Le Havre

Select buildings and round cards for the player count and version. Full games with one through five players last 7, 14, 18, 20 and 20 rounds respectively. Each round contains seven player turns across the whole table, followed by its round-card resolution.

On each turn move your ship marker to the next supply tile and add one of each depicted item to its offer. Then either take every item from one offer space or move your person into an available building and perform its action.

Normally, only constructed buildings without an occupant may be entered, whether owned by you, another player or the town. Pay any entry fee to the owner or supply; your own buildings are free to enter. You cannot stay in your current building to activate it again.

Construction uses a main action: construction buildings let you pay materials for buildings atop the proposal piles, while a Wharf builds ships for materials plus three energy. The first nonwooden ship built at a particular Wharf requires a brick to modernize it permanently. The Dock scoring building is distinct from a Wharf.

Buying is an additional cash transaction during your turn: eligible town buildings, top proposal buildings and the top purchasable ship of each type are available. Buying ships needs no Wharf; Luxury Liners must be built. Buildings and ships sell to the town for half their indicated value, never directly to another player. A building cannot be sold and bought back in the same turn.

Resolve harvest, feeding, town construction and the new ship as indicated at round end. During a normal harvest, at least one grain earns one grain and at least two cattle earn one cattle; no-harvest rounds give neither. Ships reduce food requirements. A Franc replaces one food, but unprocessed grain and cattle have no food value. Food and energy overpayments give no change.

Loans are allowed only when required interest or round-end feeding cannot be paid. Each supplies four Francs; first exhaust the applicable food and cash, but selling assets is optional. At the interest supply tile, a borrower normally pays one Franc total regardless of loan count. Repaying a loan costs five Francs and is allowed at any time.

After the last round, each player takes one final main action, beginning with the starting player. There is no supply, buying or interest. Other players’ occupied buildings may be entered, but not your own current building. Add cash, building and ship values and applicable bonuses, then deduct seven Francs per unpaid loan. Most leftover goods do not score; the Storehouse has its printed exception. Highest wealth wins and ties are shared.