Well, the first half results have been calculated, and so far, it appears that the newer games have the upper hand.  As a few of the columnists have suggested, it could be simply that more of our readers have had more chances to play the more recent winners.

Below are the results of the first round thus far.  The closest matchup was Cafe International which narrowly squeaked out a win over Drunter and Druber.   The biggest blowout was Ticket to Ride over Railway Rivals.

I must admit that I was a bit surprised at how far apart the results were for Torres and Tikal, I expected that one to be amongst the closest of the first round contests – this obviously shows you what I know…

Matchup 1

Keltis – 58%
Rummikub – 31%
Focus – 11%

Matchup 2

Adel Verplichtet – 69%
Heimlich & Co – 31%

Matchup 3

Cafe International – 53%
Drunter & Druber – 47%

Matchup 4

Carcassonne – 69%
Alhambra – 31%

Matchup 5

Niagara – 62%
Villa Paletti – 38%

Matchup 6

Dixit – 75%
Barbarossa – 25%

Matchup 7

Elfenland – 90%
Enchanted Forest – 10%

Matchup 8

El Grande – 85%
Manhattan – 15%

Matchup 9

Tikal – 72%
Torres – 28%

Matchup 10

Scotland Yard – 74%
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective – 26%

Matchup 11

Dominion – 77%
Qwirkle – 23%

Matchup 12

Zooloretto – 65%
Hare and Tortoise – 35%

Matchup 13

Settlers of Catan – 76%
Liar’s Dice – 24%

Matchup 14

Mississippi Queen – 58%
Um Reifenbreite – 42%

Matchup 15

Thurn and Taxis – 81%
Auf Achse – 19%

Matchup 16

Ticket to Ride – 94%
Railway Rivals – 6%

Now it’s time to vote on the second round! (Coming as soon as I can set up the polls!)