Re: 1995 Retrospective Nominations

"Brian Frahm [email protected] [spielfrieks]" <[email protected]>
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2nd for The Great Dalmuti

On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 8:44 AM, [email protected] [spielfrieks] <
[email protected]> wrote:

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> Well, these retrospectives have been a lot of fun, but 1995 is the last
> one we will do this year.  Starting next year, following the normal
> election for the 2017 gaming year, we’ll do what I hope becomes an annual
> look back at the awards from 5, 10, 15, and 20 years ago.
>
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> Sorry for the delay in posting this, but I’ve just started a new job and
> things have been a bit hectic.  Still, I’ll always find time for my gaming
> duties.  Priorities!
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> In the original election, there were apparently only 17 games nominated.
> Here they are, in alphabetical order:
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> Am Fuss des Kilimanjaro
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> Amazing Labyrinth
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> Auf Achse Kartenspiel
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> Condotierre
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> El Grande
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> Elfenwizards
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> Galopp Royal
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> Hattrick
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> High Society
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> Medici
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> Mü & Mehr
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> New York
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> Once Upon a Time
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> Rainbows
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> Sternenhimmel
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> The Settlers of Catan
>
> Tricks
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> I’ve found a whole bunch of notable games from that year that weren’t
> nominated.  Here are 15 of the most highly rated ones.  Any game that gets
> a second will be part of the election.
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> 1856
>
> 1825 Unit 1
>
> 2038: Tycoons of the Asteroid Belt
>
> Billabong
>
> Das Motorsportspiel
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> Formula Motor Racing
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> Legend of the Five Rings
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> Middle-earth
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> Mystery of the Abbey
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> Necromunda
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> Star Wars CCG
>
> Streetcar
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> The Bottle Imp
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> The Great Dalmuti
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> Warhammer Quest
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> The version of Streetcar that came out in ’95 was called Linie 1.  Mayfair
> modified the rules and released their version, called Streetcar, in ’96.
> So technically, the eligible game is Linie 1, but it’s more widely known as
> Streetcar, so that’s what I called it.  Similarly, when The Bottle Imp was
> released in 1995, it was called Flaschenteufel, but it’s better known today
> by its English title, which it didn’t acquire until quite a few years later.
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> I’d like to second both Billabong and The Bottle Imp, so those will be
> included with the nominated games.
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> Please feel free to nominate any other ’95 titles you’re likely to vote
> for.  If any of those can get a second, we’ll include them as well.
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> We’ve gotten a late start with the process this week, so let’s wait until
> Monday for people to make suggestions.  I’ll then set up the election and
> we can carry out the last retrospective of the year.  1995 was an
> historical year in gaming, so let’s see if we can do it justice!
>
>
>
> Larry
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> 
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