# Brass: Lancashire

Brass: Lancashire 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 8.3 out of 10 by 121 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $62.49 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 60–120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2007
- **Categories:** Educational, Transportation, Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Age of Reason, Post-Napoleonic
- **Mechanics:** Hand Management, Ownership, End Game Bonuses, Network and Route Building, Multi-Use Cards, Variable Set-up, Chaining, Loans, Tags, Tech Trees / Tech Tracks, Income, Tile Placement, Turn Order: Stat-Based, Market
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.3 out of 10, from 121 reviews
- **Owned by:** 195 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 649
- **Unique players:** 777

**Designers:** Martin Wallace

**Artists:** Damien Mammoliti, Peter Dennis, Eckhard Freytag, David Forest, Mr. Cuddington, Gavan Brown, Lina Cossette

**Publishers:** Warfrog Games, Roxley

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 62.49 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/brass-lancashire/ |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 80 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/brass-lancashire-board-games |
| Board Game Bliss | 81.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/brass |
| Element Games | 71.99 £ | https://elementgames.co.uk/board-games/brass-lancashire |
| Good Games | 109 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/brass-lancashire |
| Gameology | 109.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/brass-lancashire |
| Hyggeonkel | 549.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/brass |
| World of Board Games | 849 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/brass-lancashire |
| Travelling Man | 64.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/brass-lancashire |
| Zatu Games | 65.55 £ | https://zatu.com/products/brass-lancashire |
| Svet deskovych her | 1895 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/6448/brass-lancashire-en |
| Dragons Lair | 899 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/brass-lancashire |
| Game Ninja | 899 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/brass-lancashire/ |
| Alphaspel | 949 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/93251-brass-lancashire |
| Cogs Toys and Games | 84.95 € | https://www.cogstoysandgames.ie/products/brass-lancashire |
| Fantasiapelit | 88 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_184738 |
| Spielezar | 92.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/brass-lancashire-en |
| Nexus | 13995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/brass-lancashire/ |

## Expansions

- [Brass: 2-player board](https://www.ludoya.com/games/brass-2-player-board)
- [Catalonia (fan expansion for Brass)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/catalonia-fan-expansion-for-brass)

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## Rules questions

### Do I have to be connected to a location to build there?

If you discard a Location card you may build that industry at the named location even if it is not part of your network; if you discard an Industry card you may only build that industry in a location that is part of your network (page 5).

### Do I need a coal connection to consume coal when building rail links or some industries?

Yes — a Rail Link or Industry tile that requires coal must be connected to a source of coal after it is placed; you consume from the closest connected unflipped Coal Mine (or buy from the Coal Market if not connected) (page 5).

### Do I need to be connected to an Iron Works to consume iron?

No — consuming iron does not require a network connection: you may take iron from any unflipped Iron Works (owned by any player) for free, or buy from the Iron Market if none are available (page 5).

### When do tiles flip and when do I get income or VPs from them?

Shipyards flip when built; Cotton Mills and Ports flip when you perform a Sell action; Coal Mines and Iron Works flip when their last resource cube is removed — flipped tiles immediately advance your Income Marker by the amount shown on the tile, and flipped Industry tiles score VPs at end-of-era scoring (pages 5 and 4).

### Can I overbuild an opponent's tile, and what are the limits?

You may overbuild your own tiles freely, but you may only overbuild an opponent's Coal Mine or Iron Works and only if there are no resource cubes of that type anywhere on the board (including its Market); overbuilt tiles are removed from the game and do not score (page 6).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/brass-lancashire)
- [Brass: Lancashire in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/brass-lancashire)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28720)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._