Brass: Lancashire

Brass: Lancashire - first released as Brass - is an economic strategy game that tells the story of competing cotton entrepreneurs in Lancashire during the Industrial Revolution. You need to develop, build and establish your industries and network to take advantage of the demand for iron, coal, and cotton. The game is played in two halves: the canal phase and the railroad phase. To win, get the most victory points that are counted at the end of each half. VPs are obtained from channels, rails, and fixed (inverted) industry tiles. Each round, players change order according to the turn order path, receiving two actions to do one of the following:

• Create an industry tile
• Build a rail or channel
• Grow the industry
• Sell cotton
• Take loan

Brass: Lancashire, 2018 release from Roxley Games, refreshes the original Brass edition from Warfrog Games with new art and components, as well as a few rule changes:

• Birkenhead Virtual Link rules are optional.
• The three-player game has been brought closer to the four-player game by shortening each half of the game by one round and fine-tuning the deck and market tiles for a consistent experience.
• The rules for two players have been added and can now be played without the need for an additional board.
• Level 1 Cotton Mill is now worth 5 VP.

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