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Brass: Birmingham

Brass: Birmingham is an economic strategy game sequel to Martin Wallace' 2007 masterpiece, Brass. Brass: Birmingham tells the story of competing entrepreneurs in Birmingham during the industrial revolution, between the years of 1770-1870. It offers a very different story arc and...

Players

2-4

Time

60-120

Age

14+

Weight

3.89

Rating

8.60

Overview

What ABG knows about this game

Brass: Birmingham is an economic strategy game sequel to Martin Wallace' 2007 masterpiece, Brass. Brass: Birmingham tells the story of competing entrepreneurs in Birmingham during the industrial revolution, between the years of 1770-1870. 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.)

Editions

Versions and regional releases

Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
Brass: Birmingham ‐ Dutch edition (2024) 2024 Dutch Unmapped
English Deluxe Edition 2018 English Roxley / US
Brass: Birmingham ‐ English Collector's edition (2027) 2027 English Unmapped
Brass: Birmingham ‐ French Collector's edition (2027) 2027 French Unmapped
Brass: Birmingham ‐ German Collector's edition (2027) 2027 German Unmapped
브라스: 버밍엄 ‐ Korean deluxe edition (2025) 2025 Korean Unmapped
Brass: Birmingham ‐ Rebel Polish Deluxe edition (2025) 2025 Polish Unmapped
Brass: Birmingham ‐ Polish Collector's edition (2027) 2027 Polish Unmapped
Brass: Birmingham ‐ Spanish Collector's edition (2027) 2027 Spanish Unmapped
English Deluxe Edition Unknown Unknown Unmapped
Brass: Birmingham ‐ Czech edition 2024 Unknown Unknown Unmapped
Brass: Birmingham ‐ Czech edition 2025 Unknown Unknown Unmapped

Files and documents

Rules, aids, translations

Credits

People and publishers

Designers

3
Gavan Brown Matt Tolman Martin Wallace

Artists

7
Gavan Brown Lina Cossette David Forest Gui Landgraf Damien Mammoliti Mr. Cuddington Matt Tolman

Editors

6
Michael Van Biesbrouck Orin Bishop Gavan Brown Daniel Danzer Simon Rourke Matt Tolman

Insert Designers

1
James Van Niekerk

Publishers

20
Roxley Arclight Games Board Game Rookie BoardM Factory CMON Global Limited Conclave Editora CoolPlay CrowD Games Dexker Games Funforge Gémklub Ghenos Games Giant Roc Lanlalen Lord of Boards Maldito Games PHALANX Rebel Sp. z o.o. TLAMA games White Goblin Games