{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Boardgames To Go 252C - Mark Madness 2026 (2nd Round of 32)","description":"BGTG 252C - Mark Madness 2026 (2nd Round [of 32])   1st round votes are in, now each successive round moves quickly\u2014just three days. 2nd round voting due March 18 at noon BGG-time in Texas (UTC-5).   How are you voting? For the games you enjoy the most or the ones you predicted to win (based on what you imagined OTHERS would vote for)? I\u2019ve heard the latter is like how a political primary works.   Close calls & Blow-outs \u2022 Vikings squeaked by Wandering Towers via a single vote \u2022 Same for Nucleum over Anachrony   \u2022 Meanwhile, Top & Down only GOT one vote compared to El Grande, losing 2% to 98 \u2022 Similarly Cleopatra & SOA over SOS Titanic, or 7 Wonders Duel over Terror in Meeple City, Diamant\/Incan Gold over Andromeda, or Memoir 44 over Warriors. (I told you there were some gimmes in the first round)   But what about Ticket To Ride over Elfenland? 96% to 4%??     Regarding Designer Teams contrasting with individual designers, there doesn\u2019t seem to be any pattern in the results yet. That is, designers\u2019 individual efforts are not favored over their collaborations\u2026or the other way around. It\u2019s just whatever is the better game?   However, thinking about has led me to offer some half-baked theories and observations.   All (almost): the collaborations tend to be with people from the same country, speaking the same language. I\u2019m sure this is naturally easier Kramer: I think the games with collaborators are more \u201cgamer-y\u201d Moon: I think his collaborations are more \u201clush\u201d Cathala: Similar to Kramer \u201cItalians\u201d: Don\u2019t know! But looking forward to Nucleum vs Barrage ","author_name":"Boardgames To Go","author_url":"http:\/\/www.boardgamestogo.com\/","html":"