Pearple's Choice 2023-2024: The Results

The Pearple Have Spoken!

Best Game

A clear winner here, Zoo Vadis, Daybreak, Septima, Rebel Princess and Imperium Horizons bring up second place.

6 ballots
  • 1 Zoo Vadis
  • 2= Daybreak
    2= Imperium: Horizons
    2= Rebel Princess
    2= Septima

Best Cooperative Game

The Gang comes in first, with Banish the Snakes, Daybreak and Mandalorian Adventures in second.

5 ballots
  • 1 The Gang
  • 2= Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patrick in Ireland
    2= Daybreak
    2= The Mandalorian Adventures

Best Heavy Game

Imperium Horizons gets it. Not as heavy as second-place Black Forest or Sequoia, but it seems to appeal to heads-down analysis fiends and to me.

4 ballots
  • 1 Imperium: Horizons
  • 2= Black Forest
    2= Septima

Best Light Game

Utter chaos here (probably with tentacles), and no clear winner. Clearly there are lots of good light games right now!

6 ballots
  • 1= Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patrick in Ireland
    1= Harmonies
    1= Lacuna
    1= Lifeboats Plank of Carneades
    1= Rock Hard: 1977
    1= Zoo Vadis

Best Soloable Game

Imperium Horizons gets it again.

4 ballots
  • 1 Imperium: Horizons
  • 2= No Award
    2= Septima

Best Thematic Game

Ook! Stationfall gets it.

6 ballots
  • 1 Stationfall
  • 2= Daybreak
    2= Firefly Anniversary Edition
    2= Imperium: Horizons
    2= The Mandalorian ADventures

Best Game Artwork

Septima is the clear winner.

6 ballots
  • 1 Septima
  • 2= Altay
    2= Daybreak
    2= Lacuna
    2= Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Salt

Best Expansion

More chaos here. Imperium Horizons? Starry Rift? Extra Salt? They’re all good!

5 ballots
  • 1= Ashes Reborn: Red Rains – The Corpse of Viros
    1= Beacon Patrol: Ships & Shores
    1= Imperium: Horizons
    1= New Frontiers: Starry Rift
    1= Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Salt

Best New Edition/Reprint/Sequel

Probably no surprise after Best Game, but Zoo Vadis wins.

6 ballots
  • 1 Zoo Vadis
  • 2= 51st State: Ultimate Edition
    2= Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition
    2= Ra
    2= Yokai Septet

Erik Tengblad Award

for an older game discovered recently—and this time it’s Sea Salt & Paper, which I found when I was lured into an online game last year. Most games I’ve played with someone new end up with them planning to buy it.

6 ballots
  • 1 Sea Salt & Paper
  • 2 Arler Erde
  • 3 The Search for Planet X

Best Game Review

Drive drive kill kill, it’s SUSD’s review of Thunder Road Vendetta.

4 ballots
  • 1 Review: Thunder Road: Vendetta - Shut Up & Sit Down
  • 2= No Award
    2= Voidfall and the Contentification of Board Game, No Pun Included

Minutewalt Award

For those of us who are still socially distancing (politics elided)… Daybreak.

5 ballots
  • 1 Daybreak
  • 2 Rallyman GT

pillbox Award


The next big multiplayer game we’re looking forward to… is a tie between Pandemic Legacy Season 2 and Sidereal Confluence!

6 ballots
  • 1= Pandemic Legacy Season 2
    1= Sidereal Confluence
  • 3= Sol: Last Days of a Star
    3= The Great Zimbabwe

Mature Pearple


First place goes to The Crew. Was it the first cooperative trick taker? Not sure. Certainly the first wildly popular one.

8 ballots
  • 1 The Crew
  • 2 Pax Pamir 2
  • 3= Cryptid
    3= Senators
    3= Sprawlopolis

And finally,

Most Anticipated Game


Still not available in the UK (even Zatu, optimistic as they are, now say April), it’s Compile.

5 ballots
  • 1 Compile
  • 2= 18BE: Railways in the Coal Dust
    2= No Award
    2= Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition: Disparation
8 Likes

Here’s the full vote analysis in case anyone wants the details.

full voting log

Best Game:

6 ballot(s)

Metaround 1
Round 1
Zoo Vadis: 2
Daybreak: 1
Imperium: Horizons: 1
Rebel Princess: 1
Septima: 1
Age of Innovation: 0
Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patric in Ireland: 0
Bomb Busters: 0
Deadly Dowagers: 0
Dracula vs Van Helsing: 0
Faraway: 0
Forest Shuffle: 0
Harmonies: 0
Lacuna: 0
Lifeboats Plank of Carneades: 0
Lord of the Rings Duel: 0
No Award: 0
Panda Spin: 0
Rewild: 0
Rock Hard: 1977: 0
The Gang: 0
Total: 6
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Age of Innovation, Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patric in Ireland, Bomb Busters, Deadly Dowagers, Dracula vs Van Helsing, Faraway, Forest Shuffle, Harmonies, Lacuna, Lifeboats Plank of Carneades, Lord of the Rings Duel, No Award, Panda Spin, Rewild, Rock Hard: 1977, The Gang
Actually eliminating Age of Innovation, Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patric in Ireland, Bomb Busters, Deadly Dowagers, Dracula vs Van Helsing, Faraway, Forest Shuffle, Harmonies, Lacuna, Lifeboats Plank of Carneades, Lord of the Rings Duel, No Award, Panda Spin, Rewild, Rock Hard: 1977, The Gang
Round 2
Zoo Vadis: 2
Daybreak: 1
Imperium: Horizons: 1
Rebel Princess: 1
Septima: 1
Total: 6
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Daybreak, Imperium: Horizons, Rebel Princess, Septima
Actually eliminating Daybreak, Imperium: Horizons, Rebel Princess, Septima
Round 3
Zoo Vadis: 2
Total: 2
Winner: Zoo Vadis

