Crypto Collector

A new kind of auction game about owning digital art. With simple rules — you just place markers — but agonizing, strategic decisions, it’s a medium-weight game that both newcomers and experienced players can enjoy.

This is a popular platform where the hottest digital art is traded. Works by up-and-coming artists sell for high prices and are hard to get hold of. So that anyone can buy, the platform splits each artwork into several parts and lets you buy just a share of it. But to buy part of an artwork and become an owner, you need a special Owner Card. As a collector, you must compete for these cards at auction.

In this game, you score by collecting Art Cards, which are worth victory points. Collect Art Cards as a set and the pictures join up for bonus points. To get art, you first use your four markers to buy Owner Cards. Owner Cards can be exchanged for art, and holding them also earns you income at the end of each round. Exchanging them for Art Cards also takes markers, so how you divide your limited markers is key.

• Game system: auction, set collection
• Components: 1 round board, 54 polygon chips, 1 auction marker holder, 22 auction markers, 18 VIP tokens, 1 start player marker, 1 die, 1 round marker, 51 art cards, 56 owner cards, 6 gold goal cards, 6 silver goal cards, 4 player cards