Brass: Birmingham

BGG rank · #1

12 mo

Publisher · Roxley

Complexity3.9· Medium-heavy

Year2018

DesignerGavan Brown+2

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First Play
Available · Automatic
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Getting the Hang of It
Available · Automatic
Log 5 plays of this game.
Regular at the Table
Available · Automatic
Log 10 plays of this game.
Dedicated Player
Available · Automatic
Log 25 plays of this game.
First Victory
Available · Automatic
Win a play of this game.
Table Champion
Available · Automatic
Win 5 plays of this game.
Industrialist
Locked
Log 15 plays of Brass: Birmingham.
Requires: Regular at the Table
Captain of Industry
Locked
Log 50 plays of Brass: Birmingham.
Requires: Industrialist
Magnate
Locked
Win 10 games.
Requires: Table Champion
Baron of Birmingham
Locked
Win 25 games.
Requires: Magnate
Duelist
Locked
Win a 2-player game.
Requires: First Victory
Tycoon
Locked
Win a 4-player game — the full table.
Requires: First Victory
On a Roll
Locked
Win 3 games in a row.
Requires: First Victory
Industrial Dynasty
Locked
Win 5 games in a row.
Requires: On a Roll
Century Club
Locked
Finish a game with at least 100 Victory Points.
Requires: First Play
150 Club
Locked
Finish a game with at least 150 Victory Points.
Requires: Century Club
Titan of Industry
Locked
Finish a game with at least 175 Victory Points.
Requires: 150 Club
Bridesmaid
Locked
Finish 2nd (right behind the winner) 3 times.
Requires: First Play
Ironclad Victory
Locked
Win a game without ever taking a Loan. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Victory
First Kiln
Locked
Be the first player in the game to flip a Pottery tile. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Master Potter
Locked
Build and flip a Level III Pottery tile — the 21-VP jewel of Birmingham. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Kiln
Industrial Revolution
Locked
Flip at least one tile of every industry type in a single game — Cotton, Coal, Iron, Brewery, Manufactured Goods, and Pottery. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Full Cotton
Locked
Flip all of your Cotton Mill tiles across a single game. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Goods Factory
Locked
Flip all three of your Manufactured Goods tiles in a single game. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Beer Magnate
Locked
Flip both of your Brewery tiles in a single game. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Double Rail
Available · Pin to activate
Build 2 rail links in a single Network action (paying the extra cost, coal, and beer). Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
High-Value Link
Available · Pin to activate
Have a single link tile score 15 or more VP from the flipped industries in its connected cities. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Far Reach
Available · Pin to activate
Connect Birmingham to a merchant city through your own links. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
First to Market
Locked
Be the first player to sell to any merchant, claiming its merchant beer. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First Play
Merchant Hunter
Locked
Claim the merchant beer bonus from 3 or more different merchants in a single game. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: First to Market
Developed Away
Available · Pin to activate
Use the Develop action to remove 3 or more lower-level tiles from your player mat in a single game. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Level IV Builder
Available · Pin to activate
Build a Level IV Cotton Mill — the top of the cotton stack. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Overbuilder
Available · Pin to activate
Overbuild one of your own industry tiles with the next level up in the same city. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Resource Independent
Locked
Win a game without ever buying coal or iron from the market. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: Ironclad Victory
Canal Era Dominator
Available · Pin to activate
Lead all players in Victory Points at the end of Canal Era scoring. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Speed Flip
Available · Pin to activate
Build an industry tile and flip it on the same turn. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
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Against the Machine
Locked
Solo
Win a solo game against the community Mautoma automa (not an official mode).
Requires: First Victory
Automa Veteran
Locked
Solo
Win 3 solo games against the Mautoma automa.
Requires: Against the Machine
Self-Made Solo
Locked
Solo
Win a solo Mautoma game without taking a Loan. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: Against the Machine
Solo Potter
Locked
Solo
Flip a Level III Pottery tile in a solo Mautoma game. Pin before play and confirm in the debrief.
Requires: Against the Machine

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Brass: Birmingham is an economic strategy game sequel to Martin Wallace's 2007 masterpiece, 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.)

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