Metaround 2
Round 1
Daybreak: 1
Imperium: Horizons: 1
Rebel Princess: 1
Septima: 1
Age of Innovation: 0
Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patric in Ireland: 0
Bomb Busters: 0
Deadly Dowagers: 0
Dracula vs Van Helsing: 0
Faraway: 0
Forest Shuffle: 0
Harmonies: 0
Lacuna: 0
Lifeboats Plank of Carneades: 0
Lord of the Rings Duel: 0
No Award: 0
Panda Spin: 0
Rewild: 0
Rock Hard: 1977: 0
The Gang: 0
Total: 4
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Age of Innovation, Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patric in Ireland, Bomb Busters, Deadly Dowagers, Dracula vs Van Helsing, Faraway, Forest Shuffle, Harmonies, Lacuna, Lifeboats Plank of Carneades, Lord of the Rings Duel, No Award, Panda Spin, Rewild, Rock Hard: 1977, The Gang
Actually eliminating Age of Innovation, Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patric in Ireland, Bomb Busters, Deadly Dowagers, Dracula vs Van Helsing, Faraway, Forest Shuffle, Harmonies, Lacuna, Lifeboats Plank of Carneades, Lord of the Rings Duel, No Award, Panda Spin, Rewild, Rock Hard: 1977, The Gang
Round 2
Daybreak: 1
Imperium: Horizons: 1
Rebel Princess: 1
Septima: 1
Total: 4
Winner: Daybreak, Imperium: Horizons, Rebel Princess, Septima

Metaround 3
Round 1
Age of Innovation: 0
Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patric in Ireland: 0
Bomb Busters: 0
Deadly Dowagers: 0
Dracula vs Van Helsing: 0
Faraway: 0
Forest Shuffle: 0
Harmonies: 0
Lacuna: 0
Lifeboats Plank of Carneades: 0
Lord of the Rings Duel: 0
No Award: 0
Panda Spin: 0
Rewild: 0
Rock Hard: 1977: 0
The Gang: 0
Total: 0
Winners 6 vs No Award 0
Winner: Age of Innovation, Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patric in Ireland, Bomb Busters, Deadly Dowagers, Dracula vs Van Helsing, Faraway, Forest Shuffle, Harmonies, Lacuna, Lifeboats Plank of Carneades, Lord of the Rings Duel, No Award, Panda Spin, Rewild, Rock Hard: 1977, The Gang

Best Cooperative Game:

5 ballot(s)

Metaround 1
Round 1
The Gang: 2
Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patrick in Ireland: 1
Daybreak: 1
The Mandalorian Adventures: 1
Bomb Busters: 0
Link City: 0
MicroMacro: Showdown: 0
No Award: 0
Sky Team: 0
Total: 5
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Bomb Busters, Link City, MicroMacro: Showdown, No Award, Sky Team
Actually eliminating Bomb Busters, Link City, MicroMacro: Showdown, No Award, Sky Team
Round 2
The Gang: 2
Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patrick in Ireland: 1
Daybreak: 1
The Mandalorian Adventures: 1
Total: 5
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patrick in Ireland, Daybreak, The Mandalorian Adventures
Actually eliminating Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patrick in Ireland, Daybreak, The Mandalorian Adventures
Round 3
The Gang: 2
Total: 2
Winner: The Gang

Metaround 2
Round 1
Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patrick in Ireland: 1
Daybreak: 1
The Mandalorian Adventures: 1
Bomb Busters: 0
Link City: 0
MicroMacro: Showdown: 0
No Award: 0
Sky Team: 0
Total: 3
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Bomb Busters, Link City, MicroMacro: Showdown, No Award, Sky Team
Actually eliminating Bomb Busters, Link City, MicroMacro: Showdown, No Award, Sky Team
Round 2
Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patrick in Ireland: 1
Daybreak: 1
The Mandalorian Adventures: 1
Total: 3
Winner: Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patrick in Ireland, Daybreak, The Mandalorian Adventures

Metaround 3
Round 1
Bomb Busters: 0
Link City: 0
MicroMacro: Showdown: 0
No Award: 0
Sky Team: 0
Total: 0
Winners 3 vs No Award 0
Winner: Bomb Busters, Link City, MicroMacro: Showdown, No Award, Sky Team

