Gallery Gambit, the exhibition
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Gallery Gambit at Museum De Lakenhal
Leiden, 16 October 2026. A Gallery Gambit evening in the museum’s covered courtyard, during the Friday late opening Lakenhal Laat.
Photo: Simone Both
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No. 1
Gallery Gambit
A card game for two to five gallery owners
Draft paintings from a shared Market and hang them in three Exhibitions. When one player has filled all three, the best gallery wins.
2 to 5 players. About 20 minutes. 54 cards painted by Julia July in four art movements.
€29
No. 2
River Rats
Red Edition and Blue Edition
A cooperative poker-style game. Outsmart the rich, robotic River Rats before they trap your crew in debt.
1 to 4 players. 30 minutes. Ages 14 and up.
€17
No. 3
Stamp Showdown
Kickstarter edition, while stock lasts
A card game of simultaneous trading. Pick a stamp in secret, reveal together, and trade with the market to build the finest collection.
2 to 5 players. Gigamic publishes it next year, in French and English.
€29
No. 4
Monsters of Loch Lomond
A Scottish-themed card game
A game of memory and deduction. Keep your clan safe and stay a step ahead of your rivals.
2 to 6 players.
€17.95
Past exhibition
Gallery Gambit at Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden
Museum De Lakenhal is the museum of art and history of the city of Leiden. It is housed in the 17th-century cloth hall where Leiden cloth was once inspected for quality. Lakenhal Laat is its Friday evening programme: part of the museum stays open from 19:00 to 22:00 for talks, performances and workshops.
On 16 October 2026 Gallery Gambit filled the Achterplaats, the covered courtyard where textile workers once waited for their cloth to be inspected. Visitors played at long tables, looked at the card art on a display, entered a polaroid contest for the most beautiful exhibition and could buy the game at the stand.
Prints and postcards
The paintings from the cards, on paper
Julia July’s paintings from Gallery Gambit as prints of about A4, signed and numbered in editions of 20, €25 each. The same designs as postcards in editions of 40, €3 each.
9 of Hearts
Pop-Art
Julia July. Print, about A4. Signed and numbered, edition of 20.
€25
2 of Spades
Cubism
Julia July. Print, about A4. Signed and numbered, edition of 20.
€25
4 of Clubs
Fauvism
Julia July. Print, about A4. Signed and numbered, edition of 20.
€25
2 of Diamonds
Bauhaus
Julia July. Print, about A4. Signed and numbered, edition of 20.
€25
10 of Diamonds
Bauhaus
Julia July. Print, about A4. Signed and numbered, edition of 20.
€25
From the reviews
“Feels like a much bigger and more strategic game than it appears to be at first glance.”
Jason Brown, Card Gamer, 8.5/10
“A clever and rewarding co-op experience with just enough theme to set the mood.”
Tabletopping
“A clever twist on poker, and it really can feel like a crew sneaking around to pull off a high-stakes heist.”
Jonathan H. Liu, GeekDad
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