Brass Birmingham Flow Chart

Bot Draw 2 Cards based on turn order Summary of key rules and differences for the Bots:
Bot has more 3 or more unflipped M/C/P tiles?
1) If No, proceed with Build
2) If Yes but there is no eligible beer to consume, proceed with Build
3) If Yes and there are eligible beer to consume, proceed with Sell
Special Situation 1: If Bot has 3 or more unflippled M/C/P tiles
A) Build Brewery*
B) Sell
* Follow Location Card then Industry Card, if not elgible, build closest to Bot
- Unless directed by Flowchart or via Special Situation , Priority is to Build > Sell > Network
> Develop. If the Bot pass, gain 3VP for each pass action in a turn.
- Bot never takes Scout or Loan
- For Actions, Bot will always attempt A) first, followed by B), C) and D) if fail.
- For Priority, Bot will always attempt 1) first, followed by 2), 3) and 4) if fail.
- Bot does not have an Income Tracker (Ie: Bot has unlimited money to spend) but its
spending are still tracked to determine turn order.
- Bots consume resources for Build/ Sell/ Network and Develop
- Manufactured Goods, Cotton Mill and Pottery stands for M/C/P
- Bot Build actions are bound by the Location Card/ Industry Card (similar to a Player)
except for Special Situation 1 and 2.
- For the first turn of the game only, Player will take first turn. Bot will Build closest to a
Merchant Space (Industry Card) or M/C/P (Location Card)
- Bots will always help each other over the Player

Beer Priority: To consume: Iron & Coal Priority: To consume:

Special Situation 2: In Railway Era and Bot is not connected to merchant space nor 1) Bot's own Beer 1) Bot's own Iron & Coal
has any Coal available 2) Merchants Beer* 2) Other Bot's Iron & Coal
A) Build Coal Mine if there is none* 3) Other Bot's Beer 3) Player's Iron & Coal
B) Network to the nearest merchant space 4) Players Beer (if connected) 4) Buy Iron & Coal from market
* Once Build, skip to B) as 1st Action and proceed with General Flow * Bot receives 3VP as bonus

Build Sell
A) If Build is first action*, build in 2 location based the on cards drawn Sell Priority: To flip
B) Build then Network 1) Tiles with highest VP
*If Bot already Sell/ Network/ Develop, then only Build only in 1 location.

Rule of Build Network

- Illegal to build 2 M/C/P in a single turn. Can Build 2 B/I/C or 1 B/I/C and 1 M/C/P Network Priority: To connect:
- Bot must still build around its network if building based on Industry Card. 1) 2 Location that it has a Industry Tile
2) Closest Merchant Space it can Sell its M/C/P
Build Priority 3) Closest Merchant Space
1) Build M/C/P that provides the highest VP
2) Build Brewery
3) Build Iron Mine* Develop
4) Build Coal Mine* 1) Remove 2 Tiles if possible
* Bot will not build Iron Mine or Coal Mine when the market is full 2) Bot never removes the last 2 Tiles of any particular Industry Tiles.

Build Space Priority Develop Priority: To remove:

1) In Railway era, build in the location space where you already have a tile first 1) Level 1 Tiles first, followed by subsequent levels
2) In Canal era, build towards the Merchant Space that you can sell your M/C/P 2) Always remove Tiles that provide the least amount of VP