Guide to The Gallerist  Shuffle the Art Dealer cards and deal 1 randomly to
each player. Repeat with the Curator cards. These
SET UP
- Place Visitors in the cloth bag. For 4p, use all. For 3p,
remove 2 of each type. For 1p/2p, remove 4 of each type.
- Place each player’s Influence disc on the 10 space of the
Influence Track.
- In the box office, place 10/15/20 tickets of each color for
1-2/3/4p.
- Shuffle the contract cards and place them face-down on
the leftmost space. Draw the top 4 cards and place them
face-up on the card display of the Sales Office.
- Shuffle all 16 Artist tiles and place them one at a time onto
the Artist Colony spaces that match the color and Art form
of the Artist. Place the first drawn blue Artists face-up and
mark its initial Fame (printed on both sides) with a white
cube. If you draw an Artist whose space is already filled,
return it to the box. Repeat this until all spaces are filled.
There must be 1 blue and 1 red Artists for each Art form.
- All other Artists drawn begin the game face-down. Shuffle
the Artist bonus tiles and place one at random on each
Artists. Place 1 white Visitor (Collector) from the bag on
each red Artist tile.
- Place both of the Artist’s Signature tokens next to their
corresponding Artist tiles.
- For each Art form, shuffle the respective works of Art and
place each stack face-up next to its appropriate studio.
Take the top tile from each stack and set it aside.
- Place a number of random Visitors from the back on each
topmost Work of Art equal to the number of tickets on the
tile. The color of the tickets shown DOES NOT matter.
- Stack each of the Promotion tokens on the corresponding
numbered spaces at the Media Center.
- Randomly chooses 12 Reputation tiles and place 1 face-up
on each space of the upper 4 rows of the International
Market. In the 1p or 2p game, choose only 8 tiles and ONLY
cover the upper 4 rows of the 1st and 3rd columns.
- Shuffle the 4 Works of Art that were set aside and place
one at random on each of the easels. Use 1/2/3 easels for
1-2/3/4p. These are Works of International Reknown.
- Place 4 random Visitors from the bag in the central Plaza
and 1 random Visitor in each player’s Lobby.
- Randomly choose 4 of the remaining Reputation tiles and
place one of them at random face-up next to each Location
on the game board.
- Choose a Start Player at random and give them the
Starting Player marker. In REVERSE player order, each
player selects one of the Locations, places their Gallerist
there, and takes the Reputation tile from that Location.
- Each player:
 Places 8 Assistants on the unemployment queue
and 2 Assistants at the desks in their office.
 Places the Reputation tile taken earlier on the 3rd
Art space on their player boards.
 Take 10 money.
are the secret player goals.
LOCATIONS
There are 4 Locations on the board, each with 2 actions.
ARTISTS COLONY (EASEL): Players can either 1.) discover a
new Artist or 2.) buy a work of Art from an already
discovered Artist. Each Artist may ONLY have 2 unsold
Works of Art at any time (represented by their signature
tokens). The cost of a Work of Art is based on the Artist’s
Fame and once bought, it is displayed in a player’s Gallery.
Discover an Artist (Handshake)
- Choose any one undiscovered Artist.
- Gain the bonus on the Artist bonus tile and discard it.
- RED Artists ONLY – Move the Collector from the Artist tile
to the Plaza.
- Flip the Artist tile face-up.
- Place the Fame marker on the brown space of the Artist
tile’s Fame track.
- Move 1 Signature token from that Artist onto the
Commission Space at the bottom of the Art value track on
the player’s board.
A player can ONLY have ONE Commission at ANY time. If
they already have a Signature token on their Commission
Space, they may NOT discover ANOTHER artist and
CANNOT have another Signature token from the same
Artist.
Buy & Exhibit a Work of Art (Picture)
This allows a player to purchase a Work of Art and display it
in their Gallery.
The cost is equal to the current Fame of the Artist UNLESS
the player has a Commission for discovering that Artist. In
that case, the cost is the Artist’s INITIAL Fame.
Artists only have enough inspiration to have 2 works on the
Market at the same time – represented by the Signature
tokens. Once both have been removed from an Artist, this
Artist CANNOT produce another Work of Art (except for
those already commissioned) until one of the previous ones
is sold.
To buy a Work of Art, a Player does the following:
- Chooses an Artist with EITHER an available Signature token
OR one for which they already have a commission.
- The topmost tile of the corresponding Work of Art stack is
the work that they will create.
- Move ALL Visitors on the Work of Art to the Plaza.
- Pay Money to the bank – initial Fame if this is a
commission, otherwise cost is an Artist’s current Fame.
Influence can be used to gain money.
- Increase the Artist’s Fame by the amount on the work
PLUS 1 for each Collector in the player’s Gallery. Influence
can be used to gain Fame.
