Board game · 2010

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…

Players: 2 to 5
Duration: 120 min
Age: 13 and up
Complexity: Family

Martin Wallace · Hobby Japan · Treefrog Games

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01 Intro 00:00 02 Présentation 00:14 03 Matériel 00:33 04 But du Jeu 04:12 05 Déroulement 04:42 06 Tours de Jeu 05:13 07 Actions Disponibles: 05:38 08 Action "Construction d'Industrie" 05:55 09 Coût de Construction 07:22 10 Emprunts 07:48 11 Conditions de Construction: Emplacements 08:44 12 Conditions de Construction: Cartes 10:22 13 Cartes Industrie 10:54 14 Cartes Localisation 12:10 15 Mine de Charbon et Sidérurgie (cubes) 13:21 16 Construction avec Charbon et Fer (transport cubes) 14:31 17 Cubes de la Piste de Demande 16:40 18 Emplacement de construction libre 18:45 19 Construction de Voie Ferrée 19:58 20 Paiement des Constructions 21:21 21 Gains Financiers: 22:05 22 Mines et Sidérurgie (*voir errata ci-dessus) 22:41 23 Action "Vente" 23:32 24 Vendre aux Marchés 23:53 25 Vendre aux Ports 25:35 26 Droits de ventes 26:49 27 Action "Developpement" 27:10 28 Action "Pioche de Carte" (*voir errata ci dessus) 28:42 29 Action "Passer" 29:59 30 Récapitulatif Actions 30:20 31 Phase 2 : Nouvel Ordre de Tour 31:04 32 Phase 3 : Paiment des Intérêts sur l'Emprunt 31:57 33 Suite du Jeu 33:30 34 Construire par dessus une industrie 34:13 35 Fin de Jeu 35:38 36 Comptage 36:05 37 Conseils Généraux 38:28 38 Conclusion 40:02

In brief

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.

According to Wallace, "You can now play something with the depth of Brass, but in half the time. The game will have a double-sided map, with Germany on one side and southern New England on the other."

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