Re: 2019 Meeples Choice Awards: The Results

"Martin Griffiths [email protected] [spielfrieks]" <[email protected]> Sat, 27 Jun 2020 09:05:11 +0100
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Surprised and delighted to see 2 of my 3 votes make the podium. The Crew
and Res Arcana are both so great. My third vote was Pax Pamir which I
thought might do better, but it would have been the brilliant Babylonia if
it had made the finals!

On Sat, 27 Jun 2020 at 08:44, Richard Dewsbery [email protected]
[spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>
> Barrage is probably in my top three - but I also rate Maracaibo, The Crew
> and Res Arcana very highly.  I think it edges out The Crew, TBH.  Which o=
ne
> would I have as #1?   No idea.  All three games are excellent, and have
> their own strengths when compared to the other two.  They also each have =
a
> very good chance of being amongst the first games played when our games
> club meets again.
>
> Gentes and Nemesis were new to me in 2019 and could have appeared on that
> list, but ineligible due to publication date.  Also very much enjoy
> Taverns, but it misses out on the top three.
>
> FWIW, whilst Wingspan is popular and I enjoy it, it's not good enough to
> be in the top three - or even my top five.
>
> I didn=E2=80=99t participate in the poll, but aside from arguing over the=
 order of
> things I=E2=80=99m very pleased that I agree with the top four games.
>
> regards
>
> Richard
>
> On Sat, 27 Jun 2020 at 01:30, Larry Levy [email protected]
> [spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Thanks, Jacob.  I do have fun writing these the notices up.  :-)
>>
>> Here are my own thoughts on the results.
>>
>> * Like many other folks, I drank the Wingspan Kool-ade.  I definitely
>> thought it would be one of our three winners, even though the game doesn=
't
>> do anything for me.  But once again, y'all pleasantly surprised me.
>>
>> * I figured Maracaibo, as the top-rated Euro gamer's game of the year,
>> would also grab one of the spots.  I wasn't sure about the third game;
>> maybe Paladins of the West Kingdom.
>>
>> * Both The Crew and Res Arcana surprised me, although maybe they
>> shouldn't have.  After all, folks got very excited about The Crew
>> after Essen.  And Res Arcana has always been popular.  They just weren't
>> the games I thought of when I was speculating how this would play out.
>>
>> * My favorite game from last year is Barrage.  I figured it would do wel=
l
>> enough, but not really have a chance to win.  It was nice to see it
>> actually challenge for the third spot, but a fifth place finish is about
>> what I had in mind.
>>
>> * I haven't played Pax Pamir.  The only Pax game I've played is
>> Porfiriana and it's NOT my kind of game.  But I understand that the seco=
nd
>> edition of Pamir has tamed the chaos down quite a bit, so it's one I'd g=
ive
>> a try, if the opportunity arises.
>>
>> * I knew of Little Town and a lot of my friends are big fans of Japanese
>> games.  Still, the support for what was essentially a write-in candidate
>> both surprised and delighted me.
>>
>> * All three of the winning games were in my top 10.  Maracaibo got one o=
f
>> my three final votes and I'd love to play both The Crew and Res Arcana m=
ore
>> often.  In fact, I'm hoping to get some online plays of The Crew in very
>> shortly..
>>
>> * Once again, three really good games chosen by the group.  I love how w=
e
>> shine the spotlight on games that are popular, but hadn't necessarily be=
en
>> award winning.  Well, these are games that deserve that spotlight and we
>> gave it to them!
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 6:25 PM Jacob Lee [email protected]
>> <[email protected]> [spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote=
:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This was great, Larry.  Really enjoyed this and I am pleased with the
>>> results.  Your writeup has good dramatic flow.  I think that pulls in t=
hose
>>> of us who are just clicking our votes.  As always, there were surprises=
 for
>>> me:
>>> 1) I thought Pax Pamir would score higher - maybe not top 3 but higher
>>> than it did.
>>> 2) The number of people who jumped on the Little Town bandwagon
>>> surprised me because I did not hear about this game.  Perhaps under
>>> normal circumstances I would have caught wind of it, but I totally miss=
ed
>>> this one.
>>> 3) I have not played Res Arcana, but way back when I studied it and
>>> dismissed it.  It's obviously a better game than I gave it credit for a=
nd I
>>> look forward to giving it a try.
