FAQ
88 answered questions33 official
Rules questions from the BoardGameGeek forum. Answers marked Official were confirmed by Eagle-Gryphon Games or the designers.
Common mistakes
- Taking both a Location action and an Executive action when kicked out — it is one or the other. Ruling · Rule
- Taking money from the Influence track to keep — Influence pays only a cost you are paying now, 1 money per money icon. Ruling · Rule
- Counting Visitors in your Lobby for bonuses or scoring — only your Gallery counts; the Lobby only opens Market columns. Ruling · Rule
- Leaving behind an Assistant you are about to hire at the new Location — it must be available before you move. Ruling · Rule
- Buying another work from your commissioned Artist before the commissioned one. Ruling · Rule
- Using Influence for extra Fame when discovering an Artist — discovery does not raise Fame. Ruling · Rule
- Scoring the starting Reputation tile after filling the 3rd slot with the auctioned work — Reputation tiles score before the auction. Ruling · Rule
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Do the Works of Art in my Gallery have to be in the order shown on my Curator card?
No. Any order counts.
Source: BGG thread
Can one Work of Art count towards two collections on my Curator card? Official
Yes. A work may be part of both collections and fill more than one goal — though in practice that needs your three slots, a Masterpiece slot and an auctioned work.
Source: BGG post
Can I score the same goal of my Art Dealer card twice, for example by selling two digital works? Official
No. Each goal of the Art Dealer and Curator cards scores at most once. The Art Dealer's sets never repeat an art form, so one sold work cannot fill two of its sets either.
Source: BGG post
I own two works by the same Artist and sell one. What happens to the Signature tokens?
You return the token of the work you sold; the other stays on your Art value track for the work you keep.
Source: BGG thread
How do I know which Artist made a work if I have two of the same art form?
It makes no difference to the game: sell either one and return the matching Signature token. The red and blue Thematic tiles are there only if you want to keep track.
Source: BGG thread
Can I buy more than one Work of Art with one Buy action, or sell more than one with one Sell action?
No. One work per action.
Source: BGG thread
Can I buy from an Artist who has not been discovered?
No. Only discovered (face-up) Artists create Works of Art.
Source: BGG thread
I have no Masterpiece, but the work I am buying will push its Artist to Fame 19. Can it go into my 4th slot?
Yes. The Artist's Fame rises before you place the work, so it is already a Masterpiece when you display it.
Source: BGG thread
Can I buy from an Artist whose two Signature tokens are both taken?
No — unless you hold that Artist's commission. The Artist works again when one of the works is sold and its token returns.
Source: BGG thread
If I hold a commission, must my first purchase from that Artist be the commissioned work? Official
Yes.
Source: BGG post
My commissioned Artist's stack of works is empty. Can I discard the commission to discover another Artist? Official
Yes. You missed your chance; that Artist has left the market.
Source: BGG post
Can I hold more than one commission?
No. One Signature token on the commission space at a time; buy that work before discovering another Artist.
Source: BGG thread
When do I move the Signature tokens of works I already own? Official
Every time the Artist's Fame reaches a new star symbol, every player moves the token of that Artist's works to the matching star value.
Source: BGG post
Can I promote an Artist who is already a Celebrity?
Yes, if a higher Promotion token is available. You pay and take the bonus as usual; the Fame simply cannot rise above 19.
Source: BGG thread
Do I get the 5 money for making an Artist a Celebrity even if I own none of their work?
Yes.
Source: BGG thread
Is Celebrity status the same as the top Promotion level?
No. Celebrity is Fame 19; the Promotion level is the token on the Artist. An Artist can reach one without the other.
Source: BGG thread
Can I spend Influence for extra Fame when the work itself gives 0 Fame? Official
Yes. Any time an action lets you raise an Artist's Fame, you may add Fame with Influence, even from 0.
Source: BGG thread
Can I spend Influence for Fame when I discover an Artist?
No. Discovering does not raise Fame.
Source: BGG thread
Can the Influence-for-Fame go to a different Artist than the one my action affects?
No. Only the Artist whose Fame the action is raising.
Source: BGG thread
Can an Artist lose Fame?
No.
Source: BGG thread
Can I promote an Artist who has not been discovered? Official
No.
Source: BGG post
Can I promote an Artist already at Promotion level 5?
No. There is no higher token.
Source: BGG thread
Must I own a work by an Artist to promote them?
No. You can even push an Artist you have no work from to Celebrity — it helps whoever owns their works and stops further purchases from them.
Source: BGG thread
Can I use an Artist bonus tile that raises Fame on the Artist I just discovered? Official
Yes.
