Never before seen wonders II - Elimination Thread

[Guandao]

Of course we do. Did you think we were playing bowling in a swimming pool?

I didn't know bowling was that popular outside of the US/Canada.

Aït Benhaddou - 15
Basílica I Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família -(3-3)=0 ELIMINATED! No point in late game religious wonders.
Bayt al-Hikma - 32
Chan Chan - 19
Chùa Bút Tháp - 21
El Caracol of Chichen Itza - 30
Grand Bazaar of Istanbul - 26
Huaca del Sol - (17+1)=18 Unlike Chan Chan, it's a single structure, which makes it easier to turn it into a Civ wonder.
Oost-Indisch Huis - 33 This is leading? It doesn't look that distinctive of a structure. Just a European building with a courtyard. Is this really the best trade wonder?
Palace of Knossos - 27
Tāq Kasrā - 28
Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek - 22
Theatre of Sabratha - 23
Torre del Oro - 18
Uraniborg - 29

 

[Morningcalm]

Aït Benhaddou - 15
Bayt al-Hikma - 32 + 1 = 33 (House of Wisdom is an easy upvote)
Chan Chan - 19
Chùa Bút Tháp - 21
El Caracol of Chichen Itza - 30
Grand Bazaar of Istanbul - 26
Huaca del Sol - 18
Oost-Indisch Huis - 33 - 3 = 30 (While the Dutch East India Trade Company was important, its headquarters are decidedly uninteresting and hardly a wonder. The Dutch could get some other unique building or other that alludes to this, but a wonder? No thanks.)
Palace of Knossos - 27
Tāq Kasrā - 28
Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek - 22
Theatre of Sabratha - 23
Torre del Oro - 18
Uraniborg - 29

 

[Xandinho]

Aït Benhaddou - 15 - 3 = 12 Not bad, but I think this kind of structure would be better as improvement.
Bayt al-Hikma - 33
Chan Chan - 19
Chùa Bút Tháp - 21
El Caracol of Chichen Itza - 30
Grand Bazaar of Istanbul - 26
Huaca del Sol - 18
Oost-Indisch Huis - 30
Palace of Knossos - 27
Tāq Kasrā - 28
Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek - 22
Theatre of Sabratha - 23
Torre del Oro - 18
Uraniborg - 29 + 1 = 30 For me, it is one of the three best wonders on the list, alongside Bayt al-Hikma and Oost-Indisch Huis. We need an observatory as a wonder.

 

[Kimiimaro]

Aït Benhaddou - 12
Bayt al-Hikma - 33
Chan Chan - 19
Chùa Bút Tháp - 21
El Caracol of Chichen Itza - 30
Grand Bazaar of Istanbul - 26
Huaca del Sol - 18-3=15 - Probably the least interesting to me now. Preparing for Guandao's reaction about me being Eurocentric...
Oost-Indisch Huis - 30
Palace of Knossos - 27
Tāq Kasrā - 28
Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek - 22
Theatre of Sabratha - 23+1=24 - Why not? If you don't count Colosseum as a theatre, this would make an interesting ancient/classical theatre wonder!
Torre del Oro - 18
Uraniborg - 30

 

[Guandao]

Aït Benhaddou - 12
Bayt al-Hikma - 33
Chan Chan - 19
Chùa Bút Tháp - (21-3)=18 I think there are better choices for a Vietnamese wonder. I'm not so impressed by its Pagoda.
El Caracol of Chichen Itza - 30
Grand Bazaar of Istanbul - 26
Huaca del Sol - (15+1)=16 @Kimiimaro You are adobe hater! I will defend a wonder from one of my favorite Andean Civilizations to the death!
Oost-Indisch Huis - 30
Palace of Knossos - 27
Tāq Kasrā - 28
Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek - 22
Theatre of Sabratha - 24 But is it the best Greco-Roman Theatre wonder? There are so many choices to choose from, Epidaurus, Aspendos, Orange, Palmyra, Leptis Magna etc.
Torre del Oro - 18
Uraniborg - 30

 

[Guatenadian]

Aït Benhaddou - 12
Bayt al-Hikma - 34 (35+1) As @Morningcalm said, an easy upvote.
Chan Chan - 19
Chùa Bút Tháp - 18
El Caracol of Chichen Itza - 30
Grand Bazaar of Istanbul - 26
Huaca del Sol - 16
Oost-Indisch Huis - 30
Palace of Knossos - 27
Tāq Kasrā - 28
Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek - 22
Theatre of Sabratha - 21 (24-3) Cant really see the appeal.
Torre del Oro - 18
Uraniborg - 30

