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How are player colours and starting locations chosen in Mars – Global Surveyor?
A designer or publisher post answers this directly.
- nabla · Designer · 2007-03-10
- clearclaw · Designer · 2007-03-11
- CortexBomb · Designer · 2007-03-09superseded
A separate auction before the game sets the order: the winner picks a colour first. Starting discs are then placed in reverse auction order, so the last player places first. No expenses are paid before the first share round.