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{{Xyzzies}} ==2006 XYZZY Award Winners== * '''Best Game:''' ''[[The Elysium Enigma]]'' ([[Eric Eve]]; TADS 3). * '''Best Writing:''' ''[[Delightful Wallpaper]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]] as "Edgar O. Weyrd"; Z-code). * '''Best Story:''' ''[[The Traveling Swordsman]]'' ([[Mike Snyder]]; Hugo). * '''Best Setting:''' ''[[Floatpoint]]'' ([[Emily Short]]; Glulx). * '''Best Puzzles:''' ''[[Delightful Wallpaper]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]] as "Edgar O. Weyrd"; Z-code). * '''Best NPCs:''' ''[[Floatpoint]]'' ([[Emily Short]]; Glulx). * '''Best Individual Puzzle:''' Navigating the mansion in ''[[Delightful Wallpaper]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]] as "Edgar O. Weyrd"; Z-code). * '''Best Individual NPC:''' Leela in ''[[The Elysium Enigma]]'' ([[Eric Eve]]; TADS 3). * '''Best Individual PC:''' PC in ''[[Delightful Wallpaper]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]] as "Edgar O. Weyrd"; Z-code). * '''Best Use of Medium:''' ''[[The Baron]]'' a.k.a. ''[[De Baron]]'' ([[Victor Gijsbers]]; Z-code; English and Dutch). ==2006 XYZZY Award Winners and Finalists== * '''Best Game:''' ''[[The Elysium Enigma]]'' ([[Eric Eve]]; TADS 3). ** Finalist: ''[[Floatpoint]]'' ([[Emily Short]]; Glulx). ** Finalist: ''[[The Baron]]'' a.k.a. ''[[De Baron]]'' ([[Victor Gijsbers]]; Z-code; English and Dutch). ** Finalist: ''[[The Primrose Path]]'' ([[Nolan Bonvouloir]]; Z-code). ** Finalist: ''[[The Traveling Swordsman]]'' ([[Mike Snyder]]; Hugo). * '''Best Writing:''' ''[[Delightful Wallpaper]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]] as "Edgar O. Weyrd"; Z-code). ** Finalist: ''[[Floatpoint]]'' ([[Emily Short]]; Glulx). ** Finalist: ''[[Legion]]'' ([[Jason Devlin]] as "Ian Anderson"; Z-code). ** Finalist: ''[[Pantomime]]'' ([[Robb Sherwin]]; Hugo). ** Finalist: ''[[The Baron]]'' a.k.a. ''[[De Baron]]'' ([[Victor Gijsbers]]; Z-code; English and Dutch). * '''Best Story:''' ''[[The Traveling Swordsman]]'' ([[Mike Snyder]]; Hugo). ** Finalist: ''[[Moon-Shaped]]'' ([[Jason Ermer]]; Z-code). ** Finalist: ''[[Pantomime]]'' ([[Robb Sherwin]]; Hugo). ** Finalist: ''[[The Baron]]'' a.k.a. ''[[De Baron]]'' ([[Victor Gijsbers]]; Z-code; English and Dutch). ** Finalist: ''[[The Elysium Enigma]]'' ([[Eric Eve]]; TADS 3). * '''Best Setting:''' ''[[Floatpoint]]'' ([[Emily Short]]; Glulx). ** Finalist: ''[[Ekphrasis]]'' ([[JB]]; Glulx; French). ** Finalist: ''[[Star City]]'' ([[Mark Sachs]]; Z-code). ** Finalist: ''[[Strange Geometries]]'' ([[Phillip Chambers]]; Z-code). ** Finalist: ''[[Unauthorized Termination]]'' ([[Richard Otter]]; ADRIFT 4). * '''Best Puzzles:''' ''[[Delightful Wallpaper]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]] as "Edgar O. Weyrd"; Z-code). ** Finalist: ''[[Möbius]]'' ([[J. D. Clemens]]; Z-code). ** Finalist: ''[[The Elysium Enigma]]'' ([[Eric Eve]]; TADS 3). ** Finalist: ''[[The Traveling Swordsman]]'' ([[Mike Snyder]]; Hugo). ** Finalist: ''[[The Warlord, The Princess & The Bulldog]]'' ([[David Whyld]]; ADRIFT 4). * '''Best NPCs:''' ''[[Floatpoint]]'' ([[Emily Short]]; Glulx). ** Finalist: ''[[Aunts and Butlers]]'' ([[Robin Johnson]]; Versificator). ** Finalist: ''[[Delightful Wallpaper]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]] as "Edgar O. Weyrd"; Z-code). ** Finalist: ''[[Moon-Shaped]]'' ([[Jason Ermer]]; Z-code). ** Finalist: ''[[The Baron]]'' a.k.a. ''[[De Baron]]'' ([[Victor Gijsbers]]; Z-code; English and Dutch). * '''Best Individual Puzzle:''' Navigating the mansion in ''[[Delightful Wallpaper]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]] as "Edgar O. Weyrd"; Z-code). ** Finalist: Choosing the present in ''[[Floatpoint]]'' ([[Emily Short]]; Glulx). ** Finalist: The piano puzzle in ''[[Madam Spider's Web]]'' ([[Sara Dee]]; Z-code). ** Finalist: The reactor puzzle in ''[[Möbius]]'' ([[J. D. Clemens]]; Z-code). ** Finalist: Final puzzle in ''[[Strange Geometries]]'' ([[Phillip Chambers]]; Z-code). * '''Best Individual NPC:''' Leela in ''[[The Elysium Enigma]]'' ([[Eric Eve]]; TADS 3). ** Finalist: The butler in ''[[Aunts and Butlers]]'' ([[Robin Johnson]]; Versificator). ** Finalist: John in ''[[Legion]]'' ([[Jason Devlin]] as "Ian Anderson"; Z-code). ** Finalist: God in ''[[The Bible Retold]]'' ([[Justin Morgan]] and "[[Celestianpower]]"; Z-code). ** Finalist: The gargoyle in ''[[The Baron]]'' a.k.a. ''[[De Baron]]'' ([[Victor Gijsbers]]; Z-code; English and Dutch). * '''Best Individual PC:''' PC in ''[[Delightful Wallpaper]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]] as "Edgar O. Weyrd"; Z-code). ** Finalist: Legion in ''[[Legion]]'' ([[Jason Devlin]] as "Ian Anderson"; Z-code). ** Finalist: PC in ''[[The Baron]]'' a.k.a. ''[[De Baron]]'' ([[Victor Gijsbers]]; Z-code; English and Dutch). ** Finalist: PC in ''[[The Primrose Path]]'' ([[Nolan Bonvouloir]]; Z-code). ** Finalist: PC in ''[[The Traveling Swordsman]]'' ([[Mike Snyder]] as Anonymous; Hugo). * '''Best Use of Medium:''' ''[[The Baron]]'' a.k.a. ''[[De Baron]]'' ([[Victor Gijsbers]]; Z-code; English and Dutch). ** Finalist: ''[[Another Goddamn Escape the Locked Room Game]]'' ([[Riff Conner]]; Z-code). ** Finalist: ''[[Attack of the Yeti Robot Zombies]]'' ([[Øyvind Thorsby]]; Z-code). ** Finalist: ''[[Bronze]]'' ([[Emily Short]]; Z-code). ** Finalist: ''[[Legion]]'' ([[Jason Devlin]] as "Ian Anderson"; Z-code). ==Links== * {{link|deadurl=http://www.xyzzynews.com/2006nominees.html|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926072558/http://www.xyzzynews.com/2006nominees.html|2006 XYZZY Awards Nominees}}. The deadline for first-round voting was Sunday, February 11, 2007, at midnight Eastern Standard Time. * {{link|deadurl=http://www.xyzzynews.com/2006finalists.html|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328230417/http://www.xyzzynews.com/2006finalists.html|2006 XYZZY Awards Finalists}}. The deadline for second-round voting was Thursday, March 1, 2007, at midnight Eastern Standard Time. * {{link|deadurl=http://www.xyzzynews.com/2006winners.html|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624143901/http://www.xyzzynews.com/2006winners.html|Winning Games of 2006}} * The online award ceremony was held on [[ifMUD]] on Sunday, March 4th, 2007 at 5pm eastern (2pm pacific, 10pm GMT). ** {{link|deadurl=http://www.xyzzynews.com/2006xyzzyawards.txt|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002033313/http://www.xyzzynews.com/2006xyzzyawards.txt|Ceremony transcript in one text file}} at [[XYZZYnews]]. Contains the peanut-gallery channel chat. [[Category:XYZZY Awards]] [[Category:2006]]