Each of these traders is looking for a specific type of good in each game. These are randomized at the start of the game, making each game different. You must now sell your product through traders (merchants) located around the edges of the board. New “Sell” Systemīrewing has become a fundamental part of the culture in Birmingham. Iron, coal, and cotton are three industries that appear in both the original Brass as-well-as in Brass: Birmingham. This provides players with the opportunity to score much higher value canals in the first era and creates an interesting strategy with industry placement. Instead of each flipped industry tile giving a static 1 VP to all connected canals and rails, many industries give 0 or even 2 VPs. VPs are counted at the end of each era for the amount of Canals, Rails and established (flipped) industry tiles you have.īrass: Birmingham features dynamic scoring of Canals / Rails. To win the game, you must score the most VPs. The game plays over two halves: the Canal Era (years 1770-1830) and the Rail Era (years 1830-1870). (This action replaces Double Action Build in the original Brass.) The Actions:ġ) Build – Pay the required resources to place an industry tile.Ģ) Network – Add a rail/canal link to expand your network.ģ) Develop – Increase the Victory Point (VP) value of an industry.Ĥ) Sell – Sell your cotton, manufactured goods, or pottery.ĥ) Loan – Take a £30 loan and reduce your income.īrass: Birmingham also features a new sixth action:Ħ) Scout – Discard three cards to take a wild location and a wild industry card. Brass: Birmingham tells the story of competing entrepreneurs in Birmingham during the industrial revolution, between the years 1770-1870.Īs with its predecessor ( Brass / Brass: Lancashire), you must develop, build, and establish your industries and network to exploit low or high market demands.Įach round, players take turns according to the turn order track, which is determined by how much money you spent in the previous round and then you take two of the six available actions. Published by Wesley on FebruFebruBrass: Birmingham.īrass: Birmingham is an economic strategy game sequel to Martin Wallace’s 2007 masterpiece.

Brass: Birmingham – One Of The Best Economic Strategy Games

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