2018Jeff Chin, Andrew Nerger
- Videos
- 30
- Creators
- 22
1 - 4 players20 - 35 minLight weight

2021Jeff Chin, Andrew Nerger
Mainly reviews. Canvas is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 46 reviews, 20 how-to-play guides, 18 recorded sessions, 19 unboxings, and 5 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
In Canvas, you play as a painter competing in an art competition. Players will collect art cards, layering 3 of them together to create their own unique Painting. Each card contains a piece of artwork as well as a set of icons used during scoring. Icons will be revealed or hidden based on the way players choose to layer the cards making for an exciting puzzle. Paintings are scored based on a set of Scoring cards which will change each game. Once players have created and scored 3 paintings the game ends. On your turn you may take an Art card or make a painting. Art cards are selected from a row of cards in the center of play. Each of these cards has a cost associated with their position. After selecting an Art card you must pay its cost by placing an Inspiration token on each of the cards to its left. If you do not have enough Inspiration tokens, you may not select that card. Any tokens on the card you have selected are kept for future turns. The far left card costs no Inspiration tokens to take. If you have three or more Art cards you may choose to make a painting. Select 3 of your art cards, arrange them in any order and then score them by comparing the visible icons on your painting to the Scoring conditions. Once all players have made 3 paintings the game ends. The player with the most points wins! -description from the publisher
Canvas has 108 videos from 82 creators: 46 reviews, 20 how-to-play guides, 18 playthroughs, 19 unboxings and 5 other videos. They date from 2020 to April 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "How to Play: Canvas" by Small World Gaming, which runs 5 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Canvas Review - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 38 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Canvas Board Game | Solo Playthrough | Learn to Play | Totally Tabled" by Totally Tabled, one of 18 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Crypt, Don't Go In There, Canvas: Reflections and Globetrotting, also by Jeff Chin.
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2018Jeff Chin, Andrew Nerger
1 - 4 players20 - 35 minLight weight
2022Jeff Chin, Andrew Nerger
2 - 5 players25 - 35 minLight weight
2022Jeff Chin, Andrew Nerger
1 - 5 players30 minMedium weight
2023Jeff Chin, Andrew Nerger
1 - 4 players30 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
In Canvas, you play as a painter competing in an art competition. Players will collect art cards, layering 3 of them together to create their own unique Painting. Each card contains a piece of artwork as well as a set of icons used during scoring. Icons will be revealed or hidden based on the way players choose to layer the cards making for an exciting puzzle. Paintings are scored based on a set of Scoring cards which will change each game. Once players have created and scored 3 paintings the game ends. On your turn you may take an Art card or make a painting. Art cards are selected from a row of cards in the center of play. Each of these cards has a cost associated with their position. After selecting an Art card you must pay its cost by placing an Inspiration token on each of the cards to its left. If you do not have enough Inspiration tokens, you may not select that card. Any tokens on the card you have selected are kept for future turns. The far left card costs no Inspiration tokens to take. If you have three or more Art cards you may choose to make a painting. Select 3 of your art cards, arrange them in any order and then score them by comparing the visible icons on your painting to the Scoring conditions. Once all players have made 3 paintings the game ends. The player with the most points wins! -description from the publisher
Designers
Jeff Chin, Andrew Nerger
Artist
Luan Huynh
Publisher
Road To Infamy Games (R2i Games)
Categories
Mechanics