Starving Artists
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Description
Starving Artists will launch on Kickstarter on April 19th, 2016. You can see the early preview page: http://tinyurl.com/StarvingArtistsKS [tinyurl.com]
** About Starving Artists **
There's no question: the life of an artist is hard. There’s no paycheck to paycheck to live by. What little money you do have you invest right back into paint. And without that paint, there’s no way to follow your dream. You don’t relish the idea of having to work at a desk, in front a computer, toiling away for some faceless corporate overlord. You really want to make it!
Starving Artists is a game for 2-4 players. It takes about 30-60 minutes (approximately 15 minutes per player).
☀ OVERVIEW ☀
In Starving Artists, you are a painter trying to be famous. In the game, paints are the only currency. On your turn, you can buy canvases, paint them or work for more paint. And, at the end of each round, players can put their completed paintings up for sale for more paint and food.
The game ends when shortly after someone is out or someone manages to paint enough paintings: either in value or quantity. Yes, you can become famous by flooding the painting marketplace.
☀ SURVIVAL ☀
Players don't have forever to complete their paintings. With each passing day, they lower their nutrition level by one. Only when they sell a painting do they actually get to eat again. If they don't finish in time, they have to give up on their dreams of being a famous artist.
When the first player goes out, the game winds down: each player only gets one more opportunity as the first player to score the most points.
☀ THE MARKET ☀
While each painting tells you how much it can earn you, the market is limited and other players may spoil your plans. You may end up taking very little so that you can eat.
☀ THE CHOICES ☀
Can you complete a lot of low-value paintings quickly?
Can you press your luck and try to complete more valuable ones?
Can you wait to sell your painting? Or do you need to eat?
Do you sell now so that someone else doesn't get enough paint?
☀ THE PAINTINGS ☀
Starving Artists uses paintings from many of the great masters. Using the paintings themselves and acrylic ice cubes, players paint masterpieces.
☀ Starving Artists Video ☀
☀ How to Play Video ☀
☀ Table Top Simulator ☀
If you'd like a TTS version to try, please send me a message.
☀ NOTE: the contest version of Starving Artists does not include a velvet bag ☀
Components
| Component | Quantity | Photo |
|---|---|---|
| Medium Booklet | 1 |  |
| Jumbo Deck | 1 deck of 4 cards |  |
| Jumbo Deck | 1 deck of 38 cards |  |
| Small Pro Box | 1 |  |
| Carrot | 1 |  |
| Ice Cube, 8mm, Opaque, Black | 20 |  |
| Ice Cube, 8mm, Transparent, Blue | 30 |  |
| Ice Cube, 8mm, Transparent, Green | 20 |  |
| Ice Cube, 8mm, Transparent, Orange | 20 |  |
| Ice Cube, 8mm, Transparent, Purple | 15 |  |
Vitals
| Average Rating | 5 reviews |
|---|---|
| Publish Date | August 31, 2015 |
| Edition | First |
| Department | Games |
| More Info | Starving Artists web site |
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I haven't had a chance to play this, but this is one of those games that you see, say "wow" about and add to your "must-have" list! I look forward to it being available for purchase!
Another wonderful Fairway 3 Game. Very interesting subject matter. Great use of free arts. But a cleaver worker placement game underneath the paint. The need for food and money, vs fulfilling your a...
I played this at Protospiel in October and it's a very fun, solid game. There was a decent amount of player interaction without feeling cutthroat (most of the time) and very interesting mechanics for...
This game looks really really good! Nice work!
I was very hesitant when jumping in on a game about painting, something I'm not really interested in. But WOW. Fairway has put together a dynamic game that really makes you plan ahead. I felt the pai...
