XYZZY Awards 2018

XYZZY Awards 2018
Competition
Frequency
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Part of series	XYZZY Awards
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Organiser
IFDB event page	Event
IFDB series page	Series
Total entries
Results
Winner: Best Game	Bogeyman
Winner: Best Individual NPC	Bogeyman
Winner: Best Individual PC	Alias 'The Magpie'
Winner: Best Story	Bogeyman
Winner: Best Writing (tie)	Bogeyman
Winner: Best Technological Development	Dialog
Finalist: Best Game	Alias 'The Magpie'
Finalist: Best Implementation	Alias 'The Magpie'
Finalist: Best Individual Puzzle	The Lurking Horror II: The Lurkening
Finalist: Best NPCs	Alias 'The Magpie'
Finalist: Best NPCs	Bogeyman
Finalist: Best Puzzles	The Lurking Horror II: The Lurkening
Finalist: Best Setting	Alias 'The Magpie'
Finalist: Best Setting	Bogeyman
Finalist: Best Story	Alias 'The Magpie'
Finalist: Best Writing	Alias 'The Magpie'
Finalist: Best Technological Development	Fabularium
Finalist: Best Technological Development	Ozmoo
Finalist: Best Technological Development	Vorple (v3.1)
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The XYZZY Awards 2018 were organized by Sam Kabo Ashwell.

Dates

• 05-Jul-2019: First round voting opens. "(Probably setting a record for the latest in the year; sorry about that.)"
• 19-Jul-2019: Last day of first round voting. "The first round will remain open through the 19th of July (technically, with votes closing at 1 AM US-Pacific time on the 20th)."
• 23-Jul-2019: Second round voting opens.
• 09-Aug-2019: Last day of second round voting.
• 16-Aug-2019: Final results announced.

2018 XYZZY Awards Winners

• Best Game: Bogeyman (Elizabeth Smyth).
• Best Writing: Animalia (Ian Michael Waddell) and Bogeyman (Elizabeth Smyth). (tie)
• Best Story: Bogeyman (Elizabeth Smyth).
• Best Setting: Cannery Vale (Hanon Ondricek).
• Best Puzzles: Junior Arithmancer (Mike Spivey).
• Best NPCs: Animalia (Ian Michael Waddell).
• Best Individual Puzzle: solving your murder in Erstwhile (Maddie Fialla and Marijke Perry).
• Best Individual NPC: the Bogeyman in Bogeyman (Elizabeth Smyth).
• Best Individual PC: the Magpie in Alias 'The Magpie' (J. J. Guest).
• Best Implementation: Cragne Manor (Ryan Veeder, Jenni Polodna, et al.).
• Best Use of Innovation: I.A.G. Alpha (Serhii Mozhaiskyi).
• Best Technological Development: Dialog by Linus Åkesson.
• Best Use of Multimedia: Bandersnatch (Charlie Brooker and David Slade).

2018 XYZZY Awards Finalists

• Best Game
  • Alias 'The Magpie' (J. J. Guest)
  • Bogeyman (Elizabeth Smyth)
  • Cannery Vale (Hanon Ondricek)
  • Cragne Manor (Ryan Veeder, Jenni Polodna, et al.)
  • I.A.G. Alpha (Serhii Mozhaiskyi)

• Best Writing
  • Alias 'The Magpie' (J. J. Guest)
  • Animalia (Ian Michael Waddell)
  • Bogeyman (Elizabeth Smyth)
  • Human Errors (Katherine Morayati)
  • Tethered (Linus Åkesson)

• Best Story
  • Alias 'The Magpie' (J. J. Guest)
  • Animalia (Ian Michael Waddell)
  • Bogeyman (Elizabeth Smyth)
  • Cannery Vale (Hanon Ondricek)
  • Dead Man’s Fiesta (Ed Sibley)
  • Dungeon Detective (Wonaglot, Caitlin Mulvihill)

• Best Setting
  • Alias 'The Magpie' (J. J. Guest)
  • Bogeyman (Elizabeth Smyth)
  • Cannery Vale (Hanon Ondricek)
  • Six Silver Bullets (William Dooling)

• Best Puzzles
  • I.A.G. Alpha (Serhii Mozhaiskyi)
  • Illuminismo Iniziato (Michael J. Coyne)
  • Junior Arithmancer (Mike Spivey)
  • The Lurking Horror II: The Lurkening (Ryan Veeder)
  • The Temple of Shorgil (Arthur DiBianca)

• Best NPCs
  • Alias 'The Magpie' (J. J. Guest)
  • Animalia (Ian Michael Waddell)
  • Bogeyman (Elizabeth Smyth)
  • Erstwhile (Maddie Fialla, Marijke Perry)

• Best Individual Puzzle
  • defeating Ynf-Okh-Omm in The Lurking Horror II: The Lurkening (Ryan Veeder)
  • The last Flower Child puzzle in The Temple of Shorgil (Arthur DiBianca)
  • Rooftop puzzle in I.A.G. Alpha (Serhii Mozhaiskyi)
  • solving your murder in Erstwhile ([[Maddie Fialla, Marijke Perry)
  • Werewolf/moon puzzle in The Origin of Madame Time (Mathbrush)

• Best Individual NPC
  • Arthur the cat in Charming (Kaylah Facey)
  • The Bogeyman in Bogeyman (Elizabeth Smyth)
  • Colin Ritman in Bandersnatch ([[Charlie Brooker, David Slade)
  • Crystal in Illuminismo Iniziato (Michael J. Coyne)
  • Lemmy in Terminal Interface for Models RCM301-303 (Victor Gijsbers as "VigiMech Corporation")
  • Ruslan in I.A.G. Alpha (Serhii Mozhaiskyi)

• Best Individual PC
  • Author in Cannery Vale (Hanon Ondricek)
  • Jacob Morris in Grimnoir (ProP)
  • the Magpie in Alias 'The Magpie' (J. J. Guest)
  • Nikolai in I.A.G. Alpha (Serhii Mozhaiskyi)
  • the Silver Agent in Six Silver Bullets (William Dooling)

• Best Implementation
  • Alias 'The Magpie' (J. J. Guest)
  • Cragne Manor (Ryan Veeder, Jenni Polodna, et al.)
  • Junior Arithmancer (Mike Spivey)
  • The Master of the Land (Pseudavid)

• Best Use of Innovation
  • Cragne Manor (Ryan Veeder, Jenni Polodna, et al.)
  • I.A.G. Alpha (Serhii Mozhaiskyi)
  • Re: Dragon (Jack Welch)
  • Restless (Emily Short)

• Best Technological Development
  • Dialog
  • Fabularium
  • Ozmoo
  • Vorple 3.1

• Best Use of Multimedia
  • Bandersnatch (Charlie Brooker, David Slade)
  • DEVOTIONALIA (G. Grimoire)
  • Ürs ([[Christopher Hayes, Daniel Talsky)
  • Soft Earth (Jon Sorce)
  • StupidRPG (Steven Richards)
  • Where the Water Tastes Like Wine (Dim Bulb Games)

Links

• XYZZY Awards site:
  • XYZZY Awards 2018: First Round Open. July 5, 2019.
  • XYZZY Awards 2018: finalists and final round. July 23, 2019.
  • 2018 XYZZY Awards, final results. August 16, 2019.