Excuse us as we trumpet through the streets, but we carry big news. Yes, it is once again time to crown a new champion. We have actual, real, in-the-flesh results, and you didn’t even have to pin yourself to social media, waiting for voting returns to drag out for weeks. We’re here right now to sort this out.

Your challenge was to write a story…[Read more]

Hey brave finalists,

We stand on the eve of releasing our final results. Remember that all three of you are free to send us a story or chapter that you’d like to have us review, as part of your prize. It’s a good time to start thinking about which of your items you’d like to choose for review. The sooner we know, the sooner we can start!

See…[Read more]

It’s hard to believe, but the Gauntlet’s Final Challenge has been met, and the round has ended. From what we’ve seen thus far, the first ever 1-week Final was a success. Congrats to our finalists, and to anyone who submitted an entry this year. Alas, there can be only one champion, and the task of judging is upon us.

Stay tuned for your Final…[Read more]

And now it comes to this.

We hope you have brought your fighting spirit to this final challenge, and all your moralizing talents. It’s time to ask yourselves what you believe. Or, rather, what can you make us believe? That remains to be seen. That is the challenge we are putting down.

Final Challenge: “Aesop’s Morality”

Your final…

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After a spirited judging session, we have your results for the 3rd Challenge. These three individuals will compete in the Final Round, which we will announce tomorrow. We enjoyed reading all of your entries, so congratulations to everyone for having come so far. In no special order, the three who will face the Final Challenge…[Read more]

That’s a wrap on Round 3! Thank you for all of your prologue reviews. We’ve got some judging to do now, but we shall return on Saturday, Nov. 5th with your results. Stay tuned!

WYRM

Third Challenge: “In the Beginning”

Every story starts somewhere. In our own quests across literature, we’ve read a thousand fine first chapters. But sometimes there’s a taste of a story that comes before. Where will it lead us, how will it affect the narrative overall, and should prologues even exist in the first place?

Keep this all in mind…[Read more]

Here we are with your Round 2 results! What Remains of Edith Finch brought some unique and insightful reviews to the Gauntlet. Now the arcade is closed, and one competitor will not make it to the next round.

In no special order, those who have advanced to face the next challenge are:

PrincessVee
KaiHolmwood
danielausema
Gustavo

Congrats to all…[Read more]

Round 2 is over, and the WYRM Arcade has closed. Looks like we got everybody, so that’s a lot of quarters to count.

Be sure to check back here on Tuesday night, Oct. 25th, for results of this round.

One person will unfortunately not make it to the next challenge, but that’s life in the big city.

All the best,
WYRM

Second Challenge: “WYRM Arcade”

Greetings to the remaining challengers, and welcome to the next round! As we compete against one another and struggle onward, we ask you to remember one thing: it’s just a game after all. Speaking of which…

Your Second Challenge is to review the storyline of a video game. The game in question is called What…

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We now present your 1st Round results.

Unfortunately, due to the low volume of entries, we’ve been forced to change the way we normally like to do things. After some discussion, we’ve decided to eliminate one contestant this round, and to eliminate just one contestant per round moving forward.

You guys turned in some inventive flash stories…[Read more]

We watched. We waited. We anticipated.

The 1st round of the Gauntlet is now closed. We look forward to reading your flash stories.

Check back here for results on Friday, Oct. 14th!

Good luck out there,
WYRM