by darthain
The wife (Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
) and I sat for our first (short) game of Le Havre last night. Having been forged in the fires of Dominant Species, Madeira, etc. It really didn't look that bad. What always baffled me about this game is I could never understand what made it so appealing. On paper this game looks as dull as watching paint dry, but then you have reviewers with a reputation for disliking dry euros raving about it, what us missing? Should I take the risk on a purchase? Clearly I did.No rules mistakes, almost built an iron so without modernising the wharf, but caught the error. My wife played conservative, getting lots of fish, etc. U played loose, taking loans, buying all the boats I could, trudging bravely forward.
I paid off all my loans in this very fast paced game. The short turns are really engaging, and never feel limited.
I list by 8.... 108-116 , the wife takes the crown. Buy that is alright, because a good time was had by all. Foot veteran WP game players, this game was really neat in the turn limitations. The cycling blocked areas create a neat dynamic. A few more short games are likely before the long one, but fit now this session report will hold until a proper revue can happen.
So there is definitely something here the rulebook can't describe, the pace of this game feels swift, you are always limited in amount of actions wanting another. Tight is the name of the game, I can see how this one holds its own. The wife was apprehensive after Caverna flopped, but we can see the punt I've seen made once before, about how that one is all the worst bits of Agricola and Le Havre put together.
Containers, I really need containers....
Many more plays to enjoy, and for now, that is all.
