This week we began a game of La Havre. I say “began†because the playing time on the game box says 100-200 minutes. (They must know Ben.) We are playing the advanced game that has 21 rounds of seven turns each. One player gets to act on each turn. Since there are four of us playing, that means that everyone gets to act on two turns during the round except for one “screwed†person. At the end of the round, harvest is gathered and you must feed your workers. Unfortunately those pesky workers demand more and more food as the rounds progress. The rest of the time you are trying to gather wealth in the form of buildings and Francs. You can buy buildings, but it’s much better to build them. Because of this, all of us struggle each round to gather building materials. Ships also play an important role in the game. The rules state that it is unlikely you will win the game without any ships. We all built ships.
We halted our game last night at round 11 or 12. We all think Owen will win. He has a plethora of buildings. He also managed a triple-play at the diner earning him 24 Francs. (That’s a lot.) It’s be interesting to see how the second half of the game progresses. There are not that many buildings left to be built or purchased.
We’ll finish this game up in a couple of weeks. Right now it’s hiding under Mike’s poker table top.
Chaos Steve