A Fake Artist Goes to New York
A drawing deduction game where one player is the Fake Artist.
A Fake Artist Goes to New York is a deduction party game about drawing, designed by Jun Sasaki and published in 2011 by Oink Games. All players are given the title of a drawing they create together one line at a time, except one—the Fake Artist—whom they attempt to identify.
Quick Facts
- Designer
- Jun Sasaki
- Publisher
- Oink Games
- Date
- 2011
- Genre
- Deduction board game, Party game
- Players
- 5–10
- Playing time
- 20 minutes
- Ages
- 8+
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- A digital version was released for the Nintendo Switch in December 2021 as part of the Let’s Play! Oink Games digital collection.
- The digital collection was funded by a successful Kickstarter.
Reception
Keith Stuart of The Guardian described the game as 'Pictionary meets Traitors.' Wirecutter included it in their 2025 list of the best board games, with James Austin recommending it for high-energy gatherings. Matt Bassil of Dicebreaker called it one of the 'best social deduction games to play,' noting it is an 'easy-to-learn game of deception that's more family-friendly than most.' IGN's 2024 list of 'Best Secret Identity Games' featured it, with Bobby Anhalt writing it is a 'fun twist on deductive games' and 'more challenging... than you might think.'
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