1. CAPITAL BIDDING

Thanks to G. Scott Russell.
Everyone lists all of the capitals and how much they desire that capital. Also list in order of preference for ties.

Example
Venice 5
Genoa 3
Barcelona 3
London 1
Paris 0
Hamburg 0

In this case the player wants Genoa more than Barcelona and Paris more than Hamburg.
Then whoever has the highest overall bid pays and gets his choice, then the next highest etc. Ties are broken by next highest bid. So another (4 player) example. (are order of tied bids)
Player1234
Venice43(1)23(1)
Genoa 2(2)033(2)
Barcelona2(1)3(2)0 1
Paris03(3)12

In this case
Player 1 gets Venice for 4
Player 2 gets Barca for 3
Player 4 gets Genoa for 3
Player 3 gets Paris for 1