2012 Derk Cup - Round 1
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Welcome to the third annual tournament for the Derk Cup!
The Derk Cup is awarded each year to BGG's favorite designer. In celebration of the minds behind the games, 64 designers (or design teams) will once again face off in a head to head, bracketed, single elimination tournament.
How the Tournament Works:
Designers were seeded using my top secret ranking method with stats collected on January 6, 2012.
There is a poll for each pairing. The poll will last for around four days. The designer with the most votes when the poll closes will move on to fight another day. The last designer standing will be the recipient of the prestigious 2012 Derk Cup.
Round 1 ends on Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 12:00 am (BGG time).
Announcement Thread:
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Rules:
No sock puppets (one vote per match-up please).
Past Champions:
2011 - Reiner Knizia
2010 - Wolfgang Kramer
Banners:
The banners next to the designers' pictures represent previous performance in the tournament. They are mostly self-explanatory. New for this year are black banners. Black banners have been awarded to designers who were entered in the inaugural 2010 Derk Cup.
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Shaky Ulnas
Canada
Chestermere
Alberta
Yet feet that wandering have gone
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1) Martin Wallace vs. 64) Andrea Angiolino
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Your Answer |
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Vote Percent |
Vote Count |
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Martin Wallace
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92.3% |
467
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Andrea Angiolino
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7.7% |
39
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Voters |
506 |
This poll is now closed.
506 answers
Closes: Sun Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
Martin Wallace
Top 500: Brass, Steam, Age of Steam, A Few Acres of Snow, Railroad Tycoon, Railways of the World, Struggle of Empires, London, Automobile, Tinners' Trail, Age of Industry, Princes of the Renaissance, Liberté, Rise of Empires, Runebound, Steel Driver, Discworld: Ankh-Morpork, Last Train to Wensleydale, Perikles, and Conquest of the Empire
6 additional games in the top 1000
Andrea Angiolino
Top 1000: Wings of War: Famous Aces, Wings of War: Burning Drachens, Wings of War: Watch Your Back!, Wings of War: Deluxe Set, Wings of War: The Dawn of World War II, and Isla Dorada
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Shaky Ulnas
Canada
Chestermere
Alberta
Yet feet that wandering have gone
Turn at last to home afar
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2) Reiner Knizia vs. 63) Larry Harris, Jr.
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Your Answer |
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Vote Percent |
Vote Count |
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Reiner Knizia
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87.5% |
454
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Larry Harris, Jr.
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12.5% |
65
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Voters |
519 |
This poll is now closed.
519 answers
Closes: Sun Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
Reiner Knizia
Top 500: Tigris & Euphrates, Ra, Samurai, Battle Line, Amun-Re, Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition), Taj Mahal, Modern Art, Ingenious, Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation, Through the Desert, Lost Cities, Dream Factory, Blue Moon City, Medici, Schotten-Totten, Carcassonne: The Castle, Ingenious: Travel Edition, Lord of the Rings, Winner's Circle, Colossal Arena, Blue Moon, Stephensons Rocket, High Society, Lost Cities: The Board Game and Razzia!
25 additional games in the top 1000
Larry Harris, Jr.
Top 1000: Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition, Conquest of the Empire, Axis & Allies, Axis & Allies Europe 1940, Axis & Allies Pacific 1940, Axis & Allies: Pacific, Axis & Allies, Axis & Allies 1942 (second edition), Axis & Allies: Europe and Axis & Allies: Battle of the Bulge
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Shaky Ulnas
Canada
Chestermere
Alberta
Yet feet that wandering have gone
Turn at last to home afar
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3) Uwe Rosenberg vs. 62) Peter Lee
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Your Answer |
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Vote Percent |
Vote Count |
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Uwe Rosenberg
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83.8% |
429
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Peter Lee
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16.2% |
83
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Voters |
512 |
This poll is now closed.
512 answers
Closes: Sun Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
Uwe Rosenberg
Top 1000: Agricola, Le Havre, At the Gates of Loyang, Bohnanza, Ora et Labora, Merkator, Babel, Mamma Mia! and Bargain Hunter
Peter Lee
Top 1000: Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game, Dungeons & Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game, Dungeons & Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt Board Game, Heroscape Master Set: Battle for the Underdark, Dungeons & Dragons: Conquest of Nerath Board Game and Star Wars Miniatures
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Shaky Ulnas
Canada
Chestermere
Alberta
Yet feet that wandering have gone
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5) Wolfgang Kramer vs. 60) Sid Sackson
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Your Answer |
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Vote Percent |
Vote Count |
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Wolfgang Kramer
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69.4% |
353
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Sid Sackson
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30.6% |
156
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Voters |
509 |
This poll is now closed.
