A few weeks ago, I wrote an article for Boardgame News about selecting the designer who I felt had the best body of work for the 2007 calendar year (you can find the whole article here: http://www.boardgamenews.com/index.php/boardgamenews/comment...). What I found was that there were no designers who had what I'd call a great output last year and narrowed the process down to three who each put out two very good games. I opted to go for a three-way tie, a decision that some felt was indecisive. But I really think the accomplishments of all three of them were very even last year.

Anyway, maybe the members of the Geek can help out. I've listed the three nominees below (one of them is two person team), together with their games from last year. I'd like you to vote for the nominee you think is most deserving by giving it a thumb.

Here are some ground rules, or at least the rules I've chosen to impose on myself for the process. The idea is to honor the designer with the greatest body of work last year, not the one who created the single best game. I try to remove my personal feelings about the designs as much as possible; instead, I'm relying more on how I think the gaming world views their creations. Of course, you don't have to be bound by this restriction. I personally know very little about the world of wargames, so I exclude hardcore wargames from my consideration (but, as you will see, more Euro-style games of conflict are eligible). Everything else is included, including Euros, Ameritrash, card games, dexterity games, children's games, RPGs, CCGs--you name it. I used these guidelines to come up with these three nominees. Tell me which ones you think had the best body of work by thumbing the designer entry (not one of the games). Let's see if as a group, we can come to a consensus that I couldn't reach on my own!