[EM] rainbow lottery

[Simmons, Forest]

Here's a parlour version of the rainbow lottery:
 
1.  Go around the room and ask each player which of the alternatives is their favorite.
 
2.  Go back around in the reverse order and ask each player which of the alternatives they approve of.
 
3.  List the alternatives in order of approval from greatest approval to least.
 
4.  Put hash marks next to the name of each alternative showing how many players indicated it as favorite.
 
5.  Count down through the hash marks to half the number of players.
 
6.  Cross out the alternatives below the one next to the last hash mark counted.
 
7.  Draw a player's name from a hat.
 
8.  That player (or her proxy) picks the winning alternative from among those not crossed out.
 
FWS
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