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• When does auction won count as interest paid? — Auction winnings never count toward interest paid on the same turn—you must pay loan interest first, then win the auction and collect winnings. Each turn's order is fixed: Pay Loan Interest → Win Brok…
• Does any money paid to the offshore bank always go to me first? — No — cash paid to the Off-Shore Bank goes into its auction lots, not directly to you; only whoever wins that auction lot later receives it. The rulebook explicitly distinguishes the Off-Shore Bank fro…
• Can I take out Loans or participate in the auction with 0 money? — Yes — you can always request a loan regardless of cash on hand, and you can bid $0 (using bluff cards) in a delivery auction, but Bank cash-auction bids must still be cash from your hand. Requesting a…
• What happens in a bid tie? — In a delivery auction tie, tied players hold a runoff auction with additional facedown bids; highest total wins. If still tied, the delivering player chooses the winner. [p.16 — Runoff Auction] When 2…