Brass is a board game set in Lancashire, England during the Industrial Revolution. It was developed by Martin Wallace.[1] The object is to build mines, cotton factories, ports, canals and rail links, and establish trade routes, all of which will be used to score points. The game is divided into two historical periods: the canal period and the rail period. Victory points are scored at the end of each. Depending on the card the players draw, they will be limited in their choices.
| Designers | Martin Wallace |
|---|---|
| Illustrators | Peter Dennis, Eckhard Freytag (Peagus Speile edition) |
| Publishers | Warfrog Games (UK) Pegasus Spiele (Germany) FRED Distribution (U.S.) Eagle Games (U.S.) White Goblin Games (France, Benelux) Wargames Club Publishing (China) |
| Publication | 2007 |
| Players | 2 to 4 |
| Setup time | approx. 5 minutes |
| Playing time | 120 minutes |
| Chance | Medium-low |
| Age range | 13 years and up |
| Skills | Resource management, Planning, Economics |
Details edit
Number of players 2-4 but it is best played with 4 players. Playing time 1-2 hours. It is suggested to be played by ages 14 and up.[1] Brass was followed by Age of Industry, which is basically a simplified (no canals), shorter (2 hours) and more accessible (minimum 2 players instead of 3) version of Brass.
Publisher edit
The game was published in 2007 by Warfrog (now Treefrog) Games, Wallace's publishing company. It was later published by Pegasus Spiele as Kohle - Mit Volldampf zum Reichtum ('Coal - Full Steam Ahead to Riches') with additional artwork by Eckhard Freytag, and under its original name by Eagle Games and FRED Distribution (USA), White Goblin Games (France) and Wargames Club Publishing (China)[1]
2018 reprint and successor edit
In 2017 Canadian publisher Roxley Games launched a Kickstarter campaign to realize a reprinting of the game under the new name Brass: Lancashire with new artwork and components as well as slightly modified rules.[2] At the same time the successor, Brass: Birmingham, was introduced, adding Gavan Brown and Matt Tolman to the design team and featuring new mechanisms while keeping the same core rule-set. The campaign succeeded reaching 1.7m CAD given only 80.000 CAD was pledged and both games hit retail in 2018.
In February 2023, Brass: Birmingham reached the No. 1 spot as the top rated board game on leading website BoardGameGeek.[3]
Honours edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Brass | Board Game". Board Game Geek. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "Brass ~ An Industrial Revolution". Kickstarter. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ Martin, W. Eric (18 February 2023). "Brass: Birmingham Ranked #1 on BoardGameGeek". BoardGameGeek. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "2007 Jogo do Ano Winner | Board Game Honor | BoardGameGeek". boardgamegeek.com. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "2008 Winners - International Gamers Awards". www.internationalgamersawards.net. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "NSP 2001 t/m 2011". www.spellenprijs.nl. Retrieved 6 June 2019.