Art Mogul

Art Mogul

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Become an Art Mogul by bidding at exciting auctions, completing lucrative requests, exposing fakes, and much more! Travel to different gorgeous cities as you track down works by Van Gogh, Monet, Klimt, Titian, and Rembrandt! Open your very own art gallery as you earn wealth and fame in this unique Hidden Object game!
  • Unique gameplay
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OS: Windows XP/Vista/8

CPU: 800 Mhz

RAM: 256 MB

DirectX: 7

Hard Drive: 93 MB

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Art Mogul

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Loved it!
5 / 5
54 of 55 found this review helpful
I don't know much about art, but I know what I like
PostedFebruary 12, 2012
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fromAtlanta, GA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Large File, Strategy, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
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4 / 5
For those of you who love Chocolatier and have tried similar tycoon games, this game satisfies. Where some others were poor Chocolatier imitations or the play was repetitive and boring, Art Mogul gives you a lot to do in a game that is smooth and user-friendly.
The goal is simple: to discover and buy paintings at a low price and sell high. Along the way you buy and stock your own theme museums in ...Show more
For those of you who love Chocolatier and have tried similar tycoon games, this game satisfies. Where some others were poor Chocolatier imitations or the play was repetitive and boring, Art Mogul gives you a lot to do in a game that is smooth and user-friendly.
The goal is simple: to discover and buy paintings at a low price and sell high. Along the way you buy and stock your own theme museums in different cities. You can acquire paintings by purchasing from galleries, auction houses, or discovering an original in a café.
When purchasing from an art gallery, you are given the opportunity first to match objects in the paintings with pictures of the objects in a row below. The more matches you make, the lower the cost of the paintings during that visit.
Buying through an auction requires matching pictures of objects with their counterparts in the paintings too. This time you and three competitors are bidding on a painting, although the bidding amount is automatic. You bid first and then a competitor will bid. When he or she bids, a picture of an object will appear in a window below the painting. You have only seconds to click the matching object in the painting before the object picture disappears. If you miss it, the competitor becomes the high bidder. If you are successful in finding the object in the picture, you become the high bidder and that competitor is out of the bidding—you “stunned” them. Do that to all three competitors and you win. The best-case scenario is to stun each of them on the first try because every time you or they bid, the cost of the painting goes up. Miss on too many tries and the eventual cost will be more than the painting’s value.
The third way to acquire a painting is by discovering an original in a café or bistro. Here you have to be careful to make sure that the painting is an original and not a fake. You do that by comparing the painting with a photocopy of the original. If you are lucky enough to find an original, you can make a huge profit. I found that the game is very liberal in the number of originals you can find in these places, and that the forgeries were pretty easy to spot.
When you decide to sell to the galleries, you must keep in mind that different art houses prefer different types of paintings, and that varies throughout the game. You can see what types are wanted by clicking on that gallery’s sell button. At the bottom there will be pictures of objects copied from different paintings to give you a clue as to what paintings will sell there at a good price. The best sell scenario is to have a painting with 3 of the objects shown for the maximum price.
You can also sell to the auction houses, but only through special requests. When you visit an auction house, click on the request button. Occasionally there will be a request to find a picture with a particular object. If you find it and sell it to the house, you can make a big profit.
A plus in my book is that the hidden object episodes are not timed except for the auctions. My advice in that case is to take time to study the painting first before you begin to bid. You may run across the same painting more than once in a gallery or café, and that can work in your favor when bidding too. As I progressed though the game I noticed that there are only a few objects in a painting that are hot spots, and they will be the same every time you encounter that painting. Therefore I knew where to look for the objects thrown up by my competitors in some cases.
When you buy your museums you are given a choice of themes to order your paintings. Once you decide on a theme, you look for paintings reflecting that theme to stock that particular museum.
I usually hate “hidden object” games, and I guess this is technically a HOG/tycoon hybrid. But in this case the hidden object part makes sense and it actually makes you look at the paintings in detail--something I have never really done before.
I just started playing this game yesterday, and there are only three drawbacks I can think of so far: (1) I would have liked to create my own themes for the museums rather than choosing from a list; (2) I don't see where there could be any big payoff at the end other than getting rich (although that doesn't really bother me); (3) the game has to end.
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I recommend this game!
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Loved it!
5 / 5
14 of 14 found this review helpful
My New Favourite Waste of Time :)
PostedMay 29, 2012
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Skulduggery
 
