Re: 2019 Meeples Choice Awards - Final Round

"Doug Orleans [email protected] [spielfrieks]" <[email protected]> Fri, 19 Jun 2020 17:09:31 -0400
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Anyone happen to know which of these are playable online? I've only played
three of them and it seems a little lame to just vote for those three.

--Doug




On Fri, Jun 19, 2020, 3:00 PM Larry Levy [email protected] [spielfrieks]
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>
> Time=E2=80=99s up, everyone!  The first round of voting is history!  Desp=
ite my
> concerns about how COVID would affect this year=E2=80=99s election, we ha=
d a
> fantastic turnout, with 85 voters, our largest total in quite a while.
> Collectively, we have selected 29 terrific games to be our 2019 Meeples
> Choice nominees.  There were a total of 776 votes and 168(!) games got at
> least one vote.
>
> I=E2=80=99m also delighted to report that for the first time in MCA histo=
ry (at
> least, as far as I can recall), we=E2=80=99ve had a write-in nominee!  De=
spite
> being on the ballot for less than 2 days, Little Town got enough votes to
> make the final round.  How cool is that?  Many thanks to Mark Johnson, wh=
o
> suggested the game and to Wei-Hwa for coaxing the voting app=E2=80=99s co=
de to make
> the game available (this is the first time we=E2=80=99ve tried to introdu=
ce a game
> in the middle of an election).  Little Town is also a perfect example of =
a
> game that deserves consideration this year, despite being originally
> introduced (only in Japan) two years ago.  For many years, Clay Blankensh=
ip
> tried to convince me to relax the eligibility requirements to include
> designs like this and I was finally able to see the wisdom of his
> suggestion recently.  Thank you, Clay, for your persistence.
>
> I have just activated the final round.  Once again, we=E2=80=99ll be voti=
ng at
> http://meepleschoice.win.  This time, choose no more than 3 games.  And
> just as before, you can change your votes as long as the polls remain ope=
n.
>
> If anyone is having trouble with the voting application, please feel free
> to send me your choices at [email protected] and I=E2=80=99ll be happy=
 to
> include them in the final tally.
>
> Here are the nominated games.  Pick your three favorites and make your
> vote count!
>
> Azul: Summer Pavilion
> Barrage
> Cartographers
> Cooper Island
> Crystal Palace
> Expedition to Newdale
> Glen More II: Chronicles
> Hadara
> It's a Wonderful World
> L.L.A.M.A.
> Letter Jam
> Little Town
> Maracaibo
> Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan
> Marvel Champions: The Card Game
> Masters of Renaissance (Lorenzo Card Game)
> Paladins of the West Kingdom
> PARKS
> Pax Pamir (Second Edition)
> Point Salad
> Q.E.
> Res Arcana
> Tapestry
> The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
> The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples
> The Taverns of Tiefenthal
> Tiny Towns
> Watergate
> Wingspan
>
> Four game missed the cut by just one vote.  They are Alubari: A Nice Cup
> of Tea; Babylonia; Pipeline; and The Isle of Cats.  The following games
> also came close:  Bruxelles 1897; Egizia: Shifting Sands; Era: Medieval
> Age; Mandala; Silver & Gold; and Twice As Clever.
>
> I=E2=80=99ll keep the polls open until sometime next Friday (that is, Jun=
e 26).
> At that point, I=E2=80=99ll shut things down, calculate the results, and =
announce
> the three games which will be our Meeples Choice Award winners for the
> year!  Thanks again to all who participate!
>
> Larry
>
>
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      <p><div dir=3D"auto"><div>Anyone happen to know which of these are pl=
ayable online? I&#39;ve only played three of them and it seems a little lam=
e to just vote for those three.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=
=3D"auto">--Doug</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><br=
><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote" dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmai=
l_attr">On Fri, Jun 19, 2020, 3:00 PM Larry Levy <a href=3D"mailto:huzonfir=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a> [spielfrieks] &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Time=E2=80=99s up, everyone!=C2=A0 The first round of voti=
ng is history!=C2=A0 Despite my concerns about how COVID would affect this =
year=E2=80=99s election, we had a fantastic turnout, with 85 voters, our la=
rgest total in quite a while.=C2=A0 Collectively, we have selected 29 terri=
fic games to be our 2019 Meeples Choice nominees.=C2=A0 There were a total =
of 776 votes and 168(!) games got at least one vote.<div><br>I=E2=80=99m al=
so delighted to report that for the first time in MCA history (at least, as=
 far as I can recall), we=E2=80=99ve had a write-in nominee!=C2=A0 Despite =
being on the ballot for less than 2 days, Little Town got enough votes to m=
ake the final round.=C2=A0 How cool is that?=C2=A0 Many thanks to Mark John=
son, who suggested the game and to Wei-Hwa for coaxing the voting app=E2=80=
=99s code to make the game available (this is the first time we=E2=80=99ve =
tried to introduce a game in the middle of an election).=C2=A0 Little Town =
is also a perfect example of a game that deserves consideration this year, =
despite being originally introduced (only in Japan) two years ago.=C2=A0 Fo=
r many years, Clay Blankenship tried to convince me to relax the eligibilit=
y requirements to include designs like this and I was finally able to see t=
he wisdom of his suggestion recently.=C2=A0 Thank you, Clay, for your persi=
stence.</div><div><br>I have just activated the final round.=C2=A0 Once aga=
in, we=E2=80=99ll be voting at <a href=3D"http://meepleschoice.win" target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">http://meepleschoice.win</a>.=C2=A0 This tim=
e, choose no more than 3 games.=C2=A0 And just as before, you can change yo=
ur votes as long as the polls remain open.<br><br>If anyone is having troub=
le with the voting application, please feel free to send me your choices at=
 <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferre=
r">[email protected]</a> and I=E2=80=99ll be happy to include them in th=
e final tally.<br><br>Here are the nominated games.=C2=A0 Pick your three f=
avorites and make your vote count!<br><br>Azul: Summer Pavilion<br>Barrage<=
br>Cartographers<br>Cooper Island<br>Crystal Palace<br>Expedition to Newdal=
e<br>Glen More II: Chronicles<br>Hadara<br>It&#39;s a Wonderful World<br>L.=
L.A.M.A.<br>Letter Jam<br>Little Town<br>Maracaibo<br>Marco Polo II: In the=
 Service of the Khan<br>Marvel Champions: The Card Game<br>Masters of Renai=
ssance (Lorenzo Card Game)<br>Paladins of the West Kingdom<br>PARKS<br>Pax =
Pamir (Second Edition)<br>Point Salad<br>Q.E.<br>Res Arcana<br>Tapestry<br>=
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine<br>The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden =
Temples<br>The Taverns of Tiefenthal<br>Tiny Towns<br>Watergate<br>Wingspan=
<br><br>Four game missed the cut by just one vote.=C2=A0 They are Alubari: =
A Nice Cup of Tea; Babylonia; Pipeline; and The Isle of Cats.=C2=A0 The fol=
lowing games also came close: =C2=A0Bruxelles 1897; Egizia: Shifting Sands;=
 Era: Medieval Age; Mandala; Silver &amp; Gold; and Twice As Clever.<br><br=
>I=E2=80=99ll keep the polls open until sometime next Friday (that is, June=
 26).=C2=A0 At that point, I=E2=80=99ll shut things down, calculate the res=
ults, and announce the three games which will be our Meeples Choice Award w=
inners for the year!=C2=A0 Thanks again to all who participate!<br><br>Larr=
y</div></div>






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