You should aim to take actions that score as many points as you can get. If you read about Brass, people will typically tell you how much you should score per turn. But, how do you go about scoring points? Get supporting industries up and runningĬoal and iron are the industries that help you build your industrial empire.
#TIPS FOR BRASS BIRMINGHAM DRIVER#
Sure, they score points too, but are not the driver of the highest points. Understand that a good connection to coal is essentials.
You must be connected to a source of coal, or to the market. Your safest bet is to have a connection to the market, so you always have access to coal. Just remember that you need to be connected on any route. That means you may also use the routes of other players. You can get coal through a route owned by any player An important oversight starting players typically forget. You can build Iron Works anywhere as the iron can ‘teleport’ to where you need it. You can even consume the iron of other players. But…remember that you help them flip their tile. That means you are helping them to score points. If there are no Iron Works on the board you can always get iron through the market for a decent price. Later in the game access to beer becomes important. You will need the beer for the Sell action and to build the double rail connections (in the Rail era). The double rail connection is extremely powerful, because it essentially enables you to squeeze an additional action into a turn! And remember…turns are limited, so if you can get some extra that is worth a lot! (More on the power of network actions later) You don’t need to build every industryĪdmittedly, this is what I typically forget as well, but you don’t need to build every industry in the game to win the game. Take coal as an example: it is extremely useful to power your expansion, but at the end of the game it doesn’t give you a lot of points. One of your strategies could be to get connected to the market, or to other player’s coal mines so you can use that coal. That gives you the opportunity to invest more in other types of industries that score more points at the end.
Use the industries (and routes) of other players to your advantageĪlso take into account that the develop action is powerful. You can remove industries from your player mat that give you any benefit. For example, the level 2 and level 4 pottery only increases your income by 1 and gives 1 victory point. There is no need to build those, they will not help you in any way forward. In my first game I never played the develop action, which was a huge mistake. I’ve been raised by the principle that you shouldn’t take loans if you don’t have to.Īt the same time you can get access the better industries.ĭevelop useless industries away and flip your Iron Works at the same time Early loans are cheaper If you have Iron Works you can benefit mostly from the develop action, as you can also consume your own iron and flip the industry to score points.
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