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Before jumping into games which initially appear ‘too good to be true’,
it is wise to understand its rules and end results.

Here is one such auction game:

A 20$ bill is auctioned with initial price of 1$.
Twisted rule: The second loser of the auction should pay all the money he lost!

Initially auction may sound as fantastic deal to be in, if played with strangers the game becomes totally weird at the end!

Another auction game: winners curse.

Collect a jar full of coins and allow a group of people to bid for the jar. The winner will *always* end up paying more than the actual worth of the jar.

so, know the rules and consequences before jumping into a game with blind optimism 🙂