Enigma Top 20 for 2006

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In the year 2006, Enigmaversary II took place. Among the special events that occured was the compiling of an Enigma top 20 list in the categories of Movies, Books, Comics, Games, and Television. The list has been since been broken up and reorganized on this wiki for ease of reference and further discussion.

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[edit] Method

A poll was conducted among various inhabitants of the Enigma list several months prior to the Enigmaversary festivities. These poll results were sorted, collated, and then given to people during Enigmaversary for voting to yield the top twenty results in each category. Results were announced to the list except for the top 3 of each, which were held until until Scott's Easter party.

[edit] Retabulation

A single voting sheet was found later and the results retabulated. The new entries (where changes were made) have asterisks by them. The old results are at the end for reference.

[edit] Credits

Aaron Vanek is responsible for stirring up the pot and getting people to submit and vote on the top 20 list. If you don't like the results, then GOOD - talk about it using the discussion tab at the top.

Quote from Aaron:

"Overall: if there were two items that were ranked the same on a ballot (two #4ís, for example), I discounted both votes and moved everything else up. If you skipped a number (8, 10, 11, etc.) I moved everything up to fill the gap. I should have discounted the entire ballot, but instead I stared at the hanging chad and interpreted what the voter wanted.

If there was a tie, both entries would hold that numbered slot, but the next entry would be two rankings removed (i.e., a two-way tie for 12th, the next one would be 14th).

I only listed the author of the novels, because I am lazy.

This is supposed to provoke discussion. So, DISCUSS!

Thank you to everyone who participated! I had to tabulate 40 ballots, and it was a great pain in the ass! Still, I think these results reveal a lot about who we are as a club. Sure, a top 20 list is fruitless wanking, however, there are some truths buried in these entries and rankings; it would do you well to pay heed to what was done here."

[edit] Results

[edit] ENIGMA'S Top Books

  1. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  2. Ender's Game
  3. Fellowship of the Ring
  4. Return of the King - Tolkein
  5. 1984 - Orwell
  6. Snow Crash - Stephenson
  7. Dune - Herbert*
  8. The Hobbit - Tolkein*
  9. The Two Towers - Tolkein
  10. Fahrenheit 451 - Bradbury
  11. Brave New World - Huxley*
  12. Foundation - Asimov*
  13. Neuromancer - Gibson
  14. Dracula - Stoker
  15. A Clockwork Orange - Burgess
  16. The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe - Lewis
  17. Canticle for Leibowitz - Miller
  18. Call of Cthulhu and other weird stories - Lovecraft
  19. Hyperion - Simmons
  20. Good Omens - Gaiman & Pratchett

[edit] ENIGMA'S Top Movies

  1. Blade Runner
  2. The Empire Strikes Back
  3. LOTR:Fellowship of the Ring
  4. LOTR:Return of the King
  5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  6. Raiders of the Lost Ark
  7. Serenity
  8. Star Wars: A New Hope*
  9. The Princess Bride
  10. LOTR:The Two Towers
  11. The Matrix
  12. Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan
  13. Army of Darkness*
  14. Fight Club
  15. Spirited Away
  16. (tie) Dr. Strangelove Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  17. (tie) Galaxy Quest*
  18. Aliens*
  19. Brazil*
  20. Alien*

===ENIGMA'S Top Comics=== (no change)

  1. Calvin and Hobbes
  2. Watchmen
  3. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
  4. Sandman
  5. The Far Side
  6. Dilbert
  7. Peanuts
  8. Sin City
  9. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
  10. X-men
  11. V for Vendetta
  12. Knights of the Dinner Table
  13. Justice League
  14. Mad Magazine
  15. PvP Online
  16. (TIE) Sluggy Freelance
  17. (TIE) Bloom County
  18. Amazing Spider-man
  19. Order of the Stick
  20. (TIE) Astro City
  21. (TIE) Maus

===ENIGMA'S Top Games=== (no change)

  1. Dungeons & Dragons (RPG)
  2. Apples to Apples
  3. Tetris
  4. Chess (board)
  5. (TIE) Call of Cthulhu (RPG)
  6. (TIE) Nuclear War (card)
  7. Settlers of Catan (board)
  8. Magic The Gathering (CCG)
  9. Civilization (video)
  10. Risk (board)
  11. StarCraft (video)
  12. Illuminati (card)
  13. Balder's Gate (video)
  14. Poker (card)
  15. Paranoia (RPG)
  16. Halo (video)
  17. Diablo (video)
  18. Legend of Zelda (video)
  19. Ars Magica (RPG)
  20. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (video)

