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Auction: Sealed Bid
OpenGames using
8
Median complexity
1.93
0–5
Median rating
6.02
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.656
weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
Players secretly make a bid. All bids are revealed simultaneously, and the high bidder wins.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Sun#153 | 2018 | 7.45 | 3.3 | 120m |
| Modern Art#221 | 1992 | 7.33 | 2.3 | 45m |
| A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)#237 | 2011 | 7.30 | 3.7 | 240m |
| For Sale#354 | 1997 | 7.14 | 1.3 | 30m |
| Sidereal Confluence#391 | 2017 | 7.10 | 3.6 | 180m |
| Archipelago#700 | 2012 | 6.84 | 3.7 | 240m |
| Earth Reborn#938 | 2010 | 6.69 | 3.9 | 180m |
| Tammany Hall#997 | 2007 | 6.65 | 2.8 | 90m |
| Lords of Xidit#1020 | 2014 | 6.64 | 2.6 | 90m |
| Container#1040 | 2007 | 6.63 | 3.2 | 90m |
| Viceroy#1586 | 2014 | 6.40 | 2.6 | 60m |
| Turn the Tide#1626 | 1997 | 6.38 | 1.5 | 30m |
| O Zoo le Mio#3036 | 2002 | 6.02 | 2.0 | 60m |
| What the Heck?#3038 | 1988 | 6.02 | 1.2 | 20m |
| Beowulf: The Legend#3530 | 2005 | 5.94 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Nyakuza#3636 | 2014 | 5.93 | 2.3 | 40m |
| 12 Days#3750 | 2011 | 5.91 | 1.2 | 15m |
| Senators#4194 | 2017 | 5.86 | 2.1 | 60m |
| Fist of Dragonstones#4833 | 2002 | 5.80 | 1.9 | 60m |
| Urland#4901 | 2001 | 5.79 | 2.6 | 90m |
| Bremerhaven#6003 | 2013 | 5.71 | 3.1 | 120m |
| Fzzzt!#6494 | 2009 | 5.69 | 1.7 | 30m |
| Das letzte Paradies#11768 | 1993 | 5.56 | 1.8 | 30m |
| Island Fortress#12101 | 2013 | 5.56 | 2.9 | 90m |
| Dreaming Spires#12713 | 2014 | 5.55 | 2.8 | 90m |
| King Of The Hill: The Dwarf Throne#14425 | 2016 | 5.54 | 2.0 | 75m |
| Coin Quest#15718 | 2016 | 5.53 | 2.0 | 30m |
| Fram R'lyeh#17914 | 2015 | 5.52 | 1.3 | 20m |
| Zahltag#20859 | 2002 | 5.52 | 1.5 | 45m |
| RevoltaaA#21181 | 2015 | 5.51 | 1.2 | 20m |
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