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Le Tour De Geek 2014 - Qualifying Stage I [POLLS] - STAGE COMPLETE
Tony Ackroyd
United Kingdom
Brighton
E Sussex
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It is with a mixture of trepidation and excitement that I kick off the Tour de Geek 2014. The intent to make it feel epic and intense like the cycle Tour generates a significant time commitment that I might not have, but what the hell, lets go!
Every year nearly 200 maniac cyclists take part in a 3 week, 2000 mile cycle race around France. This contest echos that madness, but with games taking part.
Le Tour de Geek has 15 stages where the 50 best games will compete against each other. Each of the 15 stages represents a different aspect of what makes games great. As in Le Tour the competitors will be judged in a number of different ways and the best in each of these will be rewarded by wearing a coloured jersey in the next stage. After the 15 stages are complete we will know our champions.
Like last year there will be two stages of Qualifying to determine the 50 games that will compete. This is the first of those stages.
A number of competitors will pre-qualify for the contest at varying stages based on their performance last year and in other contests. For Stage 1 a lot of games are auto-nominated. However the Stage is open for Wild Card entries. Similar games (e.g. Dominion/Intrigue, Steam/Age of Steam) have been combined.
Tournament Dates
Qualifying Stage I: early May
Qualifying Stage II: mid May
Giro d'Italia 2014: 9th May to 1 June
Le Tour de Geek 2014 (15 Stages): 2 June to 28 July
Le Tour de France 2014: 5th July to 27 July
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Voting is over for this round. The next round is here:
Le Tour De Geek 2014 - Qualifying Stage II [POLLS] - STAGE COMPLETE
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Tony Ackroyd
United Kingdom
Brighton
E Sussex
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This year there will be two qualifying stages to determine the 50 competitors for the 2014 Le Tour.
20 will automatically qualify based on their performance in the 2013 Tour.
20 will pre-qualify for Stage II of qualifying based on their performance in the 2013 Tour or other contests.
60 games are automatically nominated for Stage I of qualifying based on their performance in other contests (2013 Tour, Geek Madness, Boardgames League, etc). These appear in the polls below.
Anyone is free to nominate any other games as Wild Card entries by adding them as items to this geeklist.
The top 30 games will qualify this Stage will qualify for Stage II based on the number of votes they receive (number of poll votes for auto-nominated games, number of thumbs for Wild Cards). In addition the top 1 or 2 Wild Cards will qualify even if they get less votes.
You can discuss Le Tour contest here:
Le Tour de Geek - Discussion Thread
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Tony Ackroyd
United Kingdom
Brighton
E Sussex
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The following games will automatically qualify for the 2014 Tour proper, based on their performance in the 2013 Tour. Of the 50 competitors they make up the Top 20.
The Resistance/Avalon (2013 Yellow Jersey, Overall Leader)
Agricola
King of Tokyo (2013 White Jersey, Best New Game)
Twilight Struggle (2013 Green Jersey, Points Classification)
Dixit (2013 White on Red, Most Combative)
Ticket to Ride
Battlestar Galactica (2013 Polka Dots Jersey, King of the Mountain)
Pandemic
7 Wonders (2013 Knizia Jersey, Best All-Rounder)
Power Grid
Galaxy Trucker
Dominion
Chess (2013 Red Jersey, Best Old Game)
Carcassonne
Roborally
Mage Knight Board Game
Space Alert
Love Letter
Cosmic Encounter
Eclipse
20 automatic qualifiers means there are 30 slots remaining for games that will enter from 2014 Stage II Qualifying.
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Tony Ackroyd
United Kingdom
Brighton
E Sussex
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The following games automatically enter in Stage II of the 2014 Qualifying contest based on their performance in the 2013 Tour and other contests.
Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
A Game of Thrones
Dominant Species
Crokinole
Through the Ages
Bohnanza
The Settlers of Catan
Puerto Rico
Race for the Galaxy
Android: Netrunner
War of the Ring
Twilight Imperium
Arkham Horror
Magic: The Gathering
Small World
Terra Mystica
Suburbia
The Castles of Burgundy
Lords of Waterdeep
Le Havre
These 20 automatic entries into Stage II means that 30 more slots are available for entrants from Stage I.
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Tony Ackroyd
United Kingdom
Brighton
E Sussex
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The following are automatically nominated for Stage I of Le Tour qualifying based on their performance in 2013 Le Tour or other contests. Vote for as many as you like:
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Tony Ackroyd
United Kingdom
Brighton
E Sussex
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The following are automatically nominated for Stage I of Le Tour qualifying based on their performance in 2013 Le Tour or other contests. Vote for as many as you like:
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Tony Ackroyd
United Kingdom
Brighton
E Sussex
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The following are automatically nominated for Stage I of Le Tour qualifying based on their performance in 2013 Le Tour or other contests. Vote for as many as you like:
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Tony Ackroyd
United Kingdom
Brighton
E Sussex
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Le Tour is not limited to the above automatic nominees. In addition anyone can nominate Wild Card entrants. Simply add an geeklist item entry to this geeklist for any game you'd like to nominate.
Votes for Wild Cards will be based on the number of Thumbs they receive, so don't be shy with your thumb for any Wild Card nominated that you think worthy of a shot at Stage II, or maybe even Le Tour 2014!
Depending on my available time I may be re-ordering the geeklist a few times based on the number of votes the wild cards get.
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Jeff Shald
United States
Georgetown
TX
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Will an old classic have legs?
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Stephen Eckman
United States
Oviedo
Florida
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This has replaced Ticket to Ride for me.
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Nicola Bocchetta
Italy
Milano
MI
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Quasi non-rondel game of Max Gerdts.
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Jeffrey Drozek-Fitzwater
United States
Houston
Texas
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It has to get into one of these!
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Tyler
United States
Gainesville
Virginia
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I nominate the beautiful Pillars of the Earth.
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kat costa
United States
Paradise
California
Who dares disturb the Hobnob Goblin?
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I nominate Ginkgopolis.
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Board Game: Tobago
[Average Rating:7.13 Overall Rank:388]
kat costa
United States
Paradise
California
Who dares disturb the Hobnob Goblin?
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Love this. Little known.
Logic, deduction, racing, treasure, push-your-luck.
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Jeff Shald
United States
Georgetown
TX
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Will this infamous game get any love?
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16.
Board Game: Macao
[Average Rating:7.43 Overall Rank:243]
Kathleen Nugent
United States
Tamworth
New Hampshire
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My favorite 10.
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17.
Board Game: Friday
[Average Rating:7.22 Overall Rank:302]
Jeff Shald
United States
Georgetown
TX
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Can a solo game make it into the pack?
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TJ H
United States
New Jersey
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Go Go
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Tom Beach
United Kingdom
Chippenham
Wiltshire
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Absolutely love this game, surely a worthy competitor
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Stephen Eckman
United States
Oviedo
Florida
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Rarely see this show up in contests. Curious to see how well it will do.
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21.
Board Game: Poker
[Average Rating:6.70 Overall Rank:864]
Stephen Eckman
United States
Oviedo
Florida
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If you are going to include classics like Chess and Go, I think you should include this classic and very popular card game!
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Duck Farmer
Australia
Ziggurat City
Phantasmagoria
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My final nomination.
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Ben Finkel
United States
Washington
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I'm always up for this game of swirling debt and splendid ranches.
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TJ H
United States
New Jersey
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YaVerOt YaVerOt
United States
Arvada
Colorado
Armchair warriors often fail, and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales.
Aoi Aoi toki ga toke dasheta.
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My dice know more than your dice.
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