{"id":1072,"date":"2026-05-29T17:28:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamesforall.net\/?p=1072"},"modified":"2026-05-29T17:28:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:28:56","slug":"explore-cultural-value-and-markets-with-art-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamesforall.net\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/explore-cultural-value-and-markets-with-art-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore cultural value and markets with Art Society"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Box art image from Mighty Boards<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Art Society is a fun, 30 to 60 minute game where you spend your turns bidding on artwork to add to your collection, aiming to create the best display in town! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to play<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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How to play image from Mighty Boards<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Players start with their playing board – art wall they are working with, 20 numbered bidding cards, and a randomly selected starter artwork which they place touching the starting spots on their wall. They then ranomly draw from the starting bidding cards numbered 1 to 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each turn one player – determined by the lowest bid the previous round, is the auctioneer. They randomly choose a number of artworks (the number of players +1) without looking at them, which will be bid on that turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The players then use their bid tokens to decide the order they can choose the artwork. The highest bidder goes first, then the second highest etc. Until you have just 1 painting left which goes on to the museum. Once a bid token is used you cannot use the same token again this game, so keep that in mind whilst playing. When placing your tiles it must touch another painting against a long edge, they cannot be corner to corner and they cannot be separate from one another. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the panitings have one of 4 frame types and one of for painting types. If paintings of the same type touch one another, they do not score any ‘prestige’ points at the end of the game. However if paintings of the same frame type are touching they gain bonus ‘decor’ tiles which can be used to fill in gaps on you wall, helping you score more points at the end of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can store up to one painting or decor tile at a time with your ‘assistant’ and place it at a later point if you can’t make a placement without breaching the type rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you collect more paintings than you can display on your wall, they will ocst you points at the end of the game as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The paintings that go to the museum increase the prestige value of all paintings of the same painting type. The type in the museum with the highest overall values gives a x5 modifier, then a x4, then a x3 and finally a x2. Also on each board is an ‘eyeline’ band, and any paintings from the x5 type gain an additional 3 points if any part of them fall within that band. If you haven’t filled the corners of your wall you lose 2 points for each, and you lose 2 points for each excess painting you have in your collection as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Links to Art and Economics<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Blur or Defocus abstract image of the lobby of a modern art centre By\u00a0thampapon1<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This game is brilliant for teaching about the effects of both private collections and museums on art. It clearly showcases how having art displayed in a museum increases the value of similar pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fame\/Market Value<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can use it to explore how artwork becomes famous:<\/p>\n\n\n\n