louper wrote:
How so? Most businesses have to take out extensive loans and are typically unprofitable for years. The loans provide you, in the game, exactly what real businesses use them for: capital for improvements, efficiencies, and other investments that pay off down the line.
Yep, I had actually thought of that, and was hesitant about my first point. On the one hand, taking out a lot of early loans is VERY thematic. On the other hand, what sort of bank would continue to give out loans to someone with such an awful credit history?
To be honest, it sounds like you want to play a different game than Le Havre. But then I'm someone who abhors house rules, so I might not be the right person to ask. :what:
I've heard that before in regard to other games. I'm not a very competitive person, but I have a great appreciation for the mechanics of games like this. I think I can safely say I would not enjoy playing Le Havre repeatedly against very competitive players who were hellbent on exploiting that one strategy, but that does not mean I would not enjoy it in a more casual setting.
Let's just assume I'm dead set on getting the game; is there anything I can do to make this a less dominant strategy? I just saw in another thread the idea of decreasing the value of shipped coke to 4F, which seems like an easy fix.
