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Remove the worse half of the map has ended - Church of Saint Mary Beddgelert WINS

After 29 rounds we narrowed down a single building - the Church of St Mary in Beddgelert, Wales. I created a video timelapse of every round, but this subreddit does not allow videos, so a gif will have to do.

I will post the video on my profile for reference.

FAQ

Why don't you keep going?

As I stated in my previous post, it was going to be difficult to get the detail needed to make an informed opinion when going any further, and I also didn't want people voting on which remain of dead relatives were better.

How did you decide who won the last round, there were more comments for the other side?

The voting was always done by the most upvoted comment.

Does this mean the Church of Saint Mary is the best place in the world?

That's up to you to decide, but it does seem my very scientific method has found a nice candidate.

Should I go on holiday there?

This might be one for the Welsh people in this subreddit to answer.

Should I stop visiting this subreddit now this is over?

I can see a lot of people are putting a lot of work into similar posts so might be nice to give them a visit :)

u/Auditored — 3 months ago

Remove the worse half of the map - Round 29

Round 1: Asia/Oceania/Russia is eliminated

Round 2: Americas are eliminated

Round 3: Africa is eliminated

Round 4: East/North/Central Europe is eliminated

Round 5: Tomato Western Europe is eliminated

Round 6: France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Switzerland is eliminated

Round 7: Netherlands/Ireland/Iceland is eliminated

Round 8: Scotland/Isle of Man/Far North England is eliminated

Round 9: Eastern England is eliminated

Round 10: South West England/Worcestershire/Warwickshire/West Midlands/Staffordshire is eliminated

Round 11: North West England/Shropshire/Herefordshire is eliminated

Round 12: South Wales is eliminated

Round 13: Ceredigion/Powys/Wrexham (Wrecsam)/Flintshire (Sir y Fflint) is eliminated

Round 14: Conwy/Denbighsire (Sir Ddinbych) is eliminated

Round 15: Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) is eliminated

Round 16: South Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 17: Northwest Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 18: Bangor/Bethesda/Aber/Pentir/Felinheli/Llanllechid/Llanddeiniolen/Llandygai is eliminated

Round 19: Caernarfon/Llanrug/Waunfawr/Llanberis is eliminated

Round 20: Bontnewydd/Llanwnda/Betws Garmon is eliminated

Round 21: East Beddgelert is eliminated

Round 22: Southwest Beddgelert is eliminated

Round 23: Rural Northwest Beddgelert is eliminated

Round 24: West Beddgelert village is eliminated

Round 25: Field with Bedd Gelert Memorial is eliminated

Round 26: Northeast Beddgelert village is eliminated

Round 27: Southeast Beddgelert village: Afon Glaslyn and land east of river is eliminated

Round 28: Southeast Beddgelert village: Buildings south of A498 are eliminated

For Round 29 - If the Church remains standing, then it will be crowned the winner. This is because:

a) There is no way to get any more details than we have here to judge further.

and

b) Even if we did I don't think it's in good taste to judge which gravestone is best.

If you decide to remove blue, the same thing will apply when we get to individual buildings from yellow.

Google maps here again - might be best to try street view at this point if you're taking a look.

I will make a final results and timelapse post when a winner is decided.

u/Auditored — 3 months ago

Remove the worse half of the map - Round 28

Round 1: Asia/Oceania/Russia is eliminated

Round 2: Americas are eliminated

Round 3: Africa is eliminated

Round 4: East/North/Central Europe is eliminated

Round 5: Tomato Western Europe is eliminated

Round 6: France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Switzerland is eliminated

Round 7: Netherlands/Ireland/Iceland is eliminated

Round 8: Scotland/Isle of Man/Far North England is eliminated

Round 9: Eastern England is eliminated

Round 10: South West England/Worcestershire/Warwickshire/West Midlands/Staffordshire is eliminated

Round 11: North West England/Shropshire/Herefordshire is eliminated

Round 12: South Wales is eliminated

Round 13: Ceredigion/Powys/Wrexham (Wrecsam)/Flintshire (Sir y Fflint) is eliminated