 

[Xandinho]

Aït Benhaddou - 12
Bayt al-Hikma - 34
Chan Chan - 19
Chùa Bút Tháp - 18
El Caracol of Chichen Itza - 30
Grand Bazaar of Istanbul - 26 - 3 = 23 It's really an important structure, but I think it would be really difficult to have it in the game, it would probably be the unique structure of the Ottomans. Besides, I have the impression that it would not be a beautiful sight on the map.
Huaca del Sol - 16
Oost-Indisch Huis - 30
Palace of Knossos - 27 + 1 = 28 It is an worthy ancient wonder
Tāq Kasrā - 28
Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek - 22
Theatre of Sabratha - 21
Torre del Oro - 18
Uraniborg - 30.

 

[Kimiimaro]

Aït Benhaddou - 12+1=13 - I quite like it. I think I can buy it an extra life and let it live a little bit longer.
Bayt al-Hikma - 34
Chan Chan - 19
Chùa Bút Tháp - 18
El Caracol of Chichen Itza - 30
Grand Bazaar of Istanbul - 24
Huaca del Sol - 16-3=13 - @Guandao, so now I'm "adobe hater", eh? I have nothing against adobe, I just don't find Huaca del Sol as interesting as the others here. Find a better nickname for me
Oost-Indisch Huis - 30
Palace of Knossos - 28
Tāq Kasrā - 28
Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek - 22
Theatre of Sabratha - 21
Torre del Oro - 18
Uraniborg - 30

 

[Guandao]

Aït Benhaddou - (13-3)=10 This is better represented by giving Morocco the Ksar improvement.
Bayt al-Hikma - 34
Chan Chan - 19
Chùa Bút Tháp - 18
El Caracol of Chichen Itza - 30
Grand Bazaar of Istanbul - 24
Huaca del Sol - (13+1)=14 I'll be annoying to the Czech as possible. I still think it's a solid choice for an Andean wonder. I'm not sure why people dislike this more than Chan Chan.
Oost-Indisch Huis - 30
Palace of Knossos - 28
Tāq Kasrā - 28
Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek - 22
Theatre of Sabratha - 21
Torre del Oro - 18
Uraniborg - 30

 

[Xandinho]

Aït Benhaddou - 10
Bayt al-Hikma - 34
Chan Chan - 19
Chùa Bút Tháp - 18
El Caracol of Chichen Itza - 30
Grand Bazaar of Istanbul - 24
Huaca del Sol - 14 - 3 = 11 I think this has survived long enough.
Oost-Indisch Huis - 30 + 1 = 31 It represents a very important mark in history. In addition, Netherlands will certainly be a trade civ, so let's give it a trade wonder.
Palace of Knossos - 28
Tāq Kasrā - 28
Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek - 22
Theatre of Sabratha - 21
Torre del Oro - 18
Uraniborg - 30

 

[Guandao]

Aït Benhaddou - 10
Bayt al-Hikma - 34
Chan Chan - 19
Chùa Bút Tháp - (18-3)=15 It's not that great of a choice for a wonder. I'm not sure why Age of Empires used it as the Vietnamese wonder (and without its Pagoda).
El Caracol of Chichen Itza - 30
Grand Bazaar of Istanbul - 24
Huaca del Sol - (11+1)=12 I'll continue to annoy people. It's the largest pre-Columbian adobe structure and deserving of wonder status.
Oost-Indisch Huis - 31
Palace of Knossos - 28
Tāq Kasrā - 28
Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek - 22
Theatre of Sabratha - 21
Torre del Oro - 18
Uraniborg - 30

 

[Xandinho]

Aït Benhaddou - 10
Bayt al-Hikma - 34 + 1 = 35 Very worthy scientific wonder. And I think a lot of Arab wonders are welcome.
Chan Chan - 19
Chùa Bút Tháp - 15
El Caracol of Chichen Itza - 30
Grand Bazaar of Istanbul - 24
Huaca del Sol - 12
Oost-Indisch Huis - 31
Palace of Knossos - 28
Tāq Kasrā - 28
Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek - 22 - 3 = 19 A great example of Greco-Roman architecture, but I'm not particularly interested in it compared to most of the remaining wonders.
Theatre of Sabratha - 21
Torre del Oro - 18
Uraniborg - 30

 

[Kimiimaro]