===ENIGMA'S Top TV Shows=== (no change)

  1. Battlestar Galactica (new)
  2. Firefly
  3. The Simpsons
  4. Babylon 5
  5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  6. Monty Python's Flying Circus
  7. Star Trek: The Next Generation
  8. The Twilight Zone (original)
  9. Futurama
  10. Star Trek (original)
  11. Cowboy Bebop
  12. X-Files
  13. South Park
  14. The Daily Show
  15. Stargate SG-1
  16. Max Headroom
  17. (TIE) The Muppet Show
  18. (TIE) Justice League Unlimited
  19. (TIE) Batman: The Animated Series
  20. (TIE) Mystery Science Theater 3000

[edit] Old Results

[edit] ENIGMA'S TOP 20 BOOKS

  1. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  2. Ender's Game
  3. Fellowship of the Ring
  4. Return of the King by JRR Tolkien
  5. 1984 by George Orwell
  6. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
  7. The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
  8. Dune by Frank Herbert
  9. The Two Towers by JRR Tolkien
  10. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
  11. Foundation by Isaac Asimov
  12. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
  13. Neuromancer by William Gibson
  14. Dracula by Bram Stoker
  15. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
  16. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
  17. A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller
  18. The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by HP Lovecraft
  19. Hyperion by Dan Simmons
  20. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

[edit] ENIGMA'S TOP 20 MOVIES

  1. Blade Runner
  2. The Empire Strikes Back
  3. LOTR:Fellowship of the Ring
  4. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  6. Raiders of the Lost Ark
  7. Serenity
  8. The Princess Bride
  9. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  10. The Matrix
  11. Star Wars ep. IV: A New Hope
  12. Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan
  13. Fight Club
  14. Spirited Away
  15. Dr. Strangelove: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
  16. Army of Darkness
  17. Brazil
  18. Alien
  19. The Incredibles
  20. The Nightmare Before Christmas

[edit] ENIGMA'S TOP 20 COMICS

  1. Calvin and Hobbes
  2. Watchmen
  3. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
  4. Sandman
  5. The Far Side
  6. Dilbert
  7. Peanuts
  8. Sin City
  9. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
  10. X-men
  11. V for Vendetta
  12. Knights of the Dinner Table
  13. Justice League
  14. Mad Magazine
  15. PvP Online
  16. (TIE) Sluggy Freelance
  17. (TIE) Bloom County
  18. Amazing Spider-man
  19. Order of the Stick
  20. (TIE) Astro City
  21. (TIE) Maus

[edit] ENIGMA'S TOP 20 GAMES

  1. Dungeons & Dragons (RPG)
  2. Apples to Apples
  3. Tetris
  4. Chess (board)
  5. (TIE) Call of Cthulhu (RPG)
  6. (TIE) Nuclear War (card)
  7. Settlers of Catan (board)
  8. Magic The Gathering (CCG)
  9. Civilization (video)
  10. Risk (board)
  11. StarCraft (video)
  12. Illuminati (card)
  13. Balder's Gate (video)
  14. Poker (card)
  15. Paranoia (RPG)
  16. Halo (video)
  17. Diablo (video)
  18. Legend of Zelda (video)
  19. Ars Magica (RPG)
  20. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (video)

[edit] ENIGMA'S TOP 20 TV SHOWS

  1. Battlestar Galactica (new)
  2. Firefly
  3. The Simpsons
  4. Babylon 5
  5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  6. Monty Python's Flying Circus
  7. Star Trek: The Next Generation
  8. The Twilight Zone (original)
  9. Futurama
  10. Star Trek (original)
  11. Cowboy Bebop
  12. X-Files
  13. South Park
  14. The Daily Show
  15. Stargate SG-1
  16. Max Headroom
  17. (TIE) The Muppet Show
  18. (TIE) Justice League Unlimited
  19. (TIE) Batman: The Animated Series
  20. (TIE) Mystery Science Theater 3000
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