Re: Announcing the winner!!

["Benedict" <boycat_oh@...>]

Wow.

I was away from email/internet yesterday, so just saw that my 
game won! Can't quite believe it...

I am glad that, in spite of your initial hatred [ ;) ], Rob, that you
and your group enjoyed the game. Funny, I had similar concerns 
about the game: a) it would have too much analysis (potentially 
leading to paralysis), b) it would be too similar to Puerto Rico 
and c) the fact that it required 2 piecepacks would be annoying.

I don't know what to think about ElectronicWaffle's comments. 
Perhaps EW should wait to at least see and play Pharaoh's Heir, 
and then decide how original it is and how it fits in with the 
contest theme. 

All I can say is that very few game mechanics these days are 
totally original. Puerto Rico itself borrows from other games, and 
Amun Re has been heavily criticized for being a recycling of other 
game mechanics, however it seems to have emerged as a 
strong game with its own unique gaming experience.

Phillip