Best Heavy Game:

4 ballot(s)

Metaround 1
Round 1
Imperium: Horizons: 2
Black Forest: 1
Septima: 1
Dune: Imperium Uprising: 0
Kraftwagen: Age of Engineering: 0
No Award: 0
Scholars of the South Tigris: 0
Total: 4
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Dune: Imperium Uprising, Kraftwagen: Age of Engineering, No Award, Scholars of the South Tigris
Actually eliminating Dune: Imperium Uprising, Kraftwagen: Age of Engineering, No Award, Scholars of the South Tigris
Round 2
Imperium: Horizons: 2
Black Forest: 1
Septima: 1
Total: 4
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Black Forest, Septima
Actually eliminating Black Forest, Septima
Round 3
Imperium: Horizons: 2
Total: 2
Winner: Imperium: Horizons

Metaround 2
Round 1
Black Forest: 1
Septima: 1
Dune: Imperium Uprising: 0
Kraftwagen: Age of Engineering: 0
No Award: 0
Scholars of the South Tigris: 0
Total: 2
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Dune: Imperium Uprising, Kraftwagen: Age of Engineering, No Award, Scholars of the South Tigris
Actually eliminating Dune: Imperium Uprising, Kraftwagen: Age of Engineering, No Award, Scholars of the South Tigris
Round 2
Black Forest: 1
Septima: 1
Total: 2
Winner: Black Forest, Septima

Metaround 3
Round 1
Dune: Imperium Uprising: 0
Kraftwagen: Age of Engineering: 0
No Award: 0
Scholars of the South Tigris: 0
Total: 0
Winners 2 vs No Award 0
Winner: Dune: Imperium Uprising, Kraftwagen: Age of Engineering, No Award, Scholars of the South Tigris

Best Light Game:

6 ballot(s)

Metaround 1
Round 1
Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patrick in Ireland: 1
Harmonies: 1
Lacuna: 1
Lifeboats Plank of Carneades: 1
Rock Hard: 1977: 1
Zoo Vadis: 1
Beacon Patrol: 0
Bomb Busters: 0
Dracula vs Van Helsing: 0
Earth: 0
Faraway: 0
Forest Shuffle: 0
Landmarks: 0
Mu and More (revised): 0
No Award: 0
Panda Spin: 0
Rebel Princess: 0
Rewild: 0
Sky Team: 0
Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game: 0
The Gang: 0
Total: 6
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Beacon Patrol, Bomb Busters, Dracula vs Van Helsing, Earth, Faraway, Forest Shuffle, Landmarks, Mu and More (revised), No Award, Panda Spin, Rebel Princess, Rewild, Sky Team, Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game, The Gang
Actually eliminating Beacon Patrol, Bomb Busters, Dracula vs Van Helsing, Earth, Faraway, Forest Shuffle, Landmarks, Mu and More (revised), No Award, Panda Spin, Rebel Princess, Rewild, Sky Team, Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game, The Gang
Round 2
Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patrick in Ireland: 1
Harmonies: 1
Lacuna: 1
Lifeboats Plank of Carneades: 1
Rock Hard: 1977: 1
Zoo Vadis: 1
Total: 6
Winner: Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patrick in Ireland, Harmonies, Lacuna, Lifeboats Plank of Carneades, Rock Hard: 1977, Zoo Vadis

Metaround 2
Round 1
Beacon Patrol: 0
Bomb Busters: 0
Dracula vs Van Helsing: 0
Earth: 0
Faraway: 0
Forest Shuffle: 0
Landmarks: 0
Mu and More (revised): 0
No Award: 0
Panda Spin: 0
Rebel Princess: 0
Rewild: 0
Sky Team: 0
Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game: 0
The Gang: 0
Total: 0
Winners 5 vs No Award 0
Winner: Beacon Patrol, Bomb Busters, Dracula vs Van Helsing, Earth, Faraway, Forest Shuffle, Landmarks, Mu and More (revised), No Award, Panda Spin, Rebel Princess, Rewild, Sky Team, Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game, The Gang

Best Soloable Game:

4 ballot(s)

Metaround 1
Round 1
Imperium: Horizons: 2
No Award: 1
Septima: 1
Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patrick in Ireland: 0
Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition – Chautoma: 0
French Quarter: 0
Rewild: 0
Total: 4
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patrick in Ireland, Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition – Chautoma, French Quarter, Rewild
Actually eliminating Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patrick in Ireland, Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition – Chautoma, French Quarter, Rewild
Round 2
Imperium: Horizons: 2
No Award: 1
Septima: 1
Total: 4
No clear winner; potentially eliminating No Award, Septima
Actually eliminating No Award, Septima
Round 3
Imperium: Horizons: 2
Total: 2
Winner: Imperium: Horizons

