
2021Nicholas J. McCollum
Mainly reviews. Brick & Mortar is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 11 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 5 unboxings.
From BoardGameGeek
Brick & Mortar is a competitive game of narrow margins, quirky stores, and strategic market manipulation. Over a series of rounds, two to four players manage a collection of stores trying to maximize profits, build equity, and undercut the competition amid a fickle market that can change at the whim of their opponents. Each round, players simultaneously determine the market, speculate on resources, sell what they can, invest in victory points, and manage their storefronts. Each new store in a player's building provides unique benefits and restrictions. In the end, the player with the greatest investment in both stores and points wins!
Brick & Mortar has 21 videos from 17 creators: 11 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough and 5 unboxings. They date from 2020 to September 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Brick & Mortar - Tutorial Playthrough" by Getting Games, which runs 59 min. For a quicker teach, "Brick & Mortar" by Pardieu -Expert Gamer runs 19 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Brick & Mortar Review - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 11 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Brick & Mortar - Tutorial & Playthrough" by Gaming Rules!.
If you like it, try Modern Art, Empire's End, Lunar Rush or El Grande, which share several of its mechanics.
8 of 17
2023Steven "Skippy" Brown
1 - 4 players45 - 75 minMedium weight
1995Wolfgang Kramer, Richard Ulrich
2 - 5 players60 - 120 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Brick & Mortar is a competitive game of narrow margins, quirky stores, and strategic market manipulation. Over a series of rounds, two to four players manage a collection of stores trying to maximize profits, build equity, and undercut the competition amid a fickle market that can change at the whim of their opponents. Each round, players simultaneously determine the market, speculate on resources, sell what they can, invest in victory points, and manage their storefronts. Each new store in a player's building provides unique benefits and restrictions. In the end, the player with the greatest investment in both stores and points wins!
Designer
Nicholas J. McCollum
Artist
Tristam Rossin
Publisher
Octoraffe Games
Categories
Mechanics