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==Competition Schedule==
==Competition Schedule==
*19th April: The [http://ifcomp.org/comp08/ IF Comp 2008] site is open for business.
*19th April: The IF Comp 2008 site is open for business.
*September 1st: Deadline for submission of intents.
*September 1st: Deadline for submission of intents.
*September 29th: Deadline for entries.
*September 29th: Deadline for entries.
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*November 15th: Voting deadline.
*November 15th: Voting deadline.


==2008 IF Comp Entries==
==2008 IF Comp Results==
Comp [http://www.ifcomp.org/comp08/results.html results] were announced on November 16, 2008.
Comp results were announced on November 16, 2008.
<ol>
<ol>
<li>''[[Violet]]'' ([[Jeremy Freese]]; Z-code).</li>
<li>''[[Violet]]'' ([[Jeremy Freese]]; Z-code).</li>
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<li value="25">''[[A Martian Odyssey]]'' ([[Horatiu Romosan]]; Glulx).</li>
<li value="25">''[[A Martian Odyssey]]'' ([[Horatiu Romosan]]; Glulx).</li>
<li>''[[The Hall of the Fount of Artois]]'' ([[Simon Ellis]]; MS-Windows).</li>
<li>''[[The Hall of the Fount of Artois]]'' ([[Simon Ellis]]; MS-Windows).</li>
<li>''[[LAIR of the CYBER-COW]]'' ([[Harry Wilson]] as "Conrad Cook"; ADRIFT 3.9).</li>
<li>''[[LAIR of the CYBER-COW]]'' ([[Harry Wilson]] as "Conrad"; ADRIFT 3.9).</li>
<li>''[[Search for the Ultimate Weapon]]'' ([[Sharilynn]]; MS-Windows).</li>
<li>''[[Search for the Ultimate Weapon]]'' ([[Sharilynn]]; MS-Windows).</li>
<li>''[[The Missing Piece]]'' ([[C. Yong]]; MS-Windows).</li>
<li>''[[The Missing Piece]]'' ([[C. Yong]]; MS-Windows).</li>
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<li>''[[Project Delta]]'' ([[Emilian Kowalewski]]; MS-Windows).</li>
<li>''[[Project Delta]]'' ([[Emilian Kowalewski]]; MS-Windows).</li>
<li>''[[Nerd Quest]]'' ([[RagtimeNerd]]; Java).</li>
<li>''[[Nerd Quest]]'' ([[RagtimeNerd]]; Java).</li>
<li>''[[The Lighthouse]]'' ([[Eric Hickman]] and [[Nathan Chung]]; Z-code).</li>
<li>''[[The Lighthouse (by Hickman and Chung)|The Lighthouse]]'' ([[Eric Hickman]] and [[Nathan Chung]]; Z-code).</li>
<li>''[[The Absolute Worst IF Game in History]]'' ([[Dean Menezes]]; Z-code).</li>
<li>''[[The Absolute Worst IF Game in History]]'' ([[Dean Menezes]]; Z-code).</li>
</ol>
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://groups.google.com.au/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/eed564e406b990f8?hl=en# Announcement on RAIF]
* [http://groups.google.com.au/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/eed564e406b990f8?hl=en# Announcement on RAIF]
* [http://ifcomp.org/comp08/ IF Comp 2008 website]
* {{link|deadurl=http://ifcomp.org/comp08/|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204020603/http://ifcomp.org/comp08/|IF Comp 2008 website}}, as it stood after the comp.
* [https://ifcomp.org/comp/2008 Results, on ifcomp.org].
* {{link|deadurl=http://wurb.com/if/award/1#547|Baf's Guide}}.
* [https://www.ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXgamesXcompetition2008.html IF Archive].
* {{ifdb comp|14th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition|dofqat2umvqzuja2}}.
* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=519 Voting's over... Authors? (Spoilers Within)] - thread at the Interactive Fiction Forum.
* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=519 Voting's over... Authors? (Spoilers Within)] - thread at the Interactive Fiction Forum.
* {{Mathbrush ifcomp review|year=2008|url=https://intfiction.org/t/history-of-ifcomp-year-by-year-2008/11547}}.


===Reviews===
===Reviews===
''See also the lists of links at [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/if-competition-reviews-elsewhere/ Emily Short's blog] and at the [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=472 Interactive Fiction Forum].''
''See also the lists of links at [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/if-competition-reviews-elsewhere/ Emily Short's blog] and at the [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=472 Interactive Fiction Forum].''


* [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/spag53.html SPAG #53].
* {{spag issue|53}}.
* [http://ifdb.tads.org/search?searchbar=tag%3AIF+Competition+2008+%23reviews%3A1- Reviews] - at [[IFDB]].
* [http://ifdb.org/search?searchbar=tag%3AIF+Competition+2008+%23reviews%3A1- Reviews] - at [[IFDB]].
* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=32 Discussions] - at The Interactive Fiction Forum.
* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=32 Discussions] - at The Interactive Fiction Forum.
* [http://ifcomp08authorsclub.wildapricot.org/Default.aspx?pageId=210403 IF Comp 08 Authors' Club] (was a forum for competition authors during that IF Comp).
* {{link|deadurl=http://ifcomp08authorsclub.wildapricot.org/Default.aspx?pageId=210403 |archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20091204084426/http://ifcomp08authorsclub.wildapricot.org:80/Default.aspx?pageId=210403|IF Comp 08 Authors' Club}} (was a forum for competition authors during that IF Comp).
* [http://diden.net/~maga/maga_ifcomp_2008.html Reviews] by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]].
* {{link|deadurl=http://diden.net/~maga/maga_ifcomp_2008.html |archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20090403234138/http://diden.net:80/~maga/maga_ifcomp_2008.html|Reviews}} by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]].
* [http://plover.net/~bonds/comp08.html Reviews] by [[Stephen Bond]].
* {{link|deadurl=http://plover.net/~bonds/comp08.html|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20091204040307/http://plover.net:80/~bonds/comp08.html|Reviews}} by [[Stephen Bond]].
* [http://inkjuice.com/?tag=if-comp-2008 Reviews] by [[Gemma Bristow]].
* [http://frater.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/interactive-fiction-competition-2008/ Reviews: 1], [http://frater.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/if-competition-2008-review-1-the-absolute-worst-if-game-in-history/ 2], [http://frater.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/if-competition-2008-interlude/ 3], [http://frater.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/if-competition-2008-review-2-ananachronist/ 4], [http://frater.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/if-competition-2008-review-3-cry-wolf/ 5], and [http://frater.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/if-competition-2008-review-4-draculas-underground-crypt/ 6] by [[Nick Bronson]].
* [http://frater.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/interactive-fiction-competition-2008/ Reviews: 1], [http://frater.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/if-competition-2008-review-1-the-absolute-worst-if-game-in-history/ 2], [http://frater.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/if-competition-2008-interlude/ 3], [http://frater.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/if-competition-2008-review-2-ananachronist/ 4], [http://frater.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/if-competition-2008-review-3-cry-wolf/ 5], and [http://frater.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/if-competition-2008-review-4-draculas-underground-crypt/ 6] by [[Nick Bronson]].
* [http://ceceatitagain.blogspot.com/search/label/IFComp08 Reviews] by [[Cesia]].
* [http://ceceatitagain.blogspot.com/search/label/IFComp08 Reviews] by [[Cesia]].
* [http://www.math.psu.edu/clemens/IF/Reviews/Comp08.html Reviews] by [[J. D. Clemens]] (JDC).
* {{link|deadurl=http://www.math.psu.edu/clemens/IF/Reviews/Comp08.html |archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20091216111539/http://www.math.psu.edu:80/clemens/IF/Reviews/Comp08.html|Reviews}} by [[J. D. Clemens]] (JDC).
* [http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/53030548/if-comp-08 Reviews: Intro], [http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/53282519/if-comp-08-the-story-so-far 1], [http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/53547284/if-comp-08-trein-spoilers 2], [http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/53587970/if-comp-08-escape-from-the-underworld-spoilers 3], [http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/53744537/if-comp-08-violet-very-spoilers 4], [http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/54203043/if-comp-08-lair-of-the-cybercow-spoilers 5], and [http://minimumsafedistance.org/post/54383152/if-comp-08-a-date-with-death-spoilers 6] by [[Riff Conner]] (rifflesby).
* {{link|url=https://minimumsafedistance.org/?s=if+comp+08&submit=Search|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207024832/https://minimumsafedistance.org/?s=if+comp+08&submit=Search|Reviews}} by [[Riff Conner]] (rifflesby).
* [http://www.avventuretestuali.com/recensioni/if-comp-2008 Reviews (in Italian)] by [[Francesco Cordella]].
* [http://www.avventuretestuali.com/recensioni/if-comp-2008 Reviews (in Italian)] by [[Francesco Cordella]].
* [http://blog.scatmania.org/2008/10/18/violet-interactive-fiction/ Reviews: 1] and [http://blog.scatmania.org/2008/10/19/grief-interactive-fiction/ 2] by [[Scatman Dan]].
* [http://www.infodarkness.com/if/ifcomp2008.html Reviews] by [[Dark Star]].
* [http://www.infodarkness.com/if/ifcomp2008.html Reviews] by [[Dark Star]].
* [http://staff.science.uva.nl/~dimitrak/comp08reviews.txt Reviews] by [[Christos Dimitrakakis]].
* [http://www.elbeno.com/blog/?p=565 Reviews] by [[Ben Deane]].
* [http://fias.uni-frankfurt.de/~dimitrakakis/comp08reviews.txt Reviews] by [[Christos Dimitrakakis]].
* [http://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/if-riverside/ Reviews: 1], [http://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/2008/10/03/if-escape-from-the-underworld/ 2], [http://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/if-lair-of-the-cybercow/ 3], [http://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/if-the-lighthouse/ 4], [http://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/if-opening-night/ 5], [http://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/if-ananachronist/ 6], [http://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/if-a-martian-odyssey/ 7], [http://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/if-channel-surfing/ 8], [http://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/if-the-ngah-angah-school-of-forbidden-wisdom/ 9], [http://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/if-april-in-paris/ 10], [http://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/if-search-for-the-ultimate-weapon/ 11], [http://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/if-nightfall/ 12], [http://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/if-the-lucubrator/ 13], [http://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/if-grief/ 14], [http://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/2008/10/26/if-berrosts-challenge/ 15], [http://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/2008/10/31/if-everybody-dies/ 16], [http://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/if-the-absolute-worst-if-game-in-history/ 17], [http://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/if-violet/ 18], and [http://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/scores-on-the-doors-the-if-competition-2008/ Scores] by [[Ben Dixon]].
* [http://georgedorn.livejournal.com/162491.html Reviews] by [[George Dorn]].
* [http://georgedorn.livejournal.com/162491.html Reviews] by [[George Dorn]].
* [http://ifcomp08authorsclub.wildapricot.org/Default.aspx?pageId=210403&mode=MessageList&eid=68928 Reviews] by [[Dave (aka Doug Egan)|Doug Egan]].
* {{link|deadurl=http://ifcomp08authorsclub.wildapricot.org/Default.aspx?pageId=210403&mode=MessageList&eid=68928 |archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20091209095404/http://ifcomp08authorsclub.wildapricot.org:80/Default.aspx?pageId=210403&mode=MessageList&eid=68928|Reviews}} by [[Dave (aka Doug Egan)|Doug Egan]].
* [http://www.zen27881.zen.co.uk/djf/ifcomp2008/ Reviews] by [[David Fletcher]].
* [http://www.bubblycloud.com/ifcomp2008/ Reviews] by [[David Fletcher]].
* [http://gamingdungeon.ikrell.com/?p=565 Reviews: 1], [http://gamingdungeon.ikrell.com/?p=568 2], [http://gamingdungeon.ikrell.com/?p=571 3], [http://gamingdungeon.ikrell.com/?p=574 4], and [http://gamingdungeon.ikrell.com/?p=576 5] by [[Gaming Dungeon]].
* [http://gamingphilosopher.blogspot.com/2008/10/if-competition-afflicted.html Reviews: 1], [http://gamingphilosopher.blogspot.com/2008/10/if-competition-recess-at-last.html 2], [http://gamingphilosopher.blogspot.com/2008/10/if-competition-nerd-quest.html 3], [http://gamingphilosopher.blogspot.com/2008/10/if-competition-channel-surfing.html 4], [http://gamingphilosopher.blogspot.com/2008/10/if-competition-project-delta.html 5], [http://gamingphilosopher.blogspot.com/2008/10/if-competition-martian-odyssey.html 6], and [http://gamingphilosopher.blogspot.com/2008/10/if-competition-snack-time.html 7] by [[Victor Gijsbers]].
