Haggle - a game of trading and secrets

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
601

I think that offer is still considered open, so I’m logging it in.

Doctor Who, you’re getting a bit sloppy. Offers are in blue, not green. :smiley:
And… we’re as near as no odds to three days away from the close of trading bell! Good luck everybody!
I just got my scoring routines up and running yesterday, so I now have listings on who’s doing well, who’s doing less well, and how each trade is affecting the standings. But everything could still change very quickly, especially if you guys are creative and/or crazy enough! Hagglers away!!

602

Portfolio listings. I’ve changed the way I’m handling card order slightly.

Doctor Who
Holds rules: 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16
Has seen rules: 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20
And holds these cards: A, C (2), D (3), E (3), F (2), G, H, I, J, K, L (2), M, N, O (3), P, Q, R, S, T (2), U, W
owes The Bank 101 points.
Must give 49% to NAF1138

Dragoness
Holds rules: 4, 5, 13, 18
Has seen rules: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 19, 20
And holds these cards: A, B (2), D, F, H, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, V, W, Y
owes sachertorte 9 points.
owes The Bank 28 points.

Hal Briston
Holds rules: 1, 5, 6, 11, 12, 14, 15
Has seen rules: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
And holds these cards: A, B, D, E, F, G (2), H, J, K (2), L, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, X
owes sachertorte 16 points.
owes The Bank 75 points.

nesta
Holds rules: 1, 3, 8, 10, 11, 14, 17, 20
Has seen rules: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19
And holds these cards: A (6), B (3), D (3), E (2), H, I, M, Q, R, U, W, X, Z
owes sachertorte 16 points.
owes The Bank 240 points.

Priceguy
Holds rules: 2, 3, 7, 13, 16, 19
Has seen rules: 4, 5, 10, 11, 14
And holds these cards: C, D, E, F (2), G, M, N, O, P (2), R, Y
owes The Bank 6 points.

Uncommon Sense
Holds rules: 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 14, 18
Has seen rules: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20
And holds these cards: C, F, G, H, I (2), J, L, M (2), N, S, T, Z
owes sachertorte 14 points.
owes The Bank 30 points.

USCDiver
Holds rules: 2, 15, 17, 19, 20
Has seen rules: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18
And holds these cards: A, C, D, E, G, I, J, K, O, Q, R, S, U, V, Y
owes sachertorte 41 points.
owes The Bank 5 points.

603

Mea culpa! I don’t know why I make this so complicated! From now on, all my offers will be in purple and my acceptances will be in yellow. Unless it’s an odd date, in which case they will be black and a dark slate grey. Of course, if it’s cloudy outside and Hillary is ahead in the polls, I will be posting exclusively in Lime for all transactions. Finally, If I use sandy brown or yellow-green, those are merely red herrings. :smiley:

Also, Orchid!

ETA: On edit, that seems too complicated. I guess I’ll just stick with the blue, green, red scheme that we’ve been using. :wink:

604

The only card I still have up for trade is my G, anyone want it? make me an offer I can’t refuse. Also note I’ve seen all the rules now.

605

Ah yes, you’ve SEEN all the rules, but do you OWN them all? The cool thing to do this season is to collect em’ all! Also, you know, you should be considering secret rule #23. I’ve said too much. So here’s my offer:

Offer #31: USCDiver - I will give you rule 1, rule 3 and rule 6 for your G.

ALSO

Offer #32: I will give any accepting player (but only ONE player) a look at secret rule #21 and #22 in exchange for a C card, an F card, a G card, an H card, or a Y card.

606

USCDiver counter-offer #33: In exchange for me giving you my one and only G card, you will be responsible personally (not as a corporation) for all my outstanding debts, public and private at the closing bell

607

Hahahahahahahaahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhhha. It is to laugh. Truly. I reject that offer with prejudice.

Of course, in the same breath, I urge you to consider my offer #32.

608

I’m going to reject your generous Offer #32, Doctor Who. But other may feel free to consider it, so I won’t put it in red.

609

Ok, USCDiver, I will sweeten the deal for YOU and YOU only. Here goes:

Offer #32(a) - USCDiver - in exchange for your G card, I will give you a look at secret rule #21, #22 AND the heretofore alluded to secret rule #23.

610

I’ll have to see some offical seal of authenticity to prove that Secret Rules 21-23 are endorsed by chrisk and will be taken into account come scoring time.

chrisk can you confirm or deny the existence of Secret Rules 21-23?

611

Yaay for secret rules 21 and 22 :cool:

But on a more serious note, I’m almost done trading… there are merely two little matters left to deal with, and I think they’re better done with points than cards now that our portfolios are getting so set. So…

25: I will sell my B for two points (seems fair to me…)
26: I will buy someone’s C for 16 points (more than it went for at auction)
If that isn’t enough for the C, tell me what you would accept

612

Are you impugning my honor, sir? What makes you think that even the great and powerful chrisk, behind his purple curtains and smoke machines, knows or has any cause to know the secret rules?

Marilyn Vos Savant has the highest IQ in the world, Bill Gates is the richest man in the world, and George W. is the most powerful man in the world, but even THEY don’t know who killed Kennedy. That’s because it’s a SECRET.

These are SECRET RULES. Secrets on par with the Kennedy Assassination, the contents of hot dogs, Coca-Cola’s secret formula, and what you call the offspring of a shetland pony and a hippopotomous. Secrets.

Do you want to know them or not?

ETA: By the way, for yaying the secret rules, Dragoness, I am personally going to PM you secret rule #21. Do with it as you wish, but respect its awesome power!!!

613

um, ok no…

Everyone else… the G card is still on the table.

614

Well, the only offer I have there is 27: G for the B. Want it?

ETA: Rule 21 is a thing of beauty.

615

No thanks

616

There are only 20 rules.

Seriously.

:slight_smile:

617

Yes, and I’d like to thank the generous person who traded rule # 19 to me.

I’d like to, but I won’t.
:stuck_out_tongue:

618

I tried that back on page six and he took absolutely no notice. le sigh.

Incidentally, USCDiver, I think I’ve spelled your name right, what, twice this whole game? Sorry.

619

USCDiver, I wouldn’t mind having a G. How 'bout nesta offer #20: I will trade USCDiver an H for his G.

620

Nah, I don’t think I need to give you a G card