Le Havre - economic strategy at all times

Today I would like to tell you about one incredibly exciting game le Havre. It refers to the economic strategy in which you need to delve long enough to understand the rules, and then develop your winning strategy. In my opinion, this is not the most difficult economic strategy, in which I had to play. While the first place among them is «Caylus». Someday I'll tell you and about this game, but for now let us return to the «Le Havre».

Since the action takes place in the port, it is not surprising that the game was called Le Havre. It is a city located in northern France, and that it is the second largest French port. The game was invented Uvoy Rosenberg, who had a hand and other economic policies, in particular, to many polyubsheysya "Agricola". Among the table games, according to the respected site boardgamegeek.com, Le Havre is the 12th place. And you just imagine yourself there, there are more than 68 thousand of board games!

In my umneniyu, iOS-version of the game is made just fine, its advantage - during the time that you save on the layout of buildings and resources with the chips. In addition, an electronic version of Le Havre is much smaller than the original board game. The main task of the game - to get as many points (standard goal for most nastolok). The first thing you encounter in the game - an absolute lack of understanding of its rules. To which I, in general, and ran, sorting out the intricacies of Le Havre. Many of the rules became clear only after several batches.

Le Havre is designed for 1-5 players. Playing in single version, you can simply try to gain as many points as possible. The more players, the more interesting it becomes Havre, because every time you have to use a new strategy. When creating a new game you have the opportunity to choose as rival computer that can play at four levels of difficulty. Initially, you will most likely not be able to win even a simple level of complexity. But as the development of Le Havre rules'll master even the most powerful opponent.

The game has two versions: a truncated and incomplete. In each of them a different number of rounds and buildings. The number of rounds and the total number of affected players. Each round consists of 7 courses, and each course - of the mandatory and optional actions of the player.

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Making a binding effect, you can either take the resources from the dock or use the services of one of the completed buildings:

• Resources. In the port are 7 piers, each of which uses different resources (timber, fish, clay, iron, etc.). Clicking on one of the resources, he immediately will be in your piggy bank.
• Building. Originally located in three buildings that are responsible for the construction of other facilities. You can use their own, someone else's buildings or buildings owned by the city. At the same time entrance fee you have to pay any food or coins (there are free building). The buildings allow you to build other facilities, receive resources or improve your existing products. If you hold no food, you will be able to pay an entrance fee in cash.

During additional steps you can sell or buy one of the buildings or the ship. Buildings and ships are sold for half of their value. If at the time of sale to the building was a trick the opponent, it is returned to the owner. Moreover, in one move can not be bought and sold at the same building.

Planning is a very important part of the town. At the end of each round, you have to pay the port employees of a certain amount of food, and it increases with each round. So you have to think about your moves in advance, so that in the end you're holding was enough food (fish, bread or meat). Are you at the hands of the ships also bring the necessary food. Its volume depends on the type of ship and the number of players. For example, if you play together, wooden ship will bring in 4 food units. Each card of the ship shows how much he can bring food into the late rounds.

To build a ship, you need to take advantage of the shipyard. To do this, it needs to be, as a minimum built. Then you pay the entrance fee and you are interested in building a ship. In addition to the necessary materials will have to pay 3 power unit (3 or 1 wood and coal). It is necessary to take into account the fact that the first player to build an iron ship, will have to pay 1 brick on the improvement of the Shipyards.

If the end of the round you did not have the necessary amount of food on hand, you will be offered either to take a loan or sell any building. After that you have to pay every round to 1 coin, when the ship will feature the appropriate credit card. You will be able to extinguish it at any time when you have on hand will be the required amount. In Le Havre has features that are sure to remember:

• Rounding disadvantage. On some buildings painted half the energy or half of the coin. This means that you will be more profitable to process even number of resources. Because if you earn ½ coin, it is not good for you in the treasury. And if you need to spend ½ energy, you pay 1 whole energy.
• The difference in food and energy do not come back. For example, if at the end of rounds you have to pay 1 unit of food, and you're holding a piece of bread, which is worth 2 points, you have to give this piece, and the difference in unit 1 you no make up.
• Look for special icons of buildings. Very often, the building with icons can provide you excellent service. Buildings are the economic, industrial, craft and public, each of them has its symbol. For example, the more you're holding buildings with blue fishing icon, the more fish you will bring Gone Fishing (Fishery), if you want to use it.

Buildings in the game very much, especially in the full version. Therefore, I strongly recommend that you read the rules in Russian, which are painted all their properties. If you speak a foreign language, at any time, you can click on the question mark and read the description of the building or to clarify for themselves any situation.

At the end of the last round, players make their final steps. This is the only point in the game where players can take advantage of the services of the buildings, which are already chips of other players. However, you can not use the building, if it is already on your chip. The winner is the one who gains the most points. Starting to play in Le Havre, you will surely arise many questions on any of them, I will answer you with great pleasure! ;-)