QE FAQ
32 questions players ask · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Full rulebook
Setup
Gameplay
- Can the auctioneer bid zero on the opening bid?
- Can you bid an expression like X more than the highest bid?
- Which bids are visible to other players during an auction?
- Can players take notes on the bids during a game?
- Can the auctioneer announce or hint at the winning bid amount?
- Is the zero-bid VP bonus scored in a 3-player game?
- What counts as a round for the zero-bid limit?
- Can a player bid an enormous amount to stop others from winning auctions?
Final Scoring
Special Rules
- Is there an auctioneer on the last turn of a 3-player game?
- In a tied auction, can tied players rebid lower than their first bid?
- When tied bids rebid, are the untied bids still counted?
- What wins if the same bids tie three times in a row?
- Can the auctioneer tie another player's bid?
- In a 5-player game, does the one-time peek show the second-place bid?
QE: CommoditiesExpansion
- Does the auctioneer rebid in a second-place tie in Commodities?
- Can the second-place bidder check a commodity's value before choosing?
- Does the auctioneer see the point value of the commodity tile?
- Is buying a commodity optional for the second-place bidder?
- Does an eliminated player count toward the oil majority bonus?
- Does the oil majority mean most oil tiles or most oil VP?
- Are depleted gold tiles still worth points at final scoring?
- Can a commodity credit leave a player's total spent negative?
- Can you run out of commodity tiles in a 5-player game?
- Are zero bids still allowed in Commodities, and do they score?