Blind Bidding has been upgraded to a priority-based system with flexible bench drops.
Users can now drop bench players first and place multiple prioritized bids, with winners decided by priority, bid amount, and timing.


What Has Changed?
CricBattle Blind Bidding is now:
• Priority-based (1, 2, 3…)
• Allows dropping one or more bench players upfront
• Lets you bid on multiple players at once
• Uses a fair system based on: Priority → Bid Amount → Timing


Step 1: Drop Bench Players (Mandatory)
Before placing bids:
• You must select one or more bench players to drop
• This defines how many players you can add


Simple Rule
• If you drop 2 players
• You can win maximum 2 players
• You can still bid on more than 2 players (for backup options)


Step 2: Place Your Bids
For each bid:
• Select player to add
• Set your bid amount
• Set priority order (1 = highest priority)



Step 3: How Bidding Works (Core Logic)
The system processes bids in rounds across all teams



Round 1 → Priority 1 Bids
• All teams compete for their top priority player
• Winner is decided by:
    1. Highest bid
    2. If tie → earliest bid wins
• Winning team:
    • Gets the player
    • Uses one of their dropped slots



Round 2 → Priority 2 Bids
• Teams continue only if:
    • They still have space from their drops
    • Their previous bids did not fill all slots
    • Same process repeats



Round 3+
• Continues until:
    • No players left
    • No valid bids left
    • Teams have filled all their available slots



Key Rules
• You must drop bench players before bidding
• You can bid on multiple players
• You can win only as many players as you dropped
• Once a player is taken → removed from pool
• Priority decides which bids are executed first
• Bid amount decides winner within same priority
• If priority + bid are same → earliest bid wins



Critical Insight
Priority is more important than lower-priority high bids

Example:
• Priority 1 → $60
• Priority 3 → $100

You may win the $60 player and never reach the $100 bid

SIMPLE EXAMPLE

Teams:

A, B, C, D

Players Available:

P1, P2, P3, P4

Bench Drops

Bids Submitted

Team A

1. P1 → $50
2. P2 → $30

Team B

1. P1 → $60
2. P3 → $25

Team C

1. P2 → $40
2. P1 → $35

Team D

1. P2 → $40
2. P4 → $20

How System Processes

Round 1 (Priority 1)

P1 bids:

• A → $50
• B → $60

Winner = Team B gets P1

P2 bids:

• C → $40
• D → $40

Same bid → earlier timing wins
Assume C bid earlier → Team C gets P2

After Round 1:

• B has P1 (1 slot used, 1 left)
• C has P2 (FULL)
• D has 2 slots
• A has 1 slot

Round 2 (Priority 2)

Remaining players: P3, P4

Team A

• Wants P2 → already taken ❌

Team B

• Wants P3 → $25
  Team B gets P3

Team D

• Wants P4 → $20
  Team D gets P4

Final Result

Key Learnings

• You can bid on multiple players
• But wins are limited by how many players you dropped
• Priority matters more than lower-priority high bids
• If same bid → earliest bid wins

Strategy Tips

• Put your top player as Priority 1
• Use lower priorities as backup options
• Place bids early to win ties
• Don’t rely on lower-priority high bids