<p>No he is not.</p>

<p>According to the <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=3&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjB5M3HrrHjAhVM_qQKHY5tBEQQFjACegQIARAC&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Friograndegames.com%2FgetFile.php%3Fid%3D698&amp;usg=AOvVaw1tzr-W7n_-KFb3Hy3-c7Ay" rel="noreferrer">rules (Pdf)</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>The player chooses one power plant from the actual market (top row) and then makes a bid to purchase it (<strong>the player must bid at least the minimum bid</strong> (number of the
  power plant), but may start with a higher bid.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The player starting the auction must start with the opening bid.</p>

<p>If he wins the bid he must pay the bank:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>He pays his highest bid to the bank and takes the power plant.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>This implies that one must have enough money for the bid. </p>

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2019-07-13T12:50:58.923Z
Correct. I can't believe I missed that...
Robert Miller
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2019-07-13T07:30:47.317Z
2019-07-13T07:30:47.317Z
Toon Krijthe
<p>A player puts a power plant up for auction.
Is that allowed if he doesn't have enough money to buy it himself?</p>

<power-grid>
Auction when player has not enough money to buy?
Robert Miller
# Auction when player has not enough money to buy?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-07-13)

A player puts a power plant up for auction.
Is that allowed if he doesn't have enough money to buy it himself?

**Tags:** power-grid


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-07-13. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

No he is not.

According to the [rules (Pdf)](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=2ahUKEwjB5M3HrrHjAhVM_qQKHY5tBEQQFjACegQIARAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Friograndegames.com%2FgetFile.php%3Fid%3D698&usg=AOvVaw1tzr-W7n_-KFb3Hy3-c7Ay):

> The player chooses one power plant from the actual market (top row) and then makes a bid to purchase it (**the player must bid at least the minimum bid** (number of the
> power plant), but may start with a higher bid.

The player starting the auction must start with the opening bid.

If he wins the bid he must pay the bank:

> He pays his highest bid to the bank and takes the power plant.

This implies that one must have enough money for the bid.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Correct. I can't believe I missed that...  

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