Reply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: The game is all about shipping. The short...
by kendahlj I played my first game, the long version, and shipping really didn't come into play for anyone. I really enjoyed this game and am going to track down a copy for my collection. Fiddly as...
View ArticleThread: Le Havre:: General:: Relative value of resources?
by coblackmagus I know this will be extremely dependent as what's needed for the particular situation, but it would be helpful for beginning players to have some kind of metric for evaluating the worth...
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by Ponton You are right, the answer is so much dependant on the current game situation. Also, different resources serve different purposes and cannot be compared (e.g. you cannot compare meat with coke...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: The game is all about shipping. The short...
by David Grabinerkendahlj wrote:I played my first game, the long version, and shipping really didn't come into play for anyone. I really enjoyed this game and am going to track down a copy for my...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: General:: Re: Relative value of resources?
by ZarkIf you have no grain in the early game one is valuable as it will increase each harvest, once you have one getting one more is a lot less valuable. Similarly with two cattle
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: General:: Re: Relative value of resources?
by Faranim I think internally, I have a hierarchy in my head for which offers are most valuable. In the early game, it's fairly easy:Iron/Clay/Wood > Buildings > Grain/Cattle* > Francs >...
View ArticleThread: Le Havre:: Rules:: Loans
by diceman56 If you run out of loan cards, does that force you to sell a building, cause rules say about paying loans that you are not obliged to sell your buildings but surely if there are no loan...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Rules:: Re: Loans
by bigloo33 Not sure, but by my count, I have 11 loan cards with a 3 loan backside. That's 33 loans......that's a lot of loans! Sure you need that many.I don't believe loans are meant to be limited by...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Rules:: Re: Loans
by davypi Even if you did run out, I would probably just drop a 5X token on top of a loan card to represent 5/15 loans. I suspect Ken is on the right track though. Are you flipping the loans to the...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Rules:: Re: Loans
by Ponton Loans are not supposed to be limited. Help yourself with something else to keep track of them if they run out.
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Rules:: Re: Loans
by diceman56 Sorry I must have had an attack of a 'senior moment'. I completely forgot the other side had more loans on them.......dooohhh!!
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: Strategy:: Re: The game is all about shipping. The short...
by kendahljDavid Grabiner wrote:kendahlj wrote:I played my first game, the long version, and shipping really didn't come into play for anyone. I really enjoyed this game and am going to track down a...
View ArticleSession: Le Havre:: My first play with two experienced players
by kendahlj I'm not a fan of Agricola so I wasn't really excited about playing Le Havre. The two things I'd heard about it are that it's long and fiddly. When my friend Ben suggested it I agreed...
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Thread: Le Havre:: General:: Multiple paths, but only a subset to victory?
by Anarchosyn Perspective is what I seek:Le Havre is one of my all time favorite games. For me, it is the quintessential high watermark in resource conversion euros (eclipsing its only real competitor,...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: General:: Re: Multiple paths, but only a subset to victory?
by davypi As much as I hate to speak negatively about one of my top three games, its hard to disagree with most of what you've posted, but I will offer a few observations here.First, while I think...
View ArticleReply: Le Havre:: General:: Re: Multiple paths, but only a subset to victory?
by gillumdavypi wrote:One of the special buildings that came out allowed you to convert clay and another resource (I forget which) into moneyBrick Manufacturer lets you convert 3 bricks (not clay) and...
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Thread: Le Havre:: General:: any noticeable differences between Australian...
by asgelb any noticeable differences between Australian 2012 edition and Z-Man 2013 edition?thanks!
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by Karlsen On behalf of my wife I wish to express my outrage that "Australian Edition" has been removed from the front cover :kiss:
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