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The Gallerist

The Gallerist is, for me, Vital’s most cohesive design. Better still, it need not consume the entire afternoon people expect it to.

The Gallerist

The Gallerist

Published
2015
Designer
Vital Lacerda
Publisher
Eagle-Gryphon Games, Angry Lion Games, CrowD Games
Players
1–4
Playing time
150 min

For me, The Gallerist is comfortably Vital’s most cohesive game: a substantial design that never feels as though it has piled ideas onto the table merely to look substantial.

Our game took 1 hour and 32 minutes, including setup. Not the four-hour commitment one might fear from the box and the name. On a Tuesday after work, that difference matters rather a lot.

Our game took 1 hour and 32 minutes, including setup.
WhiteColarGamer

It is not a small game, and it does not pretend to be. But it earns the time it asks for. Quietly excellent.

But it earns the time it asks for. Quietly excellent.
WhiteColarGamer

Source: BoardGameGeek

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