Metaround 2
Round 1
No Award: 1
Septima: 1
Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patrick in Ireland: 0
Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition – Chautoma: 0
French Quarter: 0
Rewild: 0
Total: 2
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patrick in Ireland, Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition – Chautoma, French Quarter, Rewild
Actually eliminating Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patrick in Ireland, Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition – Chautoma, French Quarter, Rewild
Round 2
No Award: 1
Septima: 1
Total: 2
Winners 1 vs No Award 1
Winner: No Award, Septima

Metaround 3
Round 1
Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patrick in Ireland: 0
Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition – Chautoma: 0
French Quarter: 0
Rewild: 0
Total: 0
Winner: Banish the Snakes: a game of St. Patrick in Ireland, Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition – Chautoma, French Quarter, Rewild

Best Thematic Game:

6 ballot(s)

Metaround 1
Round 1
Stationfall: 2
Daybreak: 1
Firefly Anniversary Edition: 1
Imperium: Horizons: 1
The Mandalorian ADventures: 1
Arcs: 0
Deadly Dowagers: 0
Earthbourne Rangers: 0
No Award: 0
Rock Hard: 1977: 0
Sky Team: 0
Thunder Road Vendetta: 0
Total: 6
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Arcs, Deadly Dowagers, Earthbourne Rangers, No Award, Rock Hard: 1977, Sky Team, Thunder Road Vendetta
Actually eliminating Arcs, Deadly Dowagers, Earthbourne Rangers, No Award, Rock Hard: 1977, Sky Team, Thunder Road Vendetta
Round 2
Stationfall: 2
Daybreak: 1
Firefly Anniversary Edition: 1
Imperium: Horizons: 1
The Mandalorian ADventures: 1
Total: 6
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Daybreak, Firefly Anniversary Edition, Imperium: Horizons, The Mandalorian ADventures
Actually eliminating Daybreak, Firefly Anniversary Edition, Imperium: Horizons, The Mandalorian ADventures
Round 3
Stationfall: 2
Total: 2
Winner: Stationfall

Metaround 2
Round 1
Daybreak: 1
Firefly Anniversary Edition: 1
Imperium: Horizons: 1
The Mandalorian ADventures: 1
Arcs: 0
Deadly Dowagers: 0
Earthbourne Rangers: 0
No Award: 0
Rock Hard: 1977: 0
Sky Team: 0
Thunder Road Vendetta: 0
Total: 4
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Arcs, Deadly Dowagers, Earthbourne Rangers, No Award, Rock Hard: 1977, Sky Team, Thunder Road Vendetta
Actually eliminating Arcs, Deadly Dowagers, Earthbourne Rangers, No Award, Rock Hard: 1977, Sky Team, Thunder Road Vendetta
Round 2
Daybreak: 1
Firefly Anniversary Edition: 1
Imperium: Horizons: 1
The Mandalorian ADventures: 1
Total: 4
Winner: Daybreak, Firefly Anniversary Edition, Imperium: Horizons, The Mandalorian ADventures

Metaround 3
Round 1
Arcs: 0
Deadly Dowagers: 0
Earthbourne Rangers: 0
No Award: 0
Rock Hard: 1977: 0
Sky Team: 0
Thunder Road Vendetta: 0
Total: 0
Winners 5 vs No Award 0
Winner: Arcs, Deadly Dowagers, Earthbourne Rangers, No Award, Rock Hard: 1977, Sky Team, Thunder Road Vendetta

Best Game Artwork:

6 ballot(s)

Metaround 1
Round 1
Septima: 2
Altay: 1
Daybreak: 1
Lacuna: 1
Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Salt: 1
Andromeda’s Edge: 0
Beacon Patrol: 0
Dorfromantik Sakura: 0
Faraway: 0
Forest Shuffle: 0
Harmonies: 0
Huang: 0
KeyForge: Grim Reminders: 0
Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth: 0
No Award: 0
Panda Spin: 0
Salton Sea: 0
Unconscious Mind: 0
Total: 6
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Andromeda’s Edge, Beacon Patrol, Dorfromantik Sakura, Faraway, Forest Shuffle, Harmonies, Huang, KeyForge: Grim Reminders, Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth, No Award, Panda Spin, Salton Sea, Unconscious Mind
Actually eliminating Andromeda’s Edge, Beacon Patrol, Dorfromantik Sakura, Faraway, Forest Shuffle, Harmonies, Huang, KeyForge: Grim Reminders, Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth, No Award, Panda Spin, Salton Sea, Unconscious Mind
Round 2
Septima: 2
Altay: 1
Daybreak: 1
Lacuna: 1
Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Salt: 1
Total: 6
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Altay, Daybreak, Lacuna, Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Salt
Actually eliminating Altay, Daybreak, Lacuna, Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Salt
Round 3
Septima: 2
Total: 2
Winner: Septima

