Get Hype: The Final Judgement is Upon Us

  It's time. The judges have judged, and the scores are being collected. Five judges there were, looking over the offerings. A huge benefit of submitting to the Adventure Site Contest is that each and every entry gets reviewed. Opinions will vary and you'll see a lot of difference in each judge's judgement, but try and take the feedback to heart. Every one of us appreciates the creativity and courage it takes to send these things in. I hope it was a useful exercise for everyone, and I would love to see all the adventures make it out into the wild. That being said, here's where to see the various judges' opinions:
  Owen Edwards did all his reviews on his YouTube channel, looking at half a dozen adventures each time. He's the most positive of all of us, I think you'll see him impressed with what each writer is doing in every case. If you see a map or adventure site that really floats your boat on his channel, come to the Classic Adventure Gaming podcast's discord, every writer should be contactable there. 
  JB of B/X Blackrazor is, by contrast, going to be the hardest of us judges to please. The man slammed out a heroic 1-review-per-day pace, giving out five stars twice and yet still averaging only in the two-star range. His tone will be a mixture of acerbic critique and grudging praise and he'll be the first to admit he's opinionated, but don't shy away from his harshest comments, he hurts because he cares. Hey, he even gave my entry only two and a half stars, and I know that's a darn good dungeon. My advice as a module-cobbler is never to ignore detailed criticism, it can only make your writing stronger. I promise JB likes you as a person. 
  Although I also think he got a little burned-out with that pace, not sure if he's going to be in the judge's wig next year. 
  Grutzi once more wasn't able to finish all his long-form reviews, but what's there is balanced and comprehensive, and I'm sure if you didn't get yours long-form, reach out and he'll be delighted to tell you what he thinks. Halflings are the first way to his heart but the man is more than anything else focused on how he can take what's written and play it at the table, which is the top priority for all of us but most pure in Grutzi's blog. 
  My own set of reviews will be running down a pretty standard formula, in case it wasn't clear. First I'll do my paragraph of standup riffing on whatever enters into my head, but then I'll go plot->map->monsters->traps->treasure, wrapping up with the overall impressions. I don't have star ratings typically because for one thing, the main rating with the one out of 29 (this number on entries minus me this time), but for the other thing because you are all amazing and beautiful artists of wonder and joy compared to my standard itch.io experience. I wish far more of you could be included in the compilation, but I remain committed to the eight-adventure limit. Nothing here was unredeemable and I hope my personal appreciation for the submissions comes through. 
  Scott M. went above and beyond, writing about 50% more words in total review wordcount than the total wordcount of all the submissions. I always hope to give actionable and useful insight from my reviews, but Scott? Scott comes alongside you and gives you warm, insightful, and careful advice up down and sideways. His reviews are by far the most writerly, with an eye for how best to hone your craft as a wordsmith, not only as an adventure maker. He's a great adventure writer in his own right, check out his blog, he should get a lot more page views after the titanic efforts of his judgement.
  Thanks again to all who submitted...now watch this space to hear WHO WILL BE CROWNED KING OF THE ADVENTURE SITES.