The Gallerist Fan Site

The 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 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. …

In The Gallerist, each Player tries to gain as much money as possible, and thus win the game. Over the course of the game, Players will discover Artists, commission them to create a Work of Art, and invest in them to make them more famous.

They will buy Works of Art, exhibit them in their Gallery, and possibly sell them. They will hire Assistants and use them in the International Market to increase Reputation and bid for auctioned Art. At the end of the game, Players also score additional money for completing the goals of their Curator and Art Dealer cards. …

Artists Colony

Action: Discover An Artist

After finding a new Artist, you commission him to create a Work of Art.

There are 8 Artists in each game, but only one of them (the face-up one) is available to create Works of Art when the game begins. The other Artists must first be discovered by a Player taking this action and following these steps:

1. Chooses any one undiscovered Artist (a face- down Artist tile).

2. Gains the bonus shown on the Artist bonus tile and then discards the bonus tile to the game box. …

Goals to win the Solitaire Game:

Apprentice

1. Achieve at least one of each of your Curator and Art Dealer goals;
2. Acquire at least 4 Reputation tiles;
3. Acquire at least 1 Masterpiece;
4. Have at least 160 money.

Experienced

1. Achieve the highest goal of the Curator card and one goal of the Art dealer card;
2. Acquire at least 5 Reputation tiles;
3. Acquire at least 2 Masterpieces;
4. Have at least 180 money.

The Master Gallerist

1. Get at least 35 money in total from Curator and Art Dealer goals;
2. Acquire at least 5 Reputation tiles;
3. Acquire at least 3 Masterpieces.

Setup

Follow the normal game setup, with the following exceptions: …