Brass: Pittsburgh, the latest entry in Martin Wallace's acclaimed economic strategy series, has blown past $6 million on Gamefound with just three days remaining. More than 25,000 backers have pledged to the campaign, which funded in under 44 minutes on launch day.
For context, Brass: Birmingham holds the #1 spot on BoardGameGeek's all-time rankings with tens of thousands of ratings. That pedigree clearly carries weight. Brass: Pittsburgh takes the series across the Atlantic to America's late 19th-century industrial boom, casting players as competing industrialists building networks of steel mills, railroads, and factories across Pittsburgh and the surrounding heartland. If you have played Brass before, the core loop of building industries, shipping goods, and racing to develop the most valuable network is intact. Designers Gavan Brown and Martin Wallace have layered in new mechanics while keeping the tight economic decisions that made the series famous.
The campaign has not been without drama. Roxley Games initially used an algorithm to set stretch goal funding thresholds, which produced oddly spaced targets that frustrated backers. The publisher listened, scrapped the algorithm mid-campaign, and unlocked all remaining stretch goals. The community rewarded that responsiveness with continued support.
At $6 million from 25,000 backers, Brass: Pittsburgh ranks among the largest board game campaigns Gamefound has ever hosted. The campaign closes this weekend, so if you have been waiting to commit, the window is narrowing fast. Pledges are available on the Gamefound campaign page.
Sources: Gamefound | BoardGameGeek | Tabletop Analytics
