City naming conventions.

[polarnomad]

Ok, my vote is as follows.

6 - Fort Sierra (I like the idea of continuing with the convention as long as we are not giving away our city count.)

5 - Gibbet Cove (a cove can be on a river so this can work, plus the gibbet can be a warning to other civs to watch their step)

4 - Raven's Nest (feel like this should be on a hill)

3 - Cuckoo's Nest (maybe wait to discover flight for this one)

2 - Sierra Base (too similar to Alpha Base)

1 - Fort Bravo

0 - Camp Bravo

EDIT: Changed numbering to number of votes instead of rank.

[Kloreep]

My list, from most preferable at top to least at bottom. (W/ number of votes. #1 spot = 6 votes, #2=5, etc.)

6 - Fort Sierra
5 - Raven's Nest
4 - Gibbet Cove
3 - Cuckoo's Nest
2 - Sierra Base
1 - Fort Bravo
0 - Camp Bravo

[Cptn Fancypants]

I vote:
Raven's Nest
Gibbet Cove
Sierra Base
Fort Sierra
Cuckoo's Nest
Fort Bravo
Camp Bravo

[Kloreep]

I think this is the current tally. I believe we have a tie at the moment, so hopefully more people will vote...

Camp Bravo 0
Fort Bravo 3
Raven's Nest 15
Cuckoo's Nest 8
Gibbet Cove 14
Fort Sierra 15
Sierra Base 8

[Cptn Fancypants]

Actually, there's no tie. With Raven's Nest and Fort Sierra having the same tally by the current vote, we discard all votes for other candidates, re-value the votes already cast from zero to one instead of zero to six, and decide that Fort Sierra beats Raven's Nest by a tally of two (polarnomad and Kloreep) to one (me). Recording all our preferences results in our ability to hold an "instant runoff": we know from the rankings submtted already that Fort Sierra would beat Raven's Nest in a one-on-one vote.

The beauty of the Borda count is that it perfectly preserves the results of any one-on-one matchup: if A would beat B head-to-head, it will beat B in a Borda count. No other weighting of preferences (e.g., a double vote for your top pick or a zero vote for everyone except your top pick) does so for all possible voter preferences.

[inamirrordarkly]

6 - Fort Bravo
5 - Fort Sierra
4 - Raven's Nest
3 - Cukoo's Nest
2 - Camp Bravo
1 - Sierra Base
0 - Gibblet Cove

[Kloreep]

Cool, that would have worked out then.

Tally:

Camp Bravo 2
Fort Bravo 9
Raven's Nest 19
Cuckoo's Nest 11
Gibbet Cove 14
Fort Sierra 20
Sierra Base 9

[Cptn Fancypants]

Mmmmm. Gibblets.

[polarnomad]

Originally posted by inamirrordarkly

0 - Gibblet Cove

Um, yeah... That would be GIBBET! As in to hang someone from!

[inamirrordarkly]

Whatever, I still give it zero.

[polarnomad]

That is your prerogative. My intention was not to influence your vote.

[inamirrordarkly]

I know. After looking at that post it may have come off as somewhat short tempered. I did not intend it that way.

[polarnomad]

Ok. No worries.

[Kloreep]

Bump

Thoughts on city #3's name?

[Octavian X]

Since the third city will probably be placed in order to secure the horses, and given the phonetic alphabet thing we have going on, why not 'Foxtrot Stable'?