Gallerist, The (2015 Edition)

The Gallerist: The Age of Art and Capitalism has created the need for a new occupation - The Gallerist. Blending the talents 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 influence. 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. There’s a long queue of unemployed Art aficionados lined up, hoping to work with someone of your stature. Build your fortune by running the most lucrative Gallery ever, 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 notoriety as well as curator and dealer goals

Components:

In each player color (orange, blue, yellow, purple--i.e. times 4 players):

1 wooden custom Gallerist token

1 wooden Influence disc

10 wooden assistant meeples in players colors

1 player boards in wrapped heavy cardboard (same as the main game board)

In Visitor Colors (pink, white, brown):

60 tickets

40 visitor meeples

For the 8 artist studios:

36 Works of Art Tiles

16 Artist Tiles

16 Signature Tokens

8 Fame Cubes

10 Artist Bonus Tiles

6 Celebrity tiles

4 Track Markers for same work

Additionally,

1 Customized Silk Screened Eagle-Gryphon Cloth Bag for Visitor Meeples

20 Promotion Tiles

20 Reputation Tiles

1 Start Player Tile

3 Easels

50 Coins of different sizes

20 Contract Cards

8 Art Dealer and Curator Goal Cards

1 Glossy 20-Page Rulebook

2 Player Aids

Insert Tray