Economic Strategy Games @ The Missing Piece

We'll play Le Havre, Uwe Rosenberg’s classic economic strategy game about running a bustling French harbor. In Le Havre, you compete to amass the greatest net wealth by the end of the game—through clever use of buildings, efficient shipping, and timely processing of raw goods into more valuable products.

I'll teach; to learn yourself use the following resources:

• Le Havre | Board Game | BoardGameGeek.
• Le Havre Playthrough and review (Monique & Naveen)
• Le Havre Playthrough & Teach original and revisited (Heavy Cardboard)

Intro to Economic Strategy Games
Navigate markets, build industrial empires, and outmaneuver your rivals in games where every decision shapes the bottom line. This series will feature mid- to heavyweight economic games—from Victorian-era industrialization to cutthroat shipping cartels—where victory comes through shrewd investment, timing the market, and understanding interconnected systems.

Expect loan management, auction tension, supply-chain optimization, and emergent player-driven economies. These are dense, interactive games where you'll build networks, speculate on resources, and watch carefully constructed plans collide with your opponents' ambitions. Whether you're laying railway tracks across Birmingham, cornering fuel markets, or negotiating colonial trade agreements, success requires reading both the game state and the table.

Every fourth Sunday we’ll feature a standout economic strategy game where players act as firms, financiers, or factions. Expect titles like Brass: Birmingham, Le Havre, Power Grid, Container, Pipeline, Hegemony, and John Company—3–6 players, under 200 minutes, heavy on trade and industry.