>>>
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      <p><div dir=3D"ltr">Surprised and delighted to see 2 of my 3 votes ma=
ke the podium. The Crew and Res Arcana are both so great. My third vote was=
 Pax Pamir which I thought might do better, but it would have been the bril=
liant Babylonia if it had made the finals!</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, 27 Jun 2020 at 08:44, Ric=
hard Dewsbery <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a=
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      <p></p><div><div><div dir=3D"auto">Barrage is probably in my top thre=
e - but I also rate Maracaibo, The Crew and Res Arcana very highly.=C2=A0 I=
 think it edges out The Crew, TBH.=C2=A0 Which one would I have as #1? =C2=
=A0 No idea.=C2=A0 All three games are excellent, and have their own streng=
ths when compared to the other two.=C2=A0 They also each have a very good c=
hance of being amongst the first games played when our games club meets aga=
in.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Gentes and Nemesis w=
ere new to me in 2019 and could have appeared on that list, but ineligible =
due to publication date.=C2=A0 Also very much enjoy Taverns, but it misses =
out on the top three.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">FW=
IW, whilst Wingspan is popular and I enjoy it, it&#39;s not good enough to =
be in the top three - or even my top five.</div></div></div><div dir=3D"aut=
o"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I didn=E2=80=99t participate in the poll, bu=
t aside from arguing over the order of things I=E2=80=99m very pleased that=
 I agree with the top four games.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=
=3D"auto">regards</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Richar=
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      <p></p><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks, Jacob.=C2=A0 I do have fun writing th=
ese the notices up.=C2=A0 :-)<div><br></div><div>Here are my own thoughts o=
n the results.</div><div><br></div><div>* Like many other folks, I drank th=
e Wingspan Kool-ade.=C2=A0 I definitely thought it would be one of our thre=
e winners, even though the game doesn&#39;t do anything for me.=C2=A0 But o=
nce again, y&#39;all pleasantly surprised me.</div><div><br></div><div>* I =
figured Maracaibo, as the top-rated Euro gamer&#39;s game of the year, woul=
d also grab one of the spots.=C2=A0 I wasn&#39;t sure about the third game;=
 maybe Paladins of the West Kingdom.</div><div><br></div><div>* Both The Cr=
ew and Res Arcana surprised me, although maybe they shouldn&#39;t have.=C2=
=A0 After all, folks got very excited about The Crew after=C2=A0Essen.=C2=
=A0 And Res Arcana has always been popular.=C2=A0 They just weren&#39;t the=
 games I thought of when I was speculating how this would play out.</div><d=
iv><br></div><div>* My favorite game from last year is Barrage.=C2=A0 I fig=
ured it would do well enough, but not really have a chance to win.=C2=A0 It=
 was nice to see it actually challenge for the third spot, but a fifth plac=
e finish is about what I had in mind.</div><div><br></div><div>* I haven&#3=
9;t played Pax Pamir.=C2=A0 The only Pax game I&#39;ve played is Porfiriana=
 and it&#39;s NOT my kind of game.=C2=A0 But I understand that the second e=
dition of Pamir has tamed the chaos down quite a bit, so it&#39;s one I&#39=
;d give a try, if the opportunity arises.</div><div><br></div><div>* I knew=
 of Little Town and a lot of my friends are big fans of Japanese games.=C2=
=A0 Still, the support for what was essentially a write-in candidate both s=
urprised and delighted me.</div><div><br></div><div>* All three of the winn=
ing games were in my top 10.=C2=A0 Maracaibo got one of my three final vote=
s and I&#39;d love to play both The Crew and Res Arcana more often.=C2=A0 I=
n fact, I&#39;m hoping to get some online plays of The Crew in very shortly=
...</div><div><br></div><div>* Once again, three really good games chosen by=
 the group.=C2=A0 I love how we shine the spotlight on games that are popul=
ar, but hadn&#39;t necessarily been award winning.=C2=A0 Well, these are ga=
mes that deserve that spotlight and we gave it to them!</div></div><br><div=
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has good dramatic flow.=C2=A0 I think that pulls in those of us who are jus=
t clicking our votes.=C2=A0 As always, there were surprises for me:=C2=A0=
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=A0 It&#39;s obviously a better game than I gave it credit for and I look f=
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