Best cover art - an IFDB Poll

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What games have really good cover art?

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Birdland, by Brendan Patrick Hennessy
8 votes
"By far. It always grabs my attention." [+]"By far. It always grabs my attention." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... "Haven't..." [+]"Haven't played it yet, but the cover is extremely memorable, yet simple" --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --juliaofbath... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sarah Mak... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Lionstooth...

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Repeat the Ending, by Drew Cook
6 votes
"I love..." [+]"I love Callie's art for Repeat the Ending." --Drew Cook... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Passerine... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Lionstooth... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Naarel... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --DemonApologist...

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The Absence of Miriam Lane, by Abigail Corfman
5 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Passerine... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Lionstooth... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Naarel... (No comment) [+](No comment) --DemonApologist...

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Fate, by Victor Gijsbers
5 votes
"I didn't make it, but I love it!" [+]"I didn't make it, but I love it!" --Victor Gijsbers... (No comment) [+](No comment) --C. W. Gray ... (No comment) [+](No comment) --C.E.J. Pacian... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Lionstooth... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Naarel...

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Brain Guzzlers from Beyond!, by Steph Cherrywell
5 votes
"Does a great job..." [+]"Does a great job of evoking the setting and plot." () --Spike... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Short... "Awesome art,..." [+]"Awesome art, cartoonish yet gruesome" --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Vivienne Dunstan...

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The Den, by Ben Jackson
4 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Passerine... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Adam Biltcliffe... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Max Fog...

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According to Cain, by Jim Nelson
4 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Rovarsson... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --EJ... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Lionstooth...

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Invisible Parties, by Sam Kabo Ashwell (as Psychopup)
4 votes
"Doubles up as the..." [+]"Doubles up as the game's map." () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ivanr... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Hituro...

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Saltwrack, by Henry Kay Cecchini
4 votes
"simple but evocative" [+]"simple but evocative" () --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Passerine... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Adam Biltcliffe... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Naarel...

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Winter Storm Draco, by Ryan Veeder
4 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Passerine... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Rovarsson...

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Eat Me, by Chandler Groover
4 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Adam Biltcliffe... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Max Fog... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Naarel...

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Blue Lacuna, by Aaron A. Reed
3 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Adam Biltcliffe... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Lionstooth...

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The Bat, by Chandler Groover
3 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Vivienne Dunstan... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Max Fog... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Naarel...

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Everybody Dies, by Jim Munroe
3 votes
"Clean, legible, stylish" [+]"Clean, legible, stylish" --Petter Sjölund... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kyriakos Sgarbas... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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Floatpoint, by Emily Short
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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Slouching Towards Bedlam, by Star C. Foster and Daniel Ravipinto
2 votes
"Classic cover art." [+]"Classic cover art.: The artwork both exploits the link between slouching and the mental image of a moving figure and foreshadows a potential ending." () --Dissolved... "Professional,..." [+]"Professional, atmospheric art depicting a scene that you can hardly confuse with any other IF game." --Christina Nordlander...

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idle hands, by Sophia de Augustine
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --DemonApologist...

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Zozzled, by Steph Cherrywell
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Vivienne Dunstan... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Lionstooth...

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The Queen's Menagerie, by Chandler Groover
2 votes
"Strong design,..." [+]"Strong design, evocative without being overspecific." --Sam Kabo Ashwell... "I'm assuming..." [+]"I'm assuming it's an edit of a public domain artwork rather than original work, but either way it's memorable and suits the story well." () --Christina Nordlander...

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Headless, Hapless, by Geoff Moore
2 votes
"Doubles up as the..." [+]"Doubles up as the game's map. One of the best SpeedIF covers I've seen." () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ivanr...

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Runt of the Litter, by Kelly Sandoval
2 votes
"Just look at that..." [+]"Just look at that griffin" --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) --EverWriter...

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Metamorphoses, by Emily Short
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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Detritus, by Ben Jackson
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Adam Biltcliffe... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Hituro...

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Radiance Inviolate, by DemonApologist
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Drew Cook... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Naarel...

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Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota
2 votes
"The pig is just..." [+]"The pig is just right--it's well drawn, and it suggests the game's funny and playful tone. It also looks good on the simple white background with the black border and text." () --Cosmic Hamster... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Adam Biltcliffe...

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You Can't Save Her, by Sarah Mak
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Adam Biltcliffe... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --C.E.J. Pacian...

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Dysfluent, by Allyson Gray
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --EJ... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Tabitha...

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Suveh Nux, by David Fisher
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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Kinophobia, by Bruno Dias
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Passerine... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Adam Biltcliffe...

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Portrait with Wolf, by Drew Cook
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Naarel...

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Alias 'The Magpie', by J. J. Guest
2 votes
"Great 60s-era art design" [+]"Great 60s-era art design" ( - Full review) --Spike... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Lionstooth...

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Varicella, by Adam Cadre
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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The Skyscraper and the Scar, by Diego Freire, Ruber Eaglenest
2 votes
"Beautiful comic-book style cover" [+]"Beautiful comic-book style cover" --n-n... "Impressive and..." [+]"Impressive and detailed work of art" --oscar-78...

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Limerick Heist, by Pace Smith
2 votes
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --EJ... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Adam Biltcliffe...

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Who Whacked Jimmy Piñata?, by Damon L. Wakes
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Vivienne Dunstan...

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Guilded Youth, by Jim Munroe
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Cosmic Hamster...

