An independent selection desk for puzzle games, logic games and small indie titles, with the judging criteria, weights and evidence written down before anything is scored.https://isidor-awards.com/enhttps://isidor-awards.com/blog/writing-judging-criteria-before-scoring/https://isidor-awards.com/blog/writing-judging-criteria-before-scoring/A rubric written after the judging is a justification, not a method. Here is how to fix criteria, weights and evidence rules in advance so that anyone can check your consistency.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:18:31 GMThttps://isidor-awards.com/blog/testing-solvability-without-hints/https://isidor-awards.com/blog/testing-solvability-without-hints/A solvability criterion is only meaningful if it can be assessed from what the game itself tells the player. Here is how to check that without becoming a walkthrough site.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:18:31 GMThttps://isidor-awards.com/blog/difficulty-curve-in-logic-games/https://isidor-awards.com/blog/difficulty-curve-in-logic-games/You can assess whether a puzzle game escalates and whether failure is legible without finishing it. The evidence is in the menu, the tutorial, the level list and the hint economy.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:18:31 GMThttps://isidor-awards.com/blog/accessibility-checks-for-puzzle-games/https://isidor-awards.com/blog/accessibility-checks-for-puzzle-games/Accessibility is often treated as a budget problem. Most of the checks that matter for a puzzle game cost almost nothing, and they are all observable from the options menu.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:18:31 GMThttps://isidor-awards.com/blog/judging-presentation-without-penalising-scale/https://isidor-awards.com/blog/judging-presentation-without-penalising-scale/A presentation criterion quietly rewards budget unless it is written carefully. The test is whether the visual choices serve the puzzle, not whether they cost a lot to produce.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:18:31 GMT