Auction rules, enforced automatically

Most auction-day arguments are about the rules: can this team still afford that bid? KreonBid works the answer out for every team, for every player, and shows the same number on the console, the LED and every owner’s phone.

Screens from a demo auction on KreonBid

KreonBid owner screen showing “Icon quota full: your team cannot bid on this player” — Owner screen: the rules at work. This team’s Icon quota is full, so it cannot bid.

KreonBid owner screen showing “You hold the bid”, the team’s limit, purse after this buy and rival teams’ limits — Owner screen: “You hold the bid”, your limit, what you will have left, and how far every rival can go.

KreonBid LED screen with a player on the block, base price, timer and each team’s max bid and purse — LED: a player on the block. The strip shows each team’s max bid and purse; a team that cannot bid is dimmed.

Purse protection

A team always keeps enough to fill its minimum squad at base prices
Each set’s minimum is counted: needing one A player reserves the A base price
Spare slots are priced at the cheapest set that still has room
Can be switched off for leagues that do not want it

Max bid, per team and per player

What each team can pay for the player on the block, after the reserve
The limit differs by set, because buying a needed player lowers the reserve
Shown on the LED team strip, the console and the owner’s phone

Squads and set quotas

No team can go past the maximum squad size
A maximum and minimum number of players per set, per team
Quotas also count the owner who plays for the team
A purchase that would block a required set is refused

Bid increments

A table of “up to X, raise by Y” steps
The first bid opens at the base price
A team cannot outbid itself

Overrides, with a guard

Above a team’s reserve or below base price: allowed after a confirmation
Squad size, set quotas and the purse itself can never be broken
Each override is recorded in the audit log

Numbers that cannot drift

Purses are worked out from the actual sales every time, never stored
Every action is all-or-nothing
A readiness check before the day flags a setup that cannot work
The rules are covered by automated tests

More of KreonBid

The other screens.

LED screen

The big display for the hall, with reveals, bids, SOLD stamps and sound.

Owner screen

Every owner’s phone shows their purse, their limit and their wishlist, live.

Operator console

One person runs the whole auction, mostly from the keyboard.

Results and posters

Squad sheets, full results, audit log, Excel and a shareable poster per team.

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Every feature

The full guide to what KreonBid does.

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FAQ

Questions, answered.

What is purse protection in a player auction?

Purse protection stops a team from spending so much on one player that it cannot complete its squad. In KreonBid, a team must always keep enough money to fill the rest of its minimum squad at base prices, including each set’s minimum.

How is a team’s maximum bid calculated?

KreonBid takes the purse left and subtracts the reserve needed to fill the remaining minimum squad at base prices. If the player on the block is from a set the team still needs, buying them lowers the reserve, so the limit is higher for that player.

Can the operator override a rule?

Some rules, yes: going above a team’s reserve or selling below base price can be allowed after a confirmation. Squad size, set quotas and the purse itself can never be broken.

What are sets or grades in an auction?

Sets group players by level, such as Icon, Grade A, B and C. In KreonBid each set has its own base price, a minimum and maximum number per team, a colour, and its place in the order sets are auctioned.

How do owner-players work?

An owner who plays for their own team is assigned before the auction. They join the squad and the team’s purse is reduced by the owner deduction, which can be set per grade or typed in.

Book a demo

See a full auction running, before yours.

We will run a demo auction on the LED screen, the console and your phone, and talk through your league’s rules.

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