Welcome to the Level of the Year 2017 voteoff!So, most of you will know how this works, but just in case - and so that specifics are covered - here's a quick rundown.
The nominated levels have been divided into
9 groups of 10 or 9 levels, semi-randomly. To be specific, the division was done in such a way that a single author wouldn't have too many levels in a single group.
Each group will be voted on one at a time, with
four levels from each group advancing to Phase 2 (which will run in a similar fashion).
First we bring them down from 10/9 to 7 and then to 4.Voting for each group will be open for three days. Remember,
you're voting for the levels you think should win, not the ones you want to see eliminated.If we get ties, there may be some tiebreakers to ensure only 4 levels out of each group advance to Phase 2. That says:
10/9 to 8 or 6 levels instead of 7 will be acceptable in the first rounds, but afterwards the 4 will be ensured by tiebreakers.If you want to see the
full list of nominated levels in non-randomized order, check the
nominations list topicIf you want to
play these levels without having to dig up all the various level packs, check the
playing phase topic which has an NXP available for download that contains all the nominated levels.
Please remember that discussing the nominated levels is not allowed in the LOTY2017 topics now that voting has begun. This does not apply to levels that have already been eliminated at the time. Discussing them elsewhere in the site is okay, as long as it's not in the context of LOTY2017.