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Mathbrush is a pseudonym for Brian Rushton, a mathematician. He is a prolific reviewer at IFDB.

Author Credits

Ether (01-Oct-2015; Glulx). IF Comp 2015: 10th place.
Halloween Dance (31-Oct-2015; Glulx). Ectocomp 2015: 5th place in La Petite Mort division.
Barroom Brawl (14-Mar-2016; Glulx). The First Quadrennial Ryan Veeder Exposition for Good Interactive Fiction: 2nd place.
Fridgetopia (04-Apr-2016; Z-code).
Untie (as "Alex Ellis"; 02-May-2016; Web browser).
Color the Truth (01-Oct-2016; Glulx). IF Comp 2016.
9 Secret Steps (2017; Web browser).
Absence of Law (01-Oct-2017; Inform 7; Web browser). IF Comp 2017: 5th place.
Swigian (as "Rainbus North"; 01-Oct-2017; Glulx). IF Comp 2017: Tied for 21st place.
Sherlock Indomitable (7-Apr-2018; Glulx). Spring Thing 2018.
The Origin of Madame Time (01-Oct-2018; Glulx). IF Comp 2018: 17th place.
Scarlet Portrait Parlor (as "Prismatik"; 2020; Glulx). Second Quadrennial Ryan Veeder Exposition for Good Interactive Fiction: 3rd place for Event One (8 points out of 10).
The Magpie Takes the Train (01-Oct-2020; Glulx). IF Comp 2020: 5th place.
Never Gives Up Her Dead (22-Dec-2023; Inform 7).

Review and Article Credits

Reviews - at IFDB.
Author Highlights - a series of essays about IF authors who have written "a notable corpus of games":
Exploring the 'Best Games' - a series of articles examining works that won "Best game" in the XYZZY Awards:
History of IFComp, year by year - a series of articles summarizing the influences, notable entries, and impact of each year's IF Comp, started in 2017:
Game development and historical analysis posts advertising the game Sherlock Indomitable:
What makes a ‘best puzzle’?
What I learned from playing every Choicescript game (patterns in good/bad games)

Organization Credits

Organizer for: The Emily Short Anniversary Contest 2020.

Tech Credits

Creator of Bisquixe, an Inform 7 / Javascript user interface library.

Links

Interviews

An Interview with Brian Rushton - January 25, 2020.

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+* <span id="history_year_by_year"/>History of IFComp, year by year - a series of articles summarizing the influences, notable entries, and impact of each year's [[IF Comp]], started in 2017:
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 *Game development and historical analysis posts advertising the game [[Sherlock Indomitable]]:
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