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In Brass Birmingham you play an English Baron of industry developing your production network and selling goods during the industrial revolution. The game is split in two eras: the canal era to start slowly, and then the railroad era to grow to your full potential.
This game makes me very happy because it’s very much like a puzzle, with such a range of possibilities. The rhythm is great, as each era gets more and more tense as we slowly run out of cards.
It’s gained a solid place in my top 5 games.
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Tabletop games are really fun, but learning the complicated directions and rules can be a challenge. Lavinia and Peter explain the rules quickly and easily so you get to play faster while giving you all the tips you need to get better.
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0:00 – Introduction
0:35 – The Theme
0:56 – Setup & The Components
1:46 – Player Mat
2:23 – Coal & Iron
3:18 – Beer
4:07 – The Card Decks
5:10 – Start Playing
5:26 – Network Action
7:54 – Build Action
10:55 – Overbuild
11:57 – Develop Action
12:04 – Scout Action
12:29 – Sell Action
14:21 – Loan Action
14:37 – Tip to Play Better
15:08 – End of Round
16:13 – End of Canal Era
16:52 – Rail Era
17:30 – End of Rail Era
17:39 – End of Game
17:50 – Tips to Win
18:38 – Conclusions
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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
