IFComp 2006

IFComp 2006
Competition
Frequency
Part of series	The Annual IF Competition
Website	https://ifcomp.org/comp/2006
Organiser	Stephen Granade
IFDB event page	Event
IFDB series page	Series
Total entries	43
Event dates
Registration begins	30 Apr 2006
Registration ends	1 Sep 2006
Submissions due	29 Sep 2006
Voting begins	30 Sep 2006
Voting ends	15 Nov 2006
Results announced	16 Nov 2006
Results
1	Floatpoint
2	The Primrose Path
3	The Elysium Enigma
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The 12th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition was organized by Stephen Granade.

2006 IF Comp Results

1. Floatpoint (Emily Short; Glulx).
2. The Primrose Path (Nolan Bonvouloir; Z-code).
3. The Elysium Enigma (Eric Eve; TADS 3).
4. The Traveling Swordsman (Mike Snyder as Anonymous; Hugo).
5. Moon-Shaped (Jason Ermer; Z-code).
6. Delightful Wallpaper (Andrew Plotkin as "Edgar O. Weyrd"; Z-code).
7. Legion (Jason Devlin as "Ian Anderson"; Z-code).
8. Madam Spider's Web (Sara Dee; Z-code).
9. Möbius (J. D. Clemens; Z-code).
10. Unauthorized Termination (Richard Otter; ADRIFT).
11. Game Producer! (Jason Bergman; Z-code).
12. The Sisters (James Webb as "revgiblet"; ADRIFT).
13. Star City (Mark Sachs; Z-code).
14. Strange Geometries (Phillip Chambers; Z-code).
15. The Tower of the Elephant (Tor Andersson; Z-code).
16. Aunts and Butlers (Robin Johnson; Versificator).
17. Xen: The Hunt (Ian Shlasko; TADS 3).
18. Labyrinth (Samantha Casanova Preuninger; Z-code).
19. Requiem (David Whyld; ADRIFT).
20. Carmen Devine: Supernatural Troubleshooter (Rob Myall; Z-code).
21. The Bible Retold (Justin Morgan and "Celestianpower"; Z-code).
22. Another Goddamn Escape the Locked Room Game (Riff Conner; Z-code).
23. Fight or Flight (Sean Krauss as "geelpete"; Z-code).
24. MANALIVE, A Mystery of Madness - I (Bill Powell; Z-code).
25. Hedge (Steven Richards; Z-code).
26. A Broken Man (Geoff Fortytwo; TADS 3).
27. Polendina (Christopher Lewis; Z-code).
28. Initial State (Matt Barton; MS-DOS).
29. MANALIVE, A Mystery of Madness - II (Bill Powell; Z-code).
30. Pathfinder (Tony Woods; Z-code).
31. The Apocalypse Clock (GlorbWare; Z-code).
32. The Wumpus Run (Cheryl Howard as "Elfindor"; ADRIFT).
33. Ballymun Adventure (Brendan Cribbin; TADS 2).
34. Tentellian Island (Zack Wood as "Waru"; Java).
35. Lawn of Love (Santoonie Corporation; TADS 2).
36. Beam (Madrone Eddy; Quest).
37. Enter the Dark (Peter R. Shushmaruk; Alan).
38. Green Falls (Paul Allen Panks as "Dunric"; MS-DOS).
39. Sisyphus (Theo Koutz; Z-code); tied with
    Visocica (Thorben Bürgel; T.A.G.; German).
41. Simple Adventure (Paul Allen Panks as "Dunric"; MS-DOS).
42. Fetter's Grim (Paul Allen Panks as "Dunric"; MS-DOS).
43. PTGOOD 8*10^23 (Sartre Malvolio; ADRIFT).

Withdrawn:

• Yasmina's Quest (Juan Alba Maldonado as "jalbam"; HTML; Spanish).

2006 Miss Congeniality Awards

These awards were voted by the authors of the entries.

1. Delightful Wallpaper (Andrew Plotkin as "Edgar O. Weyrd"; Z-code).
2. The Elysium Enigma (Eric Eve; TADS 3).
3. Floatpoint (Emily Short; Glulx).

Links

• IF Comp 2006 (archive) - The official site, as it stood after the comp.
• Results, on ifcomp.org.
• Baf's Guide (dead link 🔍)
• IF Archive.
• SPAG #47 - January 16, 2007.
• IF Comp Coverage Begins at Etoychest.org. During the comp period, Karl Parakenings, aka Orikae, will be interviewing comp authors and reviewing games from earlier competitions in the meantime.
• IFComp 2006 in Mathbrush's History of IFComp, Year by Year (2017).

Reviews

See also: IFComp 2006 Review Sets.

• Spanish reviews by Baltasar and dhan.
• Reviews (archive) by Stephen Bond.
• Reviews by Richard Bos.
• Reviews: 1, 2, 3 and 4 by Nick Bronson.
• Reviews by Matthew Carey.
• Reviews by Celestianpower.
• Reviews by J. D. Clemens.
• Reviews by Riff Conner (Rifflesby).
• Reviews: 1, 2, 3 and 4 by crowheart.
• Reviews by Jason Devlin (and Mike Snyder).
• Reviews by David Fletcher.
• Reviews by Federico Gobbo.
• Reviews by James Hall (Yuki).
• Reviews by A. P. Hill.
• Reviews by Hipolito.
• Reviews by N. B. Horvath.
• Reviews by Joshua Houk.
• Reviews by Christopher Huang (Miseri).
• Reviews (archive) by Robin Johnson.
• Reviews by Admiral Jota.
• Reviews and review package / rant by Valentine Kopteltsev.
• Reviews by Arnel Legaspi.
• Reviews by Jimmy Maher.
• Reviews by Michael Martin.
• General observations by Maureen.
• Reviews by Rob Menke.
• Reviews (1-6), (7-12), (13-18), (19-24) and (the rest) by James Mitchelhill.
• Reviews (archive) by Justin Morgan.
• Reviews by Rob Myall.
• Reviews (archive) by Niz.
• Reviews by Andre Phillips.
• Reviews by Andrew Plotkin.
• Reviews by quickfur.
• Reviews: 1 and 2 by Ryusui.
• Reviews by Dan Shiovitz.
• Reviews (rgif posting), (text file) (archive) by Emily Short.
• Reviews by Mike Snyder.
• Reviews by Mark J. Tilford (ralphmerridew).
• Reviews by Urbatain. (Also longer version, in Spanish.)
• Reviews by Marc Valhara.
• Reviews by Jerome C West.
• Reviews by David Whyld.
• Reviews by Anonymous (by request).
• Reviews by Reiko Yukawa.