XYZZY Awards (Best Individual Puzzle)
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Best Individual Puzzle Winners
- 1996 Best Individual Puzzle: Opening the gate, in So Far (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- 1997 Best Individual Puzzle: The language puzzle, in The Edifice (Lucian P. Smith; Z-code).
- 1998 Best Individual Puzzle: Getting out of the chair, from Spider and Web (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- 1999 Best Individual Puzzle: The maze, in Hunter, in Darkness (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- 2000 Best Individual Puzzle: The whole game of Rematch (Andrew Pontious).
- 2001 Best Individual Puzzle: Deciphering the language, in The Gostak (Carl Muckenhoupt; Z-code).
- 2002 Best Individual Puzzle: Setting the traps, in Lock & Key (Adam Cadre; Glulx).
- 2003 Best Individual Puzzle: The purple room in The Recruit (Mike Sousa; TADS 2).
- 2004 Best Individual Puzzle: The time travel puzzle in All Things Devours (half sick of shadows; Z-code).
- 2005 Best Individual Puzzle: Following the murderer, in Beyond (Roberto Grassi, Paolo Lucchesi, and Alessandro Peretti; publisher: Mondi Confinanti; Glulx).
- 2006 Best Individual Puzzle: Navigating the mansion, in Delightful Wallpaper (Andrew Plotkin as "Edgar O. Weyrd"; Z-code).
- 2007 Best Individual Puzzle: Identifying the killer in An Act of Murder (Christopher Huang as "Hugh Dunnett"; Z-code).
- 2008 Best Individual Puzzle: Disconnecting the Internet/Getting rid of the key in Violet (Jeremy Freese; Z-code).
Best Individual Puzzle Winners and Finalists
- 1996 Best Individual Puzzle: Opening the gate, in So Far (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- Finalist: The crystals, in Fear (Chuan-Tze Teo; Z-code).
- Finalist: The elephant, in The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet (Graham Nelson; Z-code).
- Finalist: (cramped, crawling), in So Far (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- Finalist: Riding the creature, in So Far (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- 1997 Best Individual Puzzle: The language puzzle, in The Edifice (Lucian P. Smith; Z-code).
- Finalist: Setting the digital clock, in Heist (Andy Phillips; Z-code).
- Finalist: The whole game of Pick Up The Phone Booth And Die (Rob Noyes; Z-code).
- Finalist: Defeating the Kunkel, in Sins Against Mimesis (Adam Thornton; Z-code).
- Finalist: Building the sand castle, in Sunset Over Savannah (Ivan Cockrum; TADS 2).
- 1998 Best Individual Puzzle: Getting out of the chair, from Spider and Web (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- Finalist: The snack machine, in Little Blue Men (Michael Gentry; Z-code).
- Finalist: The granite cube, in Losing Your Grip (Stephen Granade; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Getting out of the maze, in Photopia (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
- Finalist: Entering the warehouse, in The Plant (Michael J. Roberts; TADS 2).
- 1999 Best Individual Puzzle: The maze, in Hunter, in Darkness (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- Finalist: The water puzzle, in Break-In (Jon Ingold; Z-code).
- Finalist: Stopping the flood, in For a Change (Dan Schmidt; Z-code).
- Finalist: The clone puzzle, in The Frenetic Five vs. Mr. Redundancy Man (Neil deMause; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Getting the light upstairs, in The Mulldoon Legacy (Jon Ingold).
- Note: The gypsum flowers, in The Jewel of Knowledge (Francesco Bova; Z-code), was never actually nominated. This was a joke made during the ceremony.
- 2000 Best Individual Puzzle: The whole game of Rematch (Andrew Pontious).
- Finalist: The whole game of 9:05 (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
- Finalist: The mannequin, in Above and Beyond! (Mike Sousa; TADS 2).
- Finalist: The letter rooms, in Ad Verbum (Nick Montfort; Z-code).
- Finalist: The recursive room, in Being Andrew Plotkin (J. Robinson Wheeler; Z-code).