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Ulterior Spirits, by E.J. Holcomb
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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Guess the Verb!, by Leonard Richardson
1 vote
"Makes me happy..." [+]"Makes me happy every time I see it." () --Sobol...

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Hill of Souls, by Angela Shah
1 vote
"nominated for an XYZZY for the cover" [+]"nominated for an XYZZY for the cover" ( - Full review) --MathBrush...

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Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory, by Katherine Morayati
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sam Kabo Ashwell...

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All Roads, by Jon Ingold
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Vivienne Dunstan...

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Tally Ho, by Kreg Segall
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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A Dream Of Silence: Act 3, by Abigail Corfman
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --DemonApologist...

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Assembly, by Ben Kirwin
1 vote
"Perfect IKEA parody" [+]"Perfect IKEA parody" () --EJ...

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The Bamboo Forest, by Myra Ramdenbourg and Errol
1 vote
"I found the..." [+]"I found the atmospheric pixel art intriguing." () --Cosmic Hamster...

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Miss Gosling's Last Case, by Daniel M. Stelzer
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Adam Biltcliffe...

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Creatures Such As We, by Lynnea Glasser
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --lunaterra...

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The Saltcast Adventure, by Beth Carpenter
1 vote
"Foreshadowing" [+]"Foreshadowing" () --DemonApologist...

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Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Rovarsson...

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Andromeda Awakening - The Final Cut, by Marco Innocenti
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Short...

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Narcolepsy, by Adam Cadre
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Dissolved...

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And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One, by B.J. Best
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha...

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A changing greenhouse, by jsmonzani
1 vote
"I like how the..." [+]"I like how the delicate white frame of the greenhouse--which would be invisible if it were alone on that light background--is outlined against layers of painted leaves and textured colors. Nice color palette, too. The effect is calm, but also a bit warm and earthy." --Cosmic Hamster...

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Tree and Star, by Paul Lee
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Short...

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The Fourth Riddle, by reconditarmonia
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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Detective en habitación cerrada, by Strollersoft
1 vote
"Caught my attention!" [+]"Caught my attention!: It's stylish and offbeat and conveys something of the mood of the game. Definitely part of the reason that this was one of the first games I played in this year's ECTOCOMP." --EJ...

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Reference and Representation: An Approach to First-Order Semantics, by Ryan Veeder
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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..., by Kungfuspacebarbarian
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --bla...

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The Master of the Land, by Pseudavid
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Vivienne Dunstan...

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LASH -- Local Asynchronous Satellite Hookup, by Paul O'Brian
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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Andromeda Ascending, by Truthcraze
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Short...

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Chlorophyll, by Steph Cherrywell
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol...

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Open Sorcery, by Abigail Corfman
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush...

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Blood and Company, by alyshkalia
1 vote
"And the style is reinforced through later entries in the series" [+]"And the style is reinforced through later entries in the series" --DemonApologist...

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Scavenger, by Quintin Stone
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Emily Short...

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Andromeda Dreaming, by Joey Jones
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Emily Short...

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Familiar Problems, by Daniel Stelzer, Ada Stelzer, Sarah Stelzer
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Tabitha...

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A Rope of Chalk, by Ryan Veeder
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Tabitha...

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Bureau of Strange Happenings, by Phil Riley
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Adam Biltcliffe...

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Tuuli, by Daurmith and Ruber Eaglenest
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Spike...

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The Tower, by communistsister
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha...

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Amazing Quest, by Nick Montfort
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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LATEX, LEATHER, LIPSTICK, LOVE, LUST, by Stanwixbuster (as THE BODY & THE BLOOD)
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Adam Biltcliffe...

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Vivienne Dunstan...

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Decolor, by Godokoro
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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L'exil, by Benjamin Roux
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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PURE, by PLAYPURPUR
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --Adam Biltcliffe...

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To Be You, by Sandeep Singh, Celestia De Roza, Cheng Him, Crispin Rodrigues, Don Shiau, Izyanti Asa'ari, Jennifer Anne Champion, Pamela Seong Koon, Praval Visvanath, Sarah Mak, Shivram Gopinath, tysha khan, Ummi Tasfia, Valen Lim
1 vote
"I like the bright..." [+]"I like the bright colours and simple but stylish text effects." --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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INPUT PROCESS, by chyrono (as HY)
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --DemonApologist...

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Structural Integrity, by Tabitha
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) --DemonApologist...

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The Grown-Up Detective Agency, by Brendan Patrick Hennessy
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush...

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Fairest, by Amanda Walker
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car...

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Price of Freedom: Innocence Lost (expanded 2019 version), by Briar Rose
1 vote
"Not the most..." [+]"Not the most original image, but it is professional, has a nice colour palette, and shows clearly what the story is, while being appropriately dramatic." --Christina Nordlander...

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Enchanter, by Marc Blank, Dave Lebling
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush...

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Star Bearer, by Maliface
1 vote
"Simple but striking" [+]"Simple but striking" () --EJ...

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Teatime with a Vampire, by manonamora
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --DemonApologist...

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Dynamite Powers vs. the Ray of Night!, by Mike Carletta
1 vote
"Perfectly evokes the game's setting and plot" [+]"Perfectly evokes the game's setting and plot" ( - Full review) --Spike...

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REPEAT IT BACK TO ME, by SkyShard
1 vote
"I just like the colors" [+]"I just like the colors" () --EJ...

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198BREW, by H. M. Faust (aka DWaM)
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Adam Biltcliffe...

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Poll created on June 17, 2017