Level of the Year 2021: Voting, Phase 1 (16 levels qualified for Phase 2)

[IchoTolot]

Welcome to the Level of the Year 2021 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 40 nominated levels have been divided into 5 groups of 8 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 only 3 levels from each group advancing to Phase 2. We try to bring the number down to 3 in one single Round. I plan no tiebreakers for this and if we have a minor tie then all tied levels advance. In case of a lot of major ties (5or6+ levels), I might run a tiebreaker later.

If we then have a bit more than 15 levels in phase 2, these will be split up into 3-4 groups for phase 2. There, I also plan to just let 2-3 of each group survive with no tiebreakers if possible. Only in the final phase I plan to enforce placements with tiebreakers.

If you want to see the full list of nominated levels in non-randomized order, check the nominations list topic.
If you want to play these levels without having to dig up all the various level packs, check the playing phase topic which has a pack available for download that contains all the nominated levels.

Please remember that discussing the nominated levels is not allowed in the LOTY2021 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 LOTY2021.

[IchoTolot]

Group 1

Armani's "Childhood Dreams" (2 votes)
Armani's "The Good, The Bad and The Weird" (2 votes)
IchoTolot's "Trinity Of The Crypt" (4 votes)
Apjjm's "A night on the town" (1 vote)
tan x dx's "Thick and Thin" (2 votes)
Kingshadow3's "Silence in the Library" (3 votes)
Nessy's "A Rock And A Hard Place" (8 votes)
Zanzindorf's "Hug the Cloud" (1 vote)


Group 2

Armani's "Crossover" (3 votes)
Armani's "Santa Training Center" (4 votes)
Flopsy's "Can't Stop Partying" (3 votes)
Apjjm's "Can't stand the heat?" (3 votes)
tan x dx's "A caelo usque ad centrum" (3 votes)
Kingshadow3's "The Monkey Cave" (4 votes)
92Dexter11's "Lem Ninja" (5 votes)
Zanzindorf's "Rising Stream" (6 votes)

Group 3

Armani's "Forbidden Knowledge (Part 1)" (3 votes)
IchoTolot's "Violent Changes" (5 votes)
Flopsy's "Whodunnit?" (4 votes)
Apjjm's "The n-body problem" (1 vote)
tan x dx's "EMERGENCY EVACUATION" (5 votes)
Kingshadow3's "Straight And Curved" (3 votes)
NieSch's "Mission Unreachable" (3 votes)
GigaLem's "What are those puppies doing up there?!" (2 votes)

Group 4

Armani's "Help Yourself" (1 vote)
Armani's "Prerequisite: Advanced Fluid Mechanics" (3 votes)
IchoTolot's "Retspen's Tomb" (7 votes)
Flopsy's "14 Hour Supernova" (2 votes)
tan x dx's "Measure once, build twice" (3 votes)
NieSch's "Spoilt for Choice" (2 votes)
92Dexter11's "Catch my drift" (2 votes)
Turrican's "Outside the Control Room" (1 vote)

Group 5

Armani's "Meanwhile in a Parallel Universe" (4 votes)
Armani's "This will be a Better Year" (4 votes)
IchoTolot's "Containment Breach!" (1 vote)
Flopsy's "Past the Point of Delirium" (2 votes)
Apjjm's "Phantom breakout" (3 votes)
NieSch's "All the Good Lems go to Hell" (3 votes)
GigaLem's "Hydro-Crossing" (1 vote)
Turrican's "Airborne Rodents" (4 votes)

[kaywhyn]

Results, bolded levels advance.

Armani's "Childhood Dreams" (2 votes)

Armani's "The Good, The Bad and The Weird" (2 votes)

IchoTolot's "Trinity Of The Crypt" (4 votes)

Apjjm's "A night on the town" (1 vote)

tan x dx's "Thick and Thin" (2 votes)

Kingshadow3's "Silence in the Library" (3 votes)

Nessy's "A Rock And A Hard Place" (8 votes)

Zanzindorf's "Hug the Cloud" (1 vote)

[IchoTolot]

Next round is up!

[kaywhyn]

Results, bolded levels move on.

Armani's "Crossover" (3 votes)

Armani's "Santa Training Center" (4 votes)

Flopsy's "Can't Stop Partying" (3 votes)

Apjjm's "Can't stand the heat?" (3 votes)

tan x dx's "A caelo usque ad centrum" (3 votes)

Kingshadow3's "The Monkey Cave" (4 votes)

92Dexter11's "Lem Ninja" (5 votes)

Zanzindorf's "Rising Stream" (6 votes)

[IchoTolot]

Next round is up!

[kaywhyn]

Results, bolded levels move on.

Armani's "Forbidden Knowledge (Part 1)" (3 votes)

IchoTolot's "Violent Changes" (5 votes)

Flopsy's "Whodunnit?" (4 votes)

Apjjm's "The n-body problem" (1 vote)

tan x dx's "EMERGENCY EVACUATION" (5 votes)

Kingshadow3's "Straight And Curved" (3 votes)

NieSch's "Mission Unreachable" (3 votes)

GigaLem's "What are those puppies doing up there?!" (2 votes)

[IchoTolot]

Next round is up!

[kaywhyn]

Results, bolded levels move on


Armani's "Help Yourself" (1 vote)

Armani's "Prerequisite: Advanced Fluid Mechanics" (3 votes)

IchoTolot's "Retspen's Tomb" (7 votes)

Flopsy's "14 Hour Supernova" (2 votes)

tan x dx's "Measure once, build twice" (3 votes)

NieSch's "Spoilt for Choice" (2 votes)

92Dexter11's "Catch my drift" (2 votes)

Turrican's "Outside the Control Room" (1 vote)

[IchoTolot]

Last Round of the phase is up!

[kaywhyn]

Results, bolded levels move on

Armani's "Meanwhile in a Parallel Universe" (4 votes)

Armani's "This will be a Better Year" (4 votes)

IchoTolot's "Containment Breach!" (1 vote)

Flopsy's "Past the Point of Delirium" (2 votes)

Apjjm's "Phantom breakout" (3 votes)

NieSch's "All the Good Lems go to Hell" (3 votes)

GigaLem's "Hydro-Crossing" (1 vote)

Turrican's "Airborne Rodents" (4 votes)


Total: 16 levels qualify for Round 2

[IchoTolot]

16 levels qualified for the next phase.

I will form groups (probably 2 groups of 8) and start the next phase over the next days.