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Cheering for a contestant to lose for selfish reasons....
alfonzos:
--- Quote ---Never been a fan of $1 upbidders
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The British thwarted that maneuver by giving the advantage of spinning last in the Showcase Showdown to the person who bid closest to their one-bid item.
Kevin Prather:
--- Quote from: alfonzos on September 19, 2025, 09:44:00 PM ---
--- Quote ---Never been a fan of $1 upbidders
--- End quote ---
The British thwarted that maneuver by giving the advantage of spinning last in the Showcase Showdown to the person who bid closest to their one-bid item.
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That's actually really clever. It eliminates the luck-of-the-draw aspect when one player wins Golden Road and another wins Double Prices.
Steve Gavazzi:
--- Quote from: alfonzos on September 19, 2025, 09:44:00 PM ---
--- Quote ---Never been a fan of $1 upbidders
--- End quote ---
The British thwarted that maneuver by giving the advantage of spinning last in the Showcase Showdown to the person who bid closest to their one-bid item.
--- End quote ---
...Doesn't that encourage $1 upbidding?
TLEberle:
It might encourage someone to get closer to the ARP than just sliding by, especially if you think there is some room to maneuver. It becomes more a test of pricing than game theory.
Kevin Prather:
--- Quote from: Steve Gavazzi on September 20, 2025, 12:31:19 AM ---
--- Quote from: alfonzos on September 19, 2025, 09:44:00 PM ---
--- Quote ---Never been a fan of $1 upbidders
--- End quote ---
The British thwarted that maneuver by giving the advantage of spinning last in the Showcase Showdown to the person who bid closest to their one-bid item.
--- End quote ---
...Doesn't that encourage $1 upbidding?
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Not if you bid $801 on a $1999 item after Cletus won by bidding $1300 on a $1350 item.
And $1 would be completely obsolete, replaced by something more pragmatic like $300 or $400.
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