Modern Art caused quite a buzz among European gaming circles. Many players believed it was one of the best games of 1992, and most people who tried it seemed to enjoy it. After repeated plays, I have definitely joined that group. Although a deck of cards is at the heart of Modern Art, it plays unlike any card game I've encountered.
Players assume the roles of speculators in the unpredictable world of modern art.
By buying low, selling high and investing in the most popular artists, players try to accumulate the most money and win the game. This is accomplished through four rounds of auctions, wherein players offer up works of art for sale. Each screen represents a major world city from which you presumably hail. Each denomination is of a different color and diameter, with the higher value coins being of larger size. This simplifies the task of ordering and counting your cash.