ART WARS

Welcome to the Other Unregulated Market.

Forget the stock market. Forget crypto. There's a much stranger economy operating in plain sight, where prices are made up, fortunes change hands overnight, and a signature can turn a $50 canvas into a $50,000 investment.

Welcome to the art world.

An industry where a banana can sell for millions, a splash of paint can buy a penthouse, and nobody can quite explain why one painting is worth more than another.

And we thought the drug trade was unpredictable.

Same Hustle. Different Product.

Inspired by the cult-classic 1980s computer game Drug Wars, Art Wars: Miami Edition takes the original buy-low, sell-high formula and drops it into the sun-soaked, champagne-fuelled chaos of Miami Art Week.

Instead of moving contraband between cities, you're flipping contemporary art between fairs, galleries, studios, and questionable hotel parties.

Your mission? Turn $20,000 into an art-world fortune in just seven days.

Buy Street Art in Wynwood. Flip Pop Art at SCOPE. Speculate on NFTs at a South Beach party. Chase the next big thing at CONTEXT. Or gamble everything on a masterpiece at Art Basel.

But watch the market.

A celebrity endorsement can send prices soaring. A scandal can wipe out your collection. A counterfeit gallery can cost you everything. And somewhere in Wynwood, the next Banksy might be hiding in plain sight.

In this business, the difference between a visionary collector and a complete idiot is usually about six months.

Seven Days. One City. Absolutely No Guarantees.

Every decision counts.

• Buy the hype. Trade nine categories of art, from Modernism and Abstract Expressionism to Street Art, Photography, and NFTs.
• Follow the money. Navigate Miami's art fairs, galleries, and underground creative scene, hunting for bargains and bigger buyers.
• Read between the headlines. Market rumours, celebrity attention, surprise discoveries, and spectacular crashes can change everything.
• Expect the unexpected. Counterfeit art, FBI raids, traffic nightmares, and once-in-a-lifetime discoveries are all part of the business.
• Beat the market. You've got seven days to build your fortune. When the week ends, the books close.

No artistic talent required. A complete lack of financial restraint may help.

Art Is Subjective. Profit Isn't.

For decades, the art world has operated on a curious economic principle: something is worth exactly what someone else can be convinced to pay for it.

We decided to make a game out of that.

Part retro nostalgia, part market simulator, and part affectionate roast of an industry we know all too well, Art Wars: Miami Edition celebrates the artists, dealers, collectors, speculators, and spectacular absurdities that make Miami Art Week unlike anywhere else on Earth.

Because in a city where everyone is selling something, the real art is knowing when to cash out.