Economic · Industry / Manufacturing

Age of Industry

Martin Wallace's streamlined redesign of Brass: Lancashire.

2–5 players120 minages 13heavy difficulty

About the game

What is Age of Industry

Martin Wallace's streamlined redesign of Brass: Lancashire.

Players are tycoons in the early days of the Industrial Revolution; a time when traditional craftsman were being rapidly replaced with steam-powered machines. Players invest in the production of raw materials, the manufacture of goods, and the transportation networks needed to connect them to their markets.

Like Brass, the strategic space is vast, and player decisions are limited by cards. In Age of Industry, however, cards are color-coded to regions rather than specific cities, allowing the players to be more flexible with their plans, while at the same time continuing to limit the decisions available. The color-coded region cards will also support expansion maps.

In addition, the original Brass rules were simplified by eliminating the canal period; there is only one period, the railway era. There is also a new, non-specific industry, which will change with each map.

Specs

Game details

Players: 2–5
Age: +13
Duration: 120 min
Difficulty: Heavy
Type: Board game
Year: 2010
Mechanics: Hand Management · Loans · Market
Categories: Economic · Industry / Manufacturing · Transportation
Designer: Martin Wallace
Publisher: Treefrog Games

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David_Trovador9.4/10

Gestión de acciones/construcciones y economía en la época de la revolución industrial, otro exprime cerebros, clon-variante del Brass ambos de Martin Wallace, éste se supone de duración algo menor. Es FEO y con ganas, los componentes son sosos y recomiendo reciclar el plástico de las "monedas" por amor al medio ambiente y al juego, y usar fichas de póker como con otros juegos económicos. Componentes aparte, ambos juegos me parecen JUEGAZOS, quizás lo ideal sería un punto medio con según que reglas de uno u otro juego. Por ejemplo, este tiene 2 mapas diferentes, pero le falta la gracia del cont