This game ties with CLUE as my favorite from my childhood. It probably rates higher by people who are artists or into the art world. No way is it a FIVE from the vintage game perspective. It has the element of surprise, luck, and perhaps does take an amount of bluffing and memory to achieve a successful outcome. Some of the paintings seemed worthy of the 1,000,000 price tag too.
Oh wow I had this growing up. I want it back. I was looking at paintings on instagram and it triggered the memory of this game from my childhood. How cool.
We loved this game growing up, something he neglected to mention about it is that each painting has the name of the painting, the artist, the year created, & maybe the museum that curated it. Looking back on it, it was an invaluable in that it visually taught me when I was 8, 9, 10, 11... years old to recognize dozens of different artist & masterpieces that I still draw on today as well as develop my personal taste in art at a young age. Truly plants the seed of art appreciation & recognition deep in the mind of kids. I came across this video looking to buy the game.
This one is a lot of fun to play with some friends over some beers/wine/whatever. It's simple, and the bluffing aspect makes it enjoyable to see who ends up with the Forgeries pawned off on them, or convincing your opponents through your actions and mannerisms that one of your paintings is a dud when it is actually quite valuable. It also has a really strong, cool retro aesthetic and charm. There something inherently amusing about the troped up character profiles which serve no purpose except to give you a role to play. For a random thrift store pickup, I had a lot of fun with this game.
I agree and the game is expensive now. i see a lot of them on Ebay and other sites . Where I live , the are at $50 if the game is in great shape .. but rarely $30 and less .
Loved this game as a kid in the 70s. I always thought if you shaved the beard and mustache off the Rembrandt on the middle of the board, it looked like one of my grandmothers.
Found a thrift store copy of this exact edition for $1.99 complete about a week into my thrifting hobby last month. Just got Trust Me too which seems to be a little similar and I know you reviewed that one recently too. Auction/bidding games like this can be fun and frustrating at the same time so I'll probably wait until my oldest is a bit older and can understand the concepts a little better.
*** WARNING --- POSSIBLE SPOILERS *** We had the 1970s edition, which if I recall correctly, looked very much like the one in your video. I live in New Zealand, and used to play Masterpiece often with friends when I was a game-loving teenager. Until one day I unwittingly discovered that the value cards were uniquely marked! Sadly, our copy got lost as we moved house several times, so 40+ years on I can only resort to memory: but I recall that (for example) on BOTH of the $700,000 cards, there was a little white circular symbol about half way up the left side of the 'A' in 'MASTERPIECE' on the back of the card, while on the $1,000,000 (highest value) card, there was some disfiguring marks on the vertical stroke of the 'T'. Every different value card had some unique distinguishing mark, if you looked closely enough, and where there were two cards of the same value, both were always identically disfigured. I have no idea whether this was peculiar to this one edition; and whether it was an 'Easter egg' intended by the manufacturer, or merely a printing flaw. Whichever, it ruined the game for us, as it was too hard not to notice the markings, and there was no satisfaction in winning by underhanded means. Watching your video, the camera didn't get close enough to see whether your cards exhibited the same markings. Anyway, if anybody reading this still has a copy of the 1970s edition, you might want to likewise check your value cards.
I got this online and when it arrived, the cards had a musty smell and were stained but the pieces were fine. My family couldn't really play it because the smell was so strong. A few weeks ago I got another copy at a garage sale. This time the cards were pristine and white but the board was damaged and the game was missing the white pawn and the red pawn but it had two black pawns. So I took the pieces, board, and money from one set and the cards from the other set to make one good set and threw the smelly cards and box out. I had to do all this because when I was 4 I didn't like the game so my mom got rid of our nice copy!
Parker Brothers had some fun, challenging games in the Seventies. Me & my friends would play this and when someone got taken by a forgery we would chant "Forgery" and bang on the table like maniacs lol
Definitely the first time I ever saw Edward Hopper's Nighthawks, and many others for that matter. Must have been about 8 or 9. It was great to get an early appreciation of art from this game. The only thing I don't remember about this was the cards with the buyers. Were they used at all?
I agree completely, I remember at a very young age Nighthawks by Hopper was my favorite paining in the game along w the Jackson Pollock & American Gothic. This game has a unique ability to teach art appreciation & history to children.
