11th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition

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The 11th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition was organized by Stephen Granade.

2005 IF Comp Results

1. Vespers (Jason Devlin; Z-code).
2. Beyond (Mondi Confinanti; Glulx); tied with
   A New Life (Alexandre Owen Muñiz; Z-code).
4. Distress (Mike Snyder; Hugo).
5. Tough Beans (Sara Dee; Z-code).
6. The Colour Pink (Robert Street; Z-code).
7. Unforgotten (Quintin Pan; Z-code).
8. Snatches (Gregory Weir; Z-code).
9. Chancellor (Kevin Venzke; TADS 2).
10. Internal Vigilance (Simon Christiansen; Z-code).
11. Escape to New York (Richard Otter; ADRIFT).
12. Mortality (David Whyld; ADRIFT).
13. History Repeating (Mark Choba and Renee Choba; Z-code).
14. Vendetta (James Hall as "Fuyu Yuki"; ADRIFT).
15. Son of a... (C.S. Woodrow; Z-code).
16. Xen: The Contest (Ian Shlasko as "Xentor"; TADS 2); tied with
    Gilded (John Evans as "A Hazard"; TADS 2).
18. Mix Tape (Brett Witty; TADS 3); tied with
    Waldo's Pie (Michael Arnaud; Alan 3).
20. Off the Trolley (Krisztian Kaldi; TADS 2).
21. Psyche's Lament (Now We Have Faces; Z-code).
22. The Plague (Redux) (Laurence Moore as "Cannibal"; ADRIFT).
23. Sabotage on the Century Cauldron (Thomas de Graaff; TADS 2).
24. On Optimism (Zach Flynn as "Tim Lane"; Z-code).
25. Space Horror I: Prey for Your Enemies (Jerry; MS-Windows/HTML).
26. Cheiron (Sarah Clelland and Elisabeth Polli; Glulx).
27. Neon Nirvana (Tony Woods; Z-code).
28. The Sword of Malice (Anthony Panuccio; Z-code).
29. Dreary Lands (Paul Lee; Z-code).
30. Hello Sword - The journey a.k.a. Hello Sword - Il viaggio (Andrea Rezzonico; Z-code; English and Italian).
31. Phantom: Caverns of the Killer (Brandon Coker; Z-code).
32. Amissville II (Santoonie Corporation; TADS 2).
33. FutureGame (tm) (The FutureGame Corporation; Z-code); tied with
    Jesus of Nazareth (Paul Allen Panks as "dunric"; MS-DOS).
35. PTBAD6andoneeighth (Jonathan Berman as "Slan Xorax"; ADRIFT).
36. Ninja II (Paul Allen Panks as "Dunric"; MS-DOS).

2005 Miss Congeniality Awards

These awards were voted by the authors of the entries.

1. Vespers (Jason Devlin; Z-code).
2. A New Life (Alexandre Owen Muñiz; Z-code).
3. The Plague (Redux) (Laurence Moore as "Cannibal"; ADRIFT).

Links

• IF Comp site
• Baf's Guide
• IF Archive
• IFDB
• SPAG #43 - January 7, 2006.

Reviews

See also: Brass Lantern 2005 IF Competition Reviews.

• Reviews (archive) by Sam Kabo Ashwell
• Reviews (archive) by Stephen Bond
• Reviews by Jason Devlin
• Reviews by Christos Dimitrakakis
• Reviews by Stephen Gilbert
• Reviews by James Hall (Yuki)
• IF Comp 2005 Reviews by Hipolito and Dave Allen
• Reviews by N. B. Horvath
• Reviews by Admiral Jota
• Reviews by Jacqueline A. Lott
• Reviews by Michael Martin
• Reviews by Rob Menke
• Brief notes and Reviews by James Mitchelhill
• Reviews by Wendy Moon
• Reviews by Niz
• Reviews (mostly about Space Horror I) by Papillon
• Reviews by Peter Polkinghorne
• Reviews by Mike Russo
• Reviews by Timofei Shatrov
• Reviews and Think Like a Player! by Dan Shiovitz
• Reviews and transcripts by Lucian P. Smith
• Reviews by Mike Snyder
• Reviews by David Welbourn
• Reviews by J. Robinson Wheeler
• Reviews by David Whyld
• Reviews by Jake Wildstrom