does anyone know how the bidding rules work in Axis and Allies?

Question

Could you explain them for me........

Answer 1

Obviously a bidding system will involve incremental change to the value of a bid, until an agreement is had. This can be done by either starting high and bidding down, or starting low and bidding up. I think the "bid down" system is less exciting, the game will be played with the lowest bid either player is comfortable with. I think with a "bid up" system, larger bids may be seen, while still mutually agreeable.

Example of bid up:
Player A) I'll offer you the Axis plus zero IPCs.
Player B) I'll offer you the Axis plus 3 IPCs.
Player A) I'll offer the the Axis plus 4 IPCs.
Player B) I'll offer you the Axis plus 10 IPCs.
Player A) I'm not giving up more than that, I'll take your offer, I'm the Axis with 10 IPCs.

If 2 players, A and B, think the bid should be 5 and 8 respectively, in a "bid down" system, the bid will be about 5. In a bid-up system, the bid will be slightly higher.

Personally, I think larger bids allow new strategies to be tried that might not be possible other wise, and I just feel larger bids are more fun, so I prefer the "bid up" method.

Answer 2

First the players split up into two teams. Each team rolls one dice, and whichever team gets the higher dice roll bids first. That team says, "I will play the Axis with 11 points." Then the other team can either say, "I will play the Axis with 10 points," or say, "Fine, you can play the Axis with 11 points." Then the first team can say, "I'll play with only 9 points" or "Fine, play with 10 points," and so on down to zero. Whoever wins the bid can use the points just like the IPC points you'd earn during the game to build new armies and stuff; you get to place the armies before anybody moves. Most people play that you can only put one extra piece in each territory, no matter how large your bid is. Oh, and 11 points is just an example. You can start the bidding at any number you like.

Answer 3

The game is unbalanced against the Germans so the players bid play money for the right to play the Allies. It a standard high bid wins auction.