Can I thumbs down "Graph It"? It looks like it's Risk with the graphics lobotomized, and it's lame.

tom wrote:

I like Reich's idea but I'm a bit concerned as to how this sort of system might be abused - e.g. with designer's having multiple accounts, creating a single 10 player game and then voting it through (as we've seen on WF before). Or even just  inviting all their mates to play and getting it voted to Live without a single other player or board reviewer getting a say in it.

KrocK wrote: maybe a option is that some one can apply to be on the review panel. they will be put in to the pool and when a board is submitted a random selection of people on the review panel will automatically be placed in a test game. once the game is finished every person must give a thumbs up or down. down must have a written comment attached with it.

unanimous thumbs up goes strait through and into the board pool available for normal play. any split decision then the board will be sent to tom for further review. a unanimous thumbs down then the board will be locked from play and the review comments will be sent to the author and then the author will have to resubmit a revised version of there board.

I quite like this option - the designer sets the review game size to x players and all reviewers get automatically invited to the game. Reviewers join the game on a first come, first served basis so not every reviewer has to review each game.

this is getting closer to what it should be; i konw there are some tweaks that probably should be made, but unfortunately i can't think of anything better in this unmotivated haze i'm in (also called 'work').

i'd be willing to be on this review board also.

I would like a part of the review prosess aswell.

I'm working on the review system as a priority - should have something ready to go in the next couple of days. Thanks for those volunteering to be reviewers, much appreciated.