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Another year, another thread for GAF to vote on its Games of the Year for 2012!
Cheesemeister and I will again be hosting this fine GAF tradition. The rules are the same as the last few years - You vote your Top 10, youi can do honorable mentions, and you can vote for one game as your "LTTP" vote. Official rules and a sample ballot are below. If you're a regular, feel free to vote now!
2012 Voting Rules
LTTP Voting
You may vote for ONE title from 2011 that you wanted to vote for last year but didn’t get a chance to. You must not have voted for this game last year. Important: This game must have appeared on the Nominations List from 2011. Format these picks by using the number “2011.” before your vote. See the sample ballot below for an example.
Sample Ballot
Please follow this format as closely as possible. This lets us avoid significant problems with the parser.
1. Game A ; Your thoughts on Game A.
2. Game B ; Your thoughts on Game B.
3. Game C ; Your thoughts on Game C.
4. Game D ; Your thoughts on Game D.
5. Game E ; Your thoughts on Game E.
6. Game F ; Your thoughts on Game F.
7. Game G ; Your thoughts on Game G.
8. Game H ; Your thoughts on Game H.
9. Game I ; Your thoughts on Game I.
10. Game J ; Your thoughts on Game J.
x. Game K ; Your thoughts on Honorable Mention Game K.
x. Game L ; Your thoughts on Honorable Mention Game L.
2011. Game M ; Your thoughts on Game M from 2011.
Game Selection
Thanks to the hard work of Cheesemeister, you can list your games pretty freely, as long as you try to avoid confusing abbreviations. If there is an ambiguous title listed, it will not be counted! Use the full name of the game to avoid confusion. Don't do what Donny Don't does!
Scoring
1. Game A ; 4 points
2. Game B ; 3 points
3. Game C ; 3 points
4. Game D ; 2 points
5. Game E ; 2 points
6. Game F ; 2 points
7. Game G ; 1 point
8. Game H ; 1 point
9. Game I ; 1 point
10. Game J ; 1 point
x. Game K ; 0 points
x. Game L ; 0 points
2011. Game M ; 1 point for LTTP Bracket
Honorable mentions will not receive points, but they will be tracked, assuming you list them appropriately.
LTTP votes will be counted separately and will each receive 1 point for the LTTP results.
What Games Count?
Happy voting, everyone!
Cheesemeister and I will again be hosting this fine GAF tradition. The rules are the same as the last few years - You vote your Top 10, youi can do honorable mentions, and you can vote for one game as your "LTTP" vote. Official rules and a sample ballot are below. If you're a regular, feel free to vote now!
2012 Voting Rules
- List up to 10 games, in order from 1 to 10. Follow the format below (you don’t have to be absolutely perfect, but you do need to follow the general rules: you must number your entries, must have comments follow your game nomination on the same line, etc.)
- You can use the nominations list in post #2 to help you remember this year’s games. This list is NOT comprehensive. Don’t see your favorite game on there? Put it in your list, and we’ll update the games list with your nomination.
- You may list Honorable Mentions if you wish to. These must be indicated by a “x.” in your ballot.
- Add your thoughts! Put a semicolon ( after each game and write what you thought. Choice thoughts will be used in the results thread. Your thoughts make this thread a lot more interesting for everyone else, so please do this. NOTE: A COMMENT IS REQUIRED FOR AT LEAST ONE TITLE ON YOUR BALLOT OR IT WILL NOT BE COUNTED!
- You may vote for ONE (1) game from last year as a “LTTP” type of vote. Did you play a game this year that would have been on your ballot last year if you’d played it on time? You can vote for it by using the number “2011.” Check the LTTP voting rules below.
- Non-consecutively numbered entries will not be counted.
- Multiple votes for the same title will disqualify your entire ballot.
- Each user may only vote once, but you may edit your ballot as often as you like until the deadline.
- Discussion is encouraged! Want to talk about another poster’s list? Quote it. Any unquoted ballots (those outside a quote block) will overwrite your own previous vote.
- Voting Ends Saturday, January 19th at 11:59pm, PST
LTTP Voting
You may vote for ONE title from 2011 that you wanted to vote for last year but didn’t get a chance to. You must not have voted for this game last year. Important: This game must have appeared on the Nominations List from 2011. Format these picks by using the number “2011.” before your vote. See the sample ballot below for an example.
Sample Ballot
Please follow this format as closely as possible. This lets us avoid significant problems with the parser.
1. Game A ; Your thoughts on Game A.
2. Game B ; Your thoughts on Game B.
3. Game C ; Your thoughts on Game C.
4. Game D ; Your thoughts on Game D.
5. Game E ; Your thoughts on Game E.
6. Game F ; Your thoughts on Game F.
7. Game G ; Your thoughts on Game G.
8. Game H ; Your thoughts on Game H.
9. Game I ; Your thoughts on Game I.
10. Game J ; Your thoughts on Game J.
x. Game K ; Your thoughts on Honorable Mention Game K.
x. Game L ; Your thoughts on Honorable Mention Game L.
2011. Game M ; Your thoughts on Game M from 2011.
Game Selection
Thanks to the hard work of Cheesemeister, you can list your games pretty freely, as long as you try to avoid confusing abbreviations. If there is an ambiguous title listed, it will not be counted! Use the full name of the game to avoid confusion. Don't do what Donny Don't does!
- Donny Do: Far Cry 3, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, Mass Effect 3
- Donny Don't: FC3, EM2:TPoT, WoW:MoP, ME3
Scoring
1. Game A ; 4 points
2. Game B ; 3 points
3. Game C ; 3 points
4. Game D ; 2 points
5. Game E ; 2 points
6. Game F ; 2 points
7. Game G ; 1 point
8. Game H ; 1 point
9. Game I ; 1 point
10. Game J ; 1 point
x. Game K ; 0 points
x. Game L ; 0 points
2011. Game M ; 1 point for LTTP Bracket
Honorable mentions will not receive points, but they will be tracked, assuming you list them appropriately.
LTTP votes will be counted separately and will each receive 1 point for the LTTP results.
What Games Count?
- New games released to your region this year (can be retail only or downloable)
- Voting for imported titles is allowed. If you list an import game, please mention which country you are from. Otherwise I will assume you didn’t read the rules and the vote will not count.
- Remakes and significant upgrades to games count too.
- Revisions released for the first time on a console or handheld this year (must be a retail version and not downloadable)
- Ports that amount to “ROM dumps”, i.e., ports with no additional content or significant changes, are not allowed.
- Ports that are basically “HD ports” of existing games with no changes besides upscaling the game do not count.
- New expansion packs to MMOs and other games count, but not the original game unless it too was released in your region this year.
- If you’re unsure about a game, just ask!
- Asked about games that are allowed: Machinarium (PSN), Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem/Heroes of Light and Shadow (DS, english patch), Alan Wake (PC version), Dark Souls (PC version), Under Defeat HD Deluxe Edition
- Asked about games that are not allowed: DayZ, Mushihimesama, Dota 2
- If you voted for a game in a previous year, you cannot vote for it again this year, even if it is on another platform.
Happy voting, everyone!