Aït Benhaddou - 10+1=11 - Or maybe instead of Ksar improvement, this can be a wonder and Kasbah can return as the UI for Morocco EDIT: Well, it looks like Kasbah and Ksar are basically the same thing However, I like it, and I think it deserves to live longer than Huaca del Sol
Bayt al-Hikma - 35
Chan Chan - 19
Chùa Bút Tháp - 15
El Caracol of Chichen Itza - 30
Grand Bazaar of Istanbul - 24
Huaca del Sol - 12-3=9 - The Chinese American wants to be annoying to the Czech, so the Czech will be annoying to the Chinese American
Oost-Indisch Huis - 31
Palace of Knossos - 28
Tāq Kasrā - 28
Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek - 19
Theatre of Sabratha - 21
Torre del Oro - 18
Uraniborg - 30

 

[Guandao]

Aït Benhaddou - (11-3)=8 Better off as the unique improvement for Morocco. It's also an entire village. Which part would you pick to depict as the wonder? I assume the Ksar, but there's really nothing on the English wiki about the history of this place, so how to decide on a bonus for it?
Bayt al-Hikma - 35
Chan Chan - 19
Chùa Bút Tháp - 15
El Caracol of Chichen Itza - 30
Grand Bazaar of Istanbul - 24
Huaca del Sol - (9+1)=10 Not Chinese American, Malaysian Chinese American. I still don't get the hate for this wonder. It's a singular structure as opposed to an entire settlement like Chan Chan, yet Chan Chan still has more points.
Oost-Indisch Huis - 31
Palace of Knossos - 28
Tāq Kasrā - 28
Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek - 19
Theatre of Sabratha - 21
Torre del Oro - 18
Uraniborg - 30

 

[God of Kings]

The Canadian here snipes an item to elimination.

 

[Xandinho]

Aït Benhaddou - 8
Bayt al-Hikma - 35
Chan Chan - 19
Chùa Bút Tháp - 15
El Caracol of Chichen Itza - 30
Grand Bazaar of Istanbul - 24
Huaca del Sol - 10 - 3 = 7 Better as improvement. Also, I'm more interested in most of the other remaining wonders
Oost-Indisch Huis - 31
Palace of Knossos - 28
Tāq Kasrā - 28
Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek - 19
Theatre of Sabratha - 21
Torre del Oro - 18
Uraniborg - 30 + 1 = 31 Another very worthy scientific wonder.

 

[Kimiimaro]

Aït Benhaddou - 8+1=9 - It may fall next, but I just want to make sure this will survive longer than Huaca del Sol
Bayt al-Hikma - 35
Chan Chan - 19
Chùa Bút Tháp - 15
El Caracol of Chichen Itza - 30
Grand Bazaar of Istanbul - 24
Huaca del Sol - 7-3=4 - So, I'll explain my downvotes to the Malaysian Chinese American . I don't really hate it, but I just find it a little bit... boring? Uninteresting compared to others?
Oost-Indisch Huis - 31
Palace of Knossos - 28
Tāq Kasrā - 28
Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek - 19
Theatre of Sabratha - 21
Torre del Oro - 18
Uraniborg - 31

 

[Guandao]

Aït Benhaddou - (9-3)=6 Moroccan fortified village, better off as an improvement.
Bayt al-Hikma - 35
Chan Chan - 19
Chùa Bút Tháp - 15
El Caracol of Chichen Itza - 30
Grand Bazaar of Istanbul - 24
Huaca del Sol - (4+1)=5 Probably my last upvote for this. It's definitely more interesting than you think, considering the Civilization which built it. So you think Spanish watchtower, Chinese looking Vietnamese temple, and an adobe Chimu city is more interesting?
Oost-Indisch Huis - 31
Palace of Knossos - 28
Tāq Kasrā - 28
Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek - 19
Theatre of Sabratha - 21
Torre del Oro - 18
Uraniborg - 31

 

[Kimiimaro]

@Guandao, don't worry, Chùa Bút Tháp is next on my list

 

[TahamiTsunami]

Aït Benhaddou - 6
Bayt al-Hikma - 35
Chan Chan - 19
Chùa Bút Tháp - 15 - 3 = 12 Just one of the less interesting/needed choices remaining in my opinion. Even for wonders of Vietnam most of us would probably prefer something before this like the Temple of Literature or the Dragon Bridge.
El Caracol of Chichen Itza - 30
Grand Bazaar of Istanbul - 24
Huaca del Sol - 5
Oost-Indisch Huis - 31
Palace of Knossos - 28
Tāq Kasrā - 28
Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek - 19
Theatre of Sabratha - 21
Torre del Oro - 18
Uraniborg - 31 + 1 = 32 A strong scientific wonder and one related to astronomy at that!