Brass: Lancashire

Victorian industrial strategy — leaner, meaner, just as brilliant.

👥 2–4 playersapprox. 120 min🪄 Takes some learning14+
8.0 · BGG #22

Who it's for

Strategy gamers who want a tighter, faster industrial puzzle than Birmingham.

Not for you if…

You find economic games with loans stressful or want something lighter.

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Vibe's take

Tense, precise, economically brutal.

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About this game

The older sibling of Brass: Birmingham, and still a masterpiece. Build cotton mills and iron works across Lancashire's industrial heartland — two eras, two modes of transport, one brutal economic puzzle. Leaner than Birmingham but no less demanding; the game that proves the formula was brilliant from the start.

Economic StrategyNetwork BuildingIndustrial Theme

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Players

Best at 4 playersWorks with 2–4

Duration

60–120 min

Ages 14+

Complexity

3.8 / 5 — Heavy

BGG Rating

8.0/10

Rank #22

28k ratings

Published

2007

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