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  "description": "The Bloggies Tournament is over. Here are the 2026 champions...",
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    "The Bloggies 2026A yearly celebration of blogging in tabletop roleplaying games.Explorers DesignClayton Notestine",
    "_Writing Rooms in Pairs_",
    "_Obstacles Support Exploration_",
    "_Review of Initiative Methods_",
    "_How Jennell Jaquays Evolved Dungeon Design, Part 1: Pre-Jaquays Dungeons_",
    "_RANDOM ENCOUNTER TABLES AS ADVENTURE RAM: Adding “Memory” To Encounter Checks_",
    "_Anti-colonial Dungeon_",
    "_WHY MEGADUNGEONS? A Campaign Structure for Modern Lives_",
    "_The 10 Types of Special Rooms_",
    "_Mapping the Blogosphere_",
    "_the default dungeon is colonial_"
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  "textContent": "# The Bloggies Bracket is done.\n\nThe 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.\n\nThe Bloggies 2026A yearly celebration of blogging in tabletop roleplaying games.Explorers DesignClayton Notestine\n\n* * *\n\n# Advice Category\n\nThis category includes advice for play, prep, publishing, and more.\n\n🏆 _Writing Rooms in Pairs_ _:_ 58% (130)\n❌ _Obstacles Support Exploration_ 42% (94)*\n\n*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.\"\n\n* * *\n\n# Critique Category\n\nThis category includes critical analysis of books, games, adventures, and more.\n\n❌ _Review of Initiative Methods_ 49.4% (115)\n🏆 _How Jennell Jaquays Evolved Dungeon Design, Part 1: Pre-Jaquays Dungeons_ 50.6% (118)\n\n* * *\n\n# Gameable Category\n\nThis category includes ready-to-use rules, monsters, and more.\n\n🏆 _RANDOM ENCOUNTER TABLES AS ADVENTURE RAM: Adding “Memory” To Encounter Checks_ 50.9% (115)\n❌ _Anti-colonial Dungeon_ 49.1% (111)\n\n* * *\n\n# Theory Category\n\nThis category is all about systems, mechanics, gameplay, and more.\n\n🏆 _WHY MEGADUNGEONS? A Campaign Structure for Modern Lives_ 50.7% (115)\n❌ _The 10 Types of Special Rooms_ 49.3% (112)\n\n* * *\n\n# Meta Category\n\nAn all new category for ideas about taxonomy, creativity, and beyond.\n\n🏆 _Mapping the Blogosphere_ 53.3% (122)\n❌ _the default dungeon is colonial_ 46.7% (107)\n\n* * *\n\n# Conclusion\n\nThe 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.\n\nStay 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.\n\nUntil then, godspeed, Bloggies voters.\n\nThe Bloggies 2026A yearly celebration of blogging in tabletop roleplaying games.Explorers DesignClayton Notestine",
  "title": "Bloggies Breakdown: Round 4",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-20T13:39:17.469Z"
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