Comments/Ratings for a Single Item

I haven't settled on nominating another game yet, but Hostage Chess is
quite possible.  It's an outstanding modification of the idea of drops to
fit a standard chess set.  David Pritchard called it the variant of the
decade for the 1990s; he may well be right.

i voted.  i still think, however, that the poll results should only be
visible *after* you've voted, and not before (currently you can see them
before, but not after).  it would also be nice if at the end there was a
link back to the 'what's new' or 'main index' pages, the way there is
after you post a comment.

The voting has been very close all along.  How will you deal with a
three-way tie, if it occurs?

In the case of a tie, the entry that received the most votes from the
editors will be selected. If there is a still a tie, then the entry that
received the most votes from the chief editors will be selected. If there
is still a tie, then both/all of the tied entries will be selected.

The poll is now closed. Since there was a 3-way tie between Tamerlane
Chess, Crazyhouse, and Marseillais Chess, the voting of the site editors
must be counted and is as follows: 

  Tamerlane Chess: 3 editor votes
       Crazyhouse: 2 editor votes
Marseillais Chess: 3 editor votes

Since this results in a tie between Tamerlane Chess and Marseillais
Chess, the voting of the site's chief editors must be counted and is as
follows:

  Tamerlane Chess: 1 chief editor votes
Marseillais Chess: 2 chief editor votes

Marseillais Chess is the next recognized variant. The next poll will be
between Tamerlane Chess, Crazyhouse and Hostage Chess.

Doublechess will also appear in the next RV poll:

'Doublechess is one of the most popular CVs which
can be played on Richard's Play By Email server. No other CV inventor
has done more to supply sample games of his invention to your
site than I have. I have been running Doublechess tournaments
on Richard's PBM server almost since the day it was added.
Take a look at the current published Doublechess Standings to
see how many people have played it and how often they have played it.
Doublechess' beauty lies in its simplicity. It contains no special
pieces. Lay two standard chess boards side by side to create a
16 by 8 board. Use two chess sets and replace the second set of
kings with a third set of queens. Lay the first army in the center
and the second army out in the wings. Doublechess games are rich
with tactics and have the 'feel' of orthodox chess.' -- David Short.

Who nominated Double Chess? All you have provided here is a quotation from
its inventor, and there is a rule in place against inventors nominating
their own games.

I have added DoubleChess to the poll because:

1. Lack of variants being nominated,
2. The inventor gave evidence that the game is being widely played,
and 3. We now have a good way to ensure a fair vote.

So, in essence, I have 'nominated' the game by placing it in the poll.
If you still have objections, we can take it up in the CVP Editors group.

Extinction Chess is already a Recognized Variant, so I will not be
including it in the poll.

Drop Chess, while being a widely known variant, has been improved upon
(IMHO) by Hostage Chess. Since the variants are so similar, my thought is
to stick with Hostage Chess.

Alice Chess is a good suggestion and I will add it to the poll. And I
think 5 entries for the poll is a good number, so I will still accept
nominations, but they will be held over for the next poll after this one.

While I prefer Hostage Chess to Chessgi, it may still be appropriate to
include Chessgi as a recognized variant at some time. What I wonder about
is whether Chessgi or Crazyhouse is more popular. I know that some PBM
sites include Crazyhouse play, and this game is very similar to Chessgi
but slightly different.

Can you please publish the entire results for the last poll?
How many votes did each game get? Does this mean that Doublechess
will never be allowed to be recognized or can it be included in
future polls? I am very disappointed that it didn't get the
recognition it deserves. I have the feeling not many people
vote in these polls to begin with.

The poll results are on the site.  I don't have the link handy, but
clicking on Polls on the sidebar of the What's New page should get you in
the right place.

Any number of voters is more input than simply letting the editors pick. 
Our primary say comes in determining what gets on the ballot from public
suggestions.  We also break ties.

Offhand, I could easily have nominated Tamerlane, Alice, or Hostage
without a second thought.  The field was tough, as was picking ONE to vote
for.

Here are the results of the poll:

Variant        Votes  Percentage
Tamerlane Chess  8       35% 
Crazyhouse       3       13% 
Hostage Chess    4       17% 
DoubleChess      1        4% 
Alice Chess      7       30% 

Total voters: 23

Next poll will include Alice, Crazyhouse and Hostage Chess.
Other nominations will be accepted. I plan to start the next
poll on August 1, 2003.

Tee Hee!  I'm pretty sure that 8th vote was mine!

And I'm certain the first vote was mine.  Both contributed equally.

This will be hard.  Five of these six are excellent.  And the other one,
although not at all my cup of tea, has a clear following.