haggle

About haggle

haggle puts five products in front of you each day: a camping tent, a gadget, a piece of kitchen gear, each with a few photos you can flip through, the brand and name, and a Product details panel. You enter one price in dollars for each, then see the real price and how many points you earned before moving to the next.

Scoring is set out in its rules. A guess earns 100 times one minus the share you were off by, so a guess 20 percent out is worth about 80 points. Landing within 5 percent adds a 10 point bullseye bonus, and being within 1 percent counts as perfect. Each guess is also given a tier from Way off through Cold, Close and Hot up to Jackpot, shown as a row of dollar signs in the score you share.

Every player gets the same numbered round that day, and the next set arrives when the date turns over in New York. You can play without signing in, which keeps your streak in the browser; an account keeps your scores, history and streak across devices and puts your display name on the public leaderboard. At the end a receipt lists the five products with links to buy them.

It suits shoppers who keep an eye on prices and anyone who likes a short daily guess at the cost of things.

How to play haggle

1. Press Play today's round.
2. Look at the product's photos, brand and details.
3. Type the price you think it sells for and submit your guess.
4. See the real price and your points, then go on to the next product.
5. After five products, check your total and share your score.

Tips

• Open Product details before guessing: size, pack count and materials change the price a lot.
• A brand name is a strong clue to whether a product is budget or premium.
• Being within 5 percent earns a 10 point bonus, so it is worth refining a guess rather than rounding to a number like 50.

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