VPs are counted at the end of each half for the canals, rails and established (flipped) industry tiles.īirmingham features dynamic scoring canals/rails. The game is played over two halves: the canal era (years 1770-1830) and the rail era (years 1830-1870).

(This action replaces Double Action Build in original Brass.) Birmingham tells the story of competing entrepreneurs in Birmingham during the industrial revolution, between the years of 1770-1870.Īs in its predecessor, you must develop, build, and establish your industries and network, in an effort to exploit low or high market demands.Įach 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):ġ) Build – Pay required resources and place an industry tile.Ģ) Network – Add a rail / canal link, expanding your network.ģ) Develop – Increase the VP value of an industry.Ĥ) Sell – Sell your cotton, manufactured goods and pottery.ĥ) Loan – Take a £30 loan and reduce your income.īrass: Birmingham also features a new sixth action:Ħ) Scout – Discard three cards and take a wild location and wild industry card. Any question please send us a message to Birmingham is an economic strategy game sequel to Martin Wallace’ 2007 masterpiece, Brass. Ugi Games & Toys, your games and collectible store. Designers: Gavan Brown, Matt Tolman, Martin Wallace. Strategy, economic, industry, trains, transportation, United Kingdom. This same approach is used for the Deluxe and Retail versions.ĭue to the thicker player boards included in the Deluxe versions of both games, there is a very small amount of lid lift when the box is packed of approximately 3 mm.Brass: Birmingham is a board game for 2-4 players, 60-120 min, 14+ years. This fills the box to the top and allows for vertical storage of the game. On top of this place the main game board, followed by the player boards.

When clearing the game away and packing the box, the rule book is placed on top of the trays. The end slot is for the white market marker. Underneath are placed the distant cotton market tiles. In this case the card slot is shallower, to hold just the player aids. The second variant, for Brass Lancashire®. Underneath the cards is the tray for the beer barrels, and the merchant tiles are placed in a slot at the end of the tray. The following tray has two variants, the one for Brass Birmingham® has a slightly deeper card slot to hold the wild cards and player aids. There is space for all cards to be sleeved. There is a separate tray for the money tokens, with a slot for each denomination. There are two trays for the location & industry tiles, which also have slots for the iron & coal cubes. Each type of industry tiles has it's own slot, allowing them to be organised and quickly allocated to the player boards at the start of the game. Each has one large slot for the character and link tiles, as well as the wooden VP & income markers. The filler trays for the iron clay box have been designed to imitate factory buildings as per the theme of the games. There is one tray for the player reference cards and other components which has two build variants, one for each version of the game.

The rules and boards act as a lid on top of the trays.

All the trays can be utilised during the game, and they greatly aid set-up and clear-away times. The design provides both efficient storage and improved game play. Insert compatible with Brass: Birmingham® or Brass: Lancashire®, both Retail and Deluxe editions. Note: Insert designed for the standard Retail game version with external box dimensions of 30.0 x 30.0 x 5.5 cm, and for the Deluxe game version with dimensions 30.0 x 30.0 x 7.5 cm. FOLDED SPACE: BRASS BIRMINGHAM or LANCASHIRE

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