How You Can Get Screwed Shill Bidding

Shill bidding is when players attempt to drive up the price of players that they have no intention of buying. Sure this can be a fun game to play but can be extremely risky, especially when people smell your bluff.  If you are familiar with your competitors it may be possible to shill bid without much risk, but if its a new crowd be smart! The general rule of thumb is to only shill bid if a player is going to be sold for well under value. Shill bid the player up to what value dictates, but don’t get overly greedy in the shill bidding game or YOU will be the one to lose.

Learn which big players you want and don’t want and throw those other ones out early! This is the most basic of auctions strategies but can be a game changer if you stick with it.