Le Havre (Complete Edition)

the game itself is great, but works best with three players. with less it's too competitive and with more it ends before anyone can really get anywhere with a plan. all the added buildings from the add ons are a bit much but with some random sorting and removal of excess cards a really good balance of buildings can be made. I was in a rush when I saw the folded space insert, thinking it was a futuristic expansion, but as a components holder it was fun to assemble and fits everything perfectly so setting the game up only involves counting out the cards for the number of players. getting into playing is way faster and everything stays neat ant tidy on the board. one thing I made myself was a rack holding 3 rows of cards for the building cards to keep them from sliding around and mixing up. the game and folded space insert together make a great pair and are easy to carry to gaming night while keeping everything from mixing up in the box. it is a great game to play with a vast amount of replay ability because every time you get different building choices when building your port empire.

It is a Christmas gift so no evaluation can be given at this time

The game is great, and it was shipped nice and safely

Simple rules & simple turns that all add up to deep, thinky gameplay, which makes this an elegant stand-out. Its look is a little plain, but it's a classic for good reason.

So far, this is my favourite game by Uwe Rosenberg (having played 5 or 6), but with the caveat that I would vastly prefer to play this as a 2 player game (3 at the most), as the fewer players, the more actions you get per round, allowing for more interesting and rewarding progress. It has a dry look to it, but it is engaging.