Board Game Project

The Project- For this project you will base a board game on the work of a specific artist. The artist should be one who has achieved significant art world recognition, such as appearing in art history survey textbooks, or be included in the collections of major museums. (check with me if you're not sure) The work must be representational. The above sample game is based on the art of 14th century painter Hieronymus Bosch. Bosch's work usually had religious and moralistic themes, and this game adapts a common theme of his- the sinful nature of mankind and the possibility of eternal punishment in the afterlife.

The board design should not just be a copy of a single painting with a game path on it, but rather an original design that makes use of images from the artist's painting(s). The above game borrows images from two Bosch paintings- "The Garden of Earthly Delights" and "The Last Judgment". All the visual elements (except possibly the game path) on the game board should come from your artist, but the compositional design should be yours. The game should have a theme/goal related in some way to the chosen artwork.

All games should have a path of some kind. It can be a one-way start to finish path (such as in Candyland), a continuous loop that is repeated until conditions result in a winner (such as Monopoly), or something where players can move in multiple directions (such as chess). Rules for moving should be worked out, such as the use of dice, a spinner, or drawn cards. The game board must include the name of your game somewhere in the design. You must provide tokens to represent the game players. You can make some special for the game, or repurpose tokens from another game.

The game board should be made of mat board or illustration board, and must be able to fold in half like traditional game boards. Recommended sizes are between 16" x 16" and 18" x 24", but you can make it a little bigger if you prefer.  Below are additional student examples, including the name of the inspiring artist.

 Roots

Kerry James Marshall

The Greek Grape Faze

Ancient Greek Pottery

Dance Star

Edgar Degas