I announced today that we will be playing the game Masterpiece next week. I thought that I would write the rules out on here that way you guys can prepare yourselves for the awesomeness that will be going down.
Introduction
"Your favorite Van Gogh in on the auction block and you are bidding for it against an array of eccentric art collectors and speculators.You want that Van Gogh painting. Should you up the bid to $5 million? $10 million? But what if it's a worthless forgery? You'll never know what it's really worth unless you outbid the competition. Keen observation, steady nerves, and a little luck make the difference in Masterpiece, an always exciting, sometimes risky excursion into the elite world of an international art auction."
Object
To be the team who who has acquired the largest fortune in paintings and cash at the end of the game when all the bank's paintings have been sold (or until we run out of time).
Setup
- I (Courtney) will be the banker. I will give each team $15 million and keep the remaining cash with me.
- Each team will start out with one painting and one value card for that painting
Gameplay
- Table one will go first and we will continue to go in numerical order.
- When it is your teams turn you will spin the wheel and follow the directions for the space on which you landed.
Game board spaces and explanations
Bank Auction: Courtney will take the top painting from the pile and prop it on the easel. Your team and each of the other teams may, but are not required to, bid on it. The actual value of the painting will not be known except to the highest bidder, who takes possession of the painting, and can then check the value on the the back of the painting. The highest bidder must pay the bank what they bid no matter what the actual value of the painting is.
Private Auction: Any of the other teams may, but are not required to, bid on one of your teams paintings. If you have more than one painting, the painting to be auctioned will be chosen by the team before you. Hand the painting chosen to Courtney to be auctioned off. Your team may not enter the bidding. The new owner pays the amount of the highest bid.
Collect 3,000,000 or a value card: Your team may collect the money from the bank or draw the top value card and add it to any one of your teams paintings. There are no limit to the number of value cards you can add to one painting; the value of any painting is the sum of all the value cards in the envelope. If you do not have a painting in front of you, you may not draw a value card; take the money instead.
If you draw a forgery it MUST be assigned to a painting and it CANCELS the value of that painting. Once a fake, always a fake!
Once a value card is assigned to a painting, it must stay with that painting and not be removed from it.
May buy a painting from the bank for $x dollars: Your team, if you desire, can pay the bank the amount specified, and take the top painting together with the top value card. If you do not want to buy the painting the play automatically becomes a bank auction. If your team refuses the painting you may not participate in the auction.
May sell any painting to the bank: Your team has the opportunity, but are not required, to sell any one painting to the bank. The value is determined by it's value card(s). You will do well to sell your most expensive painting, since you might be forced to sell it at a loss at a private auction. When you cash in a painting, display the value card(s) for all to see, then give them to Courtney along with the painting. They are out of play for the rest of the game.
May buy a painting from any team for $3,500,000: Your team has the opportunity, but are are not required, to purchase any one painting of your choice (with it's value card) from any team for $3,500,000. The team who owns the desired painting MUST sell it if the buyer has the ready cash.
Inherit a painting from the bank: You receive free and clear the top painting from the pile on the board along with the top value card.
Sell a painting to the bank for $3,500,000: Your team MUST sell one of your paintings to the bank, which pays you $3,500,000-regardless of the value on the value card(s). You will do well to sell your least valuable painting (particularly a forgery if you have one), but you are required to sell, even if your least valuable card is worth more than $3,500,000. When you turn in your painting to Courtney, the other players will get to see what the painting was worth. If you don't own any paintings you don't do anything this turn.
Auction Rules
1. The opening bid must be at least $1,000,000
2. Succeeding bids must be in increments of non less than $500,000
3. Any team must start the bidding. Thereafter bidding is at random with no regard to the order of play.
4. If your team is ever caught bidding higher than what you have you must pay the bank $1,000,000. If you have less than $1,000,000 than you lose your next turn. There is no penalty for bidding over the amount you have on hand if a higher bid is accepted. If a team is caught bidding higher than the amount the have on hand the auction will be re-run.
5. In the event that two team simultaneously bid the same amount and there is no higher bid, the auction is cancelled.
6. Borrowing cash from another team or from the bank is NEVER allowed.
Winning the Game!
The game ends when the last painting has been sold (or until we run out of time). Teams will then add up their cash and the value cards on the back of the paintings. Whoever has the most money wins!
P.S. The only prize will the victory you feel because your team WON!
If you are feeling ambitious you can create your artwork ahead of time and bring it with you next week. Just make sure you only use a half of a poster-board. On the back you will need to write: Your name, The name of your masterpiece, and a description of your painting (the description is optional).
Looking forward to seeing you all next week!
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