Erins 2006

Erins 2006
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Browse the Erins by year:

• 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009

Or by award categories:

• Best PC | Best NPC
• Best Male/Female Sex Scene | Best Lesbian Sex Scene | Best Threesome/Orgy | Best Sex Overall
• Best Writing | Best Technical Implementation | Best Use of Multimedia | Best Atmosphere | Best Puzzles | Best Humor | Best Game
• Badman Memorial Award | Other Erins awards

This year's organizer is BBBen.

Schedule of Events

• 03-Jan-2007: Nominees announced, and voting begins.
• 21-Jan-2007: Voting deadline.
• 28/29-Jan-2007: Awards ceremony at ifMUD. From the forum at aifgames.com:

  The Erin awards ceremony date is now more or less final. It will be held at the ifMUD at midnight GMT, on the 29th of this month. Note, that means that the ceremony will be held on the night of Sunday the 28th in the US and at midnight, Sunday night in the UK, while it will be Monday morning in Australia and other GMT+ time-zones.

• 01-Feb-2007: Official newsletter announcement of the 2006 Erin Award winners.

Results

Note: Placement of nominees after winners and runners-up is as yet unknown and are listed here in no particular order. Check the upcoming issue of the AIF Newsletter for complete results.

• Best Female Player Character:
  • Winner: Dania in Gifts of Phallius 2: The Key to Eternity (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • 2nd place: Magpie in To Cage a Magpie (Lucilla Frost; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Jessica Jones in Crossworlds Part 0: The Girl Next Door (BBBen; ADRIFT 3.9).
  • nominated: Melissa in Consequences (David Whyld; ADRIFT 4).
  • nominated: Clair Veranda in Shamelessly Slutty: Teacher (Rip_CPU; ADRIFT 3.9).

• Best Male Player Character:
  • Winner: Captain in Gifts of Phallius 2: The Key to Eternity (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • 2nd place: PC in The Camping Trip (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • nominated: PC in Malaise (A. Ninny; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Ron in Ron Weasley and the Quest for Hermione (captainc22; ADRIFT 3.9).
  • nominated: PC in Paradise Hotel (Blue Meanie; ADRIFT 4).

• Best Female Non-Player Character:
  • Winner: Kalia in Gifts of Phallius 2: The Key to Eternity (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • 2nd place: Becky in The Camping Trip (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Windsor in To Cage a Magpie (Lucilla Frost; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Queen Morghana in Malaise (A. Ninny; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Melissa in The Camping Trip (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).

• Best Male Non-Player Character:
  • Winner: Mike in The Camping Trip (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • 2nd place: Mildew Saggins in Gifts of Phallius 2: The Key to Eternity (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Smythe in To Cage a Magpie (Lucilla Frost; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Morcheck in Gifts of Phallius 1: The Baron's Plot (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Vince McMahon in WWE - RAW’s New GM (A. Bomire; TADS 2).

• Best M/F Sex Scene:
  • Winner: Captain/Kalia in Gifts of Phallius 2: The Key to Eternity (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • 2nd place: Captain/Dania in Gifts of Phallius 2: The Key to Eternity (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • nominated: PC/Morghana in Malaise (A. Ninny; TADS 2).
  • nominated: PC/Kim in Malaise (A. Ninny; TADS 2).
  • nominated: PC/Melissa in The Camping Trip (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).

• Best Lesbian Sex Scene:
  • Winner: Dania and Yulia in Gifts of Phallius 2: The Key to Eternity (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • 2nd place: Jessica and Susan in Crossworlds Part 0: The Girl Next Door (BBBen; ADRIFT 3.9).
  • nominated: Dania and Kalia in Gifts of Phallius 2: The Key to Eternity (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Magpie and Windsor in To Cage a Magpie (Lucilla Frost; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Melissa and Susan in Consequences (David Whyld; ADRIFT 4).

• Best Threesome/Orgy:
  • Winner: PC, Mike, Becky, and Melissa in The Camping Trip (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • 2nd place: PC, Morghana, and Kim in Malaise (A. Ninny; TADS 2).
  • nominated: PC, Morghana, and Fanny in Malaise (A. Ninny; TADS 2).
  • nominated: PC, Morghana, and Ilsa in Malaise (A. Ninny; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Ron, Parvati, and Padma in Ron Weasley and the Quest for Hermione (captainc22; ADRIFT 3.9).