@@chefmdh1680 Me too! In fact, I am designing a board game and I am using my cards as "teaching moments". My game has nothing to do with paintings, however. It is called "Just a Moment!"
Fantastic game. Great video btw. I have the 1970 version of the game and found out that ours has 25 painting cards in it and not 24. Find that very strange. Any ideas as to why we have 25 and not 24? And which one is the extra?
with that many games I would definitely forgot the rules or confuse them with a similar game ; I recognize a couple of those like Nighthawks by Edward Hopper
The love of board games have seen a resurgence during the covid19 lockdown and this was always one of my favorites going up. Just curious if it's worth more to get the older version (1970) versus the recent version? Looks like the older ones are selling for more lately. However, I'm not sure if that is because demand has increased in recent months for games and nostalgia. Also, do you think there are counterfeit versions of this game out there? Sometime when buy vintage items, it's hard to know as you are buying typically in "used" condition.
Similar to this game was another where there were auctions and you bid to try to collect a collection of items in the categories of artwork and jewelry and others does anyone remember what this game was called?
This game ties with CLUE as my favorite from my childhood. It probably rates higher by people who are artists or into the art world. No way is it a FIVE from the vintage game perspective. It has the element of surprise, luck, and perhaps does take an amount of bluffing and memory to achieve a successful outcome. Some of the paintings seemed worthy of the 1,000,000 price tag too.
Oh wow I had this growing up. I want it back. I was looking at paintings on instagram and it triggered the memory of this game from my childhood. How cool.
Vincent Price loved this game. He played it with his family a lot.
We loved this game growing up, something he neglected to mention about it is that each painting has the name of the painting, the artist, the year created, & maybe the museum that curated it. Looking back on it, it was an invaluable in that it visually taught me when I was 8, 9, 10, 11... years old to recognize dozens of different artist & masterpieces that I still draw on today as well as develop my personal taste in art at a young age. Truly plants the seed of art appreciation & recognition deep in the mind of kids. I came across this video looking to buy the game.
If you walk around the British Gallery in Trafalgar Square, you see lots of the paintings in this game.
This one is a lot of fun to play with some friends over some beers/wine/whatever. It's simple, and the bluffing aspect makes it enjoyable to see who ends up with the Forgeries pawned off on them, or convincing your opponents through your actions and mannerisms that one of your paintings is a dud when it is actually quite valuable.
It also has a really strong, cool retro aesthetic and charm. There something inherently amusing about the troped up character profiles which serve no purpose except to give you a role to play. For a random thrift store pickup, I had a lot of fun with this game.
My first game when i was young :) now i'm old... i have it in French called ' Les grands maîtres " . It's a very good game . thanks for the review .
Love this
Thank you :)
Had this game as a kid in the 70s....haven't seen this in years.
I agree and the game is expensive now. i see a lot of them on Ebay and other sites . Where I live , the are at $50 if the game is in great shape .. but rarely $30 and less .
I remember my folks had this game. It's been on my mind lately.
Loved this game as a kid in the 70s. I always thought if you shaved the beard and mustache off the Rembrandt on the middle of the board, it looked like one of my grandmothers.
you just sold me on this game. love it. great job!
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Found a thrift store copy of this exact edition for $1.99 complete about a week into my thrifting hobby last month. Just got Trust Me too which seems to be a little similar and I know you reviewed that one recently too.
Auction/bidding games like this can be fun and frustrating at the same time so I'll probably wait until my oldest is a bit older and can understand the concepts a little better.
I've been debating making thrift find videos like what you do. Maybe just film the "finds part" at home after I bring home all my loot.
*** WARNING --- POSSIBLE SPOILERS ***
We had the 1970s edition, which if I recall correctly, looked very much like the one in your video. I live in New Zealand, and used to play Masterpiece often with friends when I was a game-loving teenager. Until one day I unwittingly discovered that the value cards were uniquely marked! Sadly, our copy got lost as we moved house several times, so 40+ years on I can only resort to memory: but I recall that (for example) on BOTH of the $700,000 cards, there was a little white circular symbol about half way up the left side of the 'A' in 'MASTERPIECE' on the back of the card, while on the $1,000,000 (highest value) card, there was some disfiguring marks on the vertical stroke of the 'T'. Every different value card had some unique distinguishing mark, if you looked closely enough, and where there were two cards of the same value, both were always identically disfigured. I have no idea whether this was peculiar to this one edition; and whether it was an 'Easter egg' intended by the manufacturer, or merely a printing flaw. Whichever, it ruined the game for us, as it was too hard not to notice the markings, and there was no satisfaction in winning by underhanded means.
