Reply: Le Havre:: General:: Re: Does Le Havre need a Scoring Tracker?
by testcranker As others have already pointed out, it's not a bad idea but it could be very misleading. The thing about Le Havre in turn based scoring is the loan mechanic and the notion that you can...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Variants:: Re: More Special Buildings
by archipel We tried the variant created by Ponton in a two player game last week.We really liked it. I could even say that it was the first time that we really used specials buildings in our games and...
View ArticleThread: Le Havre:: Strategy:: How to get money to buy buildings and ships?
by Padish (Topic edited to build->buy)Hi,Many buildings are worth just a few points (and therefore cheap to buy) compared to the resources it takes to build them. However, the building prices in the...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: How to get money to build buildings and ships?
by Thunkd Buildings are a wash in terms of victory points if you buy them (as money = vp), so you're only buying them for bonus symbols which can increase the effects of other buildings, or to get the...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: How to get money to buy buildings and ships?
by Flyboy Connor How to get money?- Take the money pile.- Use a building that besides products also gives some money.And that's more or less it in the early game stages.Money is really scarce. Using it...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: How to get money to buy buildings and ships?
by ldsdbomber build some of the buildings that require only few resources but are worth lots, the sawmill being a good example. Sell it for half its value. Time this with manipulating the loans or...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: How to get money to buy buildings and ships?
by Shane Beck The only buildings I'd consider worth buying are the marketplace (bound to be used often and saves food / money owning it) and the two building firms with huts on them to use in...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: How to get money to buy buildings and ships?
by Padish I actually rarely buy any buildings, but I've gotten a feel from these forums that it's pretty standard to constantly scout for buildings to buy from the offers. That's why I made this...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: How to get money to buy buildings and ships?
by ravenskanaldsdbomber wrote:build some of the buildings that require only few resources but are worth lots, the sawmill being a good example. Sell it for half its value.In the really early game, this...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: How to get money to buy buildings and ships?
by ThunkdPadish wrote:Hardware store takes 3 wood and 1 clay and is only an 8 VP building. I'd rather buy it if I could because those resources can be used more profitably. Smokehouse is 2 wood + 1...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: How to get money to buy buildings and ships?
by davypiPadish wrote:but I've gotten a feel from these forums that it's pretty standard to constantly scout for buildings to buy from the offers. Where exactly from? As a strategic supplement, maybe,...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: How to get money to buy buildings and ships?
by ZarkPadish wrote:(Topic edited to build->buy)Hi,Many buildings are worth just a few points (and therefore cheap to buy) compared to the resources it takes to build them. However, the building...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: How to get money to buy buildings and ships?
by Ponton The Shipping Line is maybe the only building really worth buying (and maybe the Marketplace), maybe some special buildings also. The really only time I buy buildings is towards the end when I...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: How to get money to buy buildings and ships?
by davypiZark wrote:Take clay, Take wood, Build Sawmill, Use Joinery, buy ship.I took the iron after you took the clay. No Sawmill for you.
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: How to get money to buy buildings and ships?
by ldsdbomberPonton wrote:The Shipping Line is maybe the only building really worth buying (and maybe the Marketplace), maybe some special buildings also. The really only time I buy buildings is...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: How to get money to buy buildings and ships?
by testcranker I almost never build the shipping line any longer. It's too much in terms of resources that can be put to more productive use. Sometimes I will buy the Ironworks, but that is often to...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: How to get money to buy buildings and ships?
by Zarkdavypi wrote:Zark wrote:Take clay, Take wood, Build Sawmill, Use Joinery, buy ship.I took the iron after you took the clay. No Sawmill for you.That is the trouble with working from...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: How to get money to buy buildings and ships?
by Pontonldsdbomber wrote:Ponton wrote:The Shipping Line is maybe the only building really worth buying (and maybe the Marketplace), maybe some special buildings also. The really only time I buy...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: How to get money to buy buildings and ships?
by ldsdbomber Oh, yeah I misread you there :) Of course, the building strategy is using resources to build them, not pay for them with cash! Actually just at the end, snagging up buildings to add (or...
View ArticleThread: Le Havre:: General:: Point ranges to aim for for each player count
by Icelom I just got le havre and would love to know what a good score is in each of the player counts so i can gauge how i am doing (and let others know as well)1p?2p?3p?4p?5p?I have only played 1x 2p...
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