509 answers
Closes: Sun Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
Wolfgang Kramer
Top 500: El Grande, The Princes of Florence, Tikal, Torres, Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in India, Colosseum, Hacienda, Java, Mexica, Category 5, Gulo Gulo, Daytona 500, Asara and Pueblo
14 additional games in the top 1000.
Sid Sackson
Top 1000: Acquire, Can't Stop, I'm the Boss!, A Gamut of Games and Sleuth
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Shaky Ulnas
Canada
Chestermere
Alberta
Yet feet that wandering have gone
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6) Vlaada Chvátil vs. 59) Jervis Johnson
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Your Answer |
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Vote Percent |
Vote Count |
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Vlaada Chvatil
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89.6% |
449
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Jervis Johnson
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10.4% |
52
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Voters |
501 |
This poll is now closed.
501 answers
Closes: Sun Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
Vlaada Chvátil
Top 1000: Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization, Space Alert, Dungeon Lords, Galaxy Trucker, Mage Knight: Board Game, Dungeon Petz, Prophecy and Graenaland
Jervis Johnson
Top 1000: Blood Bowl: Living Rulebook, Blood Bowl (Third Edition), Necromunda, Warhammer Fantasy Battle and Blood Bowl (Second Edition)
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Shaky Ulnas
Canada
Chestermere
Alberta
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8) Friedemann Friese vs. 57) Stefan Dorra
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Your Answer |
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Vote Percent |
Vote Count |
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Friedemann Friese
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77.6% |
377
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Stefan Dorra
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22.4% |
109
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Voters |
486 |
This poll is now closed.
486 answers
Closes: Sun Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
Friedemann Friese
Top 1000: Power Grid, Power Grid: Factory Manager, Fauna, Funkenschlag, Fearsome Floors, Felix: The Cat in the Sack, Power Grid: The First Sparks, Famiglia, Funny Friends, Friday, Fresh Fish, Fische Fluppen Frikadellen, Funkenschlag: EnBW, Mégawatts, Fast Flowing Forest Fellers and Fürstenfeld
Stefan Dorra
Top 1000: For Sale, Medina, Die Sieben Siegel, Turn the Tide, Mü & Lots More, Kreta, Pergamon, Marracash, Pick Picknic and Streetcar
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Shaky Ulnas
Canada
Chestermere
Alberta
Yet feet that wandering have gone
Turn at last to home afar
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10) Corey Konieczka vs. 55) Doumen & Wiersinga
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Your Answer |
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Vote Percent |
Vote Count |
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Corey Konieczka
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62.9% |
287
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Doumen & Wiersinga
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37.1% |
169
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Voters |
456 |
This poll is now closed.
456 answers
Closes: Sun Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
Corey Konieczka
Top 1000: Battlestar Galactica, Runewars, Mansions of Madness, StarCraft: The Board Game, Middle-Earth Quest, Tide of Iron, Gears of War: The Board Game, Space Hulk: Death Angel - The Card Game, Warrior Knights and Rune Age
Jeroen Doumen & Joris Wiersinga
Top 1000: Indonesia, Antiquity, Roads & Boats and Greed Incorporated
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Shaky Ulnas
Canada
Chestermere
Alberta
Yet feet that wandering have gone
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17) Alan R. Moon vs. 48) Tom Dalgliesh
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Your Answer |
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Vote Percent |
Vote Count |
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Alan R. Moon
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85.1% |
406
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Tom Dalgliesh
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14.9% |
71
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Voters |
477 |
This poll is now closed.
477 answers
Closes: Sun Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
Alan R. Moon
Top 500: Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries, Ticket to Ride: Europe, Ticket to Ride, Ticket to Ride: Märklin Edition, Union Pacific, San Marco, Airlines Europe, Elfenland, Incan Gold and Diamant
10 other games in the top 1000.
Tom Dalgliesh
Top 1000: EastFront, Saga, Richard III: The Wars of the Roses, Crusader Rex, Napoleon: The Waterloo Campaign, 1815, Wizard Kings, Liberty: The American Revolution 1775-83, War of 1812 and Quebec 1759
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Shaky Ulnas
Canada
Chestermere
Alberta
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18) Christian T. Petersen vs. 47) Don Greenwood
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Your Answer |
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Vote Percent |
Vote Count |
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Christian T. Petersen
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65.4% |
272
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Don Greenwood
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34.6% |
144
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Voters |
416 |
This poll is now closed.