Metaround 2
Round 1
Altay: 1
Daybreak: 1
Lacuna: 1
Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Salt: 1
Andromeda’s Edge: 0
Beacon Patrol: 0
Dorfromantik Sakura: 0
Faraway: 0
Forest Shuffle: 0
Harmonies: 0
Huang: 0
KeyForge: Grim Reminders: 0
Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth: 0
No Award: 0
Panda Spin: 0
Salton Sea: 0
Unconscious Mind: 0
Total: 4
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Andromeda’s Edge, Beacon Patrol, Dorfromantik Sakura, Faraway, Forest Shuffle, Harmonies, Huang, KeyForge: Grim Reminders, Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth, No Award, Panda Spin, Salton Sea, Unconscious Mind
Actually eliminating Andromeda’s Edge, Beacon Patrol, Dorfromantik Sakura, Faraway, Forest Shuffle, Harmonies, Huang, KeyForge: Grim Reminders, Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth, No Award, Panda Spin, Salton Sea, Unconscious Mind
Round 2
Altay: 1
Daybreak: 1
Lacuna: 1
Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Salt: 1
Total: 4
Winner: Altay, Daybreak, Lacuna, Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Salt

Metaround 3
Round 1
Andromeda’s Edge: 0
Beacon Patrol: 0
Dorfromantik Sakura: 0
Faraway: 0
Forest Shuffle: 0
Harmonies: 0
Huang: 0
KeyForge: Grim Reminders: 0
Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth: 0
No Award: 0
Panda Spin: 0
Salton Sea: 0
Unconscious Mind: 0
Total: 0
Winners 3 vs No Award 0
Winner: Andromeda’s Edge, Beacon Patrol, Dorfromantik Sakura, Faraway, Forest Shuffle, Harmonies, Huang, KeyForge: Grim Reminders, Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth, No Award, Panda Spin, Salton Sea, Unconscious Mind

Best Expansion:

5 ballot(s)

Metaround 1
Round 1
Ashes Reborn: Red Rains – The Corpse of Viros: 1
Beacon Patrol: Ships & Shores: 1
Imperium: Horizons: 1
New Frontiers: Starry Rift: 1
Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Salt: 1
Flamme Rouge: Grand Tour: 0
No Award: 0
Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze: 0
Total: 5
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Flamme Rouge: Grand Tour, No Award, Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze
Actually eliminating Flamme Rouge: Grand Tour, No Award, Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze
Round 2
Ashes Reborn: Red Rains – The Corpse of Viros: 1
Beacon Patrol: Ships & Shores: 1
Imperium: Horizons: 1
New Frontiers: Starry Rift: 1
Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Salt: 1
Total: 5
Winner: Ashes Reborn: Red Rains – The Corpse of Viros, Beacon Patrol: Ships & Shores, Imperium: Horizons, New Frontiers: Starry Rift, Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Salt

Metaround 2
Round 1
Flamme Rouge: Grand Tour: 0
No Award: 0
Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze: 0
Total: 0
Winners 3 vs No Award 0
Winner: Flamme Rouge: Grand Tour, No Award, Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze

Best New Edition/Reprint/Sequel:

6 ballot(s)

Metaround 1
Round 1
Zoo Vadis: 2
51st State: Ultimate Edition: 1
Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition: 1
Ra: 1
Yokai Septet: 1
Firefly Anniversary Edition: 0
Forks: 0
Lords of Vegas: 0
No Award: 0
Total: 6
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Firefly Anniversary Edition, Forks, Lords of Vegas, No Award
Actually eliminating Firefly Anniversary Edition, Forks, Lords of Vegas, No Award
Round 2
Zoo Vadis: 2
51st State: Ultimate Edition: 1
Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition: 1
Ra: 1
Yokai Septet: 1
Total: 6
No clear winner; potentially eliminating 51st State: Ultimate Edition, Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition, Ra, Yokai Septet
Actually eliminating 51st State: Ultimate Edition, Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition, Ra, Yokai Septet
Round 3
Zoo Vadis: 2
Total: 2
Winner: Zoo Vadis

Metaround 2
Round 1
51st State: Ultimate Edition: 1
Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition: 1
Ra: 1
Yokai Septet: 1
Firefly Anniversary Edition: 0
Forks: 0
Lords of Vegas: 0
No Award: 0
Total: 4
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Firefly Anniversary Edition, Forks, Lords of Vegas, No Award
Actually eliminating Firefly Anniversary Edition, Forks, Lords of Vegas, No Award
Round 2
51st State: Ultimate Edition: 1
Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition: 1
Ra: 1
Yokai Septet: 1
Total: 4
Winner: 51st State: Ultimate Edition, Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition, Ra, Yokai Septet

Metaround 3
Round 1
Firefly Anniversary Edition: 0
Forks: 0
Lords of Vegas: 0
No Award: 0
Total: 0
Winners 5 vs No Award 0
Winner: Firefly Anniversary Edition, Forks, Lords of Vegas, No Award

Erik Tengblad Award:

6 ballot(s)

Metaround 1
Round 1
Sea Salt & Paper: 3
Arler Erde: 2
The Search for Planet X: 1
7 Wonders Duel: 0
Dorfromantik: 0
No Award: 0
Tetrarchia: 0
Total: 6
No clear winner; potentially eliminating 7 Wonders Duel, Dorfromantik, No Award, Tetrarchia
Actually eliminating 7 Wonders Duel, Dorfromantik, No Award, Tetrarchia
Round 2
Sea Salt & Paper: 3
Arler Erde: 2
The Search for Planet X: 1
Total: 6
No clear winner; potentially eliminating The Search for Planet X
Actually eliminating The Search for Planet X
Round 3
Sea Salt & Paper: 3
Arler Erde: 2
Total: 5
Winner: Sea Salt & Paper

