5th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition

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The 5th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition was organized by Stephen Granade.

1999 IF Comp Results

1. Winter Wonderland (Laura A. Knauth; Z-code).
2. For A Change (Dan Schmidt; Z-code).
3. Six Stories (Neil K. Guy; TADS 2).
4. A Day for Soft Food (Tod Levi; Z-code).
5. Exhibition (Ian Finley as "Anatoly Domokov"; TADS 2).
6. Halothane (Ravi Rajkumar as "Quentin D. Thompson"; Z-code).
7. On the Farm (Lenny Pitts; TADS 2).
8. Hunter, in Darkness (Andrew Plotkin as "Dave Ahl Jr."; Z-code).
9. Beat the Devil (Robert M. Camisa; Z-code).
10. Jacks or Better to Murder, Aces to Win (J. D. Berry; Z-code).
11. Erehwon (Richard Litherland; TADS 2).
12. Lunatix: The Insanity Circle (Mike Snyder; MS-DOS).
13. Bliss (Cameron Wilkin; TADS 2).
14. Stone Cell (Stephen Kodat; TADS 2).
15. Four Seconds (Jason Reigstad; TADS 2).
16. The HeBGB Horror! (Eric Mayer; Alan).
17. Only After Dark (Gunther Schmidl; Z-code).
18. A Moment of Hope (Simmon Keith; TADS 2).
19. Chaos (Shay Caron; TADS 2).
20. Strangers in the Night (Rich Pizor; TADS 2).
21. Lomalow (Brendan Barnwell; Z-code).
22. King Arthur's Night Out (Mikko Vuorinen; Alan).
23. Calliope (Jason McIntosh; Z-code).
24. Music Education (Bill Linney; Z-code).
25. Spodgeville Murphy and The Jewelled Eye of Wossname (David Fillmore; Z-code).
26. Life on Beal Street (Ian Finley as Anonymous; TADS 2).
27. Remembrance (Casey Tait; HTML).
28. Thorfinn's Realm (Roy Main and Robert Hall; Z-code).
29. Death to my Enemies (Jon Blask as "Roody Yogurt"; Z-code); tied with
    The Water Bird (Athan Skelley; TADS 2).
31. Chicks Dig Jerks (Robb Sherwin; Z-code).
32. SNOSAE (R. Dale McDaniel; MS.DOS).
33. Pass the Banana (Admiral Jota; Z-code).
34. Outsided (Chad Elliott; Z-code).
35. Lurk. Unite. Die. Invent. Think. Expire. (Ryan Stevens as "Rybread Celsius"; Z-code).
36. Guard Duty (Jason F. Finx; Z-code).
37. Skyranch (Jack Driscoll; MS-DOS).

1999 Miss Congeniality Awards

These awards were voted by the authors of the entries.

1. For A Change (Dan Schmidt; Z-code).
2. Hunter, in Darkness (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code); tied with
   Winter Wonderland (Laura A. Knauth; Z-code).

Links

• IF Comp site
• Baf's Guide
• IF Archive
• IFDB
• SPAG ISSUE # 19 -- 1999 IF Competition Special - January 14, 2000.

Reviews

• Reviews by Amit Amely
• Dead links to reviews by Sam Barlow
• Reviews, Scatterplots: 1 and 2 by Sean Barrett
• Reviews: Part 1 and Part 2 by Suzanne Britton
• Reviews by Neil Brown
• Reviews: Intro, A list, B list, C list, D list, and F list by Adam Cadre
• Reviews by Tomas Clark
• Comp99 Reviews, by the Comp99 Games by Dave Coleman
• Reviews: 1, 2 and 3 by Cranky Witch (tls)
• Reviews by Craxton
• Reviews by Avrom Faderman
• Reviews: Intro, 2, 3 and 4 by Dave Gatewood
• Reviews by David Glasser
• Reviews by David Ledgard
• Ratings, with dead link to reviews by Joe Mason
• Reviews: 1, 2, 3 and 4 by Iain Merrick
• Reviews by Mark Musante
• Reviews by Niz
• Reviews by Paul O'Brian
• Reviews: Pt. 1, Pt. 2, Pt. 3 and Six Stories by Marnie Parker
• Reviews by Jerome Plapp
• Reviews by Andrew Plotkin
• Reviews by Peter Polkinghorne
• Reviews: Intro, The Weird Ones, Our Experiments With I-F and Miscellany by Ravi Rajkumar
• Reviews by L. Ross Raszewski
• Reviews by Michael J. Roberts
• Reviews by Dan Schmidt
• Reviews by Dan Shiovitz
• Reviews by Mike Snyder
• Thoughts by Duncan Stevens
• Reviews by Wakoman
• Reviews by David Welbourn
• Reviews by Gordy Wheeler
• Reviews by Jake Wildstrom