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[The Distant Door]

That is no problem, @Kitty Trouble.

Thank you to those who participated this round, even if you weren't able to get an entry in.

We still got two great-looking games and I think it's going to be an interesting battle for votes.

Please vote using the poll above.

	The Distant Door by Durinde
	The long August longing by Cassiebsg and Blondbraid

@Snarky, have you tried using the rubber chicken on the lockbox?

That's what she said.

_{Sorry everyone. I promise this won't become a habit.}

No worries @Radiant. Look out for September's theme very soon.

Thanks for the votes and feedback folks. The winner is...

Sinitrena, for Moon's Flower.

Well done Sini. Your turn.

[Sinitrena]

Strong selection this round. I had a tough time deciding on a favourite but I think I'm going to plump for the one that engaged me the most while reading on my Kindle:

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Sinitrena

It reads like a fairy tale that has been passed down through the generations. I couldn't quite work out whether the story was saying it is noble, stupid or pointless to make sacrifices for other people at the expense or your own survival. Maybe all three. This moon flower's kindness cost it its own purpose. But in a way it dodged a bullet because it didn't have to spend the rest of its life with that awful princess.

Mandle's stylistic story was very cool and I loved the idea of telling it through the eyes ears of a blindfolded protagonist. The shifts in tense and person were a little jarring for me. I'll need a reread to make sure I understood who's who and what's what. But overall I enjoyed it.

And I also enjoyed Baron's feline fable. It's a simple story, well told. If I were to suggest any criticisms it would be that our cat protagonist isn't very likable.

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How are we getting on, gang?

I believe that's all the entries:

Please vote for your favourite in this thread. No PMs this time. Just comment whose story you liked best and leave feedback if you can. I'll tot up the scores in 5 days (Aug 28).

Babar - It Shone Pale As a Bone
Sinitrena - Moon's Flower
Mandle - Blind Under the All-Seeing Moon
Baron - Caterwaul in D Minor

Congratulations on the release.

I'm not so sure these days as I haven't tested it for a while but you used to be able to get away with clicking a wrong square or two on those things.

It looks awesome. Can't wait to try it out.

[Tales from a Forgotten Tavern]

The winning entry is:
Tales from a Forgotten Tavern by Ponch

Congratulations Ponch. I'll be in touch soon about choosing a theme for September.

Unlucky tbook. Thank you both for your entries.

I mentioned this to Grundy a while back. He said the site is down along with other sites hosted on americangirlscouts.org.

I've noticed that Slasher's birthday is coming up (Sunday 20th, if I'm not mistaken). I feel like we should do something but it's a bit late to organize much

What if we were to just open the AGS Awards client for the day so anyone who wants to can just drop in and have a virtual beer in his honour?

Okay, I've reinstated the two extra days out of an abundance of kindness, neighbourly love and general do-goodery on my part. I expect nothing in return, except for one of your lovely stories.

Last few days left to play and vote. Thanks for the votes so far.

There was a stretch of time where Slasher was almost single-handedly keeping MAGS afloat. I'd have to go back and check the numbers but he may well be the person who won the most contests, purely by being the only entrant so many times. And yet right up to the end he insisted on calling it MAG.

He kept his graphics fairly simple but no two of his games looked or played the same and many of them were genuine fun.

I propose we, as a community, decide on our favourite 10 or so Slasher (barefoot/steptoe) games and put together a little bundle that could be featured prominently for a while.

Rest in peace, Les.

How are we doing on our stories, folks?

I'd gotten my maths a bit wrong so have changed the deadline date to the 18th (not 20th).

Need a little help with graphics? Perhaps The AGS Trove has something you can use.

The first and last post in The Trove point to Opengameart as a resource. Is the free material from Opengameart allowed in MAGS contests?

Yep. It used to be the rule that no pre-made assets were allowed, but that was abolished some time ago. You can use any publicly available pre-made graphics.

Shit. Rest in peace, Les.