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Welcome to the second round of #BGE2020 pools!

Each game is randomly seeded into pools using the sequence generator at Random.org. There's no seeding, no ranking, and no preference or prioritization.

The results of the pools will determine how each game stacks up in the elimination rounds, coming... realistically in early 2021.

HOW TO VOTE

Voting is ranked, but it's not super intuitive, so listen up.

• You have 6 total votes to distribute.
• You can only select up to 3 options.
• You can only give each option up to 3 votes.
• NOTE: The number you pick is not the RANK of your choice (i.e. 1st, 2nd, 3rd), but the number of VOTES you're giving it.
• The more votes (bigger numbers) a game gets, the better for that game.

EXAMPLES

• You could pick three games and order them by giving them 3, 2, and 1 votes.
• If you like three games equally, you could give them 2, 2, and 2 votes.
• If you only like two games, you could give them 3 and 3 votes (or 3 and 2, etc.).

This gives you a lot of granularity for how you assign your votes and thereby a lot of influence over which games can do well. Use your power wisely!

If you have questions, ask before voting!

Romance of the Three Kingdoms II is the best game in the "classic" series (RTK1-4 or 1-6 depending on where you slot the oddball 6th entry), the best strategy game in the series (i.e. not counting the strategic RPGs 7, 8, 10, etc.), and IMO the best overall game in the series, as well as being the most accessible starting point, and the most streamlined overall game in the series. It's one of my favourite pure strategy games (as opposed to tactical games or tactical RPGs), definitely one of my favourite historical games, and one of my overall favourite games of all time. I've replayed it many, many times since its release.