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> Snoop: "You made half of those up!"
Hmm, maybe someone needed to get out more often. Too late now!
On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 5:07 PM Stephen Glenn [email protected]
[spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote:
>
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> You made half of those up!
>
> On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 3:00 PM Larry Levy [email protected]
> [spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Time=E2=80=99s up, everyone! The first round of voting is history! Des=
pite my
>> concerns about how COVID would affect this year=E2=80=99s election, we h=
ad 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 a=
t
>> least one vote.
>>
>> I=E2=80=99m also delighted to report that for the first time in MCA hist=
ory (at
>> least, as far as I can recall), we=E2=80=99ve had a write-in nominee! D=
espite
>> being on the ballot for less than 2 days, Little Town got enough votes t=
o
>> make the final round. How cool is that? Many thanks to Mark Johnson, w=
ho
>> suggested the game and to Wei-Hwa for coaxing the voting app=E2=80=99s c=
ode to make
>> the game available (this is the first time we=E2=80=99ve tried to introd=
uce 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 Blankens=
hip
>> 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 vo=
ting 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 op=
en.
>>
>> If anyone is having trouble with the voting application, please feel fre=
e
>> to send me your choices at [email protected] and I=E2=80=99ll be happ=
y 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, Ju=
ne 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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round of voting 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 v=
oters, our largest total in quite a while.=C2=A0 Collectively, we have sele=
cted 29 terrific 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 also 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 en=
ough votes to make the final round.=C2=A0 How cool is that?=C2=A0 Many than=
ks to Mark Johnson, who suggested the game and to Wei-Hwa for coaxing the v=
oting 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 considera=
tion this year, despite being originally introduced (only in Japan) two yea=
rs ago.=C2=A0 For many years, Clay Blankenship tried to convince me to rela=
x the eligibility requirements to include designs like this and I was final=
ly able to see the wisdom of his suggestion recently.=C2=A0 Thank you, Clay=
, for your persistence.</div><div><br>I have just activated the final round=
...=C2=A0 Once again, we=E2=80=99ll be voting at <a href=3D"http://meeplesch=
oice.win" target=3D"_blank">http://meepleschoice.win</a>.=C2=A0 This time, =
choose no more than 3 games.=C2=A0 And just as before, you can change your =
votes as long as the polls remain open.<br><br>If anyone is having trouble =
with the voting application, please feel free to send me your choices at <a=
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]=
m</a> and I=E2=80=99ll be happy to include them in the final tally.<br><br>=
Here are the nominated games.=C2=A0 Pick your three favorites and make your=
vote count!<br><br>Azul: Summer Pavilion<br>Barrage<br>Cartographers<br>Co=
oper Island<br>Crystal Palace<br>Expedition to Newdale<br>Glen More II: Chr=
onicles<br>Hadara<br>It'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<b=
r>Marvel Champions: The Card Game<br>Masters of Renaissance (Lorenzo Card G=
ame)<br>Paladins of the West Kingdom<br>PARKS<br>Pax Pamir (Second Edition)=
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r 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 miss=
ed the cut by just one vote.=C2=A0 They are Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea; Bab=
ylonia; Pipeline; and The Isle of Cats.=C2=A0 The following games also came=
close: =C2=A0Bruxelles 1897; Egizia: Shifting Sands; Era: Medieval Age; Ma=
ndala; Silver & 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 po=
int, 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!=
=C2=A0 Thanks again to all who participate!<br><br>Larry</div></div>
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padding: 0px;
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font-size: 130%;
text-decoration: none;
}
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font-size: 77%;
list-style-type: square;
padding: 6px 0;
}=20
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margin: 0;
padding: 0 0 0 8px;
}
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font-family: Georgia;
}
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margin: 0 0 1em 0;
}
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font-size: 120%;
}
#ygrp-vital ul li:last-child {
border-right: none !important;=20
}=20
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