Just a quick post to show off some of the artwork for the game so far...

Above you can see a sample artwork from each of the four Artists included in the base game... Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh, Edvard Munch and John Singer Sargent!

Selecting four artists for this was extremely difficult. in the end I decided on going for four artists that offered something different, style wise, colour wise, tone wise, nationality wise and ones that were still considered worthy of their place.

Selecting the artwork varied in difficulty. some artists have staple works that you need to include. what i tried to do in every artist (although not always possible) was to include a portrait, a landscape, a still life and a self portrait... tried to vary the topic of the art - while still highlighting some of their greatest works...

some artists didn't do a self portrait. some artists are famous for landscapes so why would i include portraits they painted... others are famous for their portraits etc, etc. as with any decisions like this, you need outside opinions. no two people will whole heartily agree with the art and the artists that I've included. but thats just art - its a talking point.

looking forward to showing off some more art in the next post.

​until then.

Big Man Muph.

Announcing Big Man Murph's very first card game... 'Dodgy Dealers'

I've committed to the project and I'm still on track for an october / november kickstarter launch. i'm really, really excited about it.

Heres a quick 'blurb' about it...

​"Dodgy Dealers" is a 2-12 player deception/collection card game. Play as an expert Art Dealer that specialises in Black Market trading. Fulfil your contract by collecting works of a specific famous artist's (usually stolen) art. Discover the dirty underbelly of the art world first hand as you wade through a sea of forgeries and unsavoury characters that will do anything to stop you from fulfilling your contract before they do.

It features an unique game mechanic. Players are able to determine which artworks are genuine and which are forgeries by touching and examining them! Genuine Paintings will feel significantly different to an expert Art Dealer.

It also features the art of some of the most famous painters of all time; the core game includes 6 recognisably works by each of the following; Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Edvard Munch and John Singer Sargent."

That's all for today, there's much more I'd like to talk about. The set up / the phases / the tactics / the 'expansions'. I'll pump out a couple of blog posts in relation to those and also in relation to the design process and how I arrived at where I am now.

Heres the official Board Game Geek Page about it: Dodgy Dealers

​Until Then,

Big Man Murph.