Victorian industrial strategy — leaner, meaner, just as brilliant.
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.
Vibe's take
Tense, precise, economically brutal.
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.
Get it
from €76
Players
Duration
60–120 min
Ages 14+
Complexity
3.8 / 5 — HeavyBGG Rating
8.0/10
Rank #23
27k ratings
Published
2007
Designed by
Martin Wallace
Published by
Conclave Editora, Roxley, Eagle-Gryphon Games, White Goblin Games, FRED Distribution, Inc., PHALANX, Warfrog Games, Maldito Games, Funforge, CrowD Games, Wargames Club Publishing, Rebel Sp. z o.o., BoardM Factory, Giant Roc, Arclight Games, Pegasus Spiele, Ghenos Games, Dexker Games