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[mith]

I love D&D but the edition wasn't specified and I rarely find the time for D&D while I can find time for Agricola much more frequently and is harder to get a group together for

"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."

It's not totally clear from my wording, but the intention here with game families is that you can base your vote on whichever edition you like.

[Insomniac]

I love D&D but the edition wasn't specified and I rarely find the time for D&D while I can find time for Agricola much more frequently and is harder to get a group together for

"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."

It's not totally clear from my wording, but the intention here with game families is that you can base your vote on whichever edition you like.

Hmm that makes it tougher, but I still like my vote for Agricola here.

[D Bo]

Ticket to Ride
Power Grid
Pass
Pandemic
Tichu
Pass
Pass
Agricola

[eHalcyon]

Ticket to Ride
Power Grid
pass
Pandemic
pass
pass
pass
pass

[mith]

Way behind on comments, apologies for the long post:

Division 2

• Stone Age has gotten a tad stale, but it's still a solid worker placement game, and I have no interest in Monad.
• Stratego was a childhood favorite, but it's not very interesting to me now. Go is something I would like to study, if I didn't have so many other interests eating my time.
• Love Dungeon Lords... would probably enjoy Fiasco, but hard for an RPG to win me over in general.
• Mr. Jack wins by default; Telestrations/EPYC is more of an activity than a game (though an entertaining one).
• Spades is another old favorite, which I still would play. Small World is alright, but my copy got left with my ex and I haven't felt compelled to get another.
• Hearts is in the same boat as Spades; I want to try 1830, but in general I don't like stock games much at all.
• Toughest matchup of this group is Chess vs. Brass. Chess is of course the lifelong favorite, but Brass has been an online addiction only surpassed by Dominion for the past year or so.
• Race for the Galaxy is my third favorite game (behind Mafia and Dominion). Easy choice.

Division 3

• Caracassonne is alright, but never grabbed me (probably because I was into much heavier games before I ever tried it). Tigris & Euphrates is a more interesting game.
• Galaxy Trucker wins the battle of games I haven't played; it's near the top of my to-play list, whereas I have no interest in the Trans ____ games.
• Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation is a really elegant design that I wish I could get to the table more. Citadels I haven't had a chance to try, but I don't forsee it jumping ahead in this matchup when I do.
• Kingdom Builder. I hate Boggle.
• Mao is a novel, puzzle-ish game. Charades is usually lame on its own (though I do like certain variants - Time's Up is excellent and has a Charades component toward the end; Reverse Charades was a blast at BGG.con).
• Alhambra wins mostly due to my friend Jay complaining about his play of Imperial. I suspect I wouldn't like it much, between the stocks and politics. (I do like the rondel mechanic as a general concept, though.)
• The Castles of Burgundy is a really nice design; Love Letter seems alright but with not much meat.
• The Settlers of Catan in a close one. I actually don't let myself play Settles anymore (I find the negotiation aspect too stressful), but it's undeniably a classic. Meanwhile, I think BSG is a fun experience, but I'm not sure about it as a game.

Division 4

• Ticket to Ride is alright I guess, but Diplomacy is a classic, and was my second favorite game for a long time (exclusively PBF).
• My first passes of the tournament, back-to-back. I disliked Power Grid in my one play of it, and haven't played Blood Bowl (though I disliked Team Manager, so I don't have hopes that I would like it anyway).
• Tales of the Arabian Nights is again a fun experience more than a good game. I haven't played Goa and think I might prefer it if I had.
• Pandemic beats Magic in a close one. Pandemic is a lot of fun both co-op and solo. I like Magic in limited formats, but I only rarely play.
• Tzolk'in I think is really solid after two plays. Tichu I'd like to get better at, but it's not going to beat a good Euro.
• Terra Mystica is my favorite of the new games, and I have little interest in Niagara.
• I have bad associations with Dixit, plus is not much of a game. The cards are awesome, though. Hanabi wins easily.
• See above comments about RPGs; D&D could be fun with a good DM and the right crowd, but Agricola is excellent.

[Watno]

Real Blood Bowl has hardly anything in common with Team Manager I think, but I disliked the latter, too.

[liopoil]

Diplomacy
Power Grid
Pandemic
Agricola

[Tables]

Ticket to Ride
Power Grid
Pass
Pandemic
Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calender
Pass
Dixit
Agricola

[Tables]

Match 25
Ticket to Ride
Diplomacy

Diplomacy is one of those games that I finds persists primarily on reputation alone. It's an okayish game, but in terms of long, low (or even no) luck multiplayer strategy games, I feel there are much better options. TtR is far from a favourite game, but it's strategic, relatively quick and fun.

Match 26
Blood Bowl (All Editions)
Power Grid

I've heard bad things about Blood Bowl, and Power Grid is fun. Unfortunately that's about as far as I can go.

Match 27
Tales of the Arabian Nights
Goa

Never played either. Pass.

Match 28
Pandemic
Magic: The Gathering

Pandemic is one of the best co-ops out their, hampered only by the frequent play by dictator that can happen. Magic could be the best game in the world, it's still just not worth the price. And the times I've played Magic, I enjoyed it, but it didn't make me go away and wish I could play it more.

Match 29
Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calender
Tichu

Never played Tichu, but it's not a game that appeals to me. Tzolk'in is really fun though. Strategic and fun.

Match 30
Niagara
Terra Mystica

The one time I played Naigara, I really enjoyed it. Terra Mystica is a name I often see thrown around but it doesn't really interest me.

Match 31
Dixit
Hanabi

Dixit is a really nice game, it's very relaxing fun. Hanabi is the opposite, extremely stressful, but rewarding. I like to be able to talk openly and make jokes during my games though, and Hanabi really restricts that, so it has to be Dixit.

