I think this is one of the most difficult game elements to balance strategically. In theory it should make you ask some interesting questions.
In a 3 player game, how many points would Player1,2 or 3 get with tileA, tileB or tileC?
If you're first to draw you've got a lot of calculations to consider and you have to rely on your opponents inability to score; you can essentially nullify the worth of a card.
Consider a slightly contrived scenario where there is a bidding war between two players.
is auctioning a Cloister; To
it is worth 9 points, perhaps they can play and score it immediately somewhere.
may want that tile because they could play it somewhere else worth 12 points. Perhaps it scores 9 and connects a farm.
if
Bids 4 or Less,
should buy the card.
will earn 4.
will earn (9 -4) =5.
If
Bids 6 or More,
should sell the card.
will earn 6.
will earn (12-6) = 6.
It's interesting if
bids 5.
If
sells.
earns 5.
earns (12-5) = 7
If
buys.
earns 5.
earns (9-5) = 4.
So it's interesting in this example, where a
with more to win can pull a 1 point lead by correctly bidding and knowing what
could do. It's also good because the cloister worth 9 or 12 points is now reduced to +1 making it less significant.
Hopefully, I've not made a glaring error in that!
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