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Re: How many games on BGA use AI "Art"?

Posted: 15 September 2026, 07:05
by lefalaf
Well yeah, a touch of hyperbole with the use of "mystery". I can guess at what it is meant to be, but...

If that one isn't obvious enough how about this:
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Two drumsticks of different shapes (odd), situated vertically (odd), coming up from a pile of stones (?) and chunks of chocolate? tofu? under the sauce. And apparently it means heart/love as evidenced by the lines above. The wine pairing? Note: The fish card has lines that look like a fish, but this is the only other one with a recognizable shape that I've seen so far. But why not a drumstick in the swirl like the fish. The lines on the other cards just swirl randomly, although the coffee one sort of swirls up from the cup, so that may be a 3rd sensible one. But this is also a tell. A human would have been consistent. Heck even a human prompting and cleaning up the results should have kept prompting until they were consistent. Either they all should have shapes, and with meaning, in the swirly lines or they do not and just have random swirly lines.

It just doesn't logically work.

Re: How many games on BGA use AI "Art"?

Posted: 15 September 2026, 07:07
by lefalaf
I also see the edge of the plate and glass have stray lines that make no sense to be there.

Re: How many games on BGA use AI "Art"?

Posted: 15 September 2026, 08:11
by nik592
But drumsticks do tend to be different sizes IRL? I've heard people complain that artwork is unrealistic because everything is a nice, neat size. And situated vertically is not impossible, nor uncommon (as google images will tell me). Yes, the casserole thing at the bottom is a bit... iffy, but I still understand the concept. I know they're not stones, though I see why you say that. The heart swirl is a bit odd, and I'll give you the extra lines as being a bit weird too, but this could still just be art of lesser quality. I get that people are quick to call out overuse of AI, especially in creative spaces, but there have been people accused of AI in their work when it isn't too.

Re: How many games on BGA use AI "Art"?

Posted: 15 September 2026, 09:15
by Jellby
It doesn't matter if it's AI or not. If it looks cheesy and fake and has unrealistic details (like the yellow piece of pepper in the bottom right is bent in a strange way with a very weird char line), the fact that it was created by a human (if that's the case) doesn't make it any better.