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Brass: Lancashire
#22BGG8.2RATING
Updated Jun 10
2–4
PLAYERS
60–120
MINUTES
4
BEST WITH
3.8
HEAVY
ERRATA4
Level 1 cotton mill VP increased in Roxley editiondesignerpublisher
- RULING
- "level 1 cotton mills changed from 3 to 5 points"
Two cards removed from standard deck in Roxley editiondesignerpublisher
- RULING
- "2 cards removed from the deck (one coal and one cotton)"
Virtual Birkenhead–Liverpool canal link removed in Roxley editiondesignerpublisher
- RULING
- "Virtual link between Birkenhead and Liverpool removed"
2-player and 3-player use a modified deck in Roxley editiondesignerpublisher
- RULING
- The Roxley 2-player and 3-player variants each use a specific modified deck with a different card composition from the full standard deck. Full deck lists for both player counts are provided in the rulebook and in the source thread.
DESIGNER CLARIFICATIONS6
First turn and Rail era start: any card type may be playeddesignerpublisher
- CONTEXT
- On the very first turn of the Canal era, and at the start of the Rail era if a player has no industry on the board, players were unsure whether an Industry card could be used to build anywhere or was limited to the player's network.
- RULING
- "you can use either an Industry or Location card in the first round of play. An Industry card will allow you to build in any location that matches the symbol on the card. If at the start of the Rail period you do not have any industry counters on the board then an Industry card will allow you to build in any location that matches the symbol, as you would do in the very first round of play."
"!" cards removed in standard setup, kept in Classic Rulesdesignerpublisher
- CONTEXT
- Standard setup (rulebook p.4, step 2) instructs players to remove the 2 "!" cards before play. The Classic Rules variant (rulebook p.12) skips step 2, leaving those cards in the deck. Players were unclear what the "!" cards are used for in normal play.
- RULING
- "You don't need them in either 2 player game, but you could use them in the old 2 player version, but they will have little to no effect."
Income is skipped in the final round of each eradesignerpublisher
- CONTEXT
- In the Roxley edition, "Take Income" was moved to the end of each round rather than the beginning. Players questioned whether income is collected at all at the end of the final round of an era.
- RULING
- "Income is skipped in the last round as per Roxley's rules."
Overbuilding still requires a valid card and paymentdesignerpublisher
- CONTEXT
- The rulebook states a player can "always" overbuild their own industry. Players questioned whether this overrides the normal card and cost requirements.
- RULING
- "At any time means the move is always valid, but this does not excuse you from obeying the standard building rules. It simply means you can do it if you have the card necessary, and can pay the associated costs."
Tiebreakers: income, then money, then shared victorydesignerpublisher
- CONTEXT
- The Roxley edition removed turn order as the final tiebreaker, making draws possible. Players asked whether this was intentional.
- RULING
- "If you're still tied after 2 tiebreakers, then you both earned it." The two tiebreakers are: 1) highest income track position, 2) most money held. Players still tied after both share the victory; turn order was intentionally removed as a final decider.
Double-action build can target cities absent from the reduced 2/3-player deckdesignerpublisher
- CONTEXT
- In 2- and 3-player games, location cards for some cities are removed from the deck entirely. Players queried whether the double-action build ("!" card) could still target those cities since no location card for them exists in the deck.
- RULING
- "We have added text in several places to make it explicit." The double-action build acts as a wild location card and can target ANY city on the board, including cities whose location cards are absent from the reduced deck. Standard build rules (network/coal requirements) still apply.
Q&A3
Consuming iron requires no network connectioncommunity high-engagement
- QUESTION
- Does the industry tile consuming iron need a canal or rail connection to the source of iron?
- ANSWER
- No. Iron can be consumed from any iron works on the board regardless of network connections. The consuming industry does not need a canal or rail link to the iron source; iron is treated as freely available from any supply on the board.
Rail link can be built toward a coal sourcecommunity high-engagement
- QUESTION
- Can you build a rail link to a location that has no coal access yet, if placing that link will itself connect to a coal source?
- ANSWER
- Yes. The link is placed first and then coal is consumed. You can build toward a coal source as long as the placed link will connect to that coal once in position.
Cannot build a link before placing any industry on the boardcommunity high-engagement
- QUESTION
- Can a player build a canal or rail link on their very first turn before placing any industry?
- ANSWER
- No. A link can only be built from a city that already contains at least one of your industry counters or is already reached by one of your existing links. The first-turn exception (build without a matching location card) applies only to industry building, not to link building.
Last researched: 2026-04-29
CATEGORIES
Age of Reason·Economic·Educational·Industry / Manufacturing·Post-Napoleonic·Transportation
MECHANICS
ChainingEnd Game BonusesHand ManagementIncomeLoansMarketMulti-Use CardsNetwork and Route BuildingOwnership
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