City-Off: Stage Two

[Platypus]

The second stage of City-Off is here, as fifteen groups of four, comprised of the winners of regional head-to-head battles, compete tfor a place on the final list. Two from each group will progress, and two will be eliminated.

GROUP 1:

Guatemala City, Guatemala


Frankfurt, Germany


Alexandria, Egypt


Melbourne, Australia


Give three points to one city, and one point to a second city, that you like. The two cities with the least points will be eliminated. Voting will remain open for at least 24 hours.

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I'm a Melburnian and I think you all know how much I love my home town. It truly is a beautiful and interesting city, and I happily give it three points.

Whilst I'm sure Guatemala City would also be worth visiting, and Frankfurt would be a wonderful place to visit or live, my one point vote goes to Alexandria, partly for it's history and partly because it seems like (when safe...) it has a nice vibe.

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You're all horrible people.

9 Alexandria
8 Guatemala City
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6 Frankfurt
5 Melbourne

Frankfurt and Melbourne are eliminated, as Alexandria and Guatemala City move on to the top 30.

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GROUP 2:

New York City, USA


Budapest, Hungary


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia


Mumbai, India


Give three points to one city, and one point to a second city, that you like. The two cities with the least points will be eliminated. Voting will remain open for at least 24 hours.

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3 New York City
1 Budapest

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8 New York City
8 Budapest
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0 Riyadh
0 Mumbai

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GROUP 3:

Washington, USA


Berlin, Germany


Casablanca, Morocco


Osaka, Japan


Give three points to one city, and one point to a second city, that you like. The two cities with the least points will be eliminated. Voting will remain open for at least 24 hours.

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3: Berlin
1: Tough choice, all three would be interesting to visit, and tolerable to live in. I'm giving the point to Washington, though.

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8 Berlin
6 Casablanca
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4 Washington
2 Osaka

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GROUP 4:

Lima, Peru


Rome, Italy


Nairobi, Kenya


Jakarta, Indonesia


Give three points to one city, and one point to a second city, that you like. The two cities with the least points will be eliminated. Voting will remain open for at least 24 hours.

[Platypus]

One of the weaker groups for me. Certainly don't think any of them will win the competition.

3 for Lima because I liked the south of Peru.
1 for Nairobi 'cos Rome will go through anyway and I'd love to visit Kenya some time, even if not particularly the capital.

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7 Lima
6 Rome
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3 Nairobi
0 Jakarta

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GROUP 5:

Mexico City, Mexico


Moscow, Russia


Beirut, Lebanon


Phnom Penh, Cambodia


Give three points to one city, and one point to a second city, that you like. The two cities with the least points will be eliminated. Voting will remain open for at least 24 hours.

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3 Mexico City
1 Moscow

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6 Mexico City
6 Moscow
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4 Phnom Penh
0 Nairobi

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6 Mexico City
6 Moscow
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4 Phnom Penh
0 Beirut

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GROUP 6:

Bogota, Colombia


St. Petersburg, Russia


Amman, Jordan


New Delhi, India


Give three points to one city, and one point to a second city, that you like. The two cities with the least points will be eliminated. Voting will remain open for at least 24 hours.

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3 Bogota
1 St. Petersburg

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11 St. Petersburg
7 Bogota
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2 New Delhi
0 Amman

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GROUP 7:

Buenos Aires, Argentina


Vienna, Austria


Cape Town, South Africa


Auckland, New Zealand


Give three points to one city, and one point to a second city, that you like. The two cities with the least points will be eliminated. Voting will remain open for at least 24 hours.

[Platypus]

Terribly difficult round.

As much as I love New Zealand, and if this was between the countries it would get at least a point, Auckland itself isn't really particularly interesting to me.

Cape Town would be an excellent place to visit, or live, I'm sure. Beautiful topography, interesting history, nice location, and a dash of cultural similarity alongside plenty of difference. But the other two are two of the best in the world.

Vienna. Looks beautiful. Constantly up there with Melbourne and Vancouver in the liveability stakes. Only city other than Melbourne with good coffee, apparently. Beautiful architecture, throbbing with history, and barely acceptable climate. 1 point.

3 points for Buenos Aires. I love this city, and can't wait to get back there. Even if the footpaths are an absolute disgrace...

[Platypus]

3 for Vienna
1 for Good Air

Edu will correct me, I'm sure, but it's more "Fair winds" than "Good air".

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9 Buenos Aires
8 Vienna
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6 Cape Town
1 Auckland

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GROUP 8:

Havana, Cuba


Prague, Czech Republic


Jerusalem, Israel


Taipei


Give three points to one city, and one point to a second city, that you like. The two cities with the least points will be eliminated. Voting will remain open for at least 24 hours.

[Platypus]

3 Prague, 1 Jerusalem