Brass Lancashire vs. Brass Birmingham: A Buyer's Guide
135Wondering what the deal is with Brass Lancashire/Birmingham? We've got you covered! In this video we cover what the Brass series is, what is the difference between the two, should you get both, and what you need to know before buying. We've divided the video into sections, so feel free to jump to the section that is relevant to you. If you found this helpful, please consider subscribing and checking out our other Buyer's Guides!
In brief, in either Brass you take on the role of an industrialist during the industrial revolution in the Lancashire/Birmingham region. You'll use card play to build industry tiles and form connections between them, with the eventual aim of "flipping" industry tiles to reveal their victory point values by selling or using goods.
With them being widely considered as some of the best board games of all time, it's no surprise that Lancashire and Birmingham are currently ranked 20th and 3rd, respectively, on the BGG best board game ranking. Our copy of Brass: Lancashire was kindly provided to us by Roxley Games.
0:00 - Intro
0:51 - The History of Brass
2:18 - How Do They Play?
5:25 - What is Brass: Lancashire?
6:18 - What is Brass: Birmingham?
7:33 - What is the Difference Between the Two?
9:40 - What Do You Need to Know?
10:35 - Which Game Should You Get?
12:23 - Interlude
12:48 - What Do We Think?
15:15 - Outro
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