Re: 1995 Retrospective Results

I'm the opposite--I was surprised El Grande was so close to Settlers.
Settlers got me started in the hobby.  I've played it dozens of times and
still use it as a good gateway game.  I don't know when the last time I saw
someone playing El Grande was.

Clay

On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 6:59 PM, [email protected] [spielfrieks] <
[email protected]> wrote:

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> Well, that took longer than expected.  I know I said that I'd finish off
> the '95 retrospective on Monday, but a new job (with limited access to the
> outside world) makes Larry a dull boy.  But better late than never, so here
> is how the voting went.  50 Spielfrieks hung in there till the end and cast
> their votes.  The number in parentheses is the original rank, with "n/a"
> signifying that the game wasn't nominated back in '95.
>
>
> 1. The Settlers of Catan - 34 (1)
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> 2. El Grande - 32 (2)
>
> 3. Medici - 25 (3)
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> 4. Mu & Mehr - 12 (4)
>
> 5. High Society - 11 (6)
>
> 6. The Bottle Imp - 5 (n/a)
>
> 6. The Great Dalmuti - 5 (n/a)
>
> 8, Das Motorsportspiel - 4 (n/a)
>
> 9. 1825 Unit 1 - 2 (n/a)
>
> 9. 2038: Tycoons of the Asteroid Belt - 2 (n/a)
>
> 9. Amazing Labyrinth - 2 (5)
>
> 9. Billabong - 2 (n/a)
>
> 9. Condotierre - 2 (7)
>
> 9. Streetcar - 2 (n/a)
>
> 15. Elfenwizards - 1 (12)
>
> 15. Middle-earth - 1 (n/a)
>
> 15. Once Upon a Time - 1 (8)
>
> 15. Tricks - 1 (12)
>
>
> I don't suppose any of you are surprised that we picked the same top 3
> games as we did 22 years ago.  Still, I would have thought that El Grande
> would have beaten out Settlers this time around, so there's still some
> surprises this time around.  I also didn't think that Medici would have
> finished as close to the other two as it did, so good to see that these two
> classics are still loved.
>
>
> When I get some time, I'll post some summaries of all the votes, but for
> now, thank you all for supporting this exercise so well.  It was a lot of
> fun and I look forward to doing it next year, after we conduct the regular
> election.
>
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> Larry
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Clay Blankenship                     [email protected]
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."  --Helen Keller