Museum: The Black Market

If you enjoy managing your museum in Museum, get ready to explore the darker side of history. The Black Market expansion adds a layer of tension and shady dealings to your table. Forget peaceful curation: here, what matters is securing the rarest pieces and, if necessary, sabotaging your colleagues. The highlight is the new market board, where you'll find items from brand-new civilizations and Notoriety cards with much sharper effects. The pricing system is a game in itself: cards start expensive and get cheaper over time. Will you pay full price to secure that piece immediately, or risk waiting for the price to drop and see an opponent snatch it from under your nose? With 60 new contraband cards, including unique objects and events that shift the game's momentum, this expansion adds an aggressive spice to the experience. Notoriety cards now allow you to steal objects, create counterfeits, and siphon prestige from other players, making interaction much more direct. It's the perfect choice for those who feel the base game needed a bit more 'chaos'. The new pieces, such as the Viking Longship or the Terracotta Army, feature unique attribute mechanics that help complete tricky collections, but the cost can be high—both in coins and in table rivalries! If you want to ramp up the competitiveness and test your ability to navigate the black market, this expansion is essential.