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==2004==
==2004 XYZZY Award Winners and Finalists==
* <b>Best Game &mdash; ''Blue Chairs''</b>, by [[Chris Klimas]]<br>Finalists: ''Future Boy!, Necrotic Drift, Return to Ditch Day, The Dreamhold''
* <b>Best Game</b>: <b>''Blue Chairs''</b> ([[Chris Klimas]]; [[Z-code]]).
* <b>Best Writing &mdash; ''Blue Chairs''</b>, by [[Chris Klimas]]<br>Finalists: ''Future Boy!, Gamlet, Necrotic Drift, The Dreamhold''
** Finalist: ''Future Boy!''
* <b>Best Story &mdash; ''Blue Chairs''</b>, by [[Chris Klimas]]<br>Finalists: ''Future Boy!, Necrotic Drift, The Act of Misdirection, The Cabal, The Dreamhold''
** Finalist: ''Necrotic Drift''
* <b>Best Setting &mdash; ''The Fire Tower''</b>, by [[Jacqueline A. Lott]]<br>Finalists: ''Future Boy!, Gamlet, Mingsheng, Necrotic Drift, The Dreamhold''
** Finalist: ''Return to Ditch Day''
* <b>Best Puzzles &mdash; ''The Dreamhold''</b>, by [[Andrew Plotkin]]<br>Finalists: ''All Things Devours; Future Boy!; Goose, Egg, Badger; Square Circle''
** Finalist: ''The Dreamhold''
* <b>Best NPCs &mdash; ''Sting of the Wasp''</b>, by [[Jason Devlin]]<br>Finalists: ''Blue Chairs, Future Boy!, Luminous Horizon, Necrotic Drift''
* <b>Best Writing</b>: <b>''Blue Chairs''</b> ([[Chris Klimas]]; [[Z-code]]).
* <b>Best Individual Puzzle &mdash;</b> The time travel puzzle in <b>''All Things Devours''</b>, by [[half sick of shadows]]<br>Finalists: ''Blue Chairs, Future Boy!, Necrotic Drift, The Dreamhold''
** Finalist: ''Future Boy!''
* <b>Best Individual NPC &mdash;</b> Audrey in <b>''Necrotic Drift''</b>, by [[Robb Sherwin]]<br>Finalists: ''Future Boy!, Gamlet, Return to Ditch Day, The Great Xavio''
** Finalist: ''Gamlet''
* <b>Best Individual PC &mdash;</b> Julia in <b>''Sting of the Wasp''</b>, by [[Jason Devlin]]<br>Finalists: ''Blue Chairs, Gamlet, Luminous Horizon, Necrotic Drift''
** Finalist: ''Necrotic Drift''
* <b>Best Use of Medium &mdash; ''The Dreamhold''</b>, by [[Andrew Plotkin]]<br>Finalists: ''All Things Devours, Bellclap, Future Boy!, Return to Ditch Day''
** Finalist: ''The Dreamhold''
* <b>Best Story</b>: <b>''Blue Chairs''</b> ([[Chris Klimas]]; [[Z-code]]).
** Finalist: ''Future Boy!''
** Finalist: ''Necrotic Drift''
** Finalist: ''The Act of Misdirection''
** Finalist: ''The Cabal''
** Finalist: ''The Dreamhold''
* <b>Best Setting</b>: <b>''The Fire Tower''</b> ([[Jacqueline A. Lott]]; [[Z-code]]).
** Finalist: ''Future Boy!''
** Finalist: ''Gamlet''
** Finalist: ''Mingsheng''
** Finalist: ''Necrotic Drift''
** Finalist: ''The Dreamhold''
* <b>Best Puzzles</b>: <b>''The Dreamhold''</b> ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; [[Z-code]]).
** Finalist: ''All Things Devours''
** Finalist: ''Future Boy!''
** Finalist: ''Goose, Egg, Badger''
** Finalist: ''Square Circle''
* <b>Best NPCs</b>: <b>''Sting of the Wasp''</b> ([[Jason Devlin]]).
** Finalist: ''Blue Chairs''
** Finalist: ''Future Boy!''
** Finalist: ''Luminous Horizon''
** Finalist: ''Necrotic Drift''
* <b>Best Individual Puzzle</b>: The time travel puzzle in <b>''All Things Devours''</b> ([[half sick of shadows]]).
** Finalist: The toilet in ''Blue Chairs''
** Finalist: The cistern in ''The Dreamhold''
** Finalist: Cracking Eno's computer in ''Future Boy!''
** Finalist: The poltergeist in ''Necrotic Drift''
* <b>Best Individual NPC</b>: Audrey in <b>''Necrotic Drift''</b> ([[Robb Sherwin]]).
** Finalist: Bob Finger in ''Future Boy!''
** Finalist: Jacek in ''Gamlet''
** Finalist: Dr. Todd in ''The Great Xavio''
** Finalist: Xojo in ''Return to Ditch Day''
* <b>Best Individual PC</b>: Julia in <b>''Sting of the Wasp''</b> ([[Jason Devlin]]).
** Finalist: Dante in ''Blue Chairs''
** Finalist: Tomasz Pudlo in ''Gamlet''
** Finalist: Austin in ''Luminous Horizon''
** Finalist: Jarrett Duffy in ''Necrotic Drift''
* <b>Best Use of Medium</b>: <b>''The Dreamhold''</b> ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; [[Z-code]]).
** Finalist: ''All Things Devours''
** Finalist: ''Bellclap''
** Finalist: ''Future Boy!''
** Finalist: ''Return to Ditch Day''


