Masterpiece - The Classic Art Auction Game

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In The Playboy Winner's Guide to Board Games, game designer Jon Freeman reviewed both Masterpiece and Avalon Hill's similar auction-style game The Collector, and didn't like either one.

The value of the painting will not be known except to the high bidder who draws the painting and top value card after he pays the bank. In the January 1989 edition of Games International (Issue 2), Derek Carver criticized the lack of skill needed, since luck seemed to be the overwhelming deciding factor.The game utilizes bluffing skills because the players possess asymmetrical information about the value of the paintings they possess. He and each of the other players may, but are not required to, bid on the top painting in the pile on the board. Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style. The game box has slightly darker tones and richer colors, with both English and French on the cover. Keen observation, steady nerves and a little luck make the difference in MASTERPIECE, an exciting, suspenseful trip into the elite world of the international art auction.

That player must move his or her token on the game board the rolled number of spaces and complete the action dictated by the game board.Our mission is to produce engaging articles like reviews, tips and tricks, game rules, strategies, etc. A completely different painting card set featuring paintings on display at the Art Institute of Chicago. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.