

You can specialize in one path or dip your toes into several. Here is a quick list of Birmingham’s greatest strengths: What does a game need to do to hold onto my #1 spot among hundreds of different games? Well, Birmingham scratches all of the itches that I didn’t even know I had. This immersion allows me to play hundreds of different titles each year, learning more than 2 games a week on average. Mine were bought separately.īoard games play a major role in my life, from work to relaxation. Some Iron Clays are included in the deluxe version of Brass: Birmingham. I should also clarify that I have never played Wallace’s original Brass, so I can’t speak to how Birmingham improves it, beyond the aesthetic advancements. On May 11th, 2017, ten years after Brass ’ original release, Roxley successfully Kickstarted a new edition and a sequel: Brass: Lancashire and Brass: Birmingham (hereafter referred to simply as Birmingham). In Brass: Birmingham, Gavan Brown and Matt Tolman were added into the design credits, adapting and changing the original structure.


If you have the luxury, I always recommend trying before you buy!)īrass: Birmingham is a sequel to Martin Wallace’s original Brass, from 2007. There are two versions-a retail and a deluxe-and if I’d known how much I would love it I would have opted for the deluxe in an instant. I buy plenty of games, so hitting a dud every once in a while isn’t a huge deal, but I still wish I hadn’t impulse bought this game. (Even though Brass: Birmingham is, in fact, my favourite game and I bought it on a whim, I will caution others against impulse buying. So, I bought it on a whim from my Friendly Local Game Store, and immediately went about learning it. I had heard good things about the production quality of the game, had heard that it was a heavier economic title, and that Roxley really hit it out of the park with this sequel. Like many of my wonderful experiences in gaming, Brass: Birmingham was an impulse buy. Back with another one of the games that skyrocketed up my list of favourites, this time with Brass: Birmingham, my #1 game, up there with A Feast for Odin.
