Best auction/bidding board games

The top games using the auction/bidding mechanic, out of 507 in the MeeplePick database, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Power Grid (Recharged Version) leads the list.

EconomicPower Grid (Recharged Version) (2004)
2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8
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Card GameThrough the Ages A New Story of Civilization (2015)
2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4
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AnimalsFive Tribes The Djinns of Naqala (2014)
2–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 7.8
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MedievalEl Grande (1995)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingA Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6
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CivilizationThrough the Ages A Story of Civilization (2006)
2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.9
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City BuildingKeyflower (2012)
2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
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EconomicIsle of Skye From Chieftain to King (2015)
2–5 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.4
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AncientCyclades (2009)
2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameModern Art (1992)
3–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4
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City BuildingThe Princes of Florence (2000)
2–5 players · 75–100 min · ★ 7.5
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ExplorationTikal (1999)
2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
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EconomicShogun (2006)
3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5
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EconomicAge of Steam Deluxe Edition (2002)
1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8
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AnimalsDungeon Petz (2011)
2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5
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EconomicGoa A New Expedition (2004)
2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameNo Thanks! (2004)
3–7 players · 20 min · ★ 7.0
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DiceCoimbra (2018)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7
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EconomicSteam (2009)
3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameScripts & Scribes (2007)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
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AdventureRunewars (2010)
2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameAbyss (2014)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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Economic1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons (1986)
2–7 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9
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BluffingDune (2019)
2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1
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BluffingA Game of Thrones (2003)
3–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2
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RacingDownforce (2017)
2–6 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.3
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AncientSpartacus A Game of Blood and Treachery (2012)
3–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5
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AncientLord of the Rings (2003)
3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingFrank Herbert's Dune (1979)
2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6
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EconomicThe Godfather Corleone's Empire (2017)
2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5
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CivilizationArchipelago (2012)
2–5 players · 30–240 min · ★ 7.3
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EconomicIndonesia (2005)
2–5 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.9
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MedievalLancaster (2011)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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AncientColosseum (2007)
3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2
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EconomicDie Macher (1986)
3–5 players · 240 min · ★ 7.6
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EconomicVikings (2007)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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EconomicStockpile (2015)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5
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EconomicBruxelles 1893 (2013)
2–5 players · 50–125 min · ★ 7.7
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Card GameHigh Society (1995)
3–5 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.1
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BluffingTaj Mahal (2000)
2–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.3
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EconomicWabash Cannonball (2007)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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EconomicCuba (2007)
2–5 players · 75–120 min · ★ 7.1
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RenaissanceMedici (1995)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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Age of ReasonMaria (2009)
2–3 players · 210 min · ★ 8.0
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CivilizationThe Great Zimbabwe (2012)
2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.8
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FightingCry Havoc (2016)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
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EconomicVegas Showdown (2005)
3–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingCondottiere (1995)
2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8
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Age of ReasonStruggle of Empires Deluxe Edition (2004)
2–7 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.5
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BluffingSpace Empires 4X (2011)
1–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7
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RenaissanceShakespeare (2015)
1–4 players · 20–90 min · ★ 7.4
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NegotiationThe Traders of Genoa (2001)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1
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EconomicSidereal Confluence Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant (2017)
4–9 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
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FarmingScoville (2014)
2–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2
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AncientTribune Primus Inter Pares (2007)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
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FarmingSantiago (2003)
3–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.1
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NauticalManilla (2005)
3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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Movies / TV / Radio themeHollywood Blockbuster (2000)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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MedievalYedo (2012)
2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.4
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EconomicContainer (2007)
3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2
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