I wanted to share with you one particular topic that has ben haunting me for quite a while: the order the players conduct the auctions in a Exp. 8 bazaar.
Carcassonne93 asked and innocent question on WICA and I sat down to research the topic at last. So far I haven't found a conclusion. Maybe other members can shed some light on this particular point. Let me explain the issue...
The original bazaar auction rules indicate a sequence to decide the auctioneers, that is, that players who pick a tile and conduct an auction:
* The first auctioneer is the player to the left of the active player (the one who played the bazaar tile).
* The following auctioneers are decided by selecting "the next player who has not yet bought a tile during this bazaar."
* The last remaining player with no tile will not conduct an auction but pick the last tile for free.
Bullets #1 and #3 are clear but bullet
#2 is open to interpretation. So far I have come across three of them:
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Option #1: The next player to the left of the previous buyer, skipping any players who bought a tile.
- Found in the Exp. 8 rules by ZMG for C1 and C2.
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Option #2: The next player to the left of the previous auctioneer, skipping any players who bought a tile.
- Found in a rules consolidation found on CarcF (section 19.5.3.2 on page 44):
Carcassonne-Auslegung.pdf - Implemented in CloisterZone.
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Option #3: The next player to the left of the active player, skipping any players who bought a tile.
- Found in the Exp. 8 rules by RGG for C1
- Found in a discussion found in BGG:
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1375790/bazaars
Let's illustrate these options with an example: There are 5 players A, B, C, D and E. A is the active player, so the first auctioneer is B. The tile auctioned by B is bought by D. Who is the next auctioneer?
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Option #1:Current situation: A (active player) - B (auctioneer) - C (no tile yet) - D (buyer) - E (no tile yet)
Next auctioneer: E
B sold their tile and the next auctioneer will be the next player to the left of the buyer with no tile yet, in this case, D.
In general, this option may generate a random sequence of auctioneers.
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Option #2:Current situation: A (active player) - B (auctioneer) - C (no tile yet) - D (buyer) - E (no tile yet)
Next auctioneer: C
B sold their tile and the next auctioneer will be the next player to their left with no tile yet, in this case, C.
In general, the auctioneers will be chosen in clockwise order advancing at least one player after each auction.
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Option #3:Current situation: A (active player) - B (auctioneer) - C (no tile yet) - D (buyer) - E (no tile yet)
Next auctioneer: B
B will be the next auctioneer until he or she buys a tile.
In general, the auctioneers will be chosen in clockwise order always starting from the player to the left of the active player. This means B will be the auctioneer until he or she buys a tile.
The CAR v7.4 uses the same neutral wording as the German rules and adds a clarification about the RGG rules adding a sentence stating that the previous auctioneer could be also the new auctioneer if he/she didn't by the tile. So the interpretation by RGG seems to follow option #3 as I mentioned before. No mention of the ZMG C1 version of the rules though (available since 2013 and leaning towards option #1).
So far, WICA used the wording found in ZMG C2 rules, but I'm suspicious the ZMG version of the rules may have also been mistranslated at this point. It is not the first time it happens.
Still trying to find a solution to this conundrum to which is the original intent of HiG.
What is your opinion on this matter? Do you have any additional piece of information you could share about all this? Thanks in advance for sharing.
Cheers!
PS: OMG! This is my 1700th post and still concerned about basic Carcassonne stuff!
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