<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Welcome to the inaugural Main Story Awards, a week long showcase where we make up awards to give the games and topics that really took center stage for us this year, and which we felt like deserved a little more attention than they already got on the show this year. It's not a traditional game of the year, but we did try to restrain ourselves to a single game or topic each, which means that there are definitely some things that were big that didn't get included.  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We'll have a short episode every day, normally, but not always, covering one game or topic suggested by a member of the cast. Not everyone had topics or was able to record during this window, so I will say that Ali's game will be covered in a spoiler cast, hopefully in January!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Today's award, presented by Austin (me), is the Clockwork World Award! &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Enjoy!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://earthbornegames.com/"&gt;Earthborne Rangers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://store.steampowered.com/app/3541130/Many_Nights_a_Whisper/"&gt; Many Nights a Whisper&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/574115/pic7910459.jpg" alt= "" width="450" height="630" /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/574115/01025.jpg" alt="" width="375" height="525" /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Featuring &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/austinwalker.bsky.social"&gt;Austin Walker&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/notquitereal.bsky.social"&gt;Jack de Quidt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Produced by Austin Walker&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://formyths.com/"&gt;Cover Art by A Liang Chan&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://notquitereal.bandcamp.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Music by Jack de Quidt&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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The 2025 Main Story Awards 01: The Clockwork World Award

DEC 29, 202532 MIN
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The 2025 Main Story Awards 01: The Clockwork World Award

DEC 29, 202532 MIN

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Welcome to the inaugural Main Story Awards, a week long showcase where we make up awards to give the games and topics that really took center stage for us this year, and which we felt like deserved a little more attention than they already got on the show this year. It's not a traditional game of the year, but we did try to restrain ourselves to a single game or topic each, which means that there are definitely some things that were big that didn't get included. We'll have a short episode every day, normally, but not always, covering one game or topic suggested by a member of the cast. Not everyone had topics or was able to record during this window, so I will say that Ali's game will be covered in a spoiler cast, hopefully in January! Today's award, presented by Austin (me), is the Clockwork World Award! Enjoy! Show Notes Earthborne Rangers Many Nights a Whisper Featuring Austin Walker and Jack de Quidt Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt