The Judges have spent most of the day arguing. Fighting some might say. Violence has plagued the table as we each fought for our favoured contenders.

However, when the dust of the Arena cleared, the results were clear. 23 entries. 7 victors. 

The GRAND PRIZE given to the most useful entry. Camp Pinewood by Stolen Fires

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This one was genuinely hard for us. There was a collection of 5 or 6 that could have taken this prize. But at the end of the day, one stood out, simply because we could actually see it's immediate practical use. If it was sitting beside the GM, you could run it. Simple as. Well done Rachel!

The Best Design prize goes to 1996 by Dan O'Brian

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I'm not sure this prize was ever in much doubt. The design on this one left quite a few jaws on the floor. Genuine art. On top of that, we loved how it used Embers to reflect on the past. It's just... wonderful.

The Best Prose prize goes to The Arena by Dread & Chaos

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This won really caught everyone's attenion. Clever, fun, complex, deep and weird. Just how we like it.

The Best use of Weird prize goes to Storm Racers by Alex Clarke

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A whole new kind of apocalypse to explore. Just don't stop driving.

The Most amusing prize goes to The Copper Curse by Hatman books

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Imagine you are a copper merchant with questionable quality metal. Imagine that you are the oldest recorded human ever. Imagine a guy writes a story about you 5000 years later.

The So Indie it hurts prize goes to Blood Moon Dance by Alandra Hileman

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Just quietly making menstrual cycles an aspect of the Weird. Why the fuck not?

The A World you want to explore prize goes to  Subway  by Chris Stewart

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For clarity, we want to explore all of the five million different worlds that Chris has come up with this last few weeks. But Subway was our favourite.