Big adventures can start with the smallest steps. Bloomburrow Value Boosters are a new way to enjoy the latest Magic cards.
At select retailers, you may see a new kind of booster available. While Collector Boosters are perfect for fans who want all the coolest cards, and Play Boosters are built to bolster collections by being opened to play Magic, Value Boosters are a smaller, lighter booster that contain a handful of new cards any fan can enjoy—a budget-friendly way to experience Bloomburrow. Each Value Booster contains 3 commons, 2 uncommons, 1 wildcard of any rarity, and 1 card that may be a land, a traditional foil, or a Special Guests card.
So pauper boosters? Doesn't look like they announced a price, but if it's more than $2 a pack, I just don't see it. It has 7 cards (1 often is a land it seems) and no guaranteed rare (or higher). If it's cheap enough, buying these for a low cost draft/sealed could be fun though.
You could try it with a smaller pod (4 maybe?) but yeah that's a bit odd. You'd definitely need more than 3 packs per person though, probably 7 to give everyone 49 cards to choose from.