Terra Mystica , introduce a VP auction system

[flower2886]

Hi,

the meta of TM is quite stale with the same factions being played over and over again at the high level. The adjusted victory points are just not enough to make up for the difference in race quality.

A VP auction systems would change up everything and make the games fresh again.

1. Pick X races at random. X is the number of players
2. Every player starts with 40 VP
3. A random chosen player starts with a bid of Y VP points.
4. Clockwise from the chosen player the next players have to either bid Y+Z VP or pass.
5. Once a player has won the bid he pays the VP and picks the race and the starting position (1-X)
6. The last player who passed becomes the start player for the next auction round.

This is (almost) a 100% fair system and really makes the game fresh as even the best setup for a certain race will get balanced out by the VP cost.

Thanks !

[Jest Phulin]

Is this an official variant, as supported by either a release from the publisher or developer, or shown to be implemented in an official release?
If so, please provide a link for that support.

[flower2886]

Yes its outlined in the Terra Mystica Expansion : Fire & Ice

Rules can be found here
https://images-cdn.zmangames.com/us-eas ... _rules.pdf

It's on the last page of that document.