Bruxelles 1893 is a worker placement game with elements of bidding & majority control Each player is an architect of the late 19th century & is trying to achieve through various actions an architectural work in the Art Nouveau style The most successful building yield the most points Each player can also create works of art to increase his score The action board is modular with not every player having access to each action each turn Some actions cost money
- acquiring high-quality materials building a level of your personal house finding a patron creating a work of art selling that art for money & prestige
- while other actions are free but can potentially cause you to lose one of your workers; these latter actions include acquiring low-quality materials activating your patrons visiting the stock exchange & taking one of the actions with a cost Once everyone has passed on taking more actions the round ends & players have an art exhibition during which they can sell works After this players receive prestige points or bonus cards based on the symbols they&ve placed their workers next to on the action board After five rounds the game ends & players score bonus points based on their architect level their bonus cards how well they&ve completed their work & their money on hand The player with the most points wins Box Contains 5 personal boards 2 game boards 30 Building tiles 20 wooden discs 35 wooden workers 45 wooden cubes 63 cards 30 " Works of Art" tiles 5 turncounting tiles 87 coins 1 Bracket tile 1 Workshop cursor 6 Compass tiles 2 needles for the compass 1 first player token 1 rulebook