Match 32
Dungeons & Dragons
Agricola

I do not like roleplaying.

[soulnet]

Diplomacy
Power Grid
Pass
Magic: The Gathering
Tichu
Pass
Dixit
Agricola

[Kuildeous]

Match 25
Pass

Match 26
Power Grid

Match 27
Pass

Match 28
Pandemic

Match 29
I loved Tzolk'in when I played it, and I really want to vote on this, but I haven't played Tichu. Sadly, I must pass.

Match 30
Pass

Match 31
Hanabi
I like both games, but I have to go with Hanabi. I view Dixit the same way as Apples to Apples -- Fun to play but no real depth.

Match 32
Agricola
I stopped being a fan of D&D when I discovered other RPGs.

[Qvist]

Ticket to Ride
Pass
Pass
Pandemic
Tichu
Pass
Hanabi
Agricola

Ticket to Ride - Diplomacy: Diplomacy wasn't so appealing here to me. So, it's an easy choice.
Blood Bowl (All Editions) - Power Grid: I'm learning Power Grid currently here in the forums and it's fun, probably not one of my favourites, but it's neat. I haven't played Blood Bowl yet, so I have to pass.
Tales of the Arabian Nights - Goa: I'm interested in both, but never played either.
Pandemic - Magic: The Gathering: I love Pandemic and MtG is a good game too, but Pandemic is still the obvious choice.
Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calender - Tichu: I don't like the "pure" Worker Placement games that much. I never played Tzolk'in and it seems it might be one of the better Worker Placement games, but still doesn't appeal to me that much. Tichu on the other side is a great game. If I only had more players to play it F2F!
Niagara - Terra Mystica: Never played either of those. I'm looking forward to play Terra Mystica in the forums, but I really can't vote here.
Dixit - Hanabi: This is tough. I really like Hanabi, but Dixit is also a good party game. I guess I have to go with Hanabi.
Dungeons & Dragons - Agricola: I wasn't that overwhelmed after my first playthrough of Agricola. It's a good game, but I'm not sure if I try it again. D&D on the other side doesn't appeal to me at all, because I'm not a role player. It's safe to vote for Agricola here.

[Thisisnotasmile]

Ticket to Ride
Power Grid
Goa
Pandemic
Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calender
Terra Mystica
Hanabi
Agricola

[mith]

Say what you will about Diplomacy as a game, but it definitely leads to some entertaining arguments...

[Rabid]

Ticket to Ride
Power Grid
Pass
Magic: The Gathering
Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calender
Niagara
Pass
Agricola

[RichardNixon]

7 Wonders
San Guo Sha
Ra
Twilight Struggle
Steam
Pass
Mage Knight: The Board Game
Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization


Stone Age
Go
Pass
Telestrations
Small World
1830: Railways & Robber Barons
Hearts
Pass
Race for the Galaxy


Tigris & Euphrates
Galaxy Trucker
Citadels
Pass
Charades
Imperial
Imperial again Pass
Pass


Ticket to Ride
Diplomacy
Power Grid
Goa
Magic: The Gathering
Tichu
Pass
Pass
Dungeons & Dragons

[ipofanes]

Ticket to Ride
(the only match where I played both, and boy is this hard. When in doubt, pick the classic, but let's face facts, one of these two I haven't played for decades, for reasons of long playing time, rare player count, and awkward n-way-draw endings.)

Power Grid
(never played Blood Bowl, but American football does not really click with me, and Power Grid is one of my favourites.)

Tales of the Arabian Nights
(never played Goa, and Tales can be a PITA if you are not in the mood for it. Still, you got to honour the yuthor's work on that.)

Magic: The Gathering
(never played Pandemic, but a bit reserved towards cooperative games. Space Alert didn't score with my family.)

Tichu
(never played Tzol'kin,heard good things, but when in doubt, pick the classic)

Terra Mystica
(never played Niagara, but TM is the shit.)

Dixit
(never played Hanabi, but Dixit hits our table very often)

Agricola
(never played it, but rlying on everyone else's opinion.)

[Jorbles]

I had no idea this was happening: \in!

Ticket to Ride
Power Grid
Pass
Pandemic (this was probably my hardest choice, but as much as I love Magic I also hate that they want you to spend one zillion dollars to play it properly)
Pass
Pass
Dixit
Dungeons & Dragons (I love Agricola, but this was an easy choice.)

[Jorbles]

Can I still vote on previous matches or are they closed?

Nevermind, my votes wouldn't change anything. The only really close things I have no opinion on.

[michaeljb]

Ticket to Ride
pass
pass
Magic: The Gathering
pass
pass
pass
Agricola

[mith]

Can I still vote on previous matches or are they closed?

Nevermind, my votes wouldn't change anything. The only really close things I have no opinion on.

Won't be counted, but you should certainly feel free to give your thoughts on matchups you missed!

[ipofanes]

Say what you will about Diplomacy as a game, but it definitely leads to some entertaining arguments...

You seem to not have gotten over it after ten years.

[Kirian]

Ticket to Ride
Power Grid
Goa
Pandemic
Pass
Pass
Hanabi
D&D

I've never played Hanabi, but almost anything is better than Dixit.

[Ozle]

Ticket to Ride
Blood Bowl (All Editions)
Pass
Magic: The Gathering
Pass
Niagara
Pass
Dungeons & Dragons

[mith]

You seem to not have gotten over it after ten years.

But... someone was wrong on the internet! How could you ever get over that? (Actually, I met several of the players from that game not long after that, including my nemesis, and there were no lasting bad feelings. I am still amused by the whole situation though, and especially the exchange linked.)