Step into an elegant, sunlit art studio, frame your masterpiece with breathtaking professional borders, and compete for prestigious gallery recognition in a thrilling, highly tactical card-layering expansion that introduces innovative transparent framing mechanics and specialized scoring conditions.
Canvas: Finishing Touches (Deluxe Edition) (designed by Jeffrey Chin and Andrew Nerger and published by Road To Infamy Games) serves as a beautifully realized, premium physical expansion to the critically acclaimed puzzle game of artistic composition. Moving away from standard flat cards, this deluxe module plunges 1 to 5 players into the final, high-stakes phase of a grand art exhibition. The core objective is a masterclass in visual strategy: players must draft transparent art layers, stack them inside gorgeous protective sleeves, and carefully match geometric iconography to fulfill complex awards and create the most aesthetically stunning, high-scoring paintings before the gallery doors close.
The primary strategic hurdle centers around navigating the new, highly competitive frame market while managing the limited space of your easel workshops. This expansion significantly enhances the traditional Canvas puzzle by introducing double-sided, transparent Frame Cards that add a whole new structural layer to your artwork. To secure maximum recognition from the judges, players must use their limited inspiration tokens to draft specific borders that alter, enhance, or multiply the scoring icons visible on their finished paintings. True tactical mastery requires looking multiple turns ahead in the card river, balancing your palette colors against strict puzzle objectives, and perfectly timing your completions to grab rare deluxe ribbons over a breezy, highly satisfying 30-to-45 minute session.
Game Specs at a Glance:
Age Range: 14+ Years
Publisher: Road to Infamy Games (R2I Games)
Play Time: 30-45 Minutes
Player Count: 1-5 Players
Complexity: Medium (Transparent Card Layering, Open Card Drafting, Spatial Pattern Matching, Set Collection, Asymmetric Scoring Objectives)
What's in the Box?
- 30 Transparent Art Cards
- 8 Transparent Frame Cards
- 5 Punch-Out Wooden Easels
- 20+ Wooden Signature Tokens and Inspiration Palettes
- 10 Gallery Award Cards
- 1 Rulebook and Signature Guide