UnknownParkerBrother wrote:
kevinmcgillivray wrote:
Word of advice, play the short version first. I was subjected to the full game (20 rounds or so) with 4 other players for my first game and it was a freakin' death march. :-)
There's a reason this is printed on the first page of the manual. - "We only recommend the 5-player game for experienced “Le Havre” players."
They tell you up front it's a 4 hour game, it's supposed to be a death march, specifically designed for those who like death marches. :D
Yeah, that part was never told to me. It was more like "Le Havre is awesome. Let's all play it!" and I (rather stupidly, apparently) went along with it. :) I was more than a few turns in before I concluded that it was going to be a miserable experience and didn't want to bow out and break the game for everyone else. I would play it again but I've got many other games I would rather play so I won't be the one suggesting it.