* [http://gamingphilosopher.blogspot.com/2008/10/if-competition-afflicted.html Reviews: 1], [http://gamingphilosopher.blogspot.com/2008/10/if-competition-recess-at-last.html 2], [http://gamingphilosopher.blogspot.com/2008/10/if-competition-nerd-quest.html 3], [http://gamingphilosopher.blogspot.com/2008/10/if-competition-channel-surfing.html 4], [http://gamingphilosopher.blogspot.com/2008/10/if-competition-project-delta.html 5], [http://gamingphilosopher.blogspot.com/2008/10/if-competition-martian-odyssey.html 6], and [http://gamingphilosopher.blogspot.com/2008/10/if-competition-snack-time.html 7] by [[Victor Gijsbers]].
* [http://www.octopusoverlords.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=63371 Reviews] by [[Hipolito]].
* {{link|url=http://www.octopusoverlords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=63371|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20091204055250/http://www.octopusoverlords.com:80/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=63371|Reviews}} by [[Hipolito]].
* [http://nbhorvath.blogspot.com/2008/10/2008-if-comp-riverside-spoilers-initial.html Reviews: 1], [http://nbhorvath.blogspot.com/2008/10/2008-if-comp-initial-scores-part-1-of-2.html 2], [http://nbhorvath.blogspot.com/2008/10/2008-if-comp-initial-scores-part-2-of-2.html 3], and [http://nbhorvath.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-favorite-wacky-moment-of-2008-if.html 4] by [[N. B. Horvath]].
* {{link|deadurl=http://unimplement.blogspot.com/2008/10/ifcomp-2008-martian-odyssey.html|Reviews: 1}}, {{link|deadurl=http://unimplement.blogspot.com/2008/10/ifcomp-2008-project-delta-course.html| 2}}, {{link|deadurl=http://unimplement.blogspot.com/2008/10/ifcomp-2008-piracy-20.html| 3}}, and {{link|deadurl=http://unimplement.blogspot.com/2008/10/ifcomp-2008-violet.html| 4}} by [[Joshua Houk]].
* {{link|deadurl=http://imrihamun.livejournal.com/tag/ifcomp2008|Reviews}} by [[Imrihamun]].
* [http://forum.ifiction.ru/viewtopic.php?id=1109 Reviews (in Russian)] by [[Valentine Kopteltsev]] (uux).
* [http://forum.ifiction.ru/viewtopic.php?id=1109 Reviews (in Russian)] by [[Valentine Kopteltsev]] (uux).
* [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/443 Reviews: Intro], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/444 1], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/445 2], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/446 3], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/447 4], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/448 5], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/449 6], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/450 7], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/451 8], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/452 9], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/453 10], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/454 11], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/455 12], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/456 13], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/458 14], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/459 15], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/460 16], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/461 17], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/462 18], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/463 19], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/464 20], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/465 21], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/466 22], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/468 23], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/470 24], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/471 25], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/472 26], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/473 27], and [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/475 Conclusions] by [[Carl Muckenhoupt]].
* [http://nitku.net/if/comp08/reviews/ Reviews] by [[Juhana Leinonen]] (Nitku).
* [http://nitku.net/if/comp08/reviews/ Reviews] by [[Juhana Leinonen]] (Nitku).
* [http://www.allthingsjacq.com/intficreview_comp08.html Reviews] by [[Jacqueline A. Lott]].
* [http://www.allthingsjacq.com/intficreview_comp08.html Reviews] by [[Jacqueline A. Lott]].
* [http://home.grandecom.net/~maher/if/comp08.html Reviews] by [[Jimmy Maher]].
* [http://stupidparsertricks.blogspot.com/2008/10/ifcomp-08-reviews-cry-wolf.html Reviews: 1], [http://stupidparsertricks.blogspot.com/2008/10/ifcomp-08-reviews-freedom.html 2], [http://stupidparsertricks.blogspot.com/2008/10/ifcomp-08-reviews-trein.html 3], [http://stupidparsertricks.blogspot.com/2008/10/ifcomp-08-reviews-lair-of-cybercow.html 4], [http://stupidparsertricks.blogspot.com/2008/10/ifcomp-08-reviews-recess-at-last.html 5], and [http://stupidparsertricks.blogspot.com/2008/10/ifcomp-08-reviews-lighthouse.html 6] by [[Aric Maddux]].
* [http://maher.filfre.net/if/comp08.html Reviews] by [[Jimmy Maher]].
