<p>In my gaming group, we have a disagreement, whether:</p>
<ul>
<li><em>everyone</em> with a jester gets a coin whenever someone busts</li>
<li>other players, but not the active player</li>
<li>nobody</li>
</ul>
<p>If nobody gets a coin on a bust, then jesters are mostly pointless. But some people say that the first option makes them too powerful.</p>

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Everyone with a jester gets a coin, official statement from the publisher. https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1203814/jester-question
Zibelas
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In Port Royal, if I have a jester and I bust, do I get a coin?
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# In Port Royal, if I have a jester and I bust, do I get a coin?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-11-17)

In Port Royal, if you draw 2 ships of the same color, you bust and "your turn ends", and you don't get the "trade and hire" phase.

If you have a jester in your tableau, do you get a coin?

In my gaming group, we have a disagreement, whether:

* *everyone* with a jester gets a coin whenever someone busts
* other players, but not the active player
* nobody

If nobody gets a coin on a bust, then jesters are mostly pointless. But some people say that the first option makes them too powerful.

**Tags:** scoring

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Everyone with a jester gets a coin, official statement from the publisher. https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1203814/jester-question  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2024-11-18. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Yes, you get 1 coin per Jester in your personal display.

The important part of the rules is "**all players** with a Jester in their personal display gain 1 coin."

This has been clarified by the [publisher on Board Game Geek](https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1203814/article/16335145#16335145) (as well as the [designer](https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1154585/article/15548755#15548755))

> rule page 3 at the top of the left column:
> "... but ALL players with a jester in their personal display gain 1 coin."
>
> The same on the last page - Jester (last sentence):
> "... Should a player forfeit his turn during a Phase 1 Discover and the second Phase is skipped, ALL players with a jester gain 1 coin."
>
> All players means all players. Not just all the other players except the active player :-).
>
> Hope you have much fun with the game  
> Klaus Ottmaier  
> Editor Pegasus Spiele


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