The Awards 2024 with Nico MacDougall
From Dice Exploder by Sam Dunnewold
April 7, 2026 · 32 min · Season 8 · Episode 7
About this episode
Nico MacDougall returns to discuss the upcoming RPG awards and favorite mechanics from past winners.
Transcripts available at diceexploder.com Follow Band-Aids & Bullet Holes on Kickstarter ! The Awards are back! The rpg awards show with a bent towards indie games and the guaranteed worst SEO of all time is back for another around, and the current steward of The Awards - Nico MacDougall - is back on the show this week to talk through some of our favorite mechanics from the last batch of winners. If you want to get involved in The Awards, you can apply to be a judge through the end of April and you can submit your games during the month of May! This year's Awards will cover games published between June 1, 2024 and May 31, 2025. Further Reading The Awards 2026 - apply to be a judge today! Cloud Empress by Watt Border Riding by Stout Stoat Press This Maze Will Be Big Enough To Call Home Someday by Anna Anne Anthropy Stirring the Hornet's Nest at Het Thamsya by Munkao Socials Nico on Bluesky Sam on Bluesky and itch The Dice Exploder blog is at diceexploder.com Our logo was designed by sporgory , our theme song is Sunset Bridge by Purely Grey, and our ad music is Lilypads by Travis Tessmer. Join the Dice Exploder Discord to talk about the show! Credits Our logo was designed by…
People in this episode
Host: Sam Dunnewold
Guest: Nico MacDougall
Topics covered
- RPG awards
- indie games
- game mechanics
- judging process
- game submissions
Keywords
- RPG awards
- indie games
- Nico MacDougall
- game mechanics
- Dice Exploder
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Band-Aids & Bullet Holes, Dice Exploder
Books & works: Cloud Empress, Border Riding, This Maze Will Be Big Enough To Call Home Someday, Stirring the Hornet's Nest at Het Thamsya
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