Samson, the biblical hero of great strength, seemingly had much going for him.  He was strong, had women, and could even kill 1000 men with only the jawbone of a donkey for a weapon.  However, in the biblical account, Samson is betrayed by Delilah, and ends up blind and imprisoned before his heroic death.  Could he have chosen a different path? Or was the path he chose the best one available. You get to choose. 

This storygame was created as an entry for EndMaster's Myth & Religion Contest

The end of the world is nigh - or at least the end of your world. Rebellion has been stirring in the Middle Kingdom, which is nothing new. But now, the Empress' book of power is missing. This book contains the secret words of power by which she created and set the foundations of her kingdom. In the wrong hands, they could undo everything, including you. You play as Artem, the Empress' top champion as you seek to retrieve the book and keep the kingdom in status quo.

Created as an entry for EndMaster's Crisis Contest

You play as Peter, a young high school student attending a Halloween Party. But remember, things, and people are not always what they seem.

An entry for Mizal's Damned and the Shamed Contest 2023.

A certain story

Not sure. I got distracted by beer.

whoa there... monotony does not modify or describe beer - blasphemy.  Beer is awesome.

Too many commas, Mr. Dickens. Makes your writing boring and it feels... bad.  Please tighten up your prose.

I would read that.  Im sure it would be tastefully done

Absolutely solid and airtight reasoning.  I am jealous that I failed in recognizing this supremely important fact, so I think I will just go have a beer. (or two...)

These sound more like "features"

Congrats to both for turning in decent stories that didnt totally suck.  It was also a nice surprise that Ben proved he could actually write a passable story without relying upon excessive profanity every other word in a vain attempt to shock the reader - Nice work Ben, whichever story you wrote. 

Story A: I liked this one. It seemed to start perhaps a little slow, but I really enjoyed the aspect of discovering the story through journal entries.  It did seem like the ending came a bit fast (most likely due to time constraint and word count), but I would really enjoy this journey developing further if the journal entries were able to go on for a few more days. Ending was fine, though a little predictable. 

Story B: This story made good use of dialogue and I liked how it used the relationship with the missing daughter to evoke emotion.  The ending here was effective, and was done well.  However, the story leading up to the ending was not as strong for me, but overall a respectable Thunderdome entry.

So, overall, my vote is for STORY A

WAHA

Just make Ford a Co-author. He loves to help.

Yep. What Ogre said.