IFComp 1996

IFComp 1996
Competition
Frequency
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Part of series	The Annual IF Competition
Website	[http:// ]
Organiser	Gerry Kevin Wilson
IFDB event page	Event
IFDB series page	Series
Total entries
Event dates
Voting begins	20 Oct 1996
Voting ends	30 Nov 1996
Results announced	2 Dec 1996
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The 2nd Annual Interactive Fiction Competition was organized by G. Kevin Wilson.

1996 IF Comp Results

1. The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet (Graham Nelson as "Angela M. Horns"; Z-code).
2. Tapestry (Daniel Ravipinto; Z-code).
3. Delusions (C. E. Forman as "the author"; Z-code).
4. Small World (Andrew Pontious; TADS 2).
5. Kissing the Buddha's Feet (Leon Lin; TADS 2).
6. Fear (Chuan-Tze Teo; Z-code).
7. Maiden of the Moonlight (Brian P. Dean; TADS 2).
8. Wearing the Claw (Paul O'Brian; Z-code).
9. Alien Abduction? (Charles Gerlach; TADS 2).
10. Aayela (Magnus Olsson; TADS 2).
11. Lists and Lists (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
12. Ralph (Miron Schmidt; Z-code).
13. Reverberations (Russell Wain Glasser; Z-code).
14. The Land Beyond the Picket Fence (Martin Oehm; AGT).
15. In the End (Joe Mason; Z-code).
16. Piece of Mind (Giles Boutel; Z-code).
17. Phlegm (Jason Dyer as "Adjacent Drooler"; Z-code).
18. Sir Ramic Hobbs and the Oriental Wok (Gil Williamson; MS-DOS).
19. Stargazer: Prologue (Jonathan Fry; Z-code).
20. Of Forms Unknown (Chris Markwyn; Z-code).
21. The Curse of Eldor (Stuart Allen; JACL).
22. Don't Be Late (Greg Ewing; Alan).
23. The House Of The Stalker (Jason Clayton White; Z-code).
24. Rippled Flesh (Ryan Stevens as "Rybread Celsius"; Z-code).
25. Punkirita Quest One: Liquid (Ryan Stevens as "Rybread Celsius"; Z-code).
26. My First Stupid Game (Dan McPherson; MS-DOS).

Note that the following game was in the competition, but did not place because of insufficient votes, probably because Rexx-Adventure only runs on OS/2:

• Promoted (Mike DeSanto; Rexx-Adventure).

1996 Miss Congeniality Award

This award was voted by the authors of the entries.

1. Tapestry (Daniel Ravipinto; Z-code).

Links

• Results, on ifcomp.org.
• Older ifcomp site (archive), including rules.
• Newsgroup postings:
  • Updated I-F Competition Announcement on rec.arts.int-fiction (13-Apr-1996).
  • News on the 2nd Annual I-F Competition on rec.arts.int-fiction (30-Aug-1996).
  • IF Competition 96: Here we go! on rec.games.int-fiction (19-Oct-1996).
  • [Contest] ANNOUNCING THE RESULTS! on rec.games.int-fiction (02-Dec-1996).
• Baf's Guide (dead link 🔍).
• games/competition96/ at the IF Archive.
• SPAG #10: Special 1996 I-F Competition Issue - February 3, 1997.
• IFComp 1996 in Mathbrush's History of IFComp, Year by Year (2017).

Reviews

• Reviews by Richard Barnett
• Reviews by Suzanne Britton
• Reviews by Matthew Crosby
• Reviews by Neil deMause
• Reviews: A-M and O-Z by C.E. Forman
• Reviews by Roger Giner-Sorolla
• First impressions, Pt 1 and Pt 2 by Stephen Granade
• Random thoughts by Steven Howard
• Reviews by Paul O'Brian
• Reviews by Brad O'Donnell
• Reviews by Andrew Plotkin
• Reviews by Andrew D. Pontious
• Reviews (archive) by Lucian P. Smith
• Reviews: part 1 and part 2 by Chuan-Tze Teo