Round 14: Conwy/Denbighsire (Sir Ddinbych) is eliminated

Round 15: Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) is eliminated

Round 16: South Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 17: Northwest Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 18: Bangor/Bethesda/Aber/Pentir/Felinheli/Llanllechid/Llanddeiniolen/Llandygai is eliminated

Round 19: Caernarfon/Llanrug/Waunfawr/Llanberis is eliminated

Round 20: Bontnewydd/Llanwnda/Betws Garmon is eliminated

Round 21: East Beddgelert is eliminated

Round 22: Southwest Beddgelert is eliminated

Round 23: Rural Northwest Beddgelert is eliminated

Round 24: West Beddgelert village is eliminated

Round 25: Field with Bedd Gelert Memorial is eliminated

Round 26: Northeast Beddgelert village is eliminated

Round 27: Northeast Beddgelert village: Afon Glaslyn and land east of river is eliminated

I have split Round 28 again for maximum zoom - it is only one step from max zoom now.

This also means that as much as I would like to find the best blade of grass, i'm not sure the technology is there. I will make sure that I am clear when the final round comes up, which may be soon.

Another Google maps link for those looking for more info.

u/Auditored — 3 months ago

Remove the worse half of the map - Round 27

Round 1: Asia/Oceania/Russia is eliminated

Round 2: Americas are eliminated

Round 3: Africa is eliminated

Round 4: East/North/Central Europe is eliminated

Round 5: Tomato Western Europe is eliminated

Round 6: France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Switzerland is eliminated

Round 7: Netherlands/Ireland/Iceland is eliminated

Round 8: Scotland/Isle of Man/Far North England is eliminated

Round 9: Eastern England is eliminated

Round 10: South West England/Worcestershire/Warwickshire/West Midlands/Staffordshire is eliminated

Round 11: North West England/Shropshire/Herefordshire is eliminated

Round 12: South Wales is eliminated

Round 13: Ceredigion/Powys/Wrexham (Wrecsam)/Flintshire (Sir y Fflint) is eliminated

Round 14: Conwy/Denbighsire (Sir Ddinbych) is eliminated

Round 15: Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) is eliminated

Round 16: South Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 17: Northwest Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 18: Bangor/Bethesda/Aber/Pentir/Felinheli/Llanllechid/Llanddeiniolen/Llandygai is eliminated

Round 19: Caernarfon/Llanrug/Waunfawr/Llanberis is eliminated

Round 20: Bontnewydd/Llanwnda/Betws Garmon is eliminated

Round 21: East Beddgelert is eliminated

Round 22: Southwest Beddgelert is eliminated

Round 23: Rural Northwest Beddgelert is eliminated

Round 24: West Beddgelert village is eliminated

Round 25: Field with Bedd Gelert Memorial is eliminated

Round 26: Northeast Beddgelert village is eliminated

We're back to a single image for Round 27 as it actually all fits on this time when zoomed in. It's becoming increasingly hard to provide a geographic description of each area.

I will also try to post daily now until we reach the end - this hasn't always been possible unfortunately.

Google maps for reference.

u/Auditored — 3 months ago

Remove the worse half of the map - Round 26

Round 1: Asia/Oceania/Russia is eliminated

Round 2: Americas are eliminated

Round 3: Africa is eliminated

Round 4: East/North/Central Europe is eliminated

Round 5: Tomato Western Europe is eliminated

Round 6: France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Switzerland is eliminated

Round 7: Netherlands/Ireland/Iceland is eliminated

Round 8: Scotland/Isle of Man/Far North England is eliminated

Round 9: Eastern England is eliminated

Round 10: South West England/Worcestershire/Warwickshire/West Midlands/Staffordshire is eliminated

Round 11: North West England/Shropshire/Herefordshire is eliminated

Round 12: South Wales is eliminated

Round 13: Ceredigion/Powys/Wrexham (Wrecsam)/Flintshire (Sir y Fflint) is eliminated

Round 14: Conwy/Denbighsire (Sir Ddinbych) is eliminated

Round 15: Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) is eliminated

Round 16: South Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 17: Northwest Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 18: Bangor/Bethesda/Aber/Pentir/Felinheli/Llanllechid/Llanddeiniolen/Llandygai is eliminated

Round 19: Caernarfon/Llanrug/Waunfawr/Llanberis is eliminated

Round 20: Bontnewydd/Llanwnda/Betws Garmon is eliminated

Round 21: East Beddgelert is eliminated

Round 22: Southwest Beddgelert is eliminated

Round 23: Rural Northwest Beddgelert is eliminated

Round 24: West Beddgelert village is eliminated

Round 25: Field with Bedd Gelert Memorial is eliminated

Things are getting intense for Round 26 as it is now mostly about the individual buildings. Which are best?

