Re: 2019 Meeples Choice Awards - Opening Salvo

"Jacob Lee [email protected] [spielfrieks]" <[email protected]> Mon, 8 Jun 2020 14:51:12 -0700
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Board games bring out the best in me.  Maybe that's true for many of us.

I haven't played a real game in two months or so.  I did try a couple of
games through BGA but I didn't enjoy it enough to go back.  I was impressed
with the interface, though.

Jacob




On Monday, 8 June 2020, Larry Levy [email protected] [spielfrieks] <
[email protected]> wrote:

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> Jacob, you're such a consistently positive and supportive person, I think
> I'd do this even if it was just you and me!  Good to have you with us aga=
in.
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> On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 5:30 PM Larry Levy <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> Either "system" or "family" would get the job done.  I think family migh=
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>> be the better choice, since that's the more descriptive word and describ=
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>> what we're doing (voting on one of a *family *of games).  Anyone else
>> want to weigh in on this, please do so.
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 5:23 PM Jacob Lee [email protected]
>> [spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>>
>>>
>>> The MPA is awesome.
>>>
>>> Thanks for kicking this in motion again, Larry!
>>>
>>> Jacob
>>>
>>>
>>> On Monday, 8 June 2020, Paul Sauberer [email protected]
>>> [spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> How about Unmatched (family) and Funkoverse Strategy Game (family)
>>>> since both are listed as families on BGG?
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 4:00 PM Mark Jackson [email protected]
>>>> [spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Agree with Clay - Unmatched (system) is my preference.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's on my list, of course. :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 3:49 PM Clay Blankenship
>>>>> [email protected] [spielfrieks] <[email protected]=
>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You could put "Unmatched (series)" or "Unmatched (system)"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Clay Blankenship                     [email protected]
>>>>>> "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."  --Helen Keller
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> mark jackson
>>>>> http://akapastorguy.blogspot.com
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      <p></p><div dir=3D"ltr">How about Unmatched (family) and Funkoverse S=
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Agree with Clay - Unmatched (system) is my preference.=C2=
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">You could put &quot;Unmatched (series)&qu=
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    text-decoration: none;
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    list-style-type: square;
    padding: 6px 0;
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    border-right: none !important;=20
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