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An instance of bargaining or arguing.
[Frequentative of dialectal hag, to chop, hack, from Middle English haggen, from Old Norse höggva.]
haggler hag'gler n.
verb
Haggle is a party game designed by Sid Sackson and intended for a large number of players. It is rather complex and involved compared to many party games and, as a result, is often played only at gatherings of people who are known to enjoy gaming at other times.
The objective is for each player to accumulate the most valuable collection of cards that they can. The value of a collection of cards is determined by a set of rules that must be made up by the game organiser before the game is played. However, these rules are not told to the players. At the start of the game, each player receives a secret, random, collection of cards plus one or more slips, each one showing one of the valuation rules. Thus, different players will have different sets of knowledge about the rules.
The players are then given a particular amount of time - any amount of time from 20 minutes to the whole party - to mix with each other. Players may trade cards on any terms they choose. They may also trade information about the rules. Before the end of the game, each player is required to hand in their final card collection in an envelope. The referee, who knows all the rules, then scores each hand and the player with the highest score wins. Typically, the winner will get a small prize of some type.
The game very strongly encourages people to mix with each other, but is rather complex for some players. Care must also be taken to ensure that the starting hands are similar in value.
Haggle is one of the games presented in Sackson's book, A Gamut of Games.
The game was parodied in an episode of Rugrats[citation needed].
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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - tinge, prange, prutte, diskutere, parlamentere
v. tr. - hakke, prutte, prange
n. - tingen, prangen, parlamentering
Nederlands (Dutch)
geknibbel, afpingelarij, gekibbel, afdingen, afpingelen, marchanderen, onderhandelen, kibbelen, hakken
Français (French)
v. intr. - marchander, débattre un prix, chicaner sur (un prix)
v. tr. - couper grossièrement/avec maladresse
n. - marchandage
Deutsch (German)
v. - sich zanken, feilschen
n. - Gezänk, Gefeilsche
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαπραγματεύομαι (κν. παζαρεύω)
Português (Portuguese)
v. - pechinchar
Русский (Russian)
торговаться, кромсать, спор, торговля по поводу цен
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - regatear, discutir, disputar
v. tr. - destrozar, estropear
n. - regateo, disputa
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - pruta, hacka (sönder)
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
争论不休, 乱劈, 乱砍, 杀价, 争论, 讨论
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 爭論不休, 亂劈, 亂砍
v. tr. - 亂劈, 亂砍
n. - 殺價, 爭論, 討論
한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 말다툼하다, 값을 깎다, 따지다
v. tr. - 토막 쳐 자르다, ~을 승강이를 벌여 괴롭히다, 마구 쳐 베다
n. - 값 깎기, 승강이, 입씨름
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 押し問答
v. - 言い争う, 押し問答する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يقطع بخشونه, يقطع بغير براعه, يساوم, يماحك
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - התמקח, התווכח, רב עם
v. tr. - יישב בוויכוח
n. - סיכסוך, ריב קולני
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