Category: Expansion
The year is 1897. Art Nouveau is taking over the streets of Brussels as the World's Fair opens its doors. The time has come to cement your name in the History of Art. In order to establish your reputation, you will exhibit and sell your works of art, construct architectural masterpieces, and expand your social circle.
Wasn't sure an expansion could make the base game feel this different, but the World's Fair theme really pulls you into 1897 Brussels. The Art Nouveau scoring track is the highlight for me. My group's already asking for a rematch.
The new Art Nouveau scoring track adds a nice layer of tension since you're now weighing reputation against set collection. Played it with two players last night and the fair tiles kept us second-guessing every placement. Turns moved fast once we got going.
Adding the expansion modules to the base game made our 3-player nights way tighter — the new reputation tracks actually give you something to fight over instead of just hoarding art cards. It slots into the 1897 World's Fair setting so naturally that I forget which pieces are base and which came fro
