Age of Industry
Build industries and rail links in the Industrial Revolution, with every card forcing a trade-off.
Who it's for
You like heavier economic games and want something less fiddly than Brass: Lancashire. Best with four players and a few hours.
Not for you if…
You want a quick game or a light evening. It is a serious economic puzzle, and a bad opening can haunt you for the whole session.
Vibe's take
Deliberate, thinky and rewarding. You spend long stretches working out how to squeeze one more point out of a tight position, and the card restriction keeps the puzzle fresh.
About this game
Martin Wallace's leaner take on Brass: Lancashire, set in the early Industrial Revolution. You invest in raw materials, factories and the transport links that connect them to markets, and you take out loans when you need cash now. The cards you hold limit what you can do, but here they are color-coded by region rather than tied to specific cities, so your plan stays flexible while still being constrained. It is a heavy-ish economic game that trims the fat of its famous older sibling. Expect a couple of hours of tight, quiet optimization where every pound and every link counts.
Get it
By the numbers
Players
Duration
120 min
Ages 12+
Complexity
3.4 / 5 — MediumBGG Rating
6.5/10
Rank #1,252
3.1k ratings
Published
2010
Designed by
Martin Wallace
Published by
Hobby Japan, Wargames Club Publishing, Treefrog Games
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