By popular demand, FallCon has decided to host a No-Shipping Math Trade at this year's event. Marc Boulet has kindly volunteered to organize and manage the Math Trade for us. Thanks Marc!
Some of you may not be aware of Math Trades on Boardgamegeek (BGG). They are essentially a group trading method where willing game traders pool their games and a computer algorithm determines the optimal trades amongst participants based on
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List of games being traded
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List of games each participant is willing to trade for (each game you submit can have a different willing-to-trade-for list)
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Maximum number of game-for-game trades amongst ALL participants.
By matching together the likes and dislikes of a lot of people at the same time, many more trades become possible. This last point is worth highlighting with an example from the BGG Math Trade Wiki:
A sends Razzia to C, and gets Queen’s Necklace from B
B sends Queen’s Necklace to A, and gets Jambo from C
C sends Jambo to B, and gets Razzia from A
Because these circular trades are possible within a Math Trade, it tends to make a lot more people happy!
So if you're interested in the concept, go check out the following links for more info. Please feel free to ask Marc questions about the FallCon Math Trade, as he is actively monitoring the threads on BGG.
Add Games to Trade or View Current Games up for: Trade Geeklist
Request Games You'd be Willing to Trade for: Request Geeklist
Discussion Thread: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/691726/
Open for posting games: Immediately until Friday, September 16th (10PM Mountain Time)
Want list submission period: Saturday September 17th (10PM MT) until Thursday September 22nd (10PM MT)
Have fun and good trading!
Jasen
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