{"product_id":"brass-birmingham-roxley-games","title":"Brass Birmingham - Roxley Games","description":"\u003cp\u003e                                                                                             MGS \/ cs(6)-Rm260\/ OSS-104c1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrass: Birmingham\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an economic strategy game sequel to Martin Wallace' 2007 masterpiece,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrass\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrass: Birmingham\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etells the story of competing entrepreneurs in Birmingham during the industrial revolution, between the years of 1770-1870.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs in its predecessor, you must develop, build, and establish your industries and network, in an effort to exploit low or high market demands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\u003e1) Build - Pay required resources and place an industry tile.\u003cbr\u003e2) Network - Add a rail \/ canal link, expanding your network.\u003cbr\u003e3) Develop - Increase the VP value of an industry.\u003cbr\u003e4) Sell - Sell your cotton, manufactured goods and pottery.\u003cbr\u003e5) Loan - Take a £30 loan and reduce your income.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrass: Birmingham\u003c\/em\u003e also features a new sixth action:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6) Scout\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Discard three cards and take a wild location and wild industry card. (This action replaces Double Action Build in original\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrass\u003c\/em\u003e.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBirmingham\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efeatures dynamic scoring canals\/rails. Instead of each flipped industry tile giving a static 1 VP to all connected canals and rails, many industries give 0 or even 2 VPs. This provides players with the opportunity to score much higher value canals in the first era, and creates interesting strategy with industry placement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayers: 2-4\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlaying Time: 60-120 mins\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAge: 14+\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41671434993837,"sku":"ROX 402","price":74.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/1912\/7981\/products\/BrassBirmingham.jpg?v=1658594414","url":"https:\/\/mantisgamestudio.com\/products\/brass-birmingham-roxley-games","provider":"MantisGamingStudios","version":"1.0","type":"link"}