Source: BGG post
Are the Artist bonus tiles on undiscovered Artists face up? Official
Yes. Everyone can see them from the start.
Source: BGG post
Do Reputation tiles that count "each Artist" with Fame 15+ or Promotion 4+ count only my Artists?
No. They count every Artist in the game.
Source: BGG thread
How many Assistants may stand at one Location?
One.
Source: BGG thread
When does a kicked-out player take their Kicked-Out Action?
After the active player has finished their whole turn.
Source: BGG thread
Can the Assistant that was just kicked out be used in my Kicked-Out Action — on a contract card or in the International Market? Official
Yes. If it stays there, it does not go home.
Source: BGG thread
An Assistant goes home but all four desks are full. What happens?
It leaves the game (back to the box).
Source: BGG thread
A contract I just fulfilled sends its Assistant home and my office is full. Can I first move that Assistant with an Executive Action? Official
No. The Location action resolves before the Executive Action, so the Assistant is lost.
Source: BGG thread
Which Assistants count as "in play" for Reputation tiles? Official
Every Assistant that is not in your unemployment queue or in the box — in the office, at Locations, on contracts and in the International Market. In practice: 10 minus the unemployed ones and those in the box.
Source: BGG post
Can I have Assistants left at several Locations at once?
Yes.
Source: BGG thread
Can I leave behind an Assistant I hire at the Location I am moving to? Official
No. You leave the Assistant at the Location you are leaving, so it must be available before you move.
Source: BGG post
Can I hire more Assistants than I have empty desks?
No. The four desks are the limit.
Source: BGG thread
When hiring several Assistants, do I pay and take bonuses one at a time?
No. Move all of them to your desks, pay the total, then take all their bonuses.
Source: BGG thread
Can an Assistant sitting on a contract card be moved for another action?
No. It stays until the contract is sold and flipped, or covered by a new one; then it goes home.
Source: BGG thread
How far back does Influence go to pay for a Location action as a Kicked-Out Action?
To the next Fame (star) icon below your current space.
Source: BGG thread
When kicked out, can I take both a Location action and an Executive Action?
No. One or the other.
Source: BGG thread
Which Location actions can I take as a Kicked-Out Action?
Only the two actions of the Location you were kicked out of.
Source: BGG thread
If I kick out my own Assistant and my office is full, must I lose it? Official
No. You can move Assistants at any time during your turn: place it at the Location you just left, ready for a later kick-out.
Source: BGG post
Are there Kicked-Out Actions in the final round?
No. A kicked-out piece simply goes home.
Source: BGG thread
I gain a Reputation tile but have no Visitor in my Lobby. Do I still get it? Official
Yes — you simply have nobody to send back.
Source: BGG post
Do Reputation tiles that count works "acquired" include works I have sold?
Yes. Exhibited and sold both count.
Source: BGG thread
Can I sell a work or take a Reputation tile with no Visitors in my Gallery or Lobby?
Yes. With no Visitor to move, choose the contract's orientation freely.
Source: BGG thread
A bonus moves a VIP or an Investor from the Plaza. May I draw from the bag instead?
Only if neither type is in the Plaza.
Source: BGG thread
A bonus lets me take a Visitor from the bag, but the bag is empty. Official
You lose the bonus.
Source: BGG post
Can bonuses put Visitors in my Lobby?
No. Bonuses move Visitors into your Gallery; only tickets move them into a Lobby.
Source: BGG thread
Do Visitors in my Lobby count for scoring and bonuses?
No. Only Visitors in your Gallery count; the Lobby only matters for access to the International Market.
Source: BGG thread
Can I move a Visitor from my own Lobby back to the Plaza with tickets? Official
No. Tickets only move Visitors towards your own Gallery.
Source: BGG post
When do I place the Reputation tile from my 3rd Gallery slot?
At the end of your turn, after the Location action (and after any Executive Action you take after it).
Source: BGG thread
I must place a Reputation tile but have no empty Reputation space.
The tile from your 3rd slot is discarded; and you cannot take the Reputation action at the International Market at all.
Source: BGG thread
What if I never fill my 3rd Gallery slot?
The starting Reputation tile on it is lost and scores nothing.
Source: BGG thread
Can I cover an unfulfilled contract with a new one?
No. Only an empty slot or a fulfilled (face-down) contract.
Source: BGG thread
The contract deck runs out. What happens to the display? Official
Shuffle the whole display with the discards into a new deck and deal 4 new contracts.
Source: BGG post
Can I take a contract from lower in a stack of the display?
No. Only the top card of each stack.
