Chicago: art museum games for two players

1. Art appreciation
Someone declares sets of 2-10 artworks as you move through the museum, and each player picks their favorite object in it.

2. Art appreciation prediction
1 + each player also guesses which art will be the other person’s favorite.

e.g. For the set Jacob van der Heyden’s Five Senses, we both chose different ones as our favorites, but both guessed each other’s favorite:

3. Iterated art appreciation prediction
2 + etc.

4. Art Criticism
Take turns pretending to be an art expert, explaining the meaning and points of interest in each piece to the other player.

5. Art sociology
Cooperative game. Try to build a perfect understanding of art and its uses in society.

e.g. Try to figure out why popular styles of decor are less pretty than other feasible styles of decor.

e.g. A pretty table made a long time ago:

Popular coffee tables made now, e.g. for $223:

5. Look at art

Wander around near art, looking at bits of it and saying things. This is some kind of post-modern game where there isn’t any purpose and it is unclear whether you are in competition or cooperation with other players, or even whether there are other players. S calls this ‘less stressful’.

e.g. Art:

6. Leave and hang out in a park with Slate Star Codex readers.