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fromEngland
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Brain Teaser, Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Card & Board, Puzzle
 
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Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
A new twist on hidden object games that works and is great fun :) It even makes sense that you are searching for things.
The Art is beautiful and is part of what makes the game so much fun to play. You really feel like you are creating art collections and becoming a better art dealer ;)
I love everything about this game, it's not especially story-driven or atmospheric, but it dosen't need to ...Show more
A new twist on hidden object games that works and is great fun :) It even makes sense that you are searching for things.
The Art is beautiful and is part of what makes the game so much fun to play. You really feel like you are creating art collections and becoming a better art dealer ;)
I love everything about this game, it's not especially story-driven or atmospheric, but it dosen't need to be.
I have just been playing for around 5 hours straight and didn't notice the time fly. (I don't know how long the game is, it didn't feel like I was nearing the end of the game)
There is a spot-the-difference element which I think can probably be avoided completely if you don't like that kind of thing, but again within the story it makes sense, and I definitely think it adds something good. Show less
I recommend this game!
+14points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
17 of 19 found this review helpful
Great Game for Lovers of Art and Art History
PostedNovember 20, 2011
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pses
 
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fromSeattle, WA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Time Management, Card & Board, Strategy
Fun Factor 
Good
4 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Not a high action game, but a detail and strategy game. Interesting mix of paintings - not all one genre. Even having studied a lot of art, I learned new details from the look-for-the-differences mini-game in the buy at cafe portion of the game. Travel to cities around the world to build your galleries and fortune. The auction mini-game is fun, but sometimes too fast - keeps it challenging. Hidden ...Show more
Not a high action game, but a detail and strategy game. Interesting mix of paintings - not all one genre. Even having studied a lot of art, I learned new details from the look-for-the-differences mini-game in the buy at cafe portion of the game. Travel to cities around the world to build your galleries and fortune. The auction mini-game is fun, but sometimes too fast - keeps it challenging. Hidden objects are painting details rather than a cabinet or area full of objects. If you love art and art history, you'll enjoy this game! Show less
I recommend this game!
+15points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
11 of 11 found this review helpful
More than One Way to Play!
PostedNovember 23, 2012
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sewbizzy
 
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fromGreat Falls, MT
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Card & Board
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
OK
3 / 5
Storyline 
OK
3 / 5
I love this game! I've played it through several times now. After I played through the first time, I thought that it might be fun to play through it again and buy forgeries on purpose - and concentrate on the forgeries moreso than the real paintings. It does give the game a bit of a different aspect and can also make the game play take a bit longer since you're fiddling about in the cafes trying ...Show more
I love this game! I've played it through several times now. After I played through the first time, I thought that it might be fun to play through it again and buy forgeries on purpose - and concentrate on the forgeries moreso than the real paintings. It does give the game a bit of a different aspect and can also make the game play take a bit longer since you're fiddling about in the cafes trying to sell the forgeries moreso than filling the galleries you've purchased.
The most important thing to remember is this: Buy low. Sell high! Show less
I recommend this game!
+11points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
10 of 10 found this review helpful
Surprisingly Good
PostedMarch 2, 2013
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jilliandp1
 
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fromManchester, England
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Strategy, Time Management
 
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Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
I don't usually choose to play this kind of game and so was pleasantly surprised when I found it so much fun. I was so engrossed I didn't realise how much time had flown by! I think I may have learnt a little about art too.
I recommend this game!
+10points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
14 of 17 found this review helpful
Fun and informative
PostedNovember 11, 2011
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fromLynchburg, Virginia
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Time Management, Hidden Object, Strategy
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visually stimulating and full of interesting paintings. Great way to take a break from life. There are no time constraints and you can minimize and pick up right where you left off.
I recommend this game!
+11points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
8 of 9 found this review helpful
Best Game I've Ever Played!
PostedJanuary 2, 2013
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kostar
 
