Best Blend of 2024: The Elimination Game Part

[AcesAndEights]

+1 wc 558
-2 directors cut

 

[Val]

So much for uneventful! After a couple rule changes, the game has taken a dramatic - if not Quentin Tarantino-ish turn for the violent - and we've even experienced our first serial killer. Hide the kids, hide the wives... @ThomasS (or Tom the Ripper as they're calling him on the blended streets) is roaming at large, stabbing unsuspecting fellows in the night, and he's downed three blends in 24 hours.

Thanks to this new vigilante we've got roaming about, HH Burley Flake isn't just on the map. It's in the lead. Sure, it's a great blend, but is it 32 points good? That's tough to say. (Wink wink @sablebrush52)

Winchester is still holding strong, but it's dropped decisively behind Steamworks and now Sun Bear and Exclusive align with Telegraph Hill to round out the top 5.

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+ Aus dem Krater
-2 Luminaire... because what the hell even is that?
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Nominees
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Cornell & Diehl
Exclusive - 25
Steamworks - 31
Sun Bear - 25
Winchester - 23
Country Squire
Cowboy Coffee - 3
Daughters & Ryan
Ryback -16
Erik Stokkebye 4th Gen
1931 Flake - 11
Esoterica
Pembroke - 16
Gawith Hoggarth
Bosun Plug - 17
GL Pease
Bankside - 20
Horizons - 17
Telegraph Hill - 24
Quiet Nights - 23
HU Tobacco
Aus dem Krater no. 2 - 16
Director's Cut - 19
Makhuwa - 19
Mac Baren
HH Burley Flake - 32
HH Latakia Flake - 18
Missouri Meerschaum
Luminaire - 10
Samuel Gawith
1792 Flake - 20
Sutliff
Cringle Flake - 10
Match Victorian - 10
Watch City
558 - 27

Deceased, in order of disappearance:
1-Q - Lane
BCA - Lane
Bosun Cut Plug - GH
Golden Sliced - Orlik
Trail Head - Cascadia
Capstan Blue - Capstan
Rule Britannia - Drucquer & Sons
Bipolar Express - Watch City
Ennerdale Flake - GH
Three Sails - D&R
Dunbar - Esoterica
Pegasus - C&D
Shepherds Pie - Country Squire
Gates of Argonath - Ravenwood
The Old Boss - Sutliff
Geometrie - GLP
Phantom Privateer - Sutliff
Early Morning Pipe - Dunhill/Peterson
Eight State Burley - C&D
Old Dark Fired - Mac Baren
Doblone D'Oro - Savinelli
Dark Flake Aromatic - GH
Royal Twist - Mac Baren
Aniseed Twist - GH
Cabbie's Roll Cut - SG
Escudo - AC Peterson


Escudo is (unfortunately!) dead, but you may re-cast your vote and if you do so in time I'll edit into the update.

Jbfrady, would you count cringle again? It was at 17, how did it end up at 10, I’ve added it three times and it’s way off. Respect is earned! In the words of Rodney dangerfield, “ don’t be a putz”

 

[Val]

I would encourage everyone to go through and do a count on your favorites each time. We have some weird mathery going on here.

 

[Grangerous]

Here. Allow me to help.

- 2 Cringle
+ 1 Winchester

 

[jbfrady]

I would encourage everyone to go through and do a count on your favorites each time. We have some weird mathery going on here.

You’re right, but in my recount I’m only off by 1. Cringle should’ve hit 11 and not 10

 

[Val]

Here. Allow me to help.

- 2 Cringle
+ 1 Winchester

Votes are fair, strange add and subtract math by those that want their blend to do well isn’t.

 

[Val]

You’re right, but in my recount I’m only off by 1. Cringle should’ve hit 11 and not 10

Let’s try that again I’ll send the list of plus and minuses

 

[Val]

You ready Brady let’s do some math

Cringle at 17

Minuses
Rscheck -2
Fralphrorg -2
Brendan -1
Pipke -2
Blue ridge -1

Total -8

Pluses
Val +2
Sable +2
Sppuh +1

total +5

-8 plus 5

Equals -3

17-3 equals 14

14 is the number, not 10 not 11

 

[rsshreck32]

Exclusive +1
Cringle -2

 

[Val]

Guys this thing is just silly, check your own scores. games are only fun when they follow actual rules not made up numbers this is ridiculous

 

[rsshreck32]

You ready Brady let’s do some math

Cringle at 17

Minuses
Rscheck -2
Fralphrorg -2
Brendan -1
Pipke -2
Blue ridge -1

Total -8

Pluses
Val +2
Sable +2
Sppuh +1

total +5

-8 plus 5

Equals -3

17-3 equals 14

14 is the number, not 10 not 11

Whatever it is, take 2 more off!

 

[Val]

So basically none of our scores mean anything guys it’s just kind of a rough estimate feel kind of thing

 

[Val]

Whatever it is, take 2 more off!

I’m sure he’ll take 4 off for you, hey take 5 off exclusive!

 

[Val]

Yeah, yeah let’s say exclusive is roughly at 12! Uh quiet nights let’s uh say 7!

 

[andrew]

+2 1792
-1 steam works

 

[Val]

Dude wth? You let fralphrog vote twice? So one time he was able to vote -2 cringle and +1 qn and then +2 qn and -1 pembroke. Quiet nights would be at 21 not 23. What a joke lol. Everyone we’ve been wasting our time, this guy is literally just blotting whatever down

 

[sablebrush52]

@jbfrady Let’s say your blend craps out and you don’t want to support a different blend. Can you minus three another blend or split your minus votes instead?

 

[jbfrady]

My mistake. I counted a +2 as a -2, how dare me.

To correct, Cringle is at 14. But given Val’s overly polite gesturing in the matter, I’m switching my downvote to Cringle, putting it at 12.

Luminaire goes back up two.

 

[Val]

@jbfrady Let’s say your blend craps out and you don’t want to support a different blend. Can you minus three another blend or split your minus votes instead?

I caught it earlier when he was giving additional minus to cringle and I caught it again. I went through 5 times now and labeled the math for him. He docked it 4. Then he gives other blends pluses out of the blue.

 

[Val]

My mistake. I counted a +2 as a -2, how dare me.

To correct, Cringle is at 14. But given Val’s overly polite gesturing in the matter, I’m switching my downvote to Cringle, putting it at 12.

Luminaire goes back up two.

You can’t put it to 12 now that would be for tomorrow putz. It’s at 14, your minus 2 would be for tomorrow putz