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Selection Order Bid

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Games using
Median complexity
0–5
Median rating
bayes
Tabletop fit
weight-controlled

Definition

From BoardGameGeek

Selection Order Bid is a form of multiple-lot auction in which players are not directly bidding on the lots themselves, but the order in which they’ll draft the lots. As the bid increases, players may pass and accept a later place in the order. In some cases, players must pay their entire current bid (an all-pay mechanism), and in others they may recover some of their bid.

Top games using this mechanism

By BGG bayes rating, top 50.

GameYearRatingWtTime
El Grande#10119957.592.9120m
Keyflower#13320127.503.3120m
Age of Steam#13920027.493.9120m
For Sale#35419977.141.330m
Dungeon Petz#37120117.123.690m
Libertalia#66220126.872.260m
Rurik: Dawn of Kiev#103420196.633.1120m
Honshū#145220166.451.930m
Hit Z Road#181720166.311.960m
Plums#378320155.911.840m
GEM#782820155.641.915m
Filler#880120195.611.830m

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