Box front · source
What this is
Brass: Birmingham casts players as competing entrepreneurs during Britain's Industrial Revolution. Over a canal era and a rail era, they build mines, factories, breweries, and transport links, then connect those industries to the coal, iron, and beer needed to operate them. Loans, shifting markets, and shared networks mean that helping the economy can also help a rival, while victory comes from valuable industries and well-used links rather than cash alone.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–4
- Listed play time
- 60–120 minutes
- Minimum age
- 14 and up
- First published
- 2018
- Designers
- Gavan Brown, Matt Tolman, Martin Wallace
- Publishers
- Roxley, Arclight, CMON Global Limited, CrowD Games, Funforge, Ghenos Games, White Goblin Games
- Box size
- 30 × 30 × 5.5 cm
- Photographs
- 3
Publisher
- RoxleyOfficial site
- ArclightOfficial site
- CMON Global Limited
- CrowD GamesOfficial site
- FunforgeOfficial site
- Ghenos GamesOfficial site
- White Goblin Games
How players rate Brass: Birmingham
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 3.
- 2p8.2164 ratings
- 3p8.8164 ratings
- 4p8.2163 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability7.9/10
- Ease of teach5.4/10
- Gateway friendliness5.2/10
- Component quality8.4/10
- Table presence6.7/10
- Travel friendliness6.4/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.1SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessCompetitive5.1FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckPure skill2.2Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationStrong8.1Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate3.3LightHeavy
- Decision complexityModerate3.3SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyA lot3.8No textText-heavy
- Table spaceDining table7.3Lap trayTwo tables
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Gallery
2 further photographs · select one to enlargeRules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets- rulebookBrass: Birmingham: Brass: Birmingham Rulebook - 2018.11.20 View PDFEN · 7 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
Box & shelf
30 × 30 × 5.5 cm
- Shelf volume
- 5.0 L
- Shelf width used
- 5.5 cm
- Per Kallax cube
- 6
Source: measured