Mike Snyder

Note: "Merk" redirects here. For the speed-if game called "Merk", see Merk (game).

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Mike's nickname on the ifMUD is Merk. He is the former admin of intfiction.org.

Mike can be contacted at either of the following addresses:

• sidneymerk [AT] hotmail .com
• wyndo [AT] prowler-pro .com

Author Credits

• Mystic Force (1993; QuickBASIC).
• Breath Pirates (1997; QuickBASIC).
• Lunatix: The Insanity Circle (1999; QuickBASIC). IF Comp 1999: 12th place. Was a finalist for Best Puzzles, Best Story, Best Writing, and Best Game at the XYZZY Awards 1999.
• Trading Punches, Part 1 of The Convergence Saga (as "Sidney Merk"; 2004; Hugo). IF Comp 2004: 10th place.
• Distress (01-Oct-2005; Hugo). IF Comp 2005: 4th place. XYZZY Awards 2005: Winner of Best Puzzles; also a finalist for Best Use of Medium, Best Individual Puzzle (beating the creature), Best Setting, Best Story, and Best Game.
• The Traveling Swordsman (as Anonymous; 30-Sep-2006; Hugo). IF Comp 2006: 4th place. XYZZY Awards 2006: Winner of Best Story. Also finalist for Best Game, Best Puzzles, and Best Individual PC (PC).
• The Profile (31-Oct-2013; Hugo). Ectocomp 2013: 8th place of 25 entries.
• ZombieDating.zom (as Anonymous; Twine; Web browser). Ectocomp 2013: 10th place of 25 entries.
• Trollface (2013; Hugo).

Review and Article Credits

• IF Comp reviews: 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006 (alone), 2006 (with Jason Devlin), 2007, 2008, and 2009.
• Spring Thing reviews: 2006.
• C32 Contest: reviews.
• Contributor to The Non-Comp Review Project 2004 (these reviews are also available at his website).
• Reviews for SPAG.

Organizational Credits

• Current maintainer of IFCollab, the Interactive Fiction Collaborators List.

Testing Credits

• Chancellor (Kevin Venzke; 01-Oct-2005; TADS 2).
• Nothing But Mazes (Greg Boettcher; 17-Jul-2006; TADS 3).
• Legion (Jason Devlin; 30-Sep-2006; Z-code 5).
• Mrs. Pepper's Nasty Secret (Jim Aikin and Eric Eve; 16-Feb-2008; TADS 3).

Links

• Sidney Merk's Interactive Fiction Home Page - is actually Mike Snyder's IF homepage.
• Mike Snyder (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
• Lunatix Online is a browser-based multiplayer RPG co-written by Mike Snyder and Anna Kasl.
• StarLock is a browser-based multiplayer MUD-like RPG (sci-fi) written by Mike Snyder.
• Author Highlights by Mathbrush (25-Jul-2019).