17th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition

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See also:

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Competition Schedule

As per the competition schedule (archive) webpage.

• May 10: The web 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.
• October 1: 38 games were released.
• October 6: The games Calm, Death of Schlig, The Hours, Fan Interference, Kerkerkruip, Sentencing Mr Liddell, Blind, It, Dead Hotel, Andromeda Awakening, Tenth Plague, and Vestiges were updated.
• October 11: The games Andromeda Awakening, Awake the Mighty Dread, Death of Schlig, Fan Interference, The Guardian, The Myothian Falcon, Operation Extraction, The Play, Sentencing Mr Liddell, and Taco Fiction were updated.
• October 16: The games Andromeda Awakening, Blind, Calm, Cana According To Micah, Cold Iron, Fan Interference, The Myothian Falcon, and The Play were updated. The walkthrough for The Elfen Maiden was expanded.
• October 25: The games A Comedy of Error Messages (originally The Elfen Maiden), Andromeda Awakening, Fog Convict, Operation Extraction, and PataNoir were updated.
• November 1: The games Death of Schlig and Professor Frank were updated.
• November 11: The games PataNoir and Professor Frank were updated.
• November 16: Comp results were announced.

Deadlines are at 11:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on the day listed above.

2011 IF Comp Results

38 games were released on October 1, 2011; results announced on November 16, 2011:

1. Taco Fiction (Ryan Veeder; Glulx).
2. Six (Wade Clarke; Glulx).
3. The Play (Dietrich Squinkifer, writing as Deirdra Kiai; Web browser).
4. Escape From Santaland (Jason Ermer; Z-code).
5. PataNoir (Simon Christiansen; Glulx).
6. The Life (and Deaths) of Doctor M (Michael Hilborn as "Edmund Wells"; Glulx).
7. Beet the Devil (Carolyn VanEseltine; Glulx).
8. Kerkerkruip (Victor Gijsbers; Glulx).
9. Cana According To Micah (Christopher Huang as "Rev. Stephen Dawson"; Z-code).
10. A Comedy of Error Messages a.k.a. The Elfen Maiden (Adam Le Doux; Z-code).
11. The Binary (Simon Mark as "Bloomengine"; Web browser).
12. Tenth Plague (Lynnea Dally; Z-code).
13. Cursed (Nick Rogers; ADRIFT 4), tied with
    Ted Paladin And The Case Of The Abandoned House (Anssi Raisanen; Alan).
15. Cold Iron (Andrew Plotkin as "Lyman Clive Charles"; Z-code).
16. It (Emily Boegheim; TADS 3).
17. Andromeda Awakening (Marco Innocenti; Z-code).
18. Keepsake (Savaric; Z-code).
19. Sentencing Mr Liddell (I-K. Huuhtanen; Glulx).
20. Calm (Joey Jones and Melvin Rangasamy; Glulx).
21. The Guardian (Lutein Hawthorne; Z-code).
22. The Hours (Robert Patten; Glulx).
23. Blind (Andrew Metzger; TADS 2).
24. The Myothian Falcon (Andy Joel; Quest 5).
25. Last Day of Summer (Doug Orleans as "Cameron Fox"; Z-code).
26. Death of Schlig (Peter Timony; Glulx).
27. Fan Interference (Andrew Schultz; Glulx).
28. Playing Games (Kevin Jackson-Mead as Pam Comfite; Glulx).
29. How Suzy Got Her Powers (David Whyld; ADRIFT 4).
30. Return to Camelot (Po. Prune; ADRIFT).
31. Awake the Mighty Dread (Lyle Skains; Glulx).
32. The Ship of Whimsy (U. N. Owen; Z-code).
33. Operation Extraction (Ming-Yee Iu; Web browser).
34. Professor Frank (Laurence Kilday; Z-code).
35. Dead Hotel (Comazombie; MS-Windows).
36. Fog Convict (Andrew Metzger; TADS 2).
37. Luster (Jared Smith; Glulx).
38. Vestiges (Joanna Houston as "Josephine Wynter"; Z-code).

2011 Miss Congeniality Awards

These awards were voted by the authors of the entries.

1. Taco Fiction (Ryan Veeder; Glulx).
2. The Play (Dietrich Squinkifer, writing as Deirdra Kiai; Web browser).
3. Kerkerkruip (Victor Gijsbers; Glulx), tied with
   The Life (and Deaths) of Doctor M (Michael Hilborn as "Edmund Wells"; Glulx).

Links

• Results archive.
• IF Comp 2011 (archive) - The original official site.
• IF Comp 2011 - at IFDB.

Reviews

• Forum discussions: Interactive Fiction Community Forum, ADRIFT forum (1) and (2), Jolt Country Forum, Octopus Overlords, MobyGames, and Russian forum.
• Reviews - at IFDB.
• Reviews by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
• Reviews (in German) by Martin Barth.
• Reviews by Duncan Bowsman.
• Reviews by Cobaltnine.
• Reviews by Mr Creosote.
• Reviews by Cult of the New.
• Reviews by George Dorn.
• Reviews by Elizabeth (runnerchild).
• Reviews by David Fletcher.
• Reviews by Christopher Huang.
• Reviews by J.
• Reviews by Jizaboz.
• Reviews by Cassandra Khaw.
• Reviews by Konstantinos.
• Reviews by Amanda Lange.
• Reviews by Yoon Ha Lee.
• Reviews by Michael Martin.
• Reviews by Rob Menke.
• Reviews by Sarah Morayati.
• Reviews by Carl Muckenhoupt.
• Reviews by Ron Newcomb.
• Reviews (archive) by Steven Odhner.
• Reviews by Jenni Polodna.
• Reviews by Dan Q.
• Reviews by Emily Short.
• Reviews by Adam Smith.
• Reviews by TempestDash.
• Reviews by Mark J. Tilford.
• Reviews by Matt Weiner.
• Reviews by Matt Wigdahl.
• Reviews by Jake Wildstrom.
• Reviews (YouTube videos) by Wintericecrystal.