Finnish Players' Picks 2006

Mikko Saari

(msaari)

Finland

http://www.lautapeliopas.fi/ - the best Finnish board game resource!

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Hi! Here we are again, listing the winners of the Finnish Players' Picks. It's an informal poll I came up with in 2003. Every Finnish gamer can give five to seven votes to different games they've enjoyed within the last year. This year we had 119 gamers giving almost 800 votes to a bunch of different games.

Here I've listed the top-25. You can find the rest of the games at the result page http://www.lautapelaaja.net/aanestystulokset06.html

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Posted Mon Oct 2, 2006 12:40 pm

1. Board Game: Caylus [Average Rating:7.97 Overall Rank:11]

Mikko Saari

(msaari)

Finland

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46 votes. A bit of a surprise. The Finnish edition helped, but the game might've won even without it. Hard to say. I'm quite curious to see how Caylus will place next year: will it still be above Puerto Rico?

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Posted Mon Oct 2, 2006 12:40 pm

2. Board Game: Puerto Rico [Average Rating:8.26 Overall Rank:3]

Mikko Saari

(msaari)

Finland

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39 votes. Initially it was a real contest between Caylus and Puerto Rico (and many people voted for both), but in the end, the old champion (1st place in 2003 & 2004, 2nd place in 2005) had to go.

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Posted Mon Oct 2, 2006 12:40 pm

3. Board Game: Ticket to Ride [Average Rating:7.48 Overall Rank:74]

Mikko Saari

(msaari)

Finland

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27 votes. Most voters voted for the Finnish edition specifically. I was expecting Ticket to Ride to win, but that didn't happen - still, top three as I expected.

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Posted Mon Oct 2, 2006 12:40 pm

Dan Rosewater

(Goodsound)

Switzerland
Zürich

strange enough that the voters did not prefer the Europe edition.

Posted Mon Oct 2, 2006 4:22 pm
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Stephen Smith

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strange enough that the voters did not prefer the Europe edition.

Maybe, except that Finland doesn't appear on the European map

Maybe they aren't really part of Europe after all wow

Posted Mon Oct 2, 2006 4:48 pm
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Mikko Saari

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Finland

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Ticket to Ride Europe didn't get too many votes. It's out in Finnish, so it could be there, but the original is what everybody knows, plays and likes.

Posted Mon Oct 2, 2006 5:10 pm
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4. Board Game: Carcassonne [Average Rating:7.46 Overall Rank:86]

Mikko Saari

(msaari)

Finland

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23 votes. The voters were more hard-core this year, it seems, dropping Carcassonne (2nd 2003 & 2004, 1st 2005) to the fourth place.

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Posted Mon Oct 2, 2006 12:40 pm

5. Board Game: Samurai [Average Rating:7.49 Overall Rank:76]

Mikko Saari

(msaari)

Finland

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21 votes. I am curious, if the Finnish edition helped here... Samurai did pretty much as well as last year.

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Posted Mon Oct 2, 2006 12:40 pm

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I like the white box.

Posted Mon Oct 2, 2006 9:42 pm
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6. Board Game: Bohnanza [Average Rating:7.13 Overall Rank:198]

Mikko Saari

(msaari)

Finland

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18 votes. There's one thing common between the top six games: they all have Finnish edition published by Lautapelit.fi. I think that's a solid testament to their success as the number one game publisher in Finland, from gamer's point of view.

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Posted Mon Oct 2, 2006 12:40 pm

7. Board Game: Memoir '44 [Average Rating:7.56 Overall Rank:61]

Mikko Saari

(msaari)

Finland

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18 votes. A favourite, which lost some points from last year. The novelty has faded a bit, even with the expansions. Speaking of Commands & Colors, BattleLore should appear on the list next year, I think. C&C: Ancients got two votes this year; that's a minority game.

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Posted Mon Oct 2, 2006 12:40 pm

8. Board Game: Power Grid [Average Rating:8.09 Overall Rank:5]

Mikko Saari

(msaari)

Finland

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13 votes. A popular favourite that appeared two years ago with 13 votes, had 20 votes last year and now is back to 13.

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Posted Mon Oct 2, 2006 12:40 pm

9. Board Game: Thurn and Taxis [Average Rating:7.19 Overall Rank:178]

Mikko Saari

(msaari)

Finland

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13 votes. Second-best new game on the list. Not a surprise. This is also a future Lautapelit.fi Finnish release, so next year might see a bit of boost, actually.

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Posted Mon Oct 2, 2006 12:40 pm

10. Board Game: Alhambra [Average Rating:7.05 Overall Rank:241]

Mikko Saari

(msaari)

Finland

http://www.lautapeliopas.fi/ - the best Finnish board game resource!

12 votes. Has steady support, but isn't loved by the hard core crowd.

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Posted Mon Oct 2, 2006 12:40 pm

11. Board Game: Tigris & Euphrates [Average Rating:7.89 Overall Rank:15]

Mikko Saari

(msaari)

Finland

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12 votes. Among the top of the old games - well, second after Bohnanza. Steady, not out of fashion quite yet.

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Posted Mon Oct 2, 2006 12:40 pm

12. Board Game: The Settlers of Catan [Average Rating:7.51 Overall Rank:78]

Mikko Saari

(msaari)

Finland

http://www.lautapeliopas.fi/ - the best Finnish board game resource!

11 votes. Another old favourite.

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Posted Mon Oct 2, 2006 12:40 pm

13. Board Game: San Juan [Average Rating:7.34 Overall Rank:115]

Mikko Saari

(msaari)

Finland

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11 votes. Newer favourite. No match to its big brother, even though I think San Juan is definitely at least as good as Puerto Rico. The public disagrees.

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Posted Mon Oct 2, 2006 12:40 pm

14. Board Game: Arkham Horror [Average Rating:7.57 Overall Rank:69]

Mikko Saari

(msaari)

Finland

http://www.lautapeliopas.fi/ - the best Finnish board game resource!

10 votes. Surprisingly popular in certain circles.

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Posted Mon Oct 2, 2006 12:40 pm

15. Board Game: El Grande [Average Rating:7.89 Overall Rank:14]

Mikko Saari

(msaari)

Finland

http://www.lautapeliopas.fi/ - the best Finnish board game resource!

10 votes. Old warhorse took a nose dive - this used to be a top-10 game, but I'm not sure it'll make top-20 next year. But maybe the new edition gives it a small boost? We'll see.