• Best Sex Overall:
  • Winner: Gifts of Phallius 2: The Key to Eternity (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • 2nd place: The Camping Trip (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Malaise (A. Ninny; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Paradise Hotel (Blue Meanie; ADRIFT 4).
  • nominated: To Cage a Magpie (Lucilla Frost; TADS 2).

• Best Writing:
  • Winner: Gifts of Phallius 2: The Key to Eternity (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • 2nd place: Malaise (A. Ninny; TADS 2).
  • nominated: To Cage a Magpie (Lucilla Frost; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Falcon: Mean Streets (Girion; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Crossworlds Part 0: The Girl Next Door (BBBen; ADRIFT 3.9).

• Best Technical Implementation:
  • Winner: Gifts of Phallius 2: The Key to Eternity (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • 2nd place: Malaise (A. Ninny; TADS 2).
  • nominated: To Cage a Magpie (Lucilla Frost; TADS 2).
  • nominated: The Camping Trip (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Crossworlds Part 0: The Girl Next Door (BBBen; ADRIFT 3.9).

• Most Innovative:
  • Winner: Gifts of Phallius 2: The Key to Eternity (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • 2nd place: WWE - RAW's New GM (A. Bomire; TADS 2).
  • nominated: To Cage a Magpie (Lucilla Frost; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Bob's Garage (A. Bomire; Z-code).
  • nominated: The Camping Trip (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).

• Best Gameplay/Puzzles:
  • Winner: Gifts of Phallius 2: The Key to Eternity (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • 2nd place: Malaise (A. Ninny; TADS 2).
  • nominated: To Cage a Magpie (Lucilla Frost; TADS 2).
  • nominated: WWE - RAW's New GM (A. Bomire; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Falcon: Mean Streets (Girion; TADS 2).

• Best Use of Multimedia:
  • Winner: Gifts of Phallius 2: The Key to Eternity (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • 2nd place: WWE - RAW's New GM (A. Bomire; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Notice Me (Wotan-Anubis; ADRIFT 3.9).
  • nominated: Village of Love and Lust (Deckmaster; ADRIFT 4).
  • nominated: Falcon: Mean Streets (Girion; TADS 2).
  • nominated: The New Superstud (Deckmaster; ADRIFT 4).
  • nominated: The Camping Trip (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).

Note: BBBen commented during the ceremony that it was an error that there were seven nominees in the Multimedia category.

• Best Humour:
  • Winner: To Cage a Magpie (Lucilla Frost; TADS 2).
  • 2nd place: Gifts of Phallius 1: The Baron's Plot (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Paradise Hotel (Blue Meanie; ADRIFT 4).
  • nominated: Gifts of Phallius 2: The Key to Eternity (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • nominated: The Clairvoyant (Priapus Rex; ADRIFT 3.9).

• Best New Author:
  • Winner: GoblinBoy
  • 2nd place: Girion Voeros
  • nominated: Priapus Rex
  • nominated: Inkybus
  • nominated: Deckmaster

Note: BBBen commented during the ceremony that the vote for GoblinBoy as Best New Author was almost unanimous.

• Best Short Game:
  • Winner: Bob's Garage (A. Bomire; Z-code).
  • 2nd place: A Dream Come True (Purple Dragon; ADRIFT 3.9).
  • nominated: WWE - RAW's New GM (A. Bomire; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Detention (Inkybus; TADS 2).
  • nominated: The Clairvoyant (Priapus Rex; ADRIFT 3.9).

• Best Beta-Tester:
  • Winner: A. Ninny
  • 2nd place: Richard Gillingham
  • Also nominated: Thelonis Porksword, Purple Dragon, GoblinBoy, Sean O (lyingbastard), Lumin, Makoto Kino, Xcaliberium, TEW, Kalen Miyan, A. Bomire, Scott Carlisle, Ehlanna Forrest, and joey joey.

• Best Game of the Year:
  • Winner: Gifts of Phallius 2: The Key to Eternity (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).
  • 2nd place: Malaise (A. Ninny; TADS 2).
  • nominated: To Cage a Magpie (Lucilla Frost; TADS 2).
  • nominated: Paradise Hotel (Blue Meanie; ADRIFT 4).
  • nominated: The Camping Trip (GoblinBoy; TADS 2).

• Badman Memorial Awards: Scarlet Herring and A. Bomire

Links

• The 2006 Erins - The current homepage.
• The awards ceremony took place on ifMud.
  • Transcript of the awards ceremony, posted by BBBen on the Erins site.