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Gameplay

1. Kill Dr. Coté (5)
2. Snowball (5)
3. I1neum (4)

Comments: Two of the three winners were in my top 4 games. Scores in parenthesis are what I scored them in that category.

Graphics

1. Shinebug (5)
2. SolarQuest (5)
3. Rescue (4)

Audio

1. Shinebug (4)
2. Rescue (3)
3. BugThug (4)

Honorable Mention

Ark-Annoyed 3D [8]
BitRacer 2072 [10]
Icarus [8]
WildLands Hockey [12]

Comments: Scores in square brackets are my overall scores. Honorable mention are games that scored higher than average but didn't place in any categories.
Originality

1. BugThug [13]
2. Shinebug [12]
3. Snowball [12]

Story

1. Nanocrisis [8]
2. Rescue [9]
3. Dead Days [7]

Polish

1. SolarQuest [12]
2. BugThug [13]
3. Shinebug [12]

Editor's Prize: Feathered Soccer [5]
Best Newcomer: Bug Thug [13]

Overall Winners

1. Shinebug
2. BugThug
3. SolarQuest

I note that Snowball is the only non time-based game to place in any category. Apparently people like moving graphics. This event is the most popular Gamesome Mac show with people overflowing the boards. It was the same last year and I think this awards show is why I started listening to Gamesome Mac.
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