MilMud Editor Report 2026 [Admin]
As with previous years, member contributions and readership remain the core determinant for the MilMud Editor Report 2026.
MilMud Editor Report 2026
Milmud Stats for 2025-26
Ten members published articles for MilMud during 2025–26. While several members contributed multiple pieces, every CLWG member is reminded that they are expected to write at least one MilMud article every year.
Contributors
The following CLWG members contributed articles published during 2025–26: Adam Carpenter, Dave Boundy, Jaap Boender, James Kemp, Jim Wallman, Jur, Mukul Patel, Nick Drage, Nick Luft, and Trevor Duguid Farrant.
Milmud’s Top Ten New Articles of 2025-26
These are the top viewed articles that were written and published during 2025–26, excluding information pages and the homepage:
| Rank | Article | Author | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Battle of San Pietro – Onside report by Trevor Duguid Farrant | Trevor Duguid Farrant | 97 |
| 2 | Film review: De Gaulle: Tilting Iron | Jaap Boender | 79 |
| 3 | The Game What I Haven’t Yet Wrote | Dave Boundy | 60 |
| 4 | New Deal | Dave Boundy | 49 |
| 5 | The Influence Game – Offside from Dave Boundy | Dave Boundy | 48 |
| 6 | Triangle of Sadness: A simple RPG – Onside Review by Nick Luft | Nick Luft | 37 |
| 6 | Ten things I have learnt developing a megagame | Adam Carpenter | 37 |
| 8 | Shameless and Impudent Lords: The Rout of Ludford Bridge, 1459 | Nick Luft | 36 |
| 9 | Two Brush Strokes [Onside] | Dave Boundy | 34 |
| 10 | Preview – Bonnie Dundee – A Two Part Megagame | James Kemp | 30 |
Golden Chestnut 2026
A golden chestnut (photo: James Kemp)
Here are the top four contributors and their post & view statistics for new 2025–26 content:
| Author | new posts | Author hits | hits/post | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Boundy | 4 | 191 | 47.75 | 1 |
| Nick Luft | 5 | 129 | 25.80 | 2 |
| Trevor Duguid Farrant | 2 | 124 | 62.00 | 3 |
| Jaap Boender | 2 | 88 | 44.00 | 4 |
Dave Boundy wins
Congratulations to Dave Boundy, who wins the Golden Chestnut 2026! Dave secured top spot with 191 total hits across 4 new articles. Nick Luft took second place with 5 new posts, while Trevor Duguid Farrant achieved the highest readership density with an average of 62 hits per post. Special recognition goes to Nick Luft, who remains the only member to have posted every single year since the start of the MilMud blog.
Remember, quantity has a quality of its own…
Oldies but Goodies
In line with historical patterns, older articles continue to attract steady engagement alongside new content. Legacy posts such as Adventures with Twine (134 views), Film review: The Forgotten Battle (80 views), and Robin Hood (2010) (71 views) demonstrate the lasting interest in the MilMud archive.
Can you win in 2027?
If you want to compete for the Golden Chestnut 2027, you need to contribute articles. Please put finger to keyboard and start writing—we need your articles!
To contribute, please see the Write for Milmud page.
