Museum Pictura again and again

I was keen to play this delightful game again after the stress of Gallipoli.  Richard laid it on with all the expansions.  After playing we realized we were doing the exhibiting of pictures wrong and decided to play again. It is not a complex game, but that are a lot of moving parts.

My gallery - The British Museum

Richard's New York Gallery

The art market

Richard has provided this summary and commentary.

Here is the adjusted total broken down by where the points came from:

Main Game: Mark: 221 Richard: 215

Crystal Palace: Mark: 32 Richard: 51

Vernissage: Mark: 66 Richard: 114

For a total of: Mark: 319 Richard: 380

The big difference in the scores in the two expansions all came down to the Patron cards. I don't think we'd managed to pick up a lot of Patrons in previous games, but we sure managed to pick up a big collection each this time. Once I saw the opportunities available for having a lot of Gallerists and statues multiplying the effect of collecting the Patron cards, I made an active effort to get into a position to get the Patrons. That was the biggest factor affecting the final scores.

One might sum up the difference in the museums thusly:

The Soirees organised by the British Museum attracted the wrong crowd, with, mostly, a bunch of freeloading journalists turning up and promising all kinds of press coverage. In the end, we all know they were there for the Champagne and Canapes. Still, they did save 19 points in discard pile penalty.

In contrast, the New York Museum's events attracted the most discerning gallerists who were falling over themselves to be seen with the museum's "A List" patrons whilst admiring the tastefully arranged statues within the museum.