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Sevennights · Postby **Sevennights** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 12:15 pm

Zeldamaster12 wrote: Calm down. It only has 3 votes so it's not like it'll win.

Postby **ShadowStarX** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 12:52 pm

I also have to agree with witchking on that one.

Postby **Witchking666** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 1:01 pm

Nanaya Jacob wrote:
Zeldamaster12 wrote: Calm down. It only has 3 votes so it's not like it'll win.

I am not talking about your game in specific not about whether or not it can win. What I am trying to say is that the three votes that were cast on your game would have been way better off with someone who actually put a lot of time and effort into the game they made. And in some cases three votes really can make the difference.

Postby **Julia Pseudo** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 3:21 pm

The thing is, how do we distinguish between joke games and non-joke games? Nien's games, for example, have always been pretty silly and that's likely a major reason why they've been voted in, but they're also well-balanced and, I think, somewhat seriously designed games. As game masters, I don't think it's really up to us to decide what is a joke game and what isn't, only to determine what's sufficiently balanced, and Jacob's game does appear to be somewhat sufficiently balanced to appear on this poll.

Danny · Postby **Danny** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 1:28 am

Pseudo wrote:The thing is, how do we distinguish between joke games and non-joke games? Nien's games, for example, have always been pretty silly and that's likely a major reason why they've been voted in, but they're also well-balanced and, I think, somewhat seriously designed games. As game masters, I don't think it's really up to us to decide what is a joke game and what isn't, only to determine what's sufficiently balanced, and Jacob's game does appear to be somewhat sufficiently balanced to appear on this poll.

Pretty much what I'd have to say about this, plus I'd like to add, and I've stated this plenty of times before, that we are not limiting creativity. While some things can certainly be ridiculous and over the top, a lot of the time the "joke" games iron themselves out and become well balanced. I think people need to stop throwing around the term "joke game" and just mutually agree that people come up with some pretty wacky games.

Besides, nobody is forcing you to vote for the game just because it's on that poll.

witchking666 wrote:I am not talking about your game in specific not about whether or not it can win. What I am trying to say is that the three votes that were cast on your game would have been way better off with someone who actually put a lot of time and effort into the game they made. And in some cases three votes really can make the difference.

That's not only implying Jacob didn't put time and effort into his game, but also being ignorant to the fact that Pseudo has been dominating the polls for most of the time anyway.
Not to play devil's advocate, but: