A strategic economic game set during the Industrial Revolution in England. Brass: Birmingham is an economic Strategy Game sequel to Martin Wallace‘s 2007 masterpiece. It tells the story of competing entrepreneurs in Birmingham during the industrial revolution between 1770 and 1870. Players build industries and railways to dominate the market, balancing resource management with expansion.
The Board Game 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 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 industry tiles. The Brass: Birmingham supports 3-4 players, with 1-2 hours playing time. The game’s suggested age range is 14 and up.
Brass: Birmingham was followed by Age of Industry, which is a simplified (no canals), shorter (2 hours) and more accessible (minimum 2 players instead of 3) version of Brass.
