Masterpiece is a board game by Parker Brothers, now a brand of Hasbro. Players participate in auctions for famous works of art. It was designed by Joseph M. Burck of Marvin Glass and Associates and originally published in 1970 by Parker Brothers, and then published again in 1976 and 1996. The game is now out-of-print. In this game, players compete with other players to bid on potentially valuable paintings, and negotiate with other players to trade these works of art, build a portfolio, amass money, and win the game. The top value of a painting in the 1970 edition is $1 million, and $10 million in the 1996 edition; however, getting the full value for the painting requires some luck in landing on the right square on the board to sell a painting to the bank.
The game utilizes bluffing skills because the players possess asymmetrical information about the value of the paintings they possess. Some pictures are known to their owners to be 'forgeries' with an actual value of zero. These 'forgeries' can, however, be resold to other players or to the bank with the value hidden.
1987 American and European editions In 1987, an American edition was released with 8 character cards and a small blue card value card deck. New set of 24 art cards. The money pack is of a smaller different design. The game board is a headshot painting of Vincent Van Gogh.
In 1987, a European edition was released. The game board pictures a European Cavalier. Modern new design of money pack. New and different art card set. The value cards are badge size of 2 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches.
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