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2006 Ranked #20,562

Mona Lisa Mysteries

This art-market bidding game has collectors hire experts, manipulate the market, and finish with the highest-valued painting. The player whose copy gains the greatest value is revealed to possess the real masterpiece.

Auction/Bidding

Players

3-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

11+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

5.71

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How does it play?

(from the web site) Do You Have Da Vinci's Masterpiece? Based on the real events from 1911 when the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre.

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(from the web site) Do You Have Da Vinci's Masterpiece? Based on the real events from 1911 when the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre. Players act as wealthy art collectors who bid on the services of art "experts" to rate their copy of the Mona Lisa. Through careful strategy and market manipulation, the player with the highest valued Mona Lisa at the end of the game has the "real" Mona Lisa and wins the game. Ages: Teen to adult Players: 3 to 5 Contents: 5 Mona Lisa player painting boards, 44 expert cards, 56 bid cards, 60 gems, gem bag, value board, card tray and rules.

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Play and group

Players
3–5
Best with
3–5
Play time
30 min
Age
11+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Phil Orbanes Sr.

Publishers

1
Winning Moves Games (USA)

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