Roxley
Brass Lancashire
Brass: Lancashire — first published as Brass — is an economic strategy game that tells the story of competing cotton entrepreneurs in Lancashire during the industrial revolution. You must develop, build, and establish your industries and network so that you can capitalize demand for iron, coal and cotton. The game is played over two halves: the canal phase and the rail phase. To win the game, score the most victory points (VPs), which are counted at the end of each half. VPs are gained from your canals, rails, and established (flipped) industry tiles. Each round, players take turns according to the turn order track, receiving two actions to perform any of the following:
Build an industry tile
Build a rail or canal
Develop an industry
Sell cotton
Take a loan
At the end of a player's turn, they replace the two cards they played with two more from the deck. Turn order is determined by how much money a player spent on the previous turn, from lowest spent first to highest spent. This turn order mechanism opens some strategic options for players going later in the turn order, allowing for the possibility of back-to-back turns.
After all the cards have been played the first time (with the deck size being adjusted for the number of players), the canal phase ends and a scoring round commences. After scoring, all canals and all of the lowest level industries are removed for the game, after which new cards are dealt and the rail phase begins. During this phase, players may now occupy more than one location in a city and a double-connection build (though expensive) is possible. At the end of the rail phase, another scoring round takes place, then a winner is crowned.
The cards limit where you can build your industries, but any card can be used for the develop, sell cotton or build connections actions. This leads to a strategic timing/storing of cards. Resources are common so that if one player builds a rail line (which requires coal) they have to use the coal from the nearest source, which may be an opponent's coal mine, which in turn gets that coal mine closer to scoring (i.e., being utilized).
Brass: Lancashire, the 2018 edition from Roxley Games, reboots the original Warfrog Games edition of Brasswith new artwork and components, as well as a few rules changes:
The virtual link rules between Birkenhead have been removed.
The three-player experience has been brought closer to the ideal experience of four players by shortening each half of the game by one round and tuning the deck slightly to ensure a consistent experience.
Two-player rules have been created and are playable without the need for an alternate board.
The level 1 cotton mill is now worth 5 VP to make it slightly less terrible.
Players: 2 - 4
Ages: 14+
Playtime: 60 - 120 mins,/i>
Santorini
Build Like A Mortal Win Like a God
Do you have what it takes to join the pantheon of winners?
Build like a mortal and win like a God in the game of Santorini! Created
by mathematician and educator Gordon Hamilton, this pure strategy game
requires players to sharpen their wits! Everyone can gather around
Santorini and face-off in a build-to-the-finish.
How to Play
Move, build and win – but it may not be that easy! To begin,
players use their blocks and builder pieces to move into neighbouring
spaces on the board. The first one to build a 3-story structure wins!
Along the way, players may end up between a rock and a hard place. When
divine intervention is necessary, each player can use their God card to
bend or break the rules, according to their will.
Develop Strategy Skills
Facing-off against opponents in the game of Santorini is a
great way for kids and adults alike to develop critical thinking!
Players will need to anticipate other players’ moves and think on the
spot when a God card is used! Not only fun and exciting, this game is a
great way to hone analytical skill.
Fun for Kids and Adults
Simple enough for a child to grasp, but complex enough to
challenge an adult, Santorini is a great option for family game night.
Since players determine the level of difficulty, each game can be
tailored! Kids can face off against their friends, or adults can
challenge each other in this battle of pure strategy. With so much to
explore Santorini is the board game fit for the Gods.
Stunning Game Set
Not just fun and challenging, the game of Santorini is as
beautiful as its namesake. The picturesque board and building blocks are
reminiscent of Greek architecture and are designed to make play even
more enjoyable! Bring the Mediterranean into your living room with
Santorini.
Contents: 22 Bottom Blocks,
18 Middle Blocks,
14 Top Blocks,
18 Domes,
6 Builders,
30 God Cards,
1 Play Board,
1 Decorative Cliff &
1 Instruction Sheet.
Ages: 8+ | Players: 2 - 4
Steampunk Rally
Steampunk Rally is a strategy game that incorporates steampunk as more than just a bit of chrome. Using a unique dice-placement mechanism, players take on the roles of famous inventors from the turn of the last century like Nikola Tesla and Marie Curie, constructing fantastical contraptions that make use of steam, heat and electricity in an attempt to win a no-holds-barred race through the Swiss alps. Players:2 - 8 Game Length:60 minutes Ages:14+
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