16th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition

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See also:

• CompXX | IF Comp works

Competition Schedule

As per the competition schedule webpage.

• May 25: The web site is open for business.
• September 1: Deadline for submission of intents.
• September 30: Deadline for entries.
• October 1: Entries released to the public.
• November 15: Voting deadline.

2010 IF Comp Results

Comp results were announced on November 16, 2010.

1. Aotearoa (Matt Wigdahl; Glulx).
2. Rogue of the Multiverse (C.E.J. Pacian; TADS 3).
3. One Eye Open (Colin Sandel and Carolyn VanEseltine; Glulx).
4. The Blind House (Amanda Allen as "Maude Overton"; Glulx).
5. Death Off the Cuff (Simon Christiansen; Z-code).
6. Mite (Sara Dee; Z-code).
7. The People's Glorious Revolutionary Text Adventure Game (Taylor Vaughan; Z-code).
8. Flight of the Hummingbird (Michael Martin; Z-code).
9. The Warbler's Nest (Jason McIntosh; Z-code) tied with
   Gris et Jaune (Jason Devlin as "Steve van Gaal"; Glulx).
11. Divis Mortis (Lynnea Dally; Glulx).
12. Oxygen (Benjamin Sokal; Glulx).
13. The Bible Retold: Following a Star (Justin Morgan; Glulx).
14. Leadlight (Wade Clarke; Web browser).
15. Gigantomania (Michelle Tirto and Mike Ciul; Glulx).
16. Under, In Erebus (Brian Rapp; Glulx).
17. Pen and Paint (Owen Parish; Z-code) tied with
    The 12:54 to Asgard (J. Robinson Wheeler; Z-code).
19. The Bible Retold: The Lost Sheep (Ben Pennington; Z-code).
20. Heated (Timothy Peers; Z-code).
21. Ninja's Fate (Hannes Schueller; Z-code).
22. The Sons of the Cherry (Alex Livingston; Web browser).
23. East Grove Hills (XYZ; Z-code).
24. R (therealeasterbunny; Scott Adams game format).
25. A Quiet Evening at Home (Ruth Alfasso as Anonymous; Z-code).
26. The Chronicler (John Evans; Z-code).

2010 Miss Congeniality Awards

These awards were voted by the authors of the entries.

1. Aotearoa (Matt Wigdahl; Glulx), tied with
   Death Off the Cuff (Simon Christiansen; Z-code).
3. The Blind House (Amanda Allen as "Maude Overton"; Glulx), tied with
   One Eye Open (Colin Sandel and Carolyn VanEseltine; Glulx).

Links

• IF Comp 2010 website.
• This year, the forum for people who entered this competition is at intfiction.org.
• Competition Twenty-Ten a.k.a. Comp10 (Lucian P. Smith) is available at http://spod-central.org/~lpsmith/Comp10.z5
• IF Comp 2010 surveys.
• IF Comp 2010 at IFDB.

Reviews

See also: list of IF Comp reviewers at Emily Short's blog.

• Forum discussions: Interactive Fiction Community Forum, ADRIFT forum, Octopus Overlords, Jay is Games forum, TIGSource Forums, Something Awful Forums, Spanish forum, Russian forum, German forum, Italian newsgroup, and French forum.
• SPAG #59.
• Reviews - at IFDB.
• Reviews by Reina Adair.
• Reviews by Philip Armstrong.
• Reviews by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
• Reviews (in German) by Martin Barth.
• Hub and reviews by Brad Buchanan.
• Intro and reviews by Chris.
• Intro and reviews by Riff Conner.
• Reviews (and surveys) by Conrad.
• Reviews (in Italian) by Francesco Cordella.
• Reviews: intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 by Cup of Joe.
• Reviews by Lynnea Dally.
• Reviews by Dark Star.
• Reviews by Ben Dixon.
• Reviews: intro by George Dorn.
• Reviews by Shane Fitzgerald-Gale.
• Reviews by Victor Gijsbers.
• Reviews: 1 and 2 by Gravel.
• Reviews by Michael D. Hilborn.
• Reviews by Hipolito.
• Reviews by Christopher Huang.
• Reviews by Imrihamun (Cobaltnine).
• Reviews by Kevin Jackson-Mead.
• Non-reviews by Admiral Jota. (He calls them "random stream-of-consciousness thoughts".)
• Reviews: 1 and 2 by Konstantinos.
• Reviews by Yoon Ha Lee.
• Reviews by Jacqueline A. Lott.
• Intro, reviews, and conclusion by Michael Martin.
• Reviews (dead link 🔍) by Iain Merrick.
• Reviews by Wendy Moon.
• (dead link Intro 🔍), reviews 1 (archive) and 2 (archive), and takeaways by Sarah Morayati.
• Reviews: intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and wrap-up by Carl Muckenhoupt.
• Reviews by Marius Müller.
• Reviews: 1, 2 by Ron Newcomb.
• Reviews by Rob O'Hara.
• Reviews by Chris Odhner.
• Reviews (archive) and contest results (archive) by Steven Odhner.
• Reviews: 1, 2, 3 by Tracy Poff.
• Intro and reviews by Jenni Polodna.
• Reviews: intro, Pet Peeves, and reviews by Brooks Reeves.
• Reviews by Rhian.
• Reviews by Leandro Ribeiro.
• Reviews by Kate Sherrod.
• Reviews and general thoughts by Dan Shiovitz.
• Intro and reviews by Emily Short.
• Reviews by Skeet.
• Reviews by Jack Welch.
• Reviews by Jake Wildstrom.
• Reviews (YouTube videos) by Wintericecrystal.