- 2001 Best Individual Puzzle: Deciphering the language, in The Gostak (Carl Muckenhoupt; Z-code).
- Finalist: The birds, in All Roads (Jon Ingold; Z-code).
- Finalist: Switching the glasses, in Pytho's Mask (Emily Short; Z-code).
- Finalist: The chess game, in Silicon Castles (David Given; Z-code).
- Finalist: [unspecified], in Textfire Golf (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
- Finalist: Disarming the bomb, in Vicious Cycles (Simon Mark; Z-code).
- 2002 Best Individual Puzzle: Setting the traps in Lock & Key (Adam Cadre; Glulx).
- Finalist: The maze in Constraints (Martin Bays; Z-code).
- Finalist: Entering the church in Forever Always (Iain Merrick; TADS 3).
- Finalist: Decoding the letter in Savoir-Faire (Emily Short; Z-code).
- Finalist: The computer password in Till Death Makes a Monk-Fish Out of Me! (Jon Ingold and Mike Sousa; TADS 2).
- 2003 Best Individual Puzzle: The purple room in The Recruit (Mike Sousa; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Escaping the quicksand in Max Blaster and Doris de Lightning Against the Parrot Creatures of Venus (Dan Shiovitz and Emily Short; TADS 3).
- Finalist: Making the sandwich in Max Blaster and Doris de Lightning Against the Parrot Creatures of Venus (Dan Shiovitz and Emily Short; TADS 3).
- Finalist: Creating the black powder in Risorgimento Represso (Michael Coyne; Z-code).
- Finalist: Getting into the farm in Risorgimento Represso (Michael Coyne; Z-code).
- 2004 Best Individual Puzzle: The time travel puzzle in All Things Devours (half sick of shadows; Z-code).
- Finalist: The toilet in Blue Chairs (Chris Klimas; Z-code).
- Finalist: The cistern in The Dreamhold (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- Finalist: Cracking Eno's computer in Future Boy! (Kent Tessman; Hugo).
- Finalist: The poltergeist in Necrotic Drift (Robb Sherwin; Hugo).
- 2005 Best Individual Puzzle: Following the murderer, in Beyond (Roberto Grassi, Paolo Lucchesi, and Alessandro Peretti; publisher: Mondi Confinanti; Glulx).
- Finalist: Moving the stone (after the labyrinth), in All Hope Abandon (Eric Eve; TADS 3).
- Finalist: Finding something to eat, in Chancellor (Kevin Venzke; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Beating the creature, in Distress (Mike Snyder; Hugo).
- Finalist: Identifying the killer, in Mystery House Possessed (Emily Short; Z-code).
- 2006 Best Individual Puzzle: Navigating the mansion in Delightful Wallpaper (Andrew Plotkin as "Edgar O. Weyrd"; Z-code).
- Finalist: Choosing the present in Floatpoint (Emily Short; Glulx).
- Finalist: The piano puzzle in Madam Spider's Web (Sara Dee; Z-code).
- Finalist: The reactor puzzle in Möbius (J. D. Clemens; Z-code).
- Finalist: Final puzzle in Strange Geometries (Phillip Chambers; Z-code).
- 2007 Best Individual Puzzle: Identifying the killer in An Act of Murder (Christopher Huang as "Hugh Dunnett"; Z-code).
- Finalist: Getting the toy from the cabinet in Child's Play (Stephen Granade; Z-code).
- Finalist: The thermostat puzzle in Orevore Courier (Brian Rapp; Z-code).
- Finalist: Beating the shark in Slap That Fish (Peter Nepstad; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Opening the vault door in Suveh Nux (David Fisher; Z-code).
- 2008 Best Individual Puzzle: Disconnecting the Internet/Getting rid of the key in Violet (Jeremy Freese; Z-code).
- Finalist: Putting the vampire together in Afflicted (Doug Egan; Z-code).
- Finalist: Calling for help in Escapade! (Juhana Leinonen; Z-code).
- Finalist: The gallows in Gun Mute (C.E.J. Pacian; TADS 3).
Links
- XYZZY Award for Best Individual Puzzle at Wikipedia.