- Gain tickets depicted on the Work of Art.
- Move the Work of Art to the LEFTMOST empty slot in the
player’s Gallery and turns it face-down. If the player has no
available slot, they CANNOT buy a work.
- Move the Signature token from the Artist tile (or
Commission Space for commissioned works) to the right of
the player’s Art value track, matching the Artist’s current
star rating (under or before marker).
- Place a number of random Visitors from the bag on the
newly uncovered Work of Art equal to the number of tickets
on the tile. If the bag runs out, place what you can.
If a Reputation tile was on the slot, place it over the
displayed work until the end of turn. At the end of the
player’s turn, place the tile onto one of the empty
Reputation spaces on their player board, receiving the
bonus printed on the space (NOT THE TILE).
They must then move 1 Visitor (if any) from their Lobby
back to the Plaza. Because a player only has 1 Reputation
tile on his 3rd slot, each player can do this only once per
game.
If the player has NO empty Reputation spaces on their
player board, discard the Reputation tile to the box.
4th Art Gallery Slot – this slot is only available if the player
is currently exhibiting a Masterpiece (p. 14).
REMEMBER – A player who discovers an Artist and has a
Signature token representing the commission, may NOT
buy ANOTHER Work of Art from THAT Artist UNTIL they
have bought the commissioned work. A player MAY have
2 Works of Art from the same Artist.
SALES OFFICE (DOLLAR SIGN): A player can either 1.) take a
contract card from the available display or 2.) if they already
have the correct contract, sell one of their Works of Art.
The value is based on the Fame of the Artist that created it.
Sign a Contract (Document)
This allows a player to take a face-up contract card in the
display.
- Before performing this action, the player MAY draw 4 new
contracts and place them left to right covering the older
contracts, which are NOT removed.
The player MAY take a contract card and place it on their
player board, on an empty space OR over a previously
fulfilled (face-down) contract. The player MAY choose NOT
to take one.
- If placed on an empty slot, the player receives the ticket
depicted on the slot and takes it from the box office.
- If the slot contained a previously fulfilled (face-down)
contract, put the card face-up on a discard pile and place
the new contract on the space. The player does NOT
receive the printed ticket a second time.
- If there was an Assistant on the flipped older contract, it is
sent home.
- After taking the action, if there is an empty space on the
contract display, draw a replacement. If the contract deck is
ever empty and you need to draw, reshuffle discards.
If a player has 3 unfulfilled (face-up) contracts, they may
NOT take a new contract card.
Sell a Work of Art (CRATE W/ DOLLAR IN ARROW)
This allows a player to sell a Work of Art once they have a
face-up contract on their board and a Work in the matching
art form in their Gallery.
- The player receives money according to the position of
their Signature token on the Art Value track.
- Removes a Work of Art matching the art form from their
Gallery and places it next to their player board.
- Moves any other Work of Art in the Gallery to the left to
fill gaps.
- Returns the Signature token to the space next to the
appropriate Artist tile.
- Moves ANY one Visitor (if any) from their Gallery to the
Plaza and flips the contract card face-down.
- If the order card had an assistant on it, it returns home.
When flipping the card, the player orients it so the top half
matches the type of Visitor that was moved to the Plaza –
Influence for VIP/Investment for an Investor. If a Collector
was moved, the player can choose either orientation.
The player does NOT receive the bonus immediately. They
must take an Executive Action later to get it.
MEDIA CENTER (ANTENNA): A player can either 1.) hire
extra Assistants or 2.) promote an Artist in the media, which
will increase their Fame as well as reward the player with an
additional bonus.
Hire Assistants (People)
A Player may hire as many Assistants as they can fit in their
office. The cost is shown on the player board.
- The player moves up to 4 Assistants from the top of the
unemployment queue to empty desks in his office.
- The player pays the cost as shown on each space.
Influence can be used to get money.
- The player gains any bonus on the space – tickets, money,
Influence.
Promote Artist (Thumbs-Up)
The top right of an Artist’s tile shows the current level of
media promotion that an Artist has. A player can increase
this by 1 level by doing the following in order:
- Spend Influence equal to the new level of Promotion
token.
- Returns the current Promotion token, if any, to the game
board.
- Place the next level of Promotion token onto the Artist.
- Earn the bonus above the Promotion token space on the
board.
- Increase the Artist’s Fame by 1 plus 1 for each Collector in
the player’s Gallery. Influence can be used to gain Fame.
INTERNATIONAL MARKET (GLOBE): A player can either
send 1 of their Assistants to either 1.) the top part of the
table, which increases the player’s Reputation and gives
them an end game goal tile or 2.) the bottom part of the
table, where the players make an offer on the auctioned
Works of Art. Additionally, players gain Influence based on
the column where the Assistant is placed.
