Welcome to the World of Auctions You re a curator about to build a brand-new art museum. To fill its walls, you ll need to secure five masterpieces through intense auctions. Use your limited funds and loans wisely to claim the most valuable works. A bold loan might get you a priceless piece, but that same debt could come back to haunt you during the final exhibition. --- Not Your Typical Auction This isn t just about bidding the highest amount. The last player to drop out of an auction loses all the money they ve bid. To win the artwork you want — or simply to avoid losing everything — you ll need to read your opponents, stay calm under pressure, and make daring choices when it counts. (Sometimes, you might end up spending $40 just to win $20.) --- It s Okay to Go Broke Out of cash? Don t panic. You can always bounce back with a loan. When you borrow, you ll shuffle the discarded cards at the bank and reclaim half of them as your new funds. In seconds, you ll be back in action with a huge amount of capital — ready to show everyone what real financial power looks like. --- The Comeback Is Always Possible In this game, art is money. The paintings you ve won can be used as currency in future auctions. And when you take a loan, you might even draw valuable artworks from the bank s discard pile. Sometimes, the smartest play isn t winning the bid — it s timing your loan perfectly. --- Everything in Moderation Loans are powerful — but dangerously tempting. Remember, every loan is backed by your museum itself. The more you borrow, the less exhibition space you ll have left. In the end, even the most expensive masterpieces won t matter if there s nowhere left to display them. --- Balance your money, art, and ambition — and build the greatest museum of them all. —description from the designer

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