Martin Wallace is a chameleon designer, whose work spans fantasy adventure to heavy economic simulation. His 2007 title 'Brass' is at the latter end of the spectrum and became one of his most renowned designs until, in 2018, publisher Roxley got the rights and reworked the mechanics. The original was retitled Brass: Lancashire and their new version, Brass: Birmingham, was released. The stepchild has gone on to outstrip the parent game in popularity and acclaim, so: is it worth the hype on community forums as one of the best board games ever made?
