{"product_id":"brass-birmingham","title":"Brass: Birmingham","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eA finely brewed sequel to the original featuring new industries, new mechanics, and new strategies for you to discover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBrass: Birmingham is an economic strategy game sequel to Martin Wallace' 2007 masterpiece, Brass. Birmingham tells the story of competing entrepreneurs in Birmingham during the industrial revolution, between the years of 1770-1870.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAs in its predecessor, you must develop, build, and establish your industries and network, in and effort to exploit low or high market demands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eEach 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):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e1) Build - Pay required resources and place an industry tile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e2) Network - Add a rail \/ canal link, expanding your network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e3) Develop - Increase the VP value of an industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e4) Sell - Sell your cotton, manufactured goods and pottery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e5) Loan - Take a £30 loan and reduce your income.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBrass: Birmingham also features a new sixth action:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e6) Scout - Discard three cards and take a wild location and wild industry card. (This action replaces Double Action Build in original Brass.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBirmingham Features:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDynamic board setup makes each game unfold completely differently\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCore rules stay true to the original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew canal\/rail scoring creates tactics in where you place them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 new industry types include Breweries, Potteries and Manufactured goods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew actions, mechanics and strategies to discover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eIncludes 78 Iron Clays in the following denomination:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40 X 1s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18 X 5s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 X 10s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 X 20s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Roxley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47415355605141,"sku":"ROX402","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/4101\/0325\/files\/833eb248-3e8d-48d6-95c8-1c6132d49f4e.jpg?v=1780789824","url":"https:\/\/tabletopstrategist.com\/products\/brass-birmingham","provider":"The Tabletop Strategist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}