# Haggle - a game of trading and secrets **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 22, 2007, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-a-game-of-trading-and-secrets/405136 "2007-05-22T21:01:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 36
**Author:** ![nesta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a4c791/32.png) [@nesta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nesta)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-a-game-of-trading-and-secrets/405136/701 "2007-06-16T15:00:56Z")
[QUOTE=Priceguy] Woo-hoo! I’m not last! [/QUOTE] That’s the way I feel too. With all the mistakes I made I probably deserve to be. :smack: Thanks for the game **chrisk**. It was a lot of fun. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-a-game-of-trading-and-secrets/405136/702 "2007-06-16T15:50:29Z")
[QUOTE=nesta] That’s the way I feel too. With all the mistakes I made I probably deserve to be. :smack: Thanks for the game **chrisk**. It was a lot of fun. [/QUOTE] You’re very welcome! ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-a-game-of-trading-and-secrets/405136/703 "2007-06-16T20:39:07Z")
Nobody else commenting on the game? Everyone away for the weekend, or just haggled out? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-a-game-of-trading-and-secrets/405136/704 "2007-06-17T00:00:18Z")
Sorry, I’m still stunned about not finishing last. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-a-game-of-trading-and-secrets/405136/705 "2007-06-17T14:47:28Z")
Bumping for the heck of it. And, so that the concise scoring results are available on what’s currently the last page: **Hal Briston** : 460 **USCDiver** : 421 **Doctor Who** : 392 **NAF1138** : 376 **Dragoness** : 371 **nesta** :213 **Priceguy** : 174 **Uncommon Sense** : 115 **sachertorte** : 96 Once again, thanks to everyone who played, even those who couldn’t hack the whole thing! ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-a-game-of-trading-and-secrets/405136/706 "2007-06-18T13:40:55Z")
[QUOTE=Priceguy] Sorry, I’m still stunned about not finishing last. [/QUOTE] Technically, I finished last. ☹ Next time, next time. I actually thought we could make our _own_ words like in the game **Scrabble** since the term was tossed out there a few times ( **crisk!** ), but that was only in the very early stages of the game. Once I got the hang of it (sort of) I was too busy to keep up with the thread often enough to make the necessary plays. But it was still fun to watch and be a part of. The real Hagglers made it interesting enough just to be in the loop. I can’t even imagine the amount of time that crisk spent on this thread so my sincere thanks to him/her has been extended. And to the rest of you bast…errr, Hagglers… I’ll get you next time! ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-a-game-of-trading-and-secrets/405136/707 "2007-06-18T14:27:05Z")
[QUOTE=Uncommon Sense] Technically, I finished last. ☹ Next time, next time. I actually thought we could make our _own_ words like in the game **Scrabble** since the term was tossed out there a few times ( **crisk!** ), but that was only in the very early stages of the game. [/QUOTE] I actually thought about that when compiling the rules, but figured that it would make scoring a nightmare, because I’d have to either get a list of words from each player and rule on their validity, or… well, searching for valid words myself would have been so impossible. And yes, I did look through the list of ‘things to know about the SDMB’ in the announcements to get ideas for the spelling rules. For the record, there’s an h in my username. 😃 And think of it this way, **Uncommon Sense** - you did better than **sachertorte** , and much better than the three players who abandoned the game entirely! ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-a-game-of-trading-and-secrets/405136/708 "2007-06-18T15:53:46Z")
[QUOTE=chrisk] For the record, there’s an h in my username. 😃 [/QUOTE] Do’h! :smack: I’m just no good at this internetting stuff. Will you be doing this again? If so, would it be possible to pm us in case we miss the start of the next session? I don’t expect you’ll be ready for this anytime soon. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-a-game-of-trading-and-secrets/405136/709 "2007-06-18T16:11:44Z")
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**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-a-game-of-trading-and-secrets/405136/710 "2007-06-18T16:36:27Z")
[QUOTE=Uncommon Sense] Will you be doing this again? I don’t expect you’ll be ready for this anytime soon. 😉 [/QUOTE] Hmm… not sure, but I might be up for running another one at some point. Definitely want to give it a bit of a rest for now, let other games take their time on the board, like the Mornington Crescent match that just popped up. PMs are possible - will start a list when I get home, just in case. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2007, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-a-game-of-trading-and-secrets/405136/711 "2007-06-19T14:18:49Z")
Bumping, paging **NAF1138** … 🙂 ('Cause I’m curious what his final reaction to the corporation gambit was.) ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2007, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-a-game-of-trading-and-secrets/405136/712 "2007-06-19T16:13:10Z")
[QUOTE=chrisk] Bumping, paging **NAF1138** … 🙂 ('Cause I’m curious what his final reaction to the corporation gambit was.) [/QUOTE] Hey, just checking in for the first time. I am back from vacation. I am pleased with the corp gambit. I was hoping to get 49% of the final value of the portfolio with any IOU’s being incurred peronally by the player, but I wasn’t expecting it after the couple of PM’s you sent. I didn’t really have time to keep playing, but it was lots of fun to be able to keep a stake in the game and follow along. I will gladly play again, but would request a shorter timeframe. I think one week is good. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haggle-a-game-of-trading-and-secrets/405136.md?page=35)