# Brass: Birmingham

Brass: Birmingham is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 60–120 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 8.7 out of 10 by 284 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $61.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 60–120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.9 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2018
- **Categories:** Transportation, Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Trains, Age of Reason, Post-Napoleonic
- **Mechanics:** Ownership, End Game Bonuses, Network and Route Building, Multi-Use Cards, Variable Set-up, Chaining, Loans, Tags, Tech Trees / Tech Tracks, Income, Tile Placement, Hand Management, Turn Order: Stat-Based, Market
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.7 out of 10, from 284 reviews
- **Owned by:** 656 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1,976
- **Unique players:** 1,731

**Designers:** Martin Wallace, Gavan Brown, Matt Tolman

**Artists:** Gui Landgraf, Damien Mammoliti, David Forest, Mr. Cuddington, Gavan Brown, Lina Cossette, Matt Tolman

**Publishers:** Roxley

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 61.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/brass-birmingham/ |
| Miniature Market | 79.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/rox402.html |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 80 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/brass-birmingham-board-games |
| Atomic Empire | 80 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/243280 |
| 401 Games | 94.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/brass-birmingham |
| Ludifolie | 59.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/7877-brass-birmingham.html |
| Zatu Games | 59.4 £ | https://zatu.com/products/brass-birmingham |
| Uplay | 69.9 € | https://www.uplay.it/it/gioco-da-tavolo-brass--birmingham.html |
| Spielezar | 69.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/brass-birmingham |
| Good Games | 123 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/brass-birmingham |
| World of Board Games | 875 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/brass-birmingham |
| Gameology | 124.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/brass-birmingham |
| Poromagia | 77.95 € | https://lautapelit.poromagia.com/fi/catalogue/brass-birmingham_176158/ |
| Dragons Lair | 889 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/brass-birmingham |
| Travelling Man | 67.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/brass-birmingham |
| Alphaspel | 899 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/93252-brass-birmingham |
| Cogs Toys and Games | 79.95 € | https://www.cogstoysandgames.ie/products/brass-birmingham |
| BoardGames.BG | 80 € | https://boardgames-bg.com/brass-birmingham-2018.html |
| Hyggeonkel | 599.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/brass-birmingham |
| Dungeon Marvels | 80.95 € | https://dungeonmarvels.com/brass-birmingham-30132.html |
| TLAMA games | 1999 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/brass--birmingham/ |
| Spilforsyningen | 649.95 kr | https://spilforsyningen.dk/products/brass-birmingham |
| Game Ninja | 999 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/brass-birmingham/ |
| Fantasiapelit | 104 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_187078 |
| Nexus | 15995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/brass-birmingham/ |

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## Rules questions

### Do other players' link tiles count when I need a location to be connected (for consuming coal, selling, or other actions)?

Yes — two locations are “connected” if you can trace a route of Link tiles owned by any player, and actions that require a connection (e.g., consuming coal or selling to a Merchant) use this rule. (Rulebook p.8; Sell action p.10).

### If there’s no coal or iron at a mine, can I buy it from the market and how much does it cost?

If you aren’t connected to an unflipped Coal Mine you may purchase coal from the Coal Market starting at the cheapest space (you must be connected to a merchant icon); if the Coal Market is empty coal costs £8 and iron costs £6 from the supply. (Rulebook p.8).

### How do Wild cards work — do they go to the discard pile when used?

Wild cards are not placed on your Discard Pile when used; instead Wild cards are returned to their Card Draw Area whenever they are played or discarded by an action. (Rulebook pp.9, 11).

### What are the rules for overbuilding an opponent’s tile — and does an overbuilt tile still score VPs?

You may overbuild an opponent’s Coal Mine or Iron Works only if there are no cubes of that resource type anywhere on the board (including its Market); overbuilt tiles are removed from the game and do not score VPs. (Rulebook p.10).

### What happens when I take a loan — how much money do I get and how does it affect income?

Taking a Loan gives you £30 and moves your Income Marker back 3 income levels (place it on the highest space within the new level); you may not take a loan if it would drop your income level below -10. (Rulebook p.11).

### Can my Breweries supply beer anywhere when I sell, or must they be connected to the sale location?

Your own unflipped Breweries may supply beer regardless of connection, but an opponent’s Brewery can only supply beer if it is connected to the sale location; you may also consume the beer beside a Merchant tile when selling for the Merchant bonus. (Rulebook p.8; Sell action p.10).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/brass-birmingham)
- [Brass: Birmingham in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/brass-birmingham)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224517)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._