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As an example, in the first er, a player may only build one industry per city, and only construct canal links and not rail links. The goal is to amass the most Victory Points at the end of the game's two eras, the Canal era and the Rail era.
Gameplay: In Brass: Birmingham players incarnate wealthy industrialists. Thus, I cannot meaningfully compare the present game to its forefather.
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In the interest of full disclosure, I have never played Brass: Lancashire. In addition to the 12-page rulebook that can also be downloaded from the publisher's website free of charge, the game contains the following: one board, 4 Player mats, 4 Character tiles, 4 Income markers, 4 Victory Point markers, 56 Link tiles (14 per colour), 180 Industry tiles (45 per colour), 64 Location and Industry cards, 8 Wild cards, 77 Money tokens, 30 Coal cubes, 18 Iron cubes, 15 Beer Barrels, and 9 Merchant tiles. Thus, it is not that surprising that it has climbed all the way to BGG's top-5 games of all time in only two years after its release. The game has been nominated for quite a few prizes and has even won the Best Strategy Golden Geek in 2018. What you get: Your EUR 65 or equivalent will buy you Brass: Birmingham, a hand management and network building euro that hosts from 2 to 4 players and lasts a maximum of two hours.
In this follow up to the original masterpiece, Brass: Lancashire, you will expand your empire by establishing canals and rails, and building and developing various industries, including Cotton Mills, Coal Mines, Iron Works, Manufacturers, Potteries, and Breweries.' If it had gotten a few minor details right, it would have reached perfection.īlurb from the publisher: 'Brass: Birmingham tells the story of competing entrepreneurs in Birgmingham and the surrounding area during England's Industrial Revolution, between the years 1770-1870. Review Summary: A dedicated economic game with more innovative mechanics than I can count.