417 answers
Closes: Sun Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
Christian T. Petersen
Top 1000: Twilight Imperium (third edition), Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition), A Game of Thrones, StarCraft: The Board Game, Middle-Earth Quest, Tide of Iron, A Game of Thrones: The Card Game, A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition), Doom: The Boardgame, World of Warcraft: The Boardgame and A Game of Thrones Collectible Card Game
Don Greenwood
Top 1000: Advanced Squad Leader, The Republic of Rome, Breakout: Normandy, Age of Renaissance, The Napoleonic Wars, Turning Point: Stalingrad, Rise and Decline of the Third Reich and Circus Maximus
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Shaky Ulnas
Canada
Chestermere
Alberta
Yet feet that wandering have gone
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19) Glenn Drover vs. 46) Craig Van Ness
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Your Answer |
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Vote Percent |
Vote Count |
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Glenn Drover
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52.7% |
214
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Craig Van Ness
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47.3% |
192
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Voters |
406 |
This poll is now closed.
406 answers
Closes: Sun Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
Glenn Drover
Top 1000: Glenn Drover's Empires: The Age of Discovery, Railroad Tycoon, Railways of the World and Conquest of the Empire
Craig Van Ness
Top 1000: Heroscape Master Set: Rise of the Valkyrie, Heroscape Master Set: Swarm of the Marro, Star Wars: The Queen's Gambit, Star Wars: Epic Duels, Heroscape Master Set: Battle for the Underdark, Risk 2210 A.D., Heroscape Marvel: The Conflict Begins, Sorry! Sliders, Battleship Galaxies: The Saturn Offensive Game Set and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Game (US)
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Shaky Ulnas
Canada
Chestermere
Alberta
Yet feet that wandering have gone
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21) Mac Gerdts vs. 44) Kris Burm
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Your Answer |
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Vote Percent |
Vote Count |
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Mac Gerdts
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68.0% |
287
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Kris Burm
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32.0% |
135
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Voters |
422 |
This poll is now closed.
422 answers
Closes: Sun Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
Mac Gerdts
Top 1000: Imperial, Navegador, Imperial 2030, Antike, Hamburgum and The Princes of Machu Picchu
Kris Burm
Top 1000: YINSH, DVONN, TZAAR, ZÈRTZ, GIPF, PÜNCT and TAMSK
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Shaky Ulnas
Canada
Chestermere
Alberta
Yet feet that wandering have gone
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22) Eric M. Lang vs. 43) Mark Simonitch
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Your Answer |
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Vote Percent |
Vote Count |
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Eric M. Lang
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62.1% |
244
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Mark Simonitch
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37.9% |
149
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Voters |
393 |
This poll is now closed.
393 answers
Closes: Sun Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
Eric M. Lang
Top 1000: Chaos in the Old World, Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition), Warhammer: Invasion, A Game of Thrones: The Card Game, Quarriors!, Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game, World of Warcraft: The Boardgame, Midgard, Call of Cthulhu: Collectible Card Game and A Game of Thrones Collectible Card Game
Mark Simonitch (left)
Top 1000: Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage, Successors (3rd Edition), Ardennes '44, Normandy '44 and Successors (2nd Edition)
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Shaky Ulnas
Canada
Chestermere
Alberta
Yet feet that wandering have gone
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23) Dirk Henn vs. 42) Karl-Heinz Schmiel
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Your Answer |
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Vote Percent |
Vote Count |
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Dirk Henn
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68.8% |
298
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Karl-Heinz Schmiel
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31.2% |
135
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Voters |
433 |
This poll is now closed.
433 answers
Closes: Sun Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
Dirk Henn
Top 1000: Shogun, Wallenstein, Alhambra, Alhambra: Big Box, Show Manager, Atlantic Star, Rosenkönig, Timbuktu and Metro
Karl-Heinz Schmiel
Top 1000: Die Macher, Tribune: Primus Inter Pares, Mü & Lots More, Was sticht?, A la carte and Attila
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Shaky Ulnas
Canada
Chestermere
Alberta
Yet feet that wandering have gone
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24) Antoine Bauza vs. 41) Bruno Faidutti
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Your Answer |
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Vote Percent |
Vote Count |
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Antoine Bauza
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43.0% |
199
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Bruno Faidutti
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57.0% |
264
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Voters |
463 |
This poll is now closed.
463 answers
Closes: Sun Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
Antoine Bauza
Top 1000: 7 Wonders, Ghost Stories, Hanabi & Ikebana and Mystery Express
Bruno Faidutti
Top 1000: Citadels, Warrior Knights, Ad Astra, Mission: Red Planet, Incan Gold, Diamant, Mystery of the Abbey, Boomtown, Isla Dorada, Red November and Queen's Necklace
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