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Is there a possibility of getting Terra Mystica style auction?
Posted: 12 December 2023, 00:03
by Wonderful Plays
The code shouldn't be a problem, so is there a possibility?
What should we do to get it?
I completely understand why publisher didn't include it, but here I think it would be wonderful for those who want to include it and give a lot of options to faction selection.
Re: Is there a possibility of getting Terra Mystica style auction?
Posted: 13 December 2023, 11:27
by Matis_
I agree, i think is needed, also adds another strategic part to the game.
Re: Is there a possibility of getting Terra Mystica style auction?
Posted: 27 January 2024, 00:25
by Wonderful Plays
Another cool idea would be faction bans in player order (Gaia Project has that).
Due to 4 player games it should probably not be possible to ban the same colored faction that has already been banned.
I think that might be my favorite request to be implemented, even better than auction.
Re: Is there a possibility of getting Terra Mystica style auction?
Posted: 18 February 2024, 21:58
by JTHEJACKAL
I think that something is needed. I personally think that there are 4 strongest factions and the current options limit replay ability
If it’s random board, you just try and get lucky and then choose the best one
If it’s player select you just hope to be early
Furthermore, I think that the punishment for being 4th player is higher in TN than TM, and there is no way to account for it
Re: Is there a possibility of getting Terra Mystica style auction?
Posted: 19 February 2024, 10:32
by gratpoil
I totally agree that we need auction. In my opinion it solves every probleme of balance as we can see in terra Mystica. For exemple, i think Sun Worshipper are overpowered at 2 players, they are really hard to beat because of the last house they drop in last position, and because their left palace is really powerfull to change your cities plan in the midlle of the game if needed, or to crush opponent plans but with auction, you can even select inventors or druids and then, auction will make the balance. So it allows to be way more creative in your games. I'm tired of games betwen, leprechauns, fairies and Sw in whatever combinaison. Whereas i love the 2 players with planner version. And then, i think it would also really improve the multiplayer experience.
Re: Is there a possibility of getting Terra Mystica style auction?
Posted: 19 February 2024, 11:36
by Phoxtrot
For me, the biggest balance problem isn't the faction in itself.
It's having 0, 1 or 2 opponents playing an adjacent color.
So I don't think that the TM auction is actually the best to balance as you are bidding without necessarily knowing how many adjacent colors will be played to each of the popular factions.
So I would prefer that the colors to be played are chosen randomly (1 per player) and then players bid for those colors.
This way, you know how difficult it will be to get those territories for each faction.
Re: Is there a possibility of getting Terra Mystica style auction?
Posted: 27 February 2024, 14:15
by Wonderful Plays
I've created a suggestion for this:
https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=115882
It worked for Gaia project to get those features it might work for us, please upvote if you agree with it and comment on the suggestion if you disagree about particular things.
All hail Terra Nova!

Re: Is there a possibility of getting Terra Mystica style auction?
Posted: 09 July 2024, 20:41
by Eirik_Olavsson
This game would shine alot more with auction. From a 4 player point of view, there is no real way to get a fair game on BGA, which is a shame,
Re: Is there a possibility of getting Terra Mystica style auction?
Posted: 15 August 2024, 15:19
by laserbrain5347KOR
I did up vote the suggestion. However I do not think this game warrants faction banning. An auction should be enough with most winning scores approximately 80 and only 5 terrain types
Re: Is there a possibility of getting Terra Mystica style auction?
Posted: 20 December 2024, 15:50
by laserbrain5347KOR
Bumping this thread. Really need an auction