![]() My Brass-loving friend was on this within hours of the Kickstarter going live, and I’m looking forward to seeing it all. ![]() Really, if you’re a fan of the game, you can’t go wrong. The game uses the same beautiful updated art that the updated Lancashire has.ĭid you want both? You can get both games in a bundle for $100 US (approximately) + shipping. Brass: Birmingham keeps the old rules, but adds new variations, new actions, along with three new industries (if you were bored with cotton…and really, who wouldn’t be after a while?): Breweries, Potteries, and Manufactured Goods. Yes, you can back the Kickstarter, but instead of updating your well-worn copy of Brass which works fine even if the art is a big turn-off, and instead get a game that’s new even to you. What’s even cooler, and which I wasn’t aware of when I wrote the first post, is that you can get either the new edition of Lancashire or you can get the brand spanking new Brass: Birmingham, the version of it that adds beer! Ok, it’s more than just adding beer, but I could sure use one of those. This is an economic game and it has almost $700,000 (and I wouldn’t be surprised if it blows past $800,000 or even more, with 20 days left to fund). In this new world of Eric Lang and $4 million Kickstarters, maybe that’s considered a bomb. I think that’s what they call a success? I don’t know. At the time of this writing, it was already over $670,000 CDN, with a funding goal of $80,000. This last Easter Monday, the Kickstarter went live, and it’s already going gangbusters. Pictures of the new board, new pieces, new art in general, all looked marvelous. The level 1 cotton mill is now worth 5 VP to make it slightly less terrible.Last week, I showcased the upcoming Kickstarter for the new version of Brass (rechristened Brass: Lancashire) being published by Roxley Games. Two-player rules have been created and are playable without the need for an alternate board. The three-player experience has been brought closer to the ideal experience of four players by shortening each half of the game by one round and tuning the deck and distant market tiles slightly to ensure a consistent experience. The virtual link rules between Birkenhead have been made optional. Resources are common so that if one player builds a rail line (which requires coal) they have to use the coal from the nearest source, which may be an opponent’s coal mine, which in turn gets that coal mine closer to scoring (i.e., being utilized).īrass: Lancashire, the 2018 edition from Roxley Games, reboots the original Warfrog Games edition of Brass with new artwork and components, as well as a few rules changes: This leads to a strategic timing/storing of cards. The cards limit where you can build your industries, but any card can be used for the develop, sell cotton or build connections actions. At the end of the rail phase, another scoring round takes place, then a winner is crowned. During this phase, players may now occupy more than one location in a city and a double-connection build (though expensive) is possible. After scoring, all canals and all of the lowest level industries are removed for the game, after which new cards are dealt and the rail phase begins. ![]() This turn order mechanism opens some strategic options for players going later in the turn order, allowing for the possibility of back-to-back turns.Īfter all the cards have been played the first time (with the deck size being adjusted for the number of players), the canal phase ends and a scoring round commences. Turn order is determined by how much money a player spent on the previous turn, from lowest spent first to highest spent. ![]() Each round, players take turns according to the turn order track, receiving two actions to perform any of the following:Īt the end of a player’s turn, they replace the two cards they played with two more from the deck. VPs are gained from your canals, rails, and established (flipped) industry tiles. To win the game, score the most victory points (VPs), which are counted at the end of each half. The game is played over two halves: the canal phase and the rail phase. You must develop, build, and establish your industries and network so that you can capitalize demand for iron, coal and cotton. Any question please send us a message to Lancashire - first published as Brass - is an economic strategy game that tells the story of competing cotton entrepreneurs in Lancashire during the industrial revolution. Ugi Games & Toys, your games and collectible store. Strategy, economic, industry, transportation, United Kingdom. Brass: Lancashire is a board game for 2-4 players, 60-120 min, 14+ years. ![]()
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