- BGG rating
- 7.3
Museum: The Archaeologists
- 2–4 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,691
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Museum
2019
Rules assistance for Museum
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
- 30–60 min
- 12+
- Complexity 2.6/5
For 2 players
Rules assistant for Museum
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Museum is a board game released in 2019 for 2–4 players, 30–60 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Olivier Melison and Eric Dubus and its main mechanics are Set Collection, Trading, and Open Drafting.
Expansions
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Museum: The Black Market
- 2–5 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2018
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Museum: The Cthulhu Relics
- 2–4 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2018
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Museum: The World's Fair
- 2–4 players
- 30–60 min
- 2018
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Museum: The People's Choice
- 2–5 players
- 30–60 min
- 2019
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Museum: Curator Pack
- 2–4 players
- 30–60 min
- 2022
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Museum: The Historians
- 2–4 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2022
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About the game
It’s the turn of the 20th century, the golden age of museums. As interest in and accessibility of museums grew exponentially, many institutions underwent an intense period of expansion on both an intellectual and physical level, searching to grow their collections for profit and science. You play as a curator of one such museum and it’s your job to build the biggest, most coherent collection that you can in this game of collection and bartering featuring over 300 individual illustrations by Vincent Dutrait and authentic architectural facts. But it’s no simple task! Each player in Museum has a small collection of relics to get them started, after which, they will have to send explorers around the world to uncover others. These relics each have a value which is either the cost to add them to your museum, or how much they contribute towards adding other relics to your museum. “Spent” Relics are added to your reserve. You can withdraw them from it by exchanging them for an equal number of items; however, your opponents also has access to your reserve! During the game you will be required to assemble different collections. These can be from different categories (war, agriculture, architecture, etc) or periods (Ancient Egypt, Rome, Aztec, etc). Patron cards will give you bonus cards for amassing certain collections. Explorer cards will allow you to hire famous archeologists to confer bonuses to your museum and event cards will provide you with some game changing circumstances that you’ll have to work around, based on historical events! All these different elements make compiling your collection an interesting and sometimes tricky experience! At the end of the game points are scored based on collections and their value and the player with the most points wins! Solo play unlocked as a Kickstarter exclusive.
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Questions and answers
Museum supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Museum is 30–60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Museum for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Museum has a complexity rating of 2.6 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Museum belongs to these categories: Card Game. Its main mechanics are Set Collection, Trading, and Open Drafting. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Museum are: Olivier Melison and Eric Dubus. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Museum as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.