i didn't care for any cities that any of the socialists drafted, including bloo. they're all so mundane.
drafting something like angkor wat serves no purpose for a resident. that place is never going to change, ever, which is all good...except once you've seen it once in your life, you're done. O2, Barca, and Oxford are the only 3 picks I think of his that are actually worthwhile for someone living there, and O2 isn't all that great. could easily be replicated.
One thing I came away from the voting thinking was that no one, myself included, really nailed it. Lots of people had substantial bits I liked, but no one had a complete draft I thought hell yeah about, which is a bit unusual for these games I think
is everyone trolling me? are you all just pretending like i didn't completely obliterate this draft?
movie studio
modeling agency
big business
beautiful beaches
perfect weather
hearst castle
filthyvermin mayor
space ships ffs
cirque du soleil
russian rhythmic gymanstics
One thing I came away from the voting thinking was that no one, myself included, really nailed it. Lots of people had substantial bits I liked, but no one had a complete draft I thought hell yeah about, which is a bit unusual for these games I think
As I carefully review this draft, I'm struck by how Gabardine was posting up a storm and dominating all discussion early, but then he pretty much checked out. I think in general, the quicker the draft, the better. The fewer drafters, the better. These things have a way of losing momentum quickly.
As I carefully review this draft, I'm struck by how Gabardine was posting up a storm and dominating all discussion early, but then he pretty much checked out. I think in general, the quicker the draft, the better. The fewer drafters, the better. These things have a way of losing momentum quickly.
I think he went to Japan, hence the lack of posts. Duck took over for the last few picks.
Other than great public spaces, you know the other thing that really ties a city together? Random districts of cafes, bars, shops and restaurants, small art galleries & theatres. The sort of place to go and hang out, people watch, wander about, have a couple of drinks, maybe see a band or something. Each of them is different: [undrafted] grew up from artists look for cheap places to make their art, [undrafted] and [undrafted] were where intellectuals wanted to hang out and change the world, one drink at a time, others like [undrafted] came from immigrant communities merging into one another.
They're hard to pick in this game, since they are by their very nature accidents of the planning system, but I should be well placed to encourage their development with the mix of uni graduates, a fabulous location for great food and a strong institutional arts scene for smaller experiments to spin of and riff against. Still, I want to pick something that will encourage the development of grass roots authenticity, or at least symbolise it. So with my last pick I'm taking...
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err, I don't know
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umm....
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I've been thinking about this for like 4 days now
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Originally Posted by soah
I had one of these which was draftable but ultimately decided that it wasn't worth as much as the other things I could take.
In retrospect, it may have provided better utility to my city than the Atlantis resort, but I got scared of drafting something that few people would have ever heard of.
Of special note: 12 different teams voted. Charry and eyebooger were members of the same team, so their votes were each counted for half value. Thanks to special contributors kioshk and kcaw, who didn't participate in the draft but were interested enough to vote anyway!
It should be noted that the more active city builders mostly led the way in the voting totals, as opinions were widely split. That said, 20 of the 21 cities received points!
Let's get a few preliminaries out of the way. Here are our guide's Honorable Mentions for the world's best cities.
21st (0 points): Vancouver, Canada (pmarrsouth)
20th (0.5 points): Calgary, Canada (Gamer Dude)
19th (1 point): Honolulu, USA (nicholasp27)
17th-tie (4 points): Shanghai, China (Monkey Banana)
17th-tie (4 points): Austin, USA (TehBankertin)
16th (5 points): Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (filthyvermin)
Voters found a number of things to like about each of these cities, ranging from their old-world charm to their excellent dining options to their spectacular tourism options.
