Post originally by Frank Branham at 2003-11-12 13:35:11
Converted from Phorums BB System

The auction mechanism is not entirely unique. But it is a combination of various auction mechanics that I'm pretty sure is unique.

1. You are bidding on turn order. In the case of New England what you do on a turn is not nearly as important as what you get to choose from.

Tikal when played by the advanced rules has a similar turn auction, and you get to choose from 4 faceup tiles.

2. Once around bidding. Easy enough. In New England's case, as you are bidding on turn order, the game forces you to make a unique bid. Other games that use bidding for turn order use a multi-round drop out system, or a tiebreaker rule. New England's version of this is actually quite simple and rather elegant.

Moo
Frank