Metaround 2
Round 1
Arler Erde: 2
The Search for Planet X: 1
7 Wonders Duel: 0
Dorfromantik: 0
No Award: 0
Tetrarchia: 0
Total: 3
Winner: Arler Erde

Metaround 3
Round 1
The Search for Planet X: 1
7 Wonders Duel: 0
Dorfromantik: 0
No Award: 0
Tetrarchia: 0
Total: 1
Winner: The Search for Planet X

Metaround 4
Round 1
7 Wonders Duel: 0
Dorfromantik: 0
No Award: 0
Tetrarchia: 0
Total: 0
Winners 3 vs No Award 0
Winner: 7 Wonders Duel, Dorfromantik, No Award, Tetrarchia

Best Game Review:

4 ballot(s)

Metaround 1
Round 1
Review: Thunder Road: Vendetta - Shut Up & Sit Down: 2
No Award: 1
Voidfall and the Contentification of Board Game, No Pun Included: 1
Leviathan Wilds: A Spectacular Homage to a Classic — No Pun Included: 0
Review: Leviathan Wilds - Shut Up & Sit Down: 0
Those Dying Generations at Their Song - SPACE-BIFF!: 0
Three Phases of Six Moons - SPACE-BIFF!: 0
Total: 4
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Leviathan Wilds: A Spectacular Homage to a Classic — No Pun Included, Review: Leviathan Wilds - Shut Up & Sit Down, Those Dying Generations at Their Song - SPACE-BIFF!, Three Phases of Six Moons - SPACE-BIFF!
Actually eliminating Leviathan Wilds: A Spectacular Homage to a Classic — No Pun Included, Review: Leviathan Wilds - Shut Up & Sit Down, Those Dying Generations at Their Song - SPACE-BIFF!, Three Phases of Six Moons - SPACE-BIFF!
Round 2
Review: Thunder Road: Vendetta - Shut Up & Sit Down: 2
No Award: 1
Voidfall and the Contentification of Board Game, No Pun Included: 1
Total: 4
No clear winner; potentially eliminating No Award, Voidfall and the Contentification of Board Game, No Pun Included
Actually eliminating No Award, Voidfall and the Contentification of Board Game, No Pun Included
Round 3
Review: Thunder Road: Vendetta - Shut Up & Sit Down: 2
Total: 2
Winner: Review: Thunder Road: Vendetta - Shut Up & Sit Down

Metaround 2
Round 1
No Award: 1
Voidfall and the Contentification of Board Game, No Pun Included: 1
Leviathan Wilds: A Spectacular Homage to a Classic — No Pun Included: 0
Review: Leviathan Wilds - Shut Up & Sit Down: 0
Those Dying Generations at Their Song - SPACE-BIFF!: 0
Three Phases of Six Moons - SPACE-BIFF!: 0
Total: 2
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Leviathan Wilds: A Spectacular Homage to a Classic — No Pun Included, Review: Leviathan Wilds - Shut Up & Sit Down, Those Dying Generations at Their Song - SPACE-BIFF!, Three Phases of Six Moons - SPACE-BIFF!
Actually eliminating Leviathan Wilds: A Spectacular Homage to a Classic — No Pun Included, Review: Leviathan Wilds - Shut Up & Sit Down, Those Dying Generations at Their Song - SPACE-BIFF!, Three Phases of Six Moons - SPACE-BIFF!
Round 2
No Award: 1
Voidfall and the Contentification of Board Game, No Pun Included: 1
Total: 2
Winners 3 vs No Award 1
Winner: No Award, Voidfall and the Contentification of Board Game, No Pun Included

Metaround 3
Round 1
Leviathan Wilds: A Spectacular Homage to a Classic — No Pun Included: 0
Review: Leviathan Wilds - Shut Up & Sit Down: 0
Those Dying Generations at Their Song - SPACE-BIFF!: 0
Three Phases of Six Moons - SPACE-BIFF!: 0
Total: 0
Winner: Leviathan Wilds: A Spectacular Homage to a Classic — No Pun Included, Review: Leviathan Wilds - Shut Up & Sit Down, Those Dying Generations at Their Song - SPACE-BIFF!, Three Phases of Six Moons - SPACE-BIFF!

