Le Havre: Uwe Rosenberg's Masterpiece - Every Rule Explained

Learn how to play Le Havre, Uwe Rosenberg's classic economic game of goods, buildings, and ships - still in BoardGameGeek's Top 100 nearly 20 years after release. This is a COMPLETE guide: every rule in the box, including the full game, the official shortened version, solo play, and the hidden expert rules on page 15. Playing mid-game and just need one rule? Use the chapters below to jump straight to it. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:56 What Kind of Game Is This? 3:28 Setup: The Board & Supply Track 4:55 Setup: Goods Tokens & Upgrades 6:34 Setup: Francs (Money = Food) 6:56 Setup: Round Cards 8:07 Setup: The Buildings 10:20 Setup: Special Buildings 10:54 Setup: Player Pieces & Starting Goods 12:52 Setup: Loans & Helper Tokens 14:03 Your Turn: How a Round Works 14:57 The Supply Action 15:37 The Main Action: Take Goods or Use a Building 17:46 Buying & Selling (Anytime Actions) 20:03 How to Read a Building Card 22:25 Build vs Buy 23:34 Tour of the Town's Key Buildings 26:50 Ships: Why You Need Them 27:34 Building & Buying Ships 28:26 Ships Feed Your Workers 29:13 The Shipping Line (The Money Machine) 30:22 End of Round: Harvest 31:15 End of Round: Feeding 32:18 Town Builds & New Ships 33:34 Loans 35:47 Game End & Scoring 38:05 The Shortened Version 40:05 Solo Play 41:40 Expert Rules 42:57 Outro 📋 QUICK REFERENCE • 1-5 players (best at 2-3, excellent solo) • Full game: ~1 hour per player | Shortened version: about a third less • The golden rule: 1 franc = 1 food, but food is NEVER money • The game cannot be won without ships - build them early 🎲 MORE UWE ROSENBERG ON THIS CHANNEL Uwe Rosenberg Playlist:    • The Uwe Rosenberg Collection - Every Game,...   Le Havre vs Agricola - which is the real masterpiece? Coming soon. Subscribe so you don't miss it. 👍 If this guide helped you hit the table faster, a like genuinely helps the channel - and tell me in the comments: what's your go-to final action? Shipping Line, Bridge over the Seine, or one last monument? #LeHavre #BoardGames #HowToPlay #UweRosenberg #Rulebook