8th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition

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The 8th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition was organized by Stephen Granade.

2002 IF Comp Results

1. Another Earth, Another Sky (Paul O'Brian; Glulx).
2. Till Death Makes a Monk-Fish Out of Me! (Mike Sousa and Jon Ingold; TADS 2).
3. Photograph (Steve Evans; Z-code).
4. The Moonlit Tower (Yoon Ha Lee; Z-code).
5. Janitor (Peter Seebach and Kevin Lynn; Z-code).
6. The PK Girl (Robert Goodwin; ADRIFT).
7. Tookie's Song (Jessica Knoch; Z-code).
8. Fort Aegea (Francesco Bova; Z-code).
9. The Temple (Johan Berntsson; Z-code).
10. Jane (Joseph Grzesiak; Z-code).
11. MythTale (Temari Seikaiha; Z-code).
12. Unraveling God (Todd Watson; ADRIFT).
13. Identity Thief (Rob Shaw-Fuller; Z-code); tied with
    Augustine (Terrence V. Koch; TADS 2).
15. Rent-A-Spy (John Eriksson; Z-code).
16. The Granite Book (James Mitchelhill; TADS 2); tied with
    Eric's Gift (Joao Mendes; TADS 3).
18. When Help Collides (J. D. Berry; Z-code).
19. Evacuate (Jeff Rissman; TADS 2); tied with
    Constraints (Martin Bays; Z-code).
21. Sun and Moon (David Brain; HTML).
22. Not Much Time (Tyson Ibele; TADS 2).
23. Hell: A Comedy of Errors (John Evans; Z-code).
24. Out of the Study (Anssi Raisanen; Alan); tied with
    Color and Number (Steven Kollmansberger; TADS 2).
26. BOFH (Howard Sherman; Z-code).
27. The Case of Samuel Gregor (Stephen Hilderbrand; Z-code).
28. A Party to Murder (David Good; ADRIFT).
29. Screen (Edward Floren; Z-code).
30. Concrete Paradise (Tyson Ibele; TADS 2).
31. Scary House Amulet! (Ricardo Dague; Z-code).
32. Coffee Quest II (Dog Solitude; TADS 2).
33. Four Mile Island (Chris Charla; MS-DOS).
34. Moonbase (Mike Eckardt; TADS 2).
35. Koan (Esa Peuha; Z-code).
36. Ramón and Jonathan (Daniele A. Gewurz; Z-code).
37. Terrible Lizards (Alan Mead and Ian Mead; TADS 2).
38. Blade Sentinel (Mihalis Georgostathis; Quest).

2002 Miss Congeniality Awards

These awards were voted by the authors of the entries.

1. Till Death Makes a Monk-Fish Out of Me! (Mike Sousa and Jon Ingold; TADS 2).
2. Another Earth, Another Sky (Paul O'Brian; Glulx).
3. Janitor (Peter Seebach and Kevin Lynn; Z-code).

Links

• IF Comp site
• Baf's Guide
• IF Archive
• IFDB
• SPAG ISSUE #31 -- 2002 IF Competition Special - January 3, 2003.

Reviews

• Reviews by Sam Kabo Ashwell
• Reviews by Akilesh Ayyar
• Reviews by Adrien Beau
• Reviews by Stephen Bond
• Reviews by Richard Bos
• Reviews by Billy Harris
• Reviews by Demian Katz
• Reviews by Cedric Knight
• Reviews (dead link 🔍) by Jessica Knoch
• Reviews by Valentine Kopteltsev
• Reviews by Edward Lacey
• Reviews by Yoon Ha Lee
• Reviews by LizM7
• Reviews by Jacqueline A. Lott
• Reviews by Matthew Murray
• Reviews by Paul O'Brian
• Reviews by Papillon
• Reviews by Rikard Peterson
• Reviews by Andrew Plotkin
• Reviews by Mike Russo
• Reviews by Rob Shaw-Fuller
• Reviews by Dan Shiovitz
• Reviews by Emily Short
• Reviews of reviews (dead link 🔍) by Mike Sousa
• Reviews by Quintin Stone
• Reviews by Sam Thursfield
• Reviews by David Welbourn
• Reviews by J. Robinson Wheeler