- To have access to a column, a player MUST meet the
requirement shown at the top of the table with Visitors in
his LOBBY. Visitors in the Gallery do NOT count.
Take a Reputation Tile (Star)
This action is the top 4 rows of the International Market
table. The player takes a Reputation tile from a column that
they have access to.
- To gain access to a row, the player must have acquired
(exhibited or sold) a corresponding Work of Art (left of the
row).
- Player earns Influence above the respective column.
- Take the Reputation tile from the chosen space and place
it on any empty Reputation space of his player board,
immediately receiving the benefit of the covered space (not
the tile).
- Move any 1 Visitor from the Player’s Lobby (if any) to the
Plaza.
- Place 1 Assistant onto the now-empty Reputation space on
the table, taken from either the player’s office or a Location.
A player CANNOT take this action if they have not acquired
a Work of Art or have no empty Reputation spaces.
Assistants placed on the International Market stay there
for end-game scoring.
Make an Offer for Art of International Reknown (Gavel)
This action is the bottom 3 rows of the International Market
table. The player makes sure that they have access to a
column, then:
- The player earns Influence from the respective column.
- Choose a row and pay the offer value of 1/3/6 money.
- Take the bonus shown on the space.
- Place an Assistant onto the space from the player’s office
or a Location.
Visitors, Galleries, Plaza, & Lobbies
Visitors (Meeples)
Visitors come in 3 different types/colors – Investors, VIPs,
and Collectors. These Visitors are moved on the board by
spending tickets of the appropriate color, with the aim of
getting the Visitors into their Gallery. Once there, they can
earn money and Influence and help increase an Artist’s
Fame.
Fame (Star)
Each discovered (face-up) Artist has Fame, noted by their
marker. This determines the sale value of Art they create.
An Artist’s Fame is increased when they create a Work of
Art and when they are promoted in the media.
Influence (Pink Circle w/ Meeples)
Players mark their Influence on the track on the game
board. Influence is spent when promoting an Artist, taking
a Location action as part of a Kicked-Out Action, and to gain
additional money or Fame. Influence is gained whenever a
player takes an action with this icon and executing a
Location action at the International Market.
Moving the disc back to a previous coin icon generates 1
money for each coin icon.
Moving the disc back to a previous star icon generates 1
Fame for each star icon.
Money (Dollar Sign w/ Meeples)
Money is used for buying Works of Art, hiring Assistants,
and bidding on auctions in the International Market.
Money is gained whenever a player sells a Work of Art or
takes an action with this icon.
GAMEPLAY
The game is played over a series of rounds beginning with
the Start Player. Players will move their Gallerist to one of
the 4 Locations and perform ONE of the two actions there.
Additionally, a player MAY also take ONE of the two
Executive Actions on their turn, either BEFORE or AFTER
their Location action.
If a player moves their Gallerist to a Location where another
player is present, that player is “Kicked Out” – moving from
the white to the black space - and will get to perform a
special Kicked-Out Action AFTER the current player finishes
their turn.
REMEMBER – The next player to take their turn is the one
to the left of the player that performed the Location
action, not the one that took the Kicked-Out Action.
Location Actions
On a player’s turn, if they are at a Location (not Kicked-Out),
they MUST move their Gallerist to a DIFFERENT Location.
Additionally, if a player moves from one Location to
another, they may leave behind one of their Assistants on
the Location they are leaving. This Assistant may come
from an office desk OR another Location.
By leaving an Assistant behind, the player will be entitled to
a Kicked-Out Action if their Assistant is displaced.
Once at the new Location, the player MUST select one of
the two Location actions possible.
Executive Actions
In addition to taking a Location action, players may also take
an Executive Action, which must be performed BEFORE or
AFTER the Location action. There are 2 Executive Actions:
1 - Moving Visitors by offering tickets: A player can discard
ANY number of tickets. Each ticket discarded allows the
player to move a Visitor OF THE SAME COLOR one space on
the board TOWARDS his OWN Gallery.
A single Visitor MAY be moved more than once as part of
the SAME action. Discarded tickets are placed on a discard
pile to the side of the game board – NOT THE BOX OFFICE.
Visitors in the Plaza or in ANY Lobby MAY be moved by ANY
player, but once a Visitor enters a Gallery, they CANNOT be
moved out by discarding tickets.
A player is limited on the number of Collectors they can
have in their Gallery at any one time. This is equal to 1 +
number of Works of Art the player has sold. There is an
icon in each player’s Gallery as a reminder.
2 – Using a bonus from a contract card: A player can place
1 of their Assistants on one of their contract cards,
triggering the bonus. It is taken once and the Assistant used
REMAINS on the card.
Later, if the contract card is used to sell a Work of Art, the
Assistant is returned to the player’s office area and the
contract card is flipped over to reveal a NEW bonus that
may be taken by performing ANOTHER Executive Action
later on.
