Dude, go for it! Your class might have a significant influence on the final rankings (as they outnumber the rankings that I currently have!); but I have no objection to that whatsoever. Further, there's nothing in the rules that in any way restricts who can judge, so I do not believe we designers have a say either way. Maybe we could try to persuade you not to have them submit rankings--but that is seriously lame, in my opinion; and I will try to shout down, embarrass, and generally snub anyone who raises an objection to your kids judging. All that said, I would encourage you to tell them to be their own judges. Maybe have them do it in secret or quietly or separately--you know them better than I do. But I would want to avoid any instances where an individual's personality influences another person's rankings: the games should be judged as they stand, on their own, without any kibitzing or persuasion from other judges. But, again, we can't STOP that from happening; so it will be up to you to decide if you want them to rank separately or as a class or in assigned groups or in their own cliques or whatever. But we'd prefer individuals in isolation, when the ranking begins (like any voting, basically). As a final "protective" note, you might want to submit their rankings all together, in one e-mail from you. That way, they do not have to reveal personal e-mail addresses (and I can't be accused of collecting personal e-mails from minors) or make one-time GMail/Yahoo/Hotmail accounts. Just be sure each judge is named or, at least, nicknamed, for their own auditing purposes on the IGDC page. Last (procedural) point: who thinks it should be renamed to the "IceHOUSE Game Design Competition," which is how Andy is referring to it (it's been "Ice Game Design Competition" as long as I have known about it). I can redirect the page, so current links won't break or anything. Thoughts? David > From: miyu <xmiyux@xxxxxxxxx> > > I wasn't sure if you would want votes from a bunch of 13-15 year old kids > but I can gather their opinions if you would like. > > -Ryan