Watching your video, the camera didn't get close enough to see whether your cards exhibited the same markings. Anyway, if anybody reading this still has a copy of the 1970s edition, you might want to likewise check your value cards.
I got this online and when it arrived, the cards had a musty smell and were stained but the pieces were fine. My family couldn't really play it because the smell was so strong. A few weeks ago I got another copy at a garage sale. This time the cards were pristine and white but the board was damaged and the game was missing the white pawn and the red pawn but it had two black pawns. So I took the pieces, board, and money from one set and the cards from the other set to make one good set and threw the smelly cards and box out. I had to do all this because when I was 4 I didn't like the game so my mom got rid of our nice copy!
Parker Brothers had some fun, challenging games in the Seventies.
Me & my friends would play this and when someone got taken by a forgery we would chant "Forgery" and bang on the table like maniacs lol
Just scored this one today. Great overview!
I bought the 1976 version for $15 this morning, with free shipping
I remember this was advertised on TV when it came out.
That game would be worth buying, even if only to get such a classy looking board. Great review.
Thank you!
I loved that game.
We LOVED playing that game in the early 70s!!!
Its a fun game :)
"I love the little art work in the middle".... he says about a Rembrandt painting🙈😛
Lol
we played you could go either direction on the board so you have 2 choices on each turn! very fun game
We had this when I was a Kid. It was fun if you don't have to big expectations on game mechanics. I would rate it 5/10
So many Parker Bros. games I don't recall.
Definitely the first time I ever saw Edward Hopper's Nighthawks, and many others for that matter. Must have been about 8 or 9. It was great to get an early appreciation of art from this game. The only thing I don't remember about this was the cards with the buyers. Were they used at all?
I agree completely, I remember at a very young age Nighthawks by Hopper was my favorite paining in the game along w the Jackson Pollock & American Gothic. This game has a unique ability to teach art appreciation & history to children.
@@chefmdh1680 Me too! In fact, I am designing a board game and I am using my cards as "teaching moments". My game has nothing to do with paintings, however. It is called "Just a Moment!"
thanks , i bought a couple of copies on ebay, i reckon i should try it.
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also have 3 copies of dealers choice. i could not stop myself when they sold for a couple of pounds.
I actually like this seen it on eBay loads been sold in Australia
Fantastic game. Great video btw. I have the 1970 version of the game and found out that ours has 25 painting cards in it and not 24. Find that very strange. Any ideas as to why we have 25 and not 24? And which one is the extra?
The most recent version has 25. They added Stickman Hitting Baseball by Hunter Biden.
with that many games I would definitely forgot the rules or confuse them with a similar game ; I recognize a couple of those like Nighthawks by Edward Hopper
The love of board games have seen a resurgence during the covid19 lockdown and this was always one of my favorites going up. Just curious if it's worth more to get the older version (1970) versus the recent version? Looks like the older ones are selling for more lately. However, I'm not sure if that is because demand has increased in recent months for games and nostalgia. Also, do you think there are counterfeit versions of this game out there? Sometime when buy vintage items, it's hard to know as you are buying typically in "used" condition.
I know they made at least 3 versions of the game masterpiece. I like the seventies version. I think it goes for the most
Awesome job, I am a big board game collector and must say this game is one of our favs. Do you do any videos on Monopoly or IQ2000?
You clipped the value to the card in a weird way. We always kept the value card facing up, not down.
Similar to this game was another where there were auctions and you bid to try to collect a collection of items in the categories of artwork and jewelry and others does anyone remember what this game was called?
High bid from 3m?
I own a Swedish version of this, and I don't really fancy it a lot.
How much money are you meant to start with?? UK edition...
I played this on christmas day first time. I won by selling off two fakes and made $3.5M.
I have a goal: To get all of the games that's in your catalog.
Board Game Museum But can you tell me the games I should NOT get?
Great game...
and now prohibitively expensive......
Amazon = $100
I would get one of the later editions. They cost A lot less
Hello I want to know if you have the game The Stock market game
I do
@@BoardGameMuseumer please Mrs. from Board game museum make a video of it
Do they have Stickman Hitting Baseball by Hunter Biden?