Thread: Le Havre:: Strategy:: The game is all about shipping. The short game...
by David Grabiner I just played my first short game, and realized that the standard advice, "Le Havre is a game about shipping. Build ships," is less valid in the short game. The value of a ship...
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by SapoLJackson Un review muy bueno y detallado.. yo literalmente me lo acabo de comprar ahora mismo.. y le mande el link a mi esposa para que lo lea... I can't wait to play !!!!!!!!!
View ArticleThread: Le Havre:: General:: JUST BOUGHT IT :)
by SapoLJackson I'd been circling around this one for a few weeks and I finally gave in.. looking forward to playing it. I read it scales really well.. and it's especially awesome with 2p/3p. Can...
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by Mr_Bickman I think it's equally great for both, but 3 player will make it a longer game, probably by more than you'd expect... at least that's been my experience.
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by leeramos11 I agree with the above. I'd play with two first to get acquainted with the rules and game flow, then ramp up to three. It can be a long game if players don't know what they are doing. Its...
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by SapoLJackson Awesome.. 2p is great for me cause I play a lot with my chick and I want her to start getting into more strategic "thinky" games. This game just strikes a chord with me... I loooove the...
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by SapoLJackson As long as it's not 3 hours or more, am good lol.
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by dkeisenI find 3 player a richer experience, but 2 player works just fine. 4 is also a fine game, but doesn't really add much to the 3 player game and I do not generally think it's worth playing with...
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by Desiderata I think it's only slightly better with 3, simply because of the few buildings that you don't get to use when playing with only two. That being said, I agree with the others that it's...
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by davypiDesiderata wrote:I think it's only slightly better with 3, simply because of the few buildings that you don't get to use when playing with only twoSo add them in anyway. A friend of mine and I...
View ArticleThread: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Comparison of building values
by David Grabiner The building values in Le Havre appear to be well-balanced. The opportunity to build a building is worth about 8 VP early, 10 VP late, and almost every building is close to these...
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by SapoLJackson Thanks for the info.. Am setting up a game right now n this is going to help.
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: Comparison of building values
by davypiBuilding materials are worth 0.5 francs for wood, 1.5 for clay, 3 for bricks, 3 for iron. These numbers correspond to the relative effort to get the resources, and they also equalize the...
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by Desideratadavypi wrote:Desiderata wrote:I think it's only slightly better with 3, simply because of the few buildings that you don't get to use when playing with only twoSo add them in anyway. A...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: Comparison of building values
by David Grabiner Thanks for your suggestions; I'll make the necessary changes to the initial post.davypi wrote:Building materials are worth 0.5 francs for wood, 1.5 for clay, 3 for bricks, 3 for iron....
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: For comparison, shipbuilding is better
by David Grabiner Using the same estimates, building the newest ship is a better use of resources than building in a four-player game, even if you never use it to ship. Buying and building ships are of...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: General:: Re: All buildings built early in 3p game. Need...
by Nicholas M After playing our first game yesterday and now reading this thread, I did check up on some rules and I think I might know what went wrong with the OP. We had all buildings in round 6,...
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