Hey everyone,

I was looking at the voting categories and noticed a potential issue. With the "self-explanatory" theme and the zero-text rule, the current criteria heavily reward games that are just easy to figure out right away. I know that's the whole point of the theme, but it feels like the current setup values the "self-explanatory" aspect too much, leaving no room to judge innovation or creativity.

The thing is, if someone submits a Tetris clone, they'll easily get top scores. It’s familiar and totally intuitive, but it brings nothing new to the table. Since there isn't a category that lets voters express other qualities of a game, the system just lacks granularity.

It would be nice to have something like "Overall" or "Creativity".

This would give voters a way to reward a game's ambition and out-of-the-box design, even if it ends up being a bit less "self-explanatory" than a standard arcade clone.

What do you guys think?

There are still controls pressed that need expressing to understand. Not every Tetris like plays the same. Every game builds on the understanding of the last. Some games got lucky because the first button I pressed was the correct one for the interaction, or did the designer choice something very intuitive?  It's not like that's the ONLY item being scored.  Everything averaged together is the overall score.