Minutewalt Award:

5 ballot(s)

Metaround 1
Round 1
Daybreak: 3
Rallyman GT: 2
No Award: 0
Total: 5
Winner: Daybreak

Metaround 2
Round 1
Rallyman GT: 2
No Award: 0
Total: 2
Winner: Rallyman GT

Metaround 3
Round 1
No Award: 0
Total: 0
Winners 0 vs No Award 0
Winner: No Award

pillbox Award:

6 ballot(s)

Metaround 1
Round 1
Pandemic Legacy Season 2: 2
Sidereal Confluence: 2
Sol: Last Days of a Star: 1
The Great Zimbabwe: 1
Defenders of the Wild: 0
Kaivai: 0
Maria: 0
No Award: 0
Unfathomable: 0
Witness: 0
Total: 6
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Defenders of the Wild, Kaivai, Maria, No Award, Unfathomable, Witness
Actually eliminating Defenders of the Wild, Kaivai, Maria, No Award, Unfathomable, Witness
Round 2
Pandemic Legacy Season 2: 2
Sidereal Confluence: 2
Sol: Last Days of a Star: 1
The Great Zimbabwe: 1
Total: 6
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Sol: Last Days of a Star, The Great Zimbabwe
Actually eliminating Sol: Last Days of a Star, The Great Zimbabwe
Round 3
Pandemic Legacy Season 2: 2
Sidereal Confluence: 2
Total: 4
Winner: Pandemic Legacy Season 2, Sidereal Confluence

Metaround 2
Round 1
Sol: Last Days of a Star: 1
The Great Zimbabwe: 1
Defenders of the Wild: 0
Kaivai: 0
Maria: 0
No Award: 0
Unfathomable: 0
Witness: 0
Total: 2
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Defenders of the Wild, Kaivai, Maria, No Award, Unfathomable, Witness
Actually eliminating Defenders of the Wild, Kaivai, Maria, No Award, Unfathomable, Witness
Round 2
Sol: Last Days of a Star: 1
The Great Zimbabwe: 1
Total: 2
Winner: Sol: Last Days of a Star, The Great Zimbabwe

Metaround 3
Round 1
Defenders of the Wild: 0
Kaivai: 0
Maria: 0
No Award: 0
Unfathomable: 0
Witness: 0
Total: 0
Winners 2 vs No Award 0
Winner: Defenders of the Wild, Kaivai, Maria, No Award, Unfathomable, Witness

Mature Pearple:

8 ballot(s)

Metaround 1
Round 1
The Crew: 3
Pax Pamir 2: 2
Cryptid: 1
Senators: 1
Sprawlopolis: 1
AuZtralia: 0
Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: 0
Clinic: Deluxe Edition: 0
Cthulhu: Death May Die: 0
Goodcritters: 0
Illimat: 0
Just One: 0
KeyForge: Call of the Archons: 0
Lovelace and Babbage: 0
Metlwater: 0
No Award: 0
Obsession: 0
Petrichor: 0
Piepmatz: 0
The Estates: 0
VOLT: 0
Wingspan: 0
Total: 8
No clear winner; potentially eliminating AuZtralia, Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Clinic: Deluxe Edition, Cthulhu: Death May Die, Goodcritters, Illimat, Just One, KeyForge: Call of the Archons, Lovelace and Babbage, Metlwater, No Award, Obsession, Petrichor, Piepmatz, The Estates, VOLT, Wingspan
Actually eliminating AuZtralia, Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Clinic: Deluxe Edition, Cthulhu: Death May Die, Goodcritters, Illimat, Just One, KeyForge: Call of the Archons, Lovelace and Babbage, Metlwater, No Award, Obsession, Petrichor, Piepmatz, The Estates, VOLT, Wingspan
Round 2
The Crew: 3
Pax Pamir 2: 2
Cryptid: 1
Senators: 1
Sprawlopolis: 1
Total: 8
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Cryptid, Senators, Sprawlopolis
Actually eliminating Cryptid, Senators, Sprawlopolis
Round 3
The Crew: 3
Pax Pamir 2: 2
Total: 5
Winner: The Crew

Metaround 2
Round 1
Pax Pamir 2: 2
Cryptid: 1
Senators: 1
Sprawlopolis: 1
AuZtralia: 0
Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: 0
Clinic: Deluxe Edition: 0
Cthulhu: Death May Die: 0
Goodcritters: 0
Illimat: 0
Just One: 0
KeyForge: Call of the Archons: 0
Lovelace and Babbage: 0
Metlwater: 0
No Award: 0
Obsession: 0
Petrichor: 0
Piepmatz: 0
The Estates: 0
VOLT: 0
Wingspan: 0
Total: 5
No clear winner; potentially eliminating AuZtralia, Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Clinic: Deluxe Edition, Cthulhu: Death May Die, Goodcritters, Illimat, Just One, KeyForge: Call of the Archons, Lovelace and Babbage, Metlwater, No Award, Obsession, Petrichor, Piepmatz, The Estates, VOLT, Wingspan
Actually eliminating AuZtralia, Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Clinic: Deluxe Edition, Cthulhu: Death May Die, Goodcritters, Illimat, Just One, KeyForge: Call of the Archons, Lovelace and Babbage, Metlwater, No Award, Obsession, Petrichor, Piepmatz, The Estates, VOLT, Wingspan
Round 2
Pax Pamir 2: 2
Cryptid: 1
Senators: 1
Sprawlopolis: 1
Total: 5
No clear winner; potentially eliminating Cryptid, Senators, Sprawlopolis
Actually eliminating Cryptid, Senators, Sprawlopolis
Round 3
Pax Pamir 2: 2
Total: 2
Winner: Pax Pamir 2