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fromOhio
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management, Hidden Object
 
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Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
I absolutely love this game and look forward to the next time I can play it. The graphics are the best I've ever seen in a computer game. There are no time limits, which I like, and the player has a lot of freedom to fly around the world to buy and sell works of art without a lot of artificial constraints. The Hidden Object elements are challenging but not impossible and the difficulty varies ...Show more
I absolutely love this game and look forward to the next time I can play it. The graphics are the best I've ever seen in a computer game. There are no time limits, which I like, and the player has a lot of freedom to fly around the world to buy and sell works of art without a lot of artificial constraints. The Hidden Object elements are challenging but not impossible and the difficulty varies which I like. I also enjoy looking at the fabulous art work - which is REAL - and you get to learn about art while you're playing! I highly recommend this game for anyone who likes something intellectually stimulating. Show less
I recommend this game!
+7points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
5 of 6 found this review helpful
Great Game for TM Lovers
PostedSeptember 4, 2012
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merlinarcane
 
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fromAugusta, ME
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
I can't say anything different from the others, except that I have been looking for a game that involves buying and selling and upgrading. This game satisfies my urge to play a game similar to the Chocolatier games, which I play and replay all the time! You should give this game a chance; each time you play, it is different and a bit of a challenge. If you don't like to point and click like crazy ...Show more
I can't say anything different from the others, except that I have been looking for a game that involves buying and selling and upgrading. This game satisfies my urge to play a game similar to the Chocolatier games, which I play and replay all the time! You should give this game a chance; each time you play, it is different and a bit of a challenge. If you don't like to point and click like crazy and just want a relaxing game of traveling around the world developing your galleries by buying and selling art, then this little gem may just do the trick for you. No real cons about the game, except that I hoped that there would be more galleries to buy and furnish and more locations; but, hey, you can't have everything! Give this game a whirl; you won't be dissatisfied! Show less
I recommend this game!
+4points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
A perfect mix of Chocolatier, Tradewinds and art
PostedMarch 11, 2015
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Atemas
 
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fromRomania
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
I like this category of games very much.
If you like Chocolatier, Winemaker Extraordinaire, Lavenders Botanicals, you will probably like this one very much too.
You dont have to make or grow things, but you find, buy, sell, bid at auctions, expose fake paintings, unlock and travel to great locations, and, best of all, you get hours of looking at paintings after paintings and it seems that you
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I like this category of games very much.
If you like Chocolatier, Winemaker Extraordinaire, Lavenders Botanicals, you will probably like this one very much too.
You dont have to make or grow things, but you find, buy, sell, bid at auctions, expose fake paintings, unlock and travel to great locations, and, best of all, you get hours of looking at paintings after paintings and it seems that you won`t manage to see all of them.
The gameplay gets repetitive, but its also simple enough not to annoy, and the amazing number and variety of paintings makes everything worth it and refreshing again and again.
There are enough achievements to unlock too.
There is also replay value.
Because of its theme and contents, it is a good quality game.
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I recommend this game!
+3points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
4 of 5 found this review helpful
I wish it was longer, or that there was a sequel.
PostedApril 17, 2014
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Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Poor
2 / 5
From what I can tell, this may be the only released game by Russian developer Funzai, which is a shame.
The good: Pretty addictive. Reminds me a little bit of playing Carmen SanDiego as a kid, only instead of collecting clues to find a criminal, I'm selling & buying paintings & sharpening my observation skills. Technically, you can play this game endlessly, if high scores are your thing.
The ...Show more
From what I can tell, this may be the only released game by Russian developer Funzai, which is a shame.
The good: Pretty addictive. Reminds me a little bit of playing Carmen SanDiego as a kid, only instead of collecting clues to find a criminal, I'm selling & buying paintings & sharpening my observation skills. Technically, you can play this game endlessly, if high scores are your thing.
The bad: I expected more locations to open up after completing the Shanghai Museum collection & then to be told to buy another museum in another country, but instead the game asked me if I wanted to restart or just keep playing, so...kind of an abrupt non-ending that left me wanting more, but I can't have more because Funzai is defunct. Show less
I recommend this game!
+3points
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