Kicked-Out Actions
There are 2 possible OPTIONAL Kicked-Out Actions:
1 – Reducing Influence back to the previous Fame icon to
perform one of the Location’s actions
2 – Take an Executive Action
If a Player moves to a Location where there is already
another Gallerist pawn or Assistant, that piece is “Kicked
Out” and moved to the black space at that Location.
Once the active player finished their turn, the Kicked-Out
player MAY take a Kicked-Out Action and then their
Gallerist/Assistant returns home. They MAY also choose
NOT to take a Kicked-Out Action and just return home.
Returning Home – A Gallerist returns to the player’s Gallery.
An Assistant returns to an EMPTY office desk. If there is NO
empty office desk, the Assistant is REMOVED FROM THE
GAME.
A player does NOT get a Kicked-Out Action for kicking out
their OWN Assistant. The Assistant just returns home.
Tickets: Whenever a player gains Tickets, they are taken
from the appropriate box office stack and must match the
icon on the board/component. Tri-color means ANY color.
If a player gains a ticket that the box office is out of, the
player removes another color ticket, places it in the discard
pile and takes the correct one from the discard pile. Once
the box office is empty, players gain tickets from discards.
Fame & Celebrity Status: An Artist’s Fame determines the
Sales Value of their Works of Art. This is the cost to buy
them as well as to sell them.
An Artist’s Fame increases by Buying a Work from them OR
Promoting them via the media.
When a player buys a Work of Art, they track the Sales
Value of it by placing the Signature token next to the Art
value track of their board.
Whenever the Fame of an Artist increases to the next Fame
symbol, any Works of Art increase in value and players
adjust the Signature tokens accordingly.
If an Artist’s Fame reaches 19, the Artist becomes a
Celebrity and retires. A player that causes this, does the
following:
 Place a Celebrity tile over the Artist and gain 5
money.
 Any exhibited Works of Art by the Artist who just
became a Celebrity become a Masterpiece.
Players with AT LEAST 1 Masterpiece in their Gallery are
allowed to use the 4th slot. This slot is available ONLY as
long as the player has a Masterpiece in their Gallery.
No more Works of Art can be bought from the Artist except
for a commission.
INTERMEDIATE SCORING
This only happens ONCE during the game. At the end of a
turn where the last ticket of one color is taken, each player
earns money and Influence. This happens immediately
after the active player finishes their turn.
Players receive 2 Influence per VIP and 1 Influence per
Collector in their Gallery.
Players receive 2 money per Investor and 1 money per
Collector in their Gallery.
GAME END
Play continues until TWO of the following conditions occur:
 The box office is out of tickets
 Two or more Artists have become Celebrities
 There are no more Visitors in the bag
As soon as these conditions are met, the round continues
until the last player finishes their turn. Then, beginning with
the Start Player, each player gets ONE more turn as normal,
EXCEPT that if a player is Kicked-Out, they DO NOT get a
Kicked-Out Action, they simply return home.
FINAL SCORING THEN TAKES PLACE:
 International Market Majorities: Each column is
scored separately. The player with the most
Assistants in the first column, including those in the
auction, gains 6 money. The second most gains 3
money. The third most gains 1 money. In case of a
tie, all tied results are added and divided, rounded
down. No Assistants in the column earns nothing.
 Repeat the process for the 2nd and 3rd columns using
the money shown at the bottom of the columns.
 Score Reputation tiles: Each player earns money
and/or Influence for each Reputation tile on their
board.
 Score Exhibition: For each Work of Art currently
exhibited in a player’s Gallery, earn money equal to
its Sales Value.
 Auction for Renowned Works of Art: The Works of
Art on the easels are auctioned. Add up each
player’s total offer based on the Assistants that they
have on the bottom 3 rows of the International
Market. Each Assistant is worth 1/3/6 depending
on the row that they are on. The player with the
highest total chooses one of the Works and places it
in their Gallery (even if no room) or next to their
player board. If multiple players are tied, the player
with the highest offer in the 3rd column wins. If
none in 3rd column, look at 2nd column, etc. Repeat
until each player has 1 Work of Art.
 Score Curator Cards: Each player earns money for
completed Collections of Art (currently in Gallery) as
shown on Curator card. A single Work of Art can be
part of two Collections and can fulfill MORE than
one goal. Players may have 5 Works AT MOST
(including at least 1 Masterpiece and 1 Auctioned
Work of Art).
 Score Art Dealer Cards: Each player earns money
for completed sets of sold Works of Art as shown.
 Position on the Influence track earns money.
The player with the most money wins the game! If tied,
tiebreakers are: most Works, most Gallery visitors, most
Assistants in play. If still tied, then all tied players win.