Brass: Birmingham
Brass: Birmingham is an economic strategy game sequel to Martin Wallace's 2007 masterpiece, Brass. Brass: Birmingham tells the story of competing entrepreneurs in Birmingham during the industrial revolution between the years of 1770 and 1870.
It offers a very different story arc and experience from its predecessor. As in its predecessor, you must develop, build and establish your industries and network in an effort to exploit low or high market demands. The game is played over two halves: the canal era (years 1770-1830) and the rail era (years 1830-1870). To win the game, score the most VPs. VPs are counted at the end of each half for the canals, rails and established (flipped) industry tiles.
Each round, players take turns according to the turn order track, receiving two actions to perform any of the following actions (found in the original game):
1) Build - Pay required resources and place an industry tile.
2) Network - Add a rail / canal link, expanding your network.
3) Develop - Increase the VP value of an industry.
4) Sell - Sell your cotton, manufactured goods and pottery.
5) Loan - Take a £30 loan and reduce your income.
Brass: Birmingham also features a new sixth action:
6) Scout - Discard three cards and take a wild location and wild industry card. (This action replaces Double Action Build in original Brass.)
Overview
2–4 Players
Play Time: 60–120 Min
Complexity Weight: 3.87 / 5
Year Released: 2018
Designers: Gavan Brown, Matt Tolman, Martin Wallace
Artists: Gavan Brown, Lina Cossette, David Forest, Gui Landgraf, Damien Mammoliti, Matt Tolman
Publishers: Roxley
Categories
Age of Reason
Economic
Industry / Manufacturing
Post-Napoleonic
Trains
Transportation
Mechanisms
Chaining
End Game Bonuses
Hand Management
Income
Loans
Market
Multi-Use Cards
Network and Route Building
Ownership
Tags
Tech Trees / Tech Tracks
Tile Placement
Turn Order: Stat-Based
Variable Set-up
Awards & Honors
2020 Gra Roku Game of the Year Winner
2020 Gra Roku Game of the Year Nominee
2020 Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Winner
2020 Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Nominee
2019 Origins Awards Best Board Game Nominee
2019 Kanga Game of the Year Finalist
2019 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee
2019 American Tabletop Complex Games Nominee
2018 The Golden Elephant Award People's Choice Winner
2018 The Golden Elephant Award Finalist
2018 The Golden Ele

