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2015 Ranked #67

The Gallerist

A competitive economic strategy game where gallery owners promote artists, exhibit art, and build an international reputation. Balancing artist value, visitors, assistants, and sales turns every decision into a bid for prestige and profit.

Strategy Games Economic Area Majority / Influence Commodity Speculation

Players

1-4

Play time

60-150 min

Age

13+

Complexity

4.26/5

Rating

8.03

Harder to teach Low interaction Deep strategy

Overview

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Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 1.7/5

Low interaction

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

This age of art and capitalism has created a need for a new occupation - The Gallerist. Combining the elements of an Art dealer, museum curator, and Artists’ manager, you are about to take on that job!

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This age of art and capitalism has created a need for a new occupation - The Gallerist. Combining the elements of an Art dealer, museum curator, and Artists’ manager, you are about to take on that job! You will promote and nurture Artists; buy, display, and sell their Art; and build and exert your international reputation. As a result, you will achieve the respect needed to draw visitors to your Gallery from all over the world. There's a lot of work to be done, but don't worry, you can hire assistants to help you achieve your goals. Build your fortune by running the most lucrative Gallery and secure your reputation as a world-class Gallerist! Maximize your money and thus win the game by: having visitors in your gallery; exhibiting and selling works of art; investing in artists’ promotion to increase art value; achieving trends and reputation as well as curator and dealer goals.

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Play and group

Players
1–4
Best with
1–4
Play time
60–150 min
Age
13+
Complexity
4.3/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Vital Lacerda

Artists

1
Ian O'Toole

Publishers

1
Eagle-Gryphon Games

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