==Links==
==Links==

Revision as of 03:23, 26 April 2005

2004 XYZZY Award Winners and Finalists

  • Best Game: Blue Chairs (Chris Klimas; Z-code).
    • Finalist: Future Boy!
    • Finalist: Necrotic Drift
    • Finalist: Return to Ditch Day
    • Finalist: The Dreamhold
  • Best Writing: Blue Chairs (Chris Klimas; Z-code).
    • Finalist: Future Boy!
    • Finalist: Gamlet
    • Finalist: Necrotic Drift
    • Finalist: The Dreamhold
  • Best Story: Blue Chairs (Chris Klimas; Z-code).
    • Finalist: Future Boy!
    • Finalist: Necrotic Drift
    • Finalist: The Act of Misdirection
    • Finalist: The Cabal
    • Finalist: The Dreamhold
  • Best Setting: The Fire Tower (Jacqueline A. Lott; Z-code).
    • Finalist: Future Boy!
    • Finalist: Gamlet
    • Finalist: Mingsheng
    • Finalist: Necrotic Drift
    • Finalist: The Dreamhold
  • Best Puzzles: The Dreamhold (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
    • Finalist: All Things Devours
    • Finalist: Future Boy!
    • Finalist: Goose, Egg, Badger
    • Finalist: Square Circle
  • Best NPCs: Sting of the Wasp (Jason Devlin).
    • Finalist: Blue Chairs
    • Finalist: Future Boy!
    • Finalist: Luminous Horizon
    • Finalist: Necrotic Drift
  • Best Individual Puzzle: The time travel puzzle in All Things Devours (half sick of shadows).
    • Finalist: The toilet in Blue Chairs
    • Finalist: The cistern in The Dreamhold
    • Finalist: Cracking Eno's computer in Future Boy!
    • Finalist: The poltergeist in Necrotic Drift
  • Best Individual NPC: Audrey in Necrotic Drift (Robb Sherwin).
    • Finalist: Bob Finger in Future Boy!
    • Finalist: Jacek in Gamlet
    • Finalist: Dr. Todd in The Great Xavio
    • Finalist: Xojo in Return to Ditch Day
  • Best Individual PC: Julia in Sting of the Wasp (Jason Devlin).
    • Finalist: Dante in Blue Chairs
    • Finalist: Tomasz Pudlo in Gamlet
    • Finalist: Austin in Luminous Horizon
    • Finalist: Jarrett Duffy in Necrotic Drift
  • Best Use of Medium: The Dreamhold (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
    • Finalist: All Things Devours
    • Finalist: Bellclap
    • Finalist: Future Boy!
    • Finalist: Return to Ditch Day

Links

  • Nominees for 2004. See the list of all eligible games from 2004. First-round voting deadline was February 13, 2005, midnight EST.
  • Finalists for 2004. Second-round voting deadline is Wednesday, March 9, 2005, midnight EST.
  • Winning Games of 2004. Summary of the results, as posted at XYZZYnews.
  • The awards ceremony took take place on Sunday, March 20, 2005 in the ifMUD's Massive Auditorium at 4pm EST (9pm GMT).
    • XYZZYnews Award Ceremony 2004 - Andrew Plotkin's transcript of the ceremony in three columns: officialness on the left, audience cheering in the middle, and peanut gallery comments on the right.
    • The 2004 XYZZY Awards - Stephen Granade's summary and transcripts of the ceremony. The transcripts are split up into several pages, and you can choose to read either the transcript with the peanut gallery comments, or the transcript without them.
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