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[mith]

Bracket

Round 1: Matches 1-8, Matches 9-16, Matches 17-24, Matches 25-32
Round 2: Matches 33-40, Matches 41-48
Round 3: Matches 49-56
Round 4: Matches 57-60; Bonus Matches 1-4
Round 5: Matches 61-62; Bonus Matches 5-7
Round 6: Match 63, Results

I like making brackets, and I also like finding out more about other people's favourite games... Would there be any interest in doing something like this?

[D Bo]

Sounds cool to me. I'm sure it would expose people to some games they hadn't considered or heard of as well.

[Ozle]

Yes, yes indeed.

[Tables]

Mmm, yeah. Sounds interesting.

[mith]

Alright, three isn't a lot but maybe more people will participate once it's going... if there aren't enough nominations to make this worthwhile, I'll kill it then.

I'm going to follow the format I used in the GCL Mafia Madness tournament last year.

Rules:

• Nominate your favourite 10 (or more) games, in order (absolute mostest favouritest at the top).
• I will work magic on this - If you don't care about the details, the important takeaway is that you will be guaranteed at least your top X games (where X depends on the size of the bracket and number of participants - top 2-4, probably), and players nominating the same game will share the "cost" of that nomination (potentially allowing them to get extra games in further down their list). Seeding will be determined by the number of players nominating a game, and then by average placement.
• This isn't totally game-the-nominations proof, so please make your list independently of others' choices. Do post your list here rather than by PM - hopefully it will encourage more participation, and if not then at least we can turn the failed tournament thread into a discussion of your favourite games!
• Any expansions are included with the base game - for example, if Dominion were included in the tournament, you would be basing your vote on all the cards, or any subset cards you prefer to play with. Alternate names/editions will be combined, as will very similar games within the same family.
• Use whatever criteria you like in determining which games are your "favourite".
• Please post your list with just the names of the games, no bulletpoints, numbers, or inline commentary. It makes it a lot easier for me to copy/paste to my spreadsheet. Feel free to add commentary on the games at the end of your post.

[mith]

My List:

Mafia
Race for the Galaxy
Brass
Agricola
Through the Ages
Diplomacy
Ghost Stories
Pandemic
7 Wonders
Time's Up

[Insomniac]

if mafia is your number 1 mith how come you haven't played on the forums here?

[mith]

If I were playing at all, it would be on mafiascum. I don't have the free time to play like I would want to right now.

[D Bo]

Castles of Burgundy
Alhambra
Carcassonne
Bohnanza
Empire Builder
7 Wonders
Pandemic
Cards Against Humanity
Castle Panic
Qwirkle

[hsiale]

Power Grid
Carcassonne
Agricola

[Grujah]

Gonna play Mansion of Madness first time tomorrow, than submit after that

[Grujah]

Also, what counts?
I assume card and board games. Miniatures, TCGs too, I hope.
What about roleplaying games? Video games?

[Qvist]

This is tough. I haven't played that many games in my life to judge, but it's still hard to pick a Top 10. You said I can nominate more, right?


Dominion
Mage Knight
Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game
Pandemic
The Speicherstadt
Sankt Petersburg
Panic Station
Through the Ages
Kamisado
Forbidden Island
The Resistance
Hanabi
Settlers of Catan
Um Reifenbreite
Shadows Over Camelot


These aren't probably not the best games, but the most fun for me in the couple of months.

[Tables]

Through the Ages
Galaxy Trucker
Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation
Battlestar Galactica
7 Wonders
Twilight Struggle
Resistance: Avalon
Pandemic
Power Grid
Dixit
Kahuna

[theory]

I assume we shouldn't put in Dominion?

Twilight Struggle
Hanabi
Ra
Tigris & Euphrates
Bridge
Tichu
Race for the Galaxy
The Resistance
Category 5 / 6nimmt! (etc.)
Jaipur
Bohnanza
For Sale

[Tables]

Aand I've just actually reread what's going on and realised it's not what I thought it was, but is still cool. Given my nominations list was sincere, I don't think I need to adjust it.

I should stop browsing F:DS past midnight. I do stupid things.

[mith]

Also, what counts?
I assume card and board games. Miniatures, TCGs too, I hope.
What about roleplaying games? Video games?

RPGs are fine; Video games, no.

[Lekkit]

The Spoils
Taboo
Charades
Race for the Galaxy
Ascension
Resistance
Kingdom Builder
Twilight Imperium
Power Grid
Mutant Chronicles - The Siege of the Citadel

I had to put Mutant Chronicles on the list since it was basically the board game that got me into gaming. It's not super good, and we have tried to balance it, but it's soooo much in favour of the Doom Troopers. Pretty cool setting, though. Much cooler than in the dissapointment that was the movie.

[Thisisnotasmile]

I've played way too many games just once in the past that I don't remember much about other than "I gave it a high rating on BGG". I'm just gonna pick ten that I've played and enjoyed recently enough that I rmember them. Some I've just played once, others a lot. There are probably other games I think are better, but I played them too long ago to remember.

Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calender
Stone Age
7 Wonders
Love Letter
Citadels
Hearts
Innovation
Resistance
Troyes
Amyitis

[ipofanes]

Go
Through the Ages
1830
Monad
Terra Mystica
Cyclades
Power Grid
Tigris & Euphrates
Bridge
Ursuppe

[Davio]

Okay, let's go, these are in no special order:

7 Wonders
Stone Age
Dixit
Telestrations (love me some party games with the family)
Puerto Rico
Small World
Settlers of Catan
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
Agricola
Battlestar Galactica

[Grujah]

Also, what counts?
I assume card and board games. Miniatures, TCGs too, I hope.
What about roleplaying games? Video games?

RPGs are fine; Video games, no.

Tabletop only. K.

[Ozle]

Ugh, putting them in favourite order is hard....it all depends on the group and the players.

Magic
Carcassonne
Ticket To Ride
Blood Bowl 3rd Edition (Not the new card game thing, ugh)
Stone Age
Settlers of Catan

[flies]

7 Wonders
Settlers of Catan

My favorite RPG is Fiasco, but the idea of a Fiasco tournament is absurd.  Most RPGs don't have winners, though some do ( http://www.agon-rpg.com/ http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/games/roach/ ).

[Ozle]

"but the idea of a Fiasco tournament is absurd"

One of us is missing the point here I think, I thought this was a tournament to find the best game, you think its a vote to run a tournament OF that best game.