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00:00 - Introduction
01:10 - The Setup
04:16 - Gameplay Overview
04:34 - Turn Order
04:52 - The Actions
05:14 - Locations and Lines
06:08 - Being Connected
06:36 - Your Network
07:40 - The Build Action
09:25 - Discarding Wild Cards
09:54 - The Various Industries
12:05 - Consuming Coal
13:45 - Buying Coal
14:26 - Consuming Iron
15:59 - The Iron Market
16:35 - The Coal Market
17:24 - Overbuilding
18:29 - The Network Action
19:35 - The Loan Action
20:25 - The Develop Action
21:32 - The Sell Action
22:20 - Consuming Beer
24:38 - The Scout Action
25:14 - Farm Breweries
25:50 - Passing an Action
25:57 - Ending a Turn
26:06 - Ending a Round
28:23 - Ending the Canal Era
29:50 - Beginning the Rail Era
31:37 - Ending the Rail Era
32:06 - Determining the Winner
32:23 - Conclusion
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Mainly reviews. Brass: Birmingham is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 46 reviews, 20 how-to-play guides, 15 recorded sessions, 7 unboxings, and 23 other videos.
2 - 4 players
60 - 120 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
About Brass: Birmingham, from BoardGameGeek:
Brass: Birmingham is an economic strategy game sequel to Brass. Brass: Birmingham tells the story of competing entrepreneurs in Birmingham during the industrial revolution between the years of 1770 and 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.)
Designers
Gavan Brown, Matt Tolman, Martin Wallace
Artists
Gavan Brown, Lina Cossette, David Forest, Gui Landgraf, Damien Mammoliti, Mr. Cuddington, Matt Tolman
