Hi, and welcome to
The Sticks Awards!
Note: You can choose one strip in the two polls. This means that you can vote in only one poll. Voters that choose a strip on both polls will have their votes disregarded.
Note 2: To vote in the other 5 comics, please visit the The Sticks Awards 171-180 Down thread.

The Sticks Awards are given to the best strips of all times, chosen by the polls here in the Playground. Previously, each poll had a group of 10 comics, chronologically chosen. But due to a new setting of the board software that limited poll options up to 5 only, we had to switch to this new format. Two polls of 5 comics each. Whichever comic gets more votes in both polls qualifies to the finals.

Also, the links cannot be provided in the poll options anymore, since there is also a 25-chars limit on them. So, I'm putting them here (see below). This week's comics will feature strips from #171 to 175 and from #176 to 180.

If you have any suggestions or comments, feel free to comment on this thread. For results, visit the
The Sticks Awards Results Compilation thread.

Thanks for voting!
This week's contenders
171
The Prisoner Dilemma
172
Cure Moderate Hurt Feelings
173
It Is Always Exactly Where They Intend It to Be
174
Interlude of Dooooooom!
175
Darn You to Hex
176
Leaping Lizards
177
Ch-ch-ch-changes
178
The Early Bird Catches the Wizard
179
Liar, Liar
180
Falling for You