# Board Game Identification **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 5, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-game-identification/643121 "2012-12-05T20:55:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gawwa73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b3f665/32.png) [@Gawwa73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gawwa73)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-game-identification/643121/1 "2012-12-05T20:55:49Z")
I’m trying to identify a board game that a family member recollects playing but can’t remember the name. Apparently it’s an Antiques buying and selling game. Every game the values of items vary making each game different. It is pre 1980s apparently and it’s not Sold! The board game Ideas and suggestions would be great. I have tried a lad of website search facilities and am running out of ideas. Many thanks Gawwa ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-game-identification/643121/2 "2012-12-05T21:01:19Z")
Could it be [High Bid](http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218/high-bid)? ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-game-identification/643121/3 "2012-12-05T22:02:38Z")
That sounds like Masterpiece, but that was paintings, not antiques. IIRC, part of the setup of the game was to randomly select price cards and clip them to the back of the painting cards. > **[Masterpiece (game)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masterpiece_%28game%29)** > > Masterpiece is a board game by Parker Brothers, now a brand of Hasbro. Players participate in auctions for famous works of art. It was designed by Joseph M. Burck of Marvin Glass and Associates and originally published in 1970 by Parker Brothers, and then published again in 1976 and 1996. The game is now out of print. In this game, players compete with other players to bid on potentially valuable paintings, and negotiate with other players to trade these works of art, build a portfolio, amass... ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-game-identification/643121/4 "2012-12-05T23:01:02Z")
Here is a search of games from 1900 - 1985 with “auction / bidding” > **[BoardGameGeek | Gaming Unplugged Since 2000](https://boardgamegeek.com/geeksearch.php?action=search&advsearch=1&objecttype=boardgame&q=&include%5Bdesignerid%5D=&geekitemname=&include%5Bpublisherid%5D=&geekitemname=&range%5Byearpublished%5D%5Bmin%5D=1900&range%5Byearpublished%5D%5Bmax%5D=1985&range%5Bminage%5D%5Bmax%5D=&floatrange%5Bavgrating%5D%5Bmin%5D=&floatrange%5Bavgrating%5D%5Bmax%5D=&range%5Bnumvoters%5D%5Bmin%5D=&floatrange%5Bavgweight%5D%5Bmin%5D=&floatrange%5Bavgweight%5D%5Bmax%5D=&range%5Bnumweights%5D%5Bmin%5D=&searchuser=N9IWP&range%5Bminplayers%5D%5Bmax%5D=&range%5Bmaxplayers%5D%5Bmin%5D=&playerrangetype=normal&range%5Bplayingtime%5D%5Bmax%5D=&propertyids%5B%5D=2012&B1=Submit)** Brian ---
**Author:** ![Gawwa73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b3f665/32.png) [@Gawwa73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gawwa73)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-game-identification/643121/5 "2012-12-17T09:34:29Z")
It was Masterpiece!!! Thanks very much for your help guys, great response on my first post. Will be back. :):):)🙂 ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-game-identification/643121/6 "2012-12-17T09:52:12Z")
> [@Manduck](#): > > That sounds like Masterpiece, but that was paintings, not antiques. IIRC, part of the setup of the game was to randomly select price cards and clip them to the back of the painting cards. > [Masterpiece (game) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masterpiece_%28game%29) I really liked that game but no one would play with me ☹ In our house Memory was considered highbrow :rolleyes: