IFComp 2009

IFComp 2009
Competition
Frequency
Part of series	The Annual IF Competition
Website	https://ifcomp.org/comp/2009
Organiser	Stephen Granade
IFDB event page	Event
IFDB series page	Series
Total entries	24
Event dates
Registration began	5 June 2009
Registration ended	1 September 2009
Submissions ended	30 September 2009
Voting began	1 October 2009
Voting ended	15 November 2009
Results announced	16 November 2009
Results
1	Rover's Day Out
2	Broken Legs
3	Snowquest
4	The Duel That Spanned the Ages
5	Earl Grey
6	The Duel in the Snow
7	Resonance
8	Interface
9	Byzantine Perspective
10	Grounded in Space
11	Yon Astounding Castle! of some sort
12	Condemned
13	Eruption
14	Beta Tester
15	The Ascot
16	Spelunker's Quest
17	The Believable Adventures of an Invisible Man
18	The Grand Quest
19	Star Hunter
20	GATOR-ON, Friend to Wetlands!
21	Gleaming the Verb
22	Zork, buried chaos
23	Trap Cave
24	The Hangover
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Competition Schedule

• June 5: The IF Comp 2009 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.

2009 IF Comp Results

Comp results were announced on November 16, 2009.

1. Rover's Day Out (Jack Welch and Ben Collins-Sussman; Glulx).
2. Broken Legs (Sarah Morayati; Glulx).
3. Snowquest (Eric Eve; Z-code).
4. The Duel That Spanned the Ages (Oliver Ullmann; Z-code).
5. Earl Grey (Rob Dubbin and Allison Parrish; Glulx).
6. The Duel in the Snow (Utkonos; Z-code).
7. Resonance (Matt Scarpino; Glulx).
8. Interface (Ben Vegiard; Z-code).
9. Byzantine Perspective (Lea Albaugh as "Lea"; Z-code).
10. Grounded in Space (Matt Wigdahl; Glulx).
11. Yon Astounding Castle! of some sort (Duncan Bowsman as "Tiberius Thingamus"; ADRIFT 4).
12. Condemned (Mark Jones as "a Delusioned Teenager"; Z-code).
13. Eruption (Richard Bos; Z-code).
14. Beta Tester (Darren Ingram; Z-code).
15. The Ascot (Duncan Bowsman; ADRIFT 4).
16. Spelunker's Quest (Tom Murrin; Z-code).
17. The Believable Adventures of an Invisible Man (Hannes Schueller; Z-code).
18. The Grand Quest (Owen Parish; Z-code).
19. Star Hunter (Chris Kenworthy; Z-code).
20. GATOR-ON, Friend to Wetlands! (Dave Horlick; Z-code).
21. Gleaming the Verb (Kevin Jackson-Mead; Z-code).
22. zork, buried chaos (Brad Renshaw as "bloodbath"; Z-code).
23. Trap Cave (Emilian Kowalewski; MS-Windows and Linux; English and German).
24. The Hangover (Will Conine as "Red Conine"; ADRIFT 3.9).

2009 Miss Congeniality Awards

These awards were voted by the authors of the entries.

1. Rover's Day Out (Jack Welch and Ben Collins-Sussman; Glulx).
2. The Duel in the Snow (Utkonos; Z-code).
3. Broken Legs (Sarah Morayati; Glulx), tied with
   Byzantine Perspective (Lea Albaugh as "Lea"; Z-code).

Links

• IF Comp 2009 website (archive), as it stood after the comp.
• Results, on ifcomp.org.
• IF Archive.
• RuleFive '09 forum (dead link 🔍) - forum for people who intended to enter this competition. (See RAIF thread (1) and (2).)
• Online play links that were live during the competition.
• The 2009 Interactive Fiction Competition is Underway - RGIF thread, October 1, 2009.
• IFComp 2009 in Mathbrush's History of IFComp, Year by Year (2017).

Reviews

See also: list of IF Comp Reviews at Emily Short's blog, Review matrix (Google doc) by George Shannon, and Links to IFComp09 reviews, sorted by game at Yoon Ha Lee's blog.

• SPAG #56.
• IFComp 2009 Game Discussion - at the Interactive Fiction Community Forum.
• Reviews - at IFDB.
• Reviews by Philip Armstrong.
• Reviews by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
• Reviews by Renee Choba.
• Reviews by Riff Conner.
• Reviews by Conrad.
• Reviews by Dark Star.
• Reviews by Ben Dixon.
• Intro and reviews by George Dorn.
• Reviews by Elizabeth (runnerchild).
• Reviews by Shane Fitzgerald-Gale.
• Reviews by David Fletcher.
• Reviews by Jeremy Freese and reviewslinger.
• Reviews by FrozenIsles Productions.
• 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, 27, final thoughts, and final results by Victor Gijsbers.
• Reviews by Hipolito.
• Reviews: 1 and 2 by N. B. Horvath.
• Reviews by Christopher Huang.
• Reviews by Imrihamun (Cobaltnine).
• Reviews by Denis Klotz.
• Reviews (in Russian) and Baf's Guide reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 by Valentine Kopteltsev (uux).
• 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, what I learned, and results by Amanda Lange.
• Reviews (dead link 🔍) by Yoon Ha Lee.
• Reviews by Juhana Leinonen.
• Reviews by Michael Martin.
• Reviews (in Spanish) by Mastodon - at the CAAD forum.
• Reviews by memegarden.
• Reviews by Rob Menke.
• Reviews by George Oliver.
• Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 by Wesley Osam.
• Reviews by George Penrose.
• Reviews by Jenni Polodna.
• Reviews by Rhian.
• Reviews by George Shannon.
• Reviews by Dan Shiovitz.
• Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and overview by Emily Short.
• Reviews by Mike Snyder.
• Reviews: intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 by tenjouutena.
• Reviews by Michael Neal Tenuis.
• Reviews: intro, 1, 2, and 3 by Mark J. Tilford (ralphmerridew).
• Reviews by Matt Weiner.
• Reviews by Jake Wildstrom.
• Reviews by Daniel Wilson.
• Reviews (YouTube videos) by Wintericecrystal.
• Reviews (in Russian) by yandexx.