| Best Social Game | ||||
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| 2024/01/04 | Searl | Snakes, MallowGeno and Cheery Dog | The Genius: First Encounter | The Genius is an incredibly difficult format to perfect, because the game is about analysing rules and making them work to your advantage. Designing challenges for this that allow for strategic flexibility but don't outright break is difficult, but the challenges in First Encounter felt both fair and open to various strategies. There were plenty of twists and turns in the game itself, both because of a fantastic cast willing to take whatever advantages they could get, and because the challenge designed opened the door for those moves to be made. The game seemed to run very smoothly, despite many of the challenges being very heavy on the adjudication front and some requiring mods to be available at all hours. First Encounter was a joy to be able to play in, and an incredibly impressive feat to have run. |
| Smash Mouth | ||||
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| 2024/01/04 | Searl | Snakes | The Genius: First Encounter & Survivor: Lights Camera Action | Snakes, alongside co-mods, ran an absolutely fantastic game this year in the form of The Genius: First Encounter. See my nomination for that for more information there. It was an incredible game, and a very well designed and well run one! He then came back to play as Sidney Prescott in LCA and not only took the victory, but also took the Best Confessionalist award! |