Google maps again for reference

u/Auditored — 3 months ago

Remove the worse half of the map - Round 25

Round 1: Asia/Oceania/Russia is eliminated

Round 2: Americas are eliminated

Round 3: Africa is eliminated

Round 4: East/North/Central Europe is eliminated

Round 5: Tomato Western Europe is eliminated

Round 6: France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Switzerland is eliminated

Round 7: Netherlands/Ireland/Iceland is eliminated

Round 8: Scotland/Isle of Man/Far North England is eliminated

Round 9: Eastern England is eliminated

Round 10: South West England/Worcestershire/Warwickshire/West Midlands/Staffordshire is eliminated

Round 11: North West England/Shropshire/Herefordshire is eliminated

Round 12: South Wales is eliminated

Round 13: Ceredigion/Powys/Wrexham (Wrecsam)/Flintshire (Sir y Fflint) is eliminated

Round 14: Conwy/Denbighsire (Sir Ddinbych) is eliminated

Round 15: Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) is eliminated

Round 16: South Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 17: Northwest Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 18: Bangor/Bethesda/Aber/Pentir/Felinheli/Llanllechid/Llanddeiniolen/Llandygai is eliminated

Round 19: Caernarfon/Llanrug/Waunfawr/Llanberis is eliminated

Round 20: Bontnewydd/Llanwnda/Betws Garmon is eliminated

Round 21: East Beddgelert is eliminated

Round 22: Southwest Beddgelert is eliminated

Round 23: Rural Northwest Beddgelert is eliminated

Round 24: West Beddgelert village is eliminated

For Round 25 we have half a village with about 100 people, or a field with 0 people. Links again for people that missed them last time:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beddgelert

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelert

Google maps

Round 26 might be the last one - Depending on your choices.

u/Auditored — 3 months ago

Remove the worse half of the map - Round 24

Round 1: Asia/Oceania/Russia is eliminated

Round 2: Americas are eliminated

Round 3: Africa is eliminated

Round 4: East/North/Central Europe is eliminated

Round 5: Tomato Western Europe is eliminated

Round 6: France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Switzerland is eliminated

Round 7: Netherlands/Ireland/Iceland is eliminated

Round 8: Scotland/Isle of Man/Far North England is eliminated

Round 9: Eastern England is eliminated

Round 10: South West England/Worcestershire/Warwickshire/West Midlands/Staffordshire is eliminated

Round 11: North West England/Shropshire/Herefordshire is eliminated

Round 12: South Wales is eliminated

Round 13: Ceredigion/Powys/Wrexham (Wrecsam)/Flintshire (Sir y Fflint) is eliminated

Round 14: Conwy/Denbighsire (Sir Ddinbych) is eliminated

Round 15: Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) is eliminated

Round 16: South Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 17: Northwest Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 18: Bangor/Bethesda/Aber/Pentir/Felinheli/Llanllechid/Llanddeiniolen/Llandygai is eliminated

Round 19: Caernarfon/Llanrug/Waunfawr/Llanberis is eliminated

Round 20: Bontnewydd/Llanwnda/Betws Garmon is eliminated

Round 21: East Beddgelert is eliminated

Round 22: Southwest Beddgelert is eliminated

Round 23: Rural Northwest Beddgelert

For Round 24 we are down to the village of Beddgelert - I slightly adjusted the borders from the previous round to reflect that.

For more information on the town, Wikipedia has some useful info here. There is also a page on the famous dog Gelert, who has a memorial in the field to the south.

