Next of Ken, Volume 69: Reader's Choice Nominations!

Come on in for this sexily-numbered Next of Ken, where the 2012 F:AT Reader's Choice nominations are in, and voting begins!  I've got all the gory details inside.  Also, a review of the most excellent Core Words: Galactic Orders.  Join us, won't you? 

The nominations are in, and when the smoke cleared and the votes were tallied, we now have YOUR Final Five in each category! And unlike Battlestar Galactica, THESE Final Five weren't drawn randomly out of a hat!

(Wow, how's *that* for a timely joke, huh?)

Here's how it's going to work. At this point, one of the five in each category will win. You can vote one of four ways--by sending me a PM through the site with your votes, post them below in the comments section, by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. I'll also start a thread in the forums, and you can vote there as well.

The rules are simple--one vote per category, one set of votes per user. As we've done in years past, feel free to add your quotes, your rationale, your voice to your votes, to sway other would-be voters, or to get your name in lights when I do the results column. The user quotes have been a favorite for many readers, so let's make this year no different! Votes will be accepted starting immediately and running through next Monday, February 25th, 2013.

So here we are...your top nominations in each category, in random order, were as follows:

Best Wargame Nominees, 2012:

1812: Invasion of Canada
Andean Abyss
1989: Dawn of Freedom
Virgin Queen
Sekigahara

Best 2-player Game, 2012:

Android: Netrunner
Puzzle Strike: 3rd Edition
Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game
Dungeon Command
Mage Wars

Best Adventure Game, 2012:

Legends of Andor
Mice & Mystics
Agents of SMERSH
Robinson Crusoe
Zombicide

Best Expansion, 2012:

Puzzle Strike: Shadows
King of Tokyo: Power Up!
Cosmic Encounter: Cosmic Alliance
Mage Knight: The Lost Legion
Netrunner: What Lies Ahead

Best Deckbuilding or Card Game, 2012:

Android: Netrunner
Puzzle Strike: 3rd Edition
Love Letter
Mage Wars
Star Wars: The Card Game

Best Reprint or New Edition, 2012:

Puzzle Strike: 3rd Edition
Wiz-War
Android: Netrunner
War of the Ring, 2nd Edition
Sentinels of the Multiverse: Enhanced Edition

Best Beer n' Pretzles Game, 2012:

King of Tokyo: Power Up!
D-Day Dice
Epic Spell Wars...
Smash Up
Spartacus

Best Game of the Year, 2012:

Puzzle Strike: 3rd Edition
Spartacus
Mage Wars
Netrunner
Zombicide

 So get those votes in, either by posting in the comments section, privately to me by Fortress PM, by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or in the forum thread which I will have up later today. Vote for one, several, or all of the categories.  Make your voices heard! Again, votes will be accepted starting immediately and running through next Monday, February 25th, 2013.

 Don't forget--GET YOUR VOTES IN!! If you have any questions about voting, or need help, don't hesitate to contact me. I want as many voters to be heard as possible, and if I can help you participate, then that's what I'm going to do.

So until people learn that crime doesn't pay, I'll see ya in seven.  RIP, Leslie.