IntroComp

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IntroComp
Competition (series of events)
Frequency Annual
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Part of series [[]]
Website https://introcomp.org
Organiser Eric Brown
IFDB event page Event
IFDB series page Series
Events in this series
IntroComp 2002, IntroComp 2003, IntroComp 2004, IntroComp 2005, IntroComp 2006, IntroComp 2007, IntroComp 2008, IntroComp 2009, IntroComp 2010, IntroComp 2011, IntroComp 2012, IntroComp 2013, IntroComp 2014, IntroComp 2015, IntroComp 2016, IntroComp 2017, IntroComp 2018, IntroComp 2019, IntroComp 2020, IntroComp 2021, IntroComp 2023, IntroComp 2024
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This article is about the yearly IntroComp that is open to games written in any authoring system.
For the ADRIFT-only versions, see ADRIFT Intro Comp 2005 and ADRIFT IntroComp 2009.
There was also a Speed-IF Introcomp in 2007.

IntroComp is an interactive fiction competition that was conceived by Neil deMause. Entrants submit excerpts of unfinished games, which the public votes on; the original criterion was "How much do you want to play more of this entry?". Currently, only the top three games in the voting receive placements and are called the 'winners'. Winners have a year to complete their games before they can claim their prizes; the first among the other ('Honorable') entrants to complete within this period can also claim a prize.

Until 2017, only beginnings of works could be entered. A rule change in 2017 allowed excerpts to be taken from the beginning, middle, or end of a work.

For its first seven years, IntroComp was sponsored and technically supported by Eileen Mullin and XYZZYnews. From 2009, IntroComp ran as an independent competition. Since 2023, IntroComp has been supported by the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation.

Note that IntroComp entries are not eligible for XYZZY Awards until they are completed. The year that an IntroComp game is completed is the year when that game becomes eligible for the XYZZY Awards.

IntroComps to date

Organized by Neil deMause:

Organized by Jacqueline A. Lott:

Organized by Xalavier Nelson Jr.:

Organised by Eric Brown:

Completed IntroComp games to date

See also the tag IntroComp completed - at IFDB.

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