Metaround 3
Round 1
Cryptid: 1
Senators: 1
Sprawlopolis: 1
AuZtralia: 0
Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: 0
Clinic: Deluxe Edition: 0
Cthulhu: Death May Die: 0
Goodcritters: 0
Illimat: 0
Just One: 0
KeyForge: Call of the Archons: 0
Lovelace and Babbage: 0
Metlwater: 0
No Award: 0
Obsession: 0
Petrichor: 0
Piepmatz: 0
The Estates: 0
VOLT: 0
Wingspan: 0
Total: 3
No clear winner; potentially eliminating AuZtralia, Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Clinic: Deluxe Edition, Cthulhu: Death May Die, Goodcritters, Illimat, Just One, KeyForge: Call of the Archons, Lovelace and Babbage, Metlwater, No Award, Obsession, Petrichor, Piepmatz, The Estates, VOLT, Wingspan
Actually eliminating AuZtralia, Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Clinic: Deluxe Edition, Cthulhu: Death May Die, Goodcritters, Illimat, Just One, KeyForge: Call of the Archons, Lovelace and Babbage, Metlwater, No Award, Obsession, Petrichor, Piepmatz, The Estates, VOLT, Wingspan
Round 2
Cryptid: 1
Senators: 1
Sprawlopolis: 1
Total: 3
Winner: Cryptid, Senators, Sprawlopolis

Metaround 4
Round 1
AuZtralia: 0
Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: 0
Clinic: Deluxe Edition: 0
Cthulhu: Death May Die: 0
Goodcritters: 0
Illimat: 0
Just One: 0
KeyForge: Call of the Archons: 0
Lovelace and Babbage: 0
Metlwater: 0
No Award: 0
Obsession: 0
Petrichor: 0
Piepmatz: 0
The Estates: 0
VOLT: 0
Wingspan: 0
Total: 0
Winners 7 vs No Award 0
Winner: AuZtralia, Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Clinic: Deluxe Edition, Cthulhu: Death May Die, Goodcritters, Illimat, Just One, KeyForge: Call of the Archons, Lovelace and Babbage, Metlwater, No Award, Obsession, Petrichor, Piepmatz, The Estates, VOLT, Wingspan

Most Anticipated Game:

5 ballot(s)

Metaround 1
Round 1
Compile: 2
18BE: Railways in the Coal Dust: 1
No Award: 1
Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition: Disparation: 1
KeyForge: Prophetic Visions: 0
Small Time Heroes: 0
Stalker: The Board Game: 0
The Anarchy: 0
Total: 5
No clear winner; potentially eliminating KeyForge: Prophetic Visions, Small Time Heroes, Stalker: The Board Game, The Anarchy
Actually eliminating KeyForge: Prophetic Visions, Small Time Heroes, Stalker: The Board Game, The Anarchy
Round 2
Compile: 2
18BE: Railways in the Coal Dust: 1
No Award: 1
Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition: Disparation: 1
Total: 5
No clear winner; potentially eliminating 18BE: Railways in the Coal Dust, No Award, Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition: Disparation
Actually eliminating 18BE: Railways in the Coal Dust, No Award, Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition: Disparation
Round 3
Compile: 2
Total: 2
Winner: Compile

Metaround 2
Round 1
18BE: Railways in the Coal Dust: 1
No Award: 1
Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition: Disparation: 1
KeyForge: Prophetic Visions: 0
Small Time Heroes: 0
Stalker: The Board Game: 0
The Anarchy: 0
Total: 3
No clear winner; potentially eliminating KeyForge: Prophetic Visions, Small Time Heroes, Stalker: The Board Game, The Anarchy
Actually eliminating KeyForge: Prophetic Visions, Small Time Heroes, Stalker: The Board Game, The Anarchy
Round 2
18BE: Railways in the Coal Dust: 1
No Award: 1
Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition: Disparation: 1
Total: 3
Winners 2 vs No Award 1
Winner: 18BE: Railways in the Coal Dust, No Award, Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition: Disparation

Metaround 3
Round 1
KeyForge: Prophetic Visions: 0
Small Time Heroes: 0
Stalker: The Board Game: 0
The Anarchy: 0
Total: 0
Winner: KeyForge: Prophetic Visions, Small Time Heroes, Stalker: The Board Game, The Anarchy

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Thank you for compiling

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Good stuff!

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Thank you! Somehow completely spaced on nominating/voting this year.

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I would like to have more nominators, and more votes, next time. I’m not really good at the whole publicity thing.

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I generally don’t nominate or vote because I feel that I don’t play enough games to have an opinion.

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I see your point, but I’d encourage you to do it anyway. Doesn’t have to be in all categories.

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I have the same issue. It’s pretty rare that I am able to get a new game and get it played, much less multiple games to really feel I have any say on things like Best (x) Game.

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The only thing I remember being able to vote for was Stationfall, but it’s nice to see that made a difference.

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