Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Low interaction
Scales well
Light strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Link colors and numbers into exhibitions, buy stronger art, and build an award-winning deck.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Deck / Bag Building
Add new pieces during play to improve the cards, tokens, or dice drawn later.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Matching
Pair items with corresponding symbols, properties, or categories.
Solo / Solitaire Game
Provide rules and objectives designed for a single player.
Variable Set-up
Starting conditions, resources, or layouts change between plays.
Read the full game description
Avant Carde is a brisk deck-building game about assembling increasingly impressive cubist exhibitions. Everyone simultaneously lays out cards by matching colors or numbers, earns money for each piece displayed, and spends it on better art from the shared gallery. Patron powers twist the value of particular numbers, while culling and careful purchases turn an awkward starter collection into a reliable award engine.
