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On February 6, 1999, the winners were announced in a live, online ceremony on [[ifMUD]]. (Link to transcript should go here.) (Link to the full list of nominees for 1998.) | On February 6, 1999, the winners were announced in a live, online ceremony on [[ifMUD]]. (Link to transcript should go here.) (Link to the full list of nominees for 1998.) | ||
* '''Best Game''' | * '''Best Game''': ''<b>Spider and Web</b>'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]). | ||
* '''Best Writing''' | ** Finalist: ''Anchorhead''. | ||
* '''Best Story''' | ** Finalist: ''Little Blue Men''. | ||
* '''Best Setting''' | ** Finalist: ''Once and Future''. | ||
* '''Best Puzzles''' | ** Finalist: ''Photopia''. | ||
* '''Best NPCs''' | * '''Best Writing''': ''<b>Photopia</b>'' ([[Adam Cadre]]). | ||
* '''Best Individual Puzzle''' | ** Finalist: ''Anchorhead''. | ||
* '''Best Individual NPC''' | ** Finalist: ''Little Blue Men''. | ||
* '''Best Individual PC''' | ** Finalist: ''Muse: An Autumn Romance''. | ||
* '''Best Use of Medium''' | ** Finalist: ''Spider and Web''. | ||
* '''Best Story''': ''<b>Photopia</b>'' ([[Adam Cadre]]). | |||
** Finalist: ''Anchorhead''. | |||
** Finalist: ''Little Blue Men''. | |||
** Finalist: ''Losing Your Grip''. | |||
** Finalist: ''Spider and Web''. | |||
* '''Best Setting''': ''<b>Anchorhead</b>'' ([[Michael Gentry]]). | |||
** Finalist: ''Losing Your Grip''. | |||
** Finalist: ''Muse: An Autumn Romance''. | |||
** Finalist: ''Once and Future''. | |||
** Finalist: ''Spider and Web''. | |||
* '''Best Puzzles''': ''<b>Spider and Web</b>'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]). | |||
** Finalist: ''Anchorhead''. | |||
** Finalist: ''Enlightenment''. | |||
** Finalist: ''Losing Your Grip''. | |||
** Finalist: ''Once and Future''. | |||
* '''Best NPCs''': ''<b>Once and Future</b>'' ([[Gerry Kevin Wilson]]). | |||
** Finalist: ''Guilty Bastards''. | |||
** Finalist: ''Mother Loose''. | |||
** Finalist: ''Muse: An Autumn Romance''. | |||
** Finalist: ''Photopia''. | |||
* '''Best Individual Puzzle''': Getting out of the chair, from ''<b>Spider and Web</b>'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]). | |||
** Finalist: The snack machine, in ''Little Blue Men''. | |||
** Finalist: The granite cube, in ''Losing Your Grip''. | |||
** Finalist: Getting out of the maze, in ''Photopia''. | |||
** Finalist: Entering the warehouse, in ''The Plant''. | |||
* '''Best Individual NPC''': The interrogator, in ''<b>Spider and Web</b>'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]). | |||
** Finalist: Michael, in ''Anchorhead''. | |||
** Finalist: The troll, in ''Enlightenment''. | |||
** Finalist: The wolf, in ''Mother Loose''. | |||
** Finalist: Alley, in ''Photopia''. | |||
* '''Best Individual PC''': The employee, in ''<b>Little Blue Men</b>'' ([[Michael Gentry]]). | |||
** Finalist: Mover #005, in ''Bad Machine''. | |||
** Finalist: Rev. Stephen Dawson, in ''Muse: An Autumn Romance''. | |||
** Finalist: The agent, in ''Spider and Web''. | |||
** Finalist: The troll, in ''Zork: A Troll's-Eye View''. | |||
* '''Best Use of Medium''': ''<b>Spider and Web</b>'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]). | |||
** Finalist: ''Arrival, or Attack of the B-Movie Clichés''. | |||
** Finalist: ''Bad Machine''. | |||
** Finalist: ''Once and Future''. | |||
** Finalist: ''Photopia''. | |||
[[Category:XYZZY Awards]] [[Category:1998]] | [[Category:XYZZY Awards]] [[Category:1998]] | ||
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1998 Xyzzy Awards Winners
On February 6, 1999, the winners were announced in a live, online ceremony on ifMUD. (Link to transcript should go here.) (Link to the full list of nominees for 1998.)
- Best Game: Spider and Web (Andrew Plotkin).
- Finalist: Anchorhead.
- Finalist: Little Blue Men.
- Finalist: Once and Future.
- Finalist: Photopia.
- Best Writing: Photopia (Adam Cadre).
- Finalist: Anchorhead.
- Finalist: Little Blue Men.
- Finalist: Muse: An Autumn Romance.
- Finalist: Spider and Web.
- Best Story: Photopia (Adam Cadre).
- Finalist: Anchorhead.
- Finalist: Little Blue Men.
- Finalist: Losing Your Grip.
- Finalist: Spider and Web.
- Best Setting: Anchorhead (Michael Gentry).
- Finalist: Losing Your Grip.
- Finalist: Muse: An Autumn Romance.
- Finalist: Once and Future.
- Finalist: Spider and Web.
- Best Puzzles: Spider and Web (Andrew Plotkin).
- Finalist: Anchorhead.
- Finalist: Enlightenment.
- Finalist: Losing Your Grip.
- Finalist: Once and Future.
- Best NPCs: Once and Future (Gerry Kevin Wilson).
- Finalist: Guilty Bastards.
- Finalist: Mother Loose.
- Finalist: Muse: An Autumn Romance.
- Finalist: Photopia.
- Best Individual Puzzle: Getting out of the chair, from Spider and Web (Andrew Plotkin).
- Finalist: The snack machine, in Little Blue Men.
- Finalist: The granite cube, in Losing Your Grip.
- Finalist: Getting out of the maze, in Photopia.
- Finalist: Entering the warehouse, in The Plant.
- Best Individual NPC: The interrogator, in Spider and Web (Andrew Plotkin).
- Finalist: Michael, in Anchorhead.
- Finalist: The troll, in Enlightenment.
- Finalist: The wolf, in Mother Loose.
- Finalist: Alley, in Photopia.
- Best Individual PC: The employee, in Little Blue Men (Michael Gentry).
- Finalist: Mover #005, in Bad Machine.
- Finalist: Rev. Stephen Dawson, in Muse: An Autumn Romance.
- Finalist: The agent, in Spider and Web.
- Finalist: The troll, in Zork: A Troll's-Eye View.
- Best Use of Medium: Spider and Web (Andrew Plotkin).
- Finalist: Arrival, or Attack of the B-Movie Clichés.
- Finalist: Bad Machine.
- Finalist: Once and Future.
- Finalist: Photopia.