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I like Bridges of Shangri-La a lot. But there weren't enough votes to go
around. Bridges will always make me feel a little sad because the company
that published it, Uberplay, didn't last long and the prices of all their
games when I bought it were being heavily discounted.
Jacob
On Friday, 3 August 2018, [email protected] [spielfrieks] <
[email protected]> wrote:
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>
> Okay, time to shut things down. 48 people voted, and again, there wasn't
> dramatic change, although the original winner was dethroned. Here's the
> top 10, together with their vote totals, and with the original place given
> in parentheses (n/a means that the game wasn't nominated the first time
> around):
>
>
> 1. Amun-Re - 20 (3)
>
> 2. Alhambra - 13 (4)
>
> 2. Attika - 13 (2)
>
> 4. Coloretto - 12 (6)
>
> 5. Santiago - 10 (1)
>
> 6. Balloon Cup - 7 (20)
>
> 7. A Game of Thrones - 6 (5)
>
> 7. Ubongo - 6 (n/a)
>
> 9. Hey, That's My Fish! - 5 (n/a)
>
> 9. Princes of the Renaissance - 5 (7)
>
> 9. Zendo - 5 (16)
>
>
> In the original election, the three winners were grouped very closely
> together and there was a significant drop off to Alhambra in fourth place..
> This time around, though, the big gap is between first and second, as
> Amun-Re is far and away the most popular of the year's titles. Alhambra
> jumps into the top 3, making 2003 the year of the "A" game.
>
>
> I was fairly surprised during the original election at how well Santiago
> performed. I think at least part of that was timing, as its Z-Man American
> version became available just prior to the voting. However, its fifth
> place finish shows that its original showing was based on substance.
>
>
> The top 10 game that had the biggest jump was Balloon Cup. Nice to see
> that Snoop's design has displayed staying power (but can you believe it's
> been 15 years since this came out???).
>
>
> 26 games got at least one vote. The only ones which were shut out were
> Pirate's Cove, Railroad Dice, and The Bridges of Shangrila. The latter two
> finished near the back of the voting the first time around, but Pirate's
> Cove had a 13th place finish originally, so it looks like it's been
> forgotten. You can check out all the results, together with who voted for
> what, on the app.
>
>
> Our final retrospective this year is for 1998. I'll check out the
> potential nominees and get back to you soon. Thanks to everyone who
> participated!
>
>
> Larry
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>