by tumorous
aolimpi wrote:
We took out loans, but we couldn't get any engines going.
The final scores were 50, 36, and 32. We all fell way behind the food curve, because we had no way of generating food (or much income) for half the came due to the card spread.
Maybe we missed something, but there's really no way I'm ever going to get my wife to play it again. Maybe I'll try it solo. From what I've heard, these scores are pretty low. My one friend actually managed to never build a ship (He also ended with 5 loans)
The final scores were 50, 36, and 32. We all fell way behind the food curve, because we had no way of generating food (or much income) for half the came due to the card spread.
Maybe we missed something, but there's really no way I'm ever going to get my wife to play it again. Maybe I'll try it solo. From what I've heard, these scores are pretty low. My one friend actually managed to never build a ship (He also ended with 5 loans)
I'd review the rulebook, as it sounds like you got at least one rule wrong. Feeding workers is not that difficult in Le Havre, even for first-time players.
In fact, the abundance of resources in Le Havre is usually seen as a point of contrast with Agricola's scarcity (see, e.g., Uwe's Twin Titans, Or: The Olympian's Playground and the Stalwart's Obstacle Course.