The Official 2024 Puzzel Of The Year thread

[Sundowner64]

Hi all,
although it has become quiet here in the last time, we should not let go with our tradition of honoring a Puzzel Of The Year.

And so it goes.
The first round is the nomination round. You may nominate up to 10 puzzles for the voting round. Any puzzle that receives at least two nominations will advance to the voting.

Rules:
- Eligible are all puzzles that were solved between 1 January 2024 00:00 forum time and 31 December 2024 23:59 forum time. (That is, everything from my "Ars longa, vita brevis" till JenBurdoo's "Insanitary".)
- You may nominate up to 10 puzzles. Multiple puzzles by the same host are possible.
- You may not nominate any of your own puzzles.

I will close nomination at 31 March, provided we have enough nominations for voting.

I'm curious to see what puzzles you liked most in the past year.

[Sundowner64]

Here's my pick. (in no particular order)

[Balin] Wrapped in red
[Balin] Auto motive?
[GalFisk] Truth in advertising
[Jondahr] Demons of power
[Jondahr] But one ring could have ruined everything
[GalFisk] Sorry
[WiZ] Ave, Crismus Bonus!
[Doriana] (N)SFW
[Sarisberie] Then it became a thing

[GalFisk]

Thanks for nominating two of mine! Here are my picks, also in no particular order:

[JenBurdoo] Insanitary viewtopic.php?f=6&t=36001
[Biograd] Clever bridge (picture puzzle) viewtopic.php?f=6&t=35289
[Admin] 7 or 9 viewtopic.php?f=6&t=34635
[Jondahr] But one ring could have ruined everything... viewtopic.php?f=6&t=17647
[WiZ] Jumping Jesus, Holy Cow viewtopic.php?f=6&t=34553
[Doriana] Nothing but trouble viewtopic.php?f=6&t=33011
[Balin] George of the Humble viewtopic.php?f=6&t=31348
[Sundowner] Armies of Gummy Bears viewtopic.php?f=6&t=34881

[BalinTheDwarf]

Thanks for running this, Sundowner. Apologies for the absence -- wish I had a reason, it's just things haven't been going well.

But some nominees:

[BLC] High Table Stakes, apparently
[Doriana] Is there a doctor on this forum?
[Doriana] Wanna make the world dance
[GalFisk] The cutting edge
[JenBurdoo] Rumors of my death...
[Jondahr] But one ring could have ruined everything...
[Sundowner] Armies of Gummy Bears
[Sundowner] Cross Roles
[WiZ] Elevator Quickie - no, not like th-
[WiZ] First among First Losers

[Sundowner64]

Hi there, I'm afraid we won't get more nominations this year. Therefore, I'm lifting the restriction that only puzzles with two nominations advance to the voting. (As far as I see, only two puzzles took this barrier.)

So, feel free to vote on any nominated puzzle. (except your own puzzles, of course)

The rules are:
- You may give 3, 2 and 1 point to your three favourite puzzles.
- The puzzle with the highest total wins the prestigious title of the Puzzel of the Year 2024.
- In case of a tie, the puzzle with the highest number of 3 point votes wins, if still a tie, then the puzzle with the highest number of 2 point votes.

[Sundowner64]

Hi folks, here is my vote. Make sure to add yours.

3 points for: [Jondahr] But one ring could have ruined everything
2 points for: [GalFisk] Sorry
1 point for: [Doriana] (N)SFW

[GalFisk]

3 points for [JenBurdoo] Insanitary
2 points for [Jondahr] But one ring could have ruined everything
1 point for [Sundowner] Armies of Gummy Bears

[Biograd1]

3 points for [WiZ] First Among First Losers
2 points for [BLC] High table stakes, apparently
1 point for [Doriana] Is there a doctor on this forum?

[BalinTheDwarf]

3 points: [BLC] High table stakes, apparently
2 points: [Sundowner] Armies of Gummy Bears
1 point: [jondahr] But one ring could have ruined everything...

[Sundowner64]

So, and we have a winner!

The Official Puzzel Of The Year 2024 is:

Jondahr's "But one ring could have ruined everything" with 6 points.

Congratulations!

Close-up with 5 points is BLC's "High Table Stakes".
3 points collected: Jenburdoo's "Insanitary", Sundowner's "Armies of Gummy Bears", and WiZ's "First among first losers".
2 points were given to: GalFisk's "Sorry"
1 point received: Doriana's "(N)SFW" and also her "Is there a doctor on this forum".

Congratulations again!