Modern Art

1992
Reiner Knizia
BGG Geek Rating
7.3
based on 24,649 ratings
BGG Average Rating
7.5
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BGG Ranking
#216
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Players
3-5
Weight
2.28/5.00
Playtime
45 min
Age
10+

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Auction: English Auction: Once Around Auction: Turn Order Until Pass Auction: Sealed Bid Hand Management Victory Points as a Resource Auction / Bidding Commodity Speculation

📂 Categories

Card Game Economic

🎨 Artists

Carole Carrion Chen Cheng-po Daniel Melim Gianfranco Giordano Manuel Carvalho Mike Doyle (I) Paul Laane Pete Fenlon Rafael Silveira Ramon Martins Sigrid Thaler Zeilbeck & Natzeck Design Company

🏢 Publishers

Arrakis Games CMON Global Limited DiceTree Games Drosselmeyer & Co. Ltd. Fractal Juegos Galápagos Jogos GeGe Co. Ltd. Hans im Glück Kaissa Chess & Games Land of Beautiful Mind (سرزمین ذهن زیبا) Lautapelit.fi Lavka Games Lighthouse Games Matagot Mayfair Games Odysseia Jogos Oink Games Pegasus Spiele Rebel Sp. z o.o. Wargames Club Publishing WoodCat

📖 About This Game

Buying and selling paintings can be a very lucrative business. Five different artists have produced a bunch of paintings, and it's the player's task to be both the buyer and the seller, hopefully making a profit in both roles. He does this by putting a painting from his hand up for auction each turn. He gets the money if some other player buys it, but must pay the bank if he buys it for himself. After each round, paintings are valued by the number of paintings of that type that were sold. The broker with the most cash after four rounds is the winner. Part of the Knizia auction trilogy.