Source: BGG thread
How often can I use the bonus on the back of a fulfilled contract?
Once, by placing an Assistant on it; then the card must be replaced before it gives anything again.
Source: BGG thread
Can I take both bonuses on the back of a fulfilled contract?
No. Only the half on top, as oriented when you flipped it.
Source: BGG thread
I have two contracts of the same art form. How many does one sale fulfil? Official
One, of your choice.
Source: BGG post
Can I go to a Location and not take an action there? Official
No. You must take one of its actions if you can. Only if no action is possible anywhere do you move and pass — remember an Executive Action before moving may get you out of that spot.
Source: BGG post
Can I take an "up to" action and do none of it — hire 0 Assistants, or reveal contracts and take none?
Yes, as long as you could legally take the action.
Source: BGG thread
When can I use what an action gives me?
At once — even in later steps of the same action. Steps are done in the printed order.
Source: BGG thread
What happens to Influence beyond 35?
It is lost.
Source: BGG thread
Can I take money from the Influence track to keep it? Official
No. Only to pay a cost you are paying now, and each money icon you move back to gives 1 money, whatever number is printed on it. (The player aid's "use Influence for money" when promoting is an error: promotion only allows extra Fame.)
Source: BGG post
With a free hire bonus, do I also get that Assistant's hiring bonus?
Yes.
Source: BGG thread
Can a ticket colour run out? Official
No. Swap a ticket of another colour from the box office for one from the discards.
Source: BGG post
When are the Art Dealer and Curator cards dealt? Official
Just before players choose their starting Locations, which happens in reverse player order.
Source: BGG post
Can I go to the International Market with no Assistant available? Official
No. Both of its actions need an Assistant.
Source: BGG post
Does the starting player marker move each round?
No. It only shows when the final round starts.
Source: BGG thread
When does "the bag is empty" count as an end condition?
As soon as the last Visitor leaves the bag, even while placing Visitors on a new Work of Art — not when someone later fails to draw.
Source: BGG thread
Is there an intermediate scoring if the first ticket stack empties on the last turn?
Yes, just before final scoring. A game can also end without it, if two other end conditions come first.
Source: BGG thread
Do I score the works still in my Gallery? Official
Yes, their full sales value.
Source: BGG post
With two players, what do the International Market majorities pay?
The first two amounts of each column (6 and 3 in the first column, and so on).
Source: BGG thread
Do Visitors in my Gallery score at the end?
No. They matter only for intermediate scoring, some Reputation tiles and tie-breaks.
Source: BGG thread
What is a renowned work worth if no Artist of its art form was discovered? Official
The value of the more famous undiscovered Artist of that form — their starting Fame. It is a rare case.
Source: BGG post
What is the auctioned work for? Official
You place it beside your Curator card or your Art Dealer card, where it can complete a goal, and you are paid its value.
Source: BGG post
The auctioned work fills my 3rd slot for the first time. Do I score my starting Reputation tile? Official
No. Reputation tiles are scored before the auction, so that tile is discarded.
Source: BGG post
In a 2- or 3-player game, what happens to the unused starting Reputation tiles?
Back to the box.
Source: BGG thread
Is the middle column of the International Market used with two players or solo? Official
No, neither its Reputation part nor its auction part.
Source: BGG post
In solo, do I still place 4 Reputation tiles by the Locations and pick my start? Official
Yes. And there is still an intermediate scoring.
Source: BGG post
In what order does the solo game start? Official
You place your Gallerist, take your first turn, then Lacerda takes the Location opposite yours; you take your second turn, then Lacerda his first move. You do not leave an Assistant behind when leaving your starting Location.
Source: BGG post
If Lacerda starts at the International Market, does he place an Assistant there? Official
No — only when he later moves there.
Source: BGG post
Must I reach every goal of a solo level to win? Official
Yes, all of them in the same game.
Source: BGG post
When does Lacerda's Assistant go onto the market after he is kicked out there?
After you finish your turn: in the first free space from the top left.
Source: BGG thread
Lacerda's Gallerist kicks out his own Assistant. Is a ticket discarded?
No. Nothing happens.
Source: BGG thread
Does Lacerda leave an Assistant when he moves on after being kicked out?
No — he has nowhere to leave it from.
Source: BGG thread
When I kick Lacerda or his Assistant out of the International Market, does he place an Assistant there and lose a ticket?
Yes, both.
Source: BGG thread
[Scoring] Do the expansion tiles replace the normal intermediate scoring?
Yes. Players score none, some or all of the three tiles, depending on who meets each goal.
Source: BGG thread