Reply: Le Havre:: General:: Re: Like harbour/ will I like this?
by DAAAN Le Havre isn't too complex, at least to start with. There are a few things to consider, but the game is pretty easy to get going and learn as you play because it presents you with relatively...
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by Dark_Knight Fields of Arle and Caverna are both very very similar to Agricola-they both just essentially remove all that panic from trying to feed your meeps every harvest-so greatly reduced...
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by DAAAN I've only ever played Le Havre at 2 and rate it very highly, so disagree with the assessment that it doesn't play well at 2. Tbe "optimal player count" on BGG tends to oscillate between 2 and...
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by Deep SilverDark_Knight wrote:Le Havre is an awesome game in its own right and certainly different than Agricola-but if I recall correctly-doesn't seem to play as well with just 2 players.Disagree...
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by Jasonbartfast I find them pretty similar, except of course that Le Havre is an order of magnitude more complex. I do think of Harbour as being a much better "short version" of Le Havre than The...
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by davypi Le Havre is much deeper and complex game. Billing Harbor has 20 minute version of Le Havre is simultaneously accurate and misleading. Some of the core mechanics are there, but so much more is...
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by Dark_Knight Forgot about Glass Road-a real gem....also the Easter Bunny gave my wife a copy of Patchwork...thats quick and easy....TOTALLY AGREE about the "massive" ($97 massive) let down vis a vis...
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by DaveyJJ Merkator. Only Rosenberg game I enjoy (although Le Havre would be my second choice if I was forced at gunpoint to like another of his "games").
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by grant5DaveyJJ wrote:Merkator. Only Rosenberg game I enjoy (although Le Havre would be my second choice if I was forced at gunpoint to like another of his "games").Your strategy of patrolling forums...
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by Sonicwarhol At the Gates of Loyang or Merkator
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by Sonicwarhol Harbour is a quick game and the way the buying of buildings and stock market work, it can end quickly with a run-away leader sometimes, but not always. But it's very light. Le Havre is a...
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by Stevieram Thanks everyone, the only uwe Rosenberg game I do own is patchwork, great game for what it is, never thought I'd like it looking at it, but we both do enjoy it, agricola and caverna don't...
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by doctoryes0 LH is best with two, by far.Given the arc - the fact that the game changes so completely as it progresses - I would be very surprised to hear that your wife thinks it is long. Set up,...
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by doctoryes0 LH is by far best with two. It is however an extremely interactive, aggressive, and even cutthroat game.LH with three plus becomes a sandbox game because you can't block or time key moves...
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by adamredwoods The short game is a great way to introduce newcomers to Le Havre, but the long game is much more rewarding. I have plastic containers (the stackable round ones) for all the pieces and...
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by dyepbr Le Havre is good with 2. But I do feel that after several plays, everyone seems to converge on a few main strategies, and try to do it better than everyone else (not necessarily a bad thing)....
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by Stevieram Thank you again, we had a game of dungeon petz last night, and that took us a good 2hrs nearly, so maybe we would be o.k. Iv'e just seen that there is an iOS version, might try that 1st....
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by klbushStevieram wrote:Iv'e just seen that there is an iOS version, might try that 1st. Is it a game you're not sure who's won til the end? Or is it a game where it's obvious who's won ages before...
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by terpitude71 I wouldn't be too concerned with length. I took my wife and me a little more than 90 minutes for our first game, and I would expect our future games to be shorter as we become more...
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