Poll of the Polls: the most Except. Story ever!

Fallen London
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For the past four years, I’ve polled this forum about each year’s best Exceptional Story. Three times, we’ve had a landslide win and once, a tie:

[ul][li]in 2016 &quotLost in Reflections&quot by Richard Cobbett and Alexis Kennedy won with 38 votes[/li][li]in 2017 &quotThe 12:15 from Moloch Street&quot by James Chew and &quotHOJOTOHO!&quot by Cash DeCuir won with 19 votes each[/li][li]in 2018 &quotThe Rat-Catcher&quot by Chandler Groover won with 26 votes[/li][li]in 2019 &quotCricket, Anyone?&quot by Chandler Groover won with 27 votes[/li][/ul]Now, for the duration of this year’s Election, let’s pool these five winners together with Alexis Kennedy’s legendary &quotFlint, Part 1 and 2&quot - which because of its size I did not originally allow in the competition - and see …

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… which will be crowned THE MOST EXCEPTIONAL STORY EVER!!! :D
edited by phryne on 7/26/2019

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Granted there’s a danger of recency bias, but I suspect “MY KINGDOM FOR A PIG” will be a serious contender next year…

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I find it very telling that both the 2018 and 2019 Exceptional Stories were written by the same author!

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No For All the Saints? That maks choice difficult…

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… and the Most Exceptional Story is …

  • :bow:CRICKET, ANYONE?:party:

Even if recency bias probably played a role, beating Flint is quite a statement!