Ransom Variants Ransom Variants Ransom, a cutthroat real estate game, is an interesting game but, to my mind, leaves several central problems with its mechanics unsolved. Then turn up the top four cards and display them for all to see. On their turn, players choose one of the four cards and it is put up for bidding.
Bidding starts with the choosing player and continues clockwise.
Once a player has dropped out of the bidding they cannot reenter. The card is awarded to the top bidder. A new card is turned up then the current player completes their turn by optionally offering to buy cards from other players, make deals to build, or by offering any of their cards for sale. When these actions are completed, play passes to the left. As in the basic rules, players are still allowed to build or take loans at any time.