Here are the results of the final round of voting for the 2011 Meeples Choice Awards. The three winners are:

The Castles of Burgundy

Ora et Labora

A Few Acres of Snow

There were some surprises as always. Eclipse, which seemed to have taken the gaming world by storm, was never a factor, finishing out of the top 10. Another very popular game, Mage Knight, came on very strong at the end, but finished just one vote out of the running. And Few Acres, which some have declared a “broken” game, garnered enough support to take one of the top three spots. I guess not everyone is willing to put in enough effort to master the “Halifax Hammer”.

Congratulations to the three designers – Stefan Feld, Uwe Rosenberg, and Martin Wallace – and the three publishers – Alea, Lookout, and Treefrog. The games are listed below in the order of their final round finish. The first number listed is the number of votes they got in the second round, and the value in parentheses is the votes they got in the nominations round.

1. The Castles of Burgundy – 19 (30)

2. Ora et Labora – 18 (22)

3. A Few Acres of Snow – 15 (19)

4. Mage Knight – 14 (13)

5. King of Tokyo – 9 (15)

5. Kingdom Builder – 9 (20)

5. Lancaster – 9 (10)

5. Trajan – 9 (17)

9. Eminent Domain – 7 (12)

9. Last Will – 7 (14)

11. Airlines Europe – 6 (11)

11. Eclipse – 6 (9)

11. Hawaii – 6 (17)

11. Power Grid: The First Sparks – 6 (13)

11. Risk Legacy – 6 (8)

11. Vanuatu – 6 (7)

17. Quarriors! – 5 (10)

18. Belfort – 4 (7)

18. Discworld: Ankh-Morpork – 4 (8)

18. Friday – 4 (8)

18. Helvetia – 4 (7)

22. Summoner Wars: Master Set – 3 (6)

22. Uluru – 3 (6)

22. Village – 3 (8)

25. Core Worlds – 2 (6)

25. Dungeon Petz – 2 (6)

25. The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – 2 (10)

25. Ticket to Ride: Team Asia & Legendary Asia – 2 (6)

29. Pantheon – 1 (6)