Google Maps may also be helpful for those looking to make an informed choice.

u/Auditored — 3 months ago

Remove the worse half of the map - Round 23

Round 1: Asia/Oceania/Russia is eliminated

Round 2: Americas are eliminated

Round 3: Africa is eliminated

Round 4: East/North/Central Europe is eliminated

Round 5: Tomato Western Europe is eliminated

Round 6: France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Switzerland is eliminated

Round 7: Netherlands/Ireland/Iceland is eliminated

Round 8: Scotland/Isle of Man/Far North England is eliminated

Round 9: Eastern England is eliminated

Round 10: South West England/Worcestershire/Warwickshire/West Midlands/Staffordshire is eliminated

Round 11: North West England/Shropshire/Herefordshire is eliminated

Round 12: South Wales is eliminated

Round 13: Ceredigion/Powys/Wrexham (Wrecsam)/Flintshire (Sir y Fflint) is eliminated

Round 14: Conwy/Denbighsire (Sir Ddinbych) is eliminated

Round 15: Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) is eliminated

Round 16: South Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 17: Northwest Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 18: Bangor/Bethesda/Aber/Pentir/Felinheli/Llanllechid/Llanddeiniolen/Llandygai is eliminated

Round 19: Caernarfon/Llanrug/Waunfawr/Llanberis is eliminated

Round 20: Bontnewydd/Llanwnda/Betws Garmon is eliminated

Round 21: East Beddgelert is eliminated

Round 22: Southwest Beddgelert is eliminated

This is going to be controversial for Round 23. Instead of splitting into exact halves, I have decided to put the village of Beddgelert in yellow, with everything else in blue. I think this is the most efficient way of getting to an end result, as the alternative would be putting the town against mostly empty fields for several rounds. Now if the people want those fields to stay in, that decision can be made.

I'm also aware that the two pictures are slightly inconsistent with what is included - please consider anything outside of the second photo's yellow boundary to be blue.

u/Auditored — 3 months ago

Remove the worse half of the map - Round 22

Round 1: Asia/Oceania/Russia is eliminated

Round 2: Americas are eliminated

Round 3: Africa is eliminated

Round 4: East/North/Central Europe is eliminated

Round 5: Tomato Western Europe is eliminated

Round 6: France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Switzerland is eliminated

Round 7: Netherlands/Ireland/Iceland is eliminated

Round 8: Scotland/Isle of Man/Far North England is eliminated

Round 9: Eastern England is eliminated

Round 10: South West England/Worcestershire/Warwickshire/West Midlands/Staffordshire is eliminated

Round 11: North West England/Shropshire/Herefordshire is eliminated

Round 12: South Wales is eliminated

Round 13: Ceredigion/Powys/Wrexham (Wrecsam)/Flintshire (Sir y Fflint) is eliminated

Round 14: Conwy/Denbighsire (Sir Ddinbych) is eliminated

Round 15: Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) is eliminated

Round 16: South Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 17: Northwest Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 18: Bangor/Bethesda/Aber/Pentir/Felinheli/Llanllechid/Llanddeiniolen/Llandygai is eliminated

Round 19: Caernarfon/Llanrug/Waunfawr/Llanberis is eliminated

Round 20: Bontnewydd/Llanwnda/Betws Garmon is eliminated

Round 21: North Beddgelert is eliminated

For Round 22 we zoom in yet again. As we have have run out of local authority boundaries my poorly drawn lines are also increasingly being used.

We are reaching the endgame now - I have the next few rounds planned out for all contingencies, but I think this has almost run it's course.

u/Auditored — 3 months ago

Remove the worse half of the map - Round 21

Round 1: Asia/Oceania/Russia is eliminated

Round 2: Americas are eliminated

Round 3: Africa is eliminated

Round 4: East/North/Central Europe is eliminated

Round 5: Tomato Western Europe is eliminated

Round 6: France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Switzerland is eliminated

Round 7: Netherlands/Ireland/Iceland is eliminated

Round 8: Scotland/Isle of Man/Far North England is eliminated

Round 9: Eastern England is eliminated

Round 10: South West England/Worcestershire/Warwickshire/West Midlands/Staffordshire is eliminated

Round 11: North West England/Shropshire/Herefordshire is eliminated

Round 12: South Wales is eliminated

Round 13: Ceredigion/Powys/Wrexham (Wrecsam)/Flintshire (Sir y Fflint) is eliminated

Round 14: Conwy/Denbighsire (Sir Ddinbych) is eliminated

Round 15: Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) is eliminated

Round 16: South Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 17: Northwest Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 18: Bangor/Bethesda/Aber/Pentir/Felinheli/Llanllechid/Llanddeiniolen/Llandygai is eliminated

Round 19: Caernarfon/Llanrug/Waunfawr/Llanberis is eliminated

Round 20: Bontnewydd/Llanwnda/Betws Garmon is eliminated

For the first time, Round 21 includes multiple images. This is partly so that I can zoom in more and show more detail, partly to make the areas clearer, but mostly because we have reached the point of no more local government borders to use and this method is easier for me to work with.

u/Auditored — 3 months ago

Remove the worse half of the map - Round 20

Round 1: Asia/Oceania/Russia is eliminated

Round 2: Americas are eliminated

Round 3: Africa is eliminated

Round 4: East/North/Central Europe is eliminated

Round 5: Tomato Western Europe is eliminated

Round 6: France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Switzerland is eliminated

Round 7: Netherlands/Ireland/Iceland is eliminated

Round 8: Scotland/Isle of Man/Far North England is eliminated

Round 9: Eastern England is eliminated

Round 10: South West England/Worcestershire/Warwickshire/West Midlands/Staffordshire is eliminated

Round 11: North West England/Shropshire/Herefordshire is eliminated

Round 12: South Wales is eliminated

Round 13: Ceredigion/Powys/Wrexham (Wrecsam)/Flintshire (Sir y Fflint) is eliminated

Round 14: Conwy/Denbighsire (Sir Ddinbych) is eliminated

Round 15: Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) is eliminated

Round 16: South Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 17: Northwest Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 18: Bangor/Bethesda/Aber/Pentir/Felinheli/Llanllechid/Llanddeiniolen/Llandygai is eliminated

Round 19: Caernarfon/Llanrug/Waunfawr/Llanberis is eliminated

We finally reach Round 20 and we are running out of points of interest. Still, we must continue.

The map could be clearer about what is where so I am happy to help out if any questions.

u/Auditored — 3 months ago
▲ 354 r/terriblemaps+1 crossposts

Remove the worse half of the map - Round 19

Round 1: Asia/Oceania/Russia is eliminated

Round 2: Americas are eliminated

Round 3: Africa is eliminated

Round 4: East/North/Central Europe is eliminated

Round 5: Tomato Western Europe is eliminated

Round 6: France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Switzerland is eliminated

Round 7: Netherlands/Ireland/Iceland is eliminated

Round 8: Scotland/Isle of Man/Far North England is eliminated

Round 9: Eastern England is eliminated

Round 10: South West England/Worcestershire/Warwickshire/West Midlands/Staffordshire is eliminated

Round 11: North West England/Shropshire/Herefordshire is eliminated

Round 12: South Wales is eliminated

Round 13: Ceredigion/Powys/Wrexham (Wrecsam)/Flintshire (Sir y Fflint) is eliminated

Round 14: Conwy/Denbighsire (Sir Ddinbych) is eliminated

Round 15: Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) is eliminated

Round 16: South Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 17: Northwest Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 18: Bangor/Bethesda/Aber/Pentir/Felinheli/Llanllechid/Llanddeiniolen/Llandygai is eliminated

Round 19 is getting incredibly niche, with only about 10,000 people living in the remaining area, and probably about 10 people from there that will see this. Here's a google maps link if that helps at all.

I had to cut off the very bottom of the map for the zoom so sorry if you happen to live in the small group of trees there. Also sorry if you work at Lidl Bangor, maybe Caernarfon will get a Lidl soon?

u/Auditored — 3 months ago

Remove the worse half of the map - Round 18

Round 1: Asia/Oceania/Russia is eliminated

Round 2: Americas are eliminated

Round 3: Africa is eliminated

Round 4: East/North/Central Europe is eliminated

Round 5: Tomato Western Europe is eliminated

Round 6: France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Switzerland is eliminated

Round 7: Netherlands/Ireland/Iceland is eliminated

Round 8: Scotland/Isle of Man/Far North England is eliminated

Round 9: Eastern England is eliminated

Round 10: South West England/Worcestershire/Warwickshire/West Midlands/Staffordshire is eliminated

Round 11: North West England/Shropshire/Herefordshire is eliminated

Round 12: South Wales is eliminated

Round 13: Ceredigion/Powys/Wrexham (Wrecsam)/Flintshire (Sir y Fflint) is eliminated

Round 14: Conwy/Denbighsire (Sir Ddinbych) is eliminated

Round 15: Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) is eliminated

Round 16: South Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 17: Northwest Gwynedd is eliminated

For Round 18 we are down to the last 16 communities of Gwynedd - I have listed them on the map.

u/Auditored — 3 months ago

Round 1: Asia/Oceania/Russia is eliminated

Round 2: Americas are eliminated

Round 3: Africa is eliminated

Round 4: East/North/Central Europe is eliminated

Round 5: Tomato Western Europe is eliminated

Round 6: France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Switzerland is eliminated

Round 7: Netherlands/Ireland/Iceland is eliminated

Round 8: Scotland/Isle of Man/Far North England is eliminated

Round 9: Eastern England is eliminated

Round 10: South West England/Worcestershire/Warwickshire/West Midlands/Staffordshire is eliminated

Round 11: North West England/Shropshire/Herefordshire is eliminated

Round 12: South Wales is eliminated

Round 13: Ceredigion/Powys/Wrexham (Wrecsam)/Flintshire (Sir y Fflint) is eliminated

Round 14: Conwy/Denbighsire (Sir Ddinbych) is eliminated

Round 15: Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) is eliminated

Round 16: South Gwynedd is eliminated

Round 17 has two colours with uneven land area but once again evenly split communities (16 vs 16), with some smaller and more densely populated communities in the east. Both are however mostly rural.

Judging from the comments last time there are a lot of great places in both.

u/Auditored — 4 months ago

Round 1: Asia/Oceania/Russia is eliminated

Round 2: Americas are eliminated

Round 3: Africa is eliminated

Round 4: East/North/Central Europe is eliminated

Round 5: Tomato Western Europe is eliminated

Round 6: France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Switzerland is eliminated

Round 7: Netherlands/Ireland/Iceland is eliminated

Round 8: Scotland/Isle of Man/Far North England is eliminated

Round 9: Eastern England is eliminated

Round 10: South West England/Worcestershire/Warwickshire/West Midlands/Staffordshire is eliminated

Round 11: North West England/Shropshire/Herefordshire is eliminated

Round 12: South Wales is eliminated

Round 13: Ceredigion/Powys/Wrexham (Wrecsam)/Flintshire (Sir y Fflint) is eliminated

Round 14: Conwy/Denbighsire (Sir Ddinbych) is eliminated

Round 15: Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) is eliminated

Round 16 crowns Gwynedd as the regional winner.

I have switched to Google Maps, which is messier but has the benefit of being able to see the area in more detail. Link for those that want to explore the area more. I will also stick with blue and yellow going forward as they are most effective overlayed on the map.

There are a total of 64 communities (the lowest level of local government) in Gwynedd. Some people will notice that divides perfectly into 1 when halved. This round has 32 vs 32 communities, and each round will continue with an even amount on each side.

u/Auditored — 4 months ago

Round 1: Asia/Oceania/Russia is eliminated

Round 2: Americas are eliminated

Round 3: Africa is eliminated

Round 4: East/North/Central Europe is eliminated

Round 5: Tomato Western Europe is eliminated

Round 6: France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Switzerland is eliminated

Round 7: Netherlands/Ireland/Iceland is eliminated

Round 8: Scotland/Isle of Man/Far North England is eliminated

Round 9: Eastern England is eliminated

Round 10: South West England/Worcestershire/Warwickshire/West Midlands/Staffordshire is eliminated

Round 11: North West England/Shropshire/Herefordshire is eliminated

Round 12: South Wales is eliminated

Round 13: Ceredigion/Powys/Wrexham (Wrecsam)/Flintshire (Sir y Fflint) is eliminated

Round 14: Conwy/Denbighsire (Sir Ddinbych) is eliminated

For Round 15, technically this isn't splitting in half as one is much bigger, but I think it makes sense to find the best county in the world rather than a random geographical split.

This is the last stage supported by my source so far mapchart.net, so I have found a new and more time consuming method for a planned continuation. I will continue for those that have asked for it, but for those that feel this has gone too far feel free to consider this the last round.

u/Auditored — 4 months ago

Round 1: Asia/Oceania/Russia is eliminated

Round 2: Americas are eliminated

Round 3: Africa is eliminated

Round 4: East/North/Central Europe is eliminated

Round 5: Tomato Western Europe is eliminated

Round 6: France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Switzerland is eliminated

Round 7: Netherlands/Ireland/Iceland is eliminated

Round 8: Scotland/Isle of Man/Far North England is eliminated

Round 9: Eastern England is eliminated

Round 10: South West England/Worcestershire/Warwickshire/West Midlands/Staffordshire is eliminated

Round 11: North West England/Shropshire/Herefordshire is eliminated

Round 12: South Wales is eliminated

Round 13 was pretty clear, and we're down to 4 principal areas of Wales.

Based off previous comments made by Welsh people here I'm pretty sure this round is not going to be close, but 4 must be reduced to 2 before it can get to 1.

u/Auditored — 4 months ago

Round 1: Asia/Oceania/Russia is eliminated

Round 2: Americas are eliminated

Round 3: Africa is eliminated

Round 4: East/North/Central Europe is eliminated

Round 5: Tomato Western Europe is eliminated

Round 6: France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Switzerland is eliminated

Round 7: Netherlands/Ireland/Iceland is eliminated

Round 8: Scotland/Isle of Man/Far North England is eliminated

Round 9: Eastern England is eliminated

Round 10: South West England/Worcestershire/Warwickshire/West Midlands/Staffordshire is eliminated

Round 11: North West England/Shropshire/Herefordshire is eliminated

Round 12 was clear that South Wales must go, and we're down to Mid/North Wales.

We're also getting to the point where knowing anything about the region becomes more and more niche, but you've always got google if you want to make an informed decision for such important research.

u/Auditored — 4 months ago
▲ 1.2k r/swansea+3 crossposts

Round 1: Asia/Oceania/Russia is eliminated

Round 2: Americas are eliminated

Round 3: Africa is eliminated

Round 4: East/North/Central Europe is eliminated

Round 5: Tomato Western Europe is eliminated

Round 6: France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Switzerland is eliminated

Round 7: Netherlands/Ireland/Iceland is eliminated

Round 8: Scotland/Isle of Man/Far North England is eliminated

Round 9: Eastern England is eliminated

Round 10: South West England/Worcestershire/Warwickshire/West Midlands/Staffordshire is eliminated

Round 11 was an absolute landslide, and Wales has been crowned as the best country in the world through the process of elimination. However, the show must go on.

A lot of people have asked how far this will go - I haven't planned that far ahead, however I feel like voting on two Welsh villages you have never heard of and have no way to distinguish may not be as exciting as people think, so it may be coming to a close soon.

Edit: Looking at the comments I think I may be held hostage to do these until the heat death of the universe

u/Auditored — 4 months ago
▲ 1.0k r/NorthernEngland+3 crossposts

Round 1: Asia/Oceania/Russia is eliminated

Round 2: Americas are eliminated

Round 3: Africa is eliminated

Round 4: East/North/Central Europe is eliminated

Round 5: Tomato Western Europe is eliminated

Round 6: France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Switzerland is eliminated

Round 7: Netherlands/Ireland/Iceland is eliminated

Round 8: Scotland/Isle of Man/Far North England is eliminated

Round 9: Eastern England is eliminated

Round 10 was absurdly close, for a while both sides had exactly the same amount of upvotes. However, at the time of posting this, the most upvoted grey comment has 101 votes whilst green has 92, so we're down to Wales and 6 counties of England.

u/Auditored — 4 months ago