Bloggies Breakdown: Round 4
The Bloggies Tournament is over. Here are the 2026 champions...
The Bloggies Bracket is done.
The conclusion of the fourth round means another year's bracket is complete. You can find the results in this post, or by visiting this year's official home page.
Clayton Notestine
Advice Category
This category includes advice for play, prep, publishing, and more.
🏆 Writing Rooms in Pairs: 58% (130)
❌ Obstacles Support Exploration 42% (94)*
*The former title of this article in the competition, "Less Combat... More Obstacles" was incorrect. It was submitted with the wrong title, and I didn't notice the error. However, to avoid confusion during the voting, and to avoid cutting off any momentum the old title had, I kept it as-is in the competition until the final results. The correct name is "Obstacles Support Exploration."
Critique Category
This category includes critical analysis of books, games, adventures, and more.
❌ Review of Initiative Methods 49.4% (115)
🏆 How Jennell Jaquays Evolved Dungeon Design, Part 1: Pre-Jaquays Dungeons 50.6% (118)
Gameable Category
This category includes ready-to-use rules, monsters, and more.
🏆 RANDOM ENCOUNTER TABLES AS ADVENTURE RAM: Adding “Memory” To Encounter Checks 50.9% (115)
❌ Anti-colonial Dungeon 49.1% (111)
Theory Category
This category is all about systems, mechanics, gameplay, and more.
🏆 WHY MEGADUNGEONS? A Campaign Structure for Modern Lives 50.7% (115)
❌ The 10 Types of Special Rooms 49.3% (112)
Meta Category
An all new category for ideas about taxonomy, creativity, and beyond.
🏆 Mapping the Blogosphere 53.3% (122)
❌ the default dungeon is colonial 46.7% (107)
Conclusion
The infamous Bloggies bracket is complete. I know this saga suggests there are winners and losers, but it's all just kayfabe. An elaborate ruse to get everyone reading and talking about blogs. Every round had upsets. Every round had champions. The razor thin margins of this year could have fallen either way depending on time, day, and week. Thank you to everyone who participated.
Stay tuned for the second week of The Bloggies where we crown best series, best debut blog, and finally crown best blog post of the year.
Until then, godspeed, Bloggies voters.
Clayton Notestine
