15th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition

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See also:

• CompXX | IF Comp works

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 Adam 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.
• RuleFive '09 forum - forum for people who intend to enter this competition. (See RAIF thread (1) and (2).)
• Play them online!
• The 2009 Interactive Fiction Competition is Underway - RGIF thread, October 1, 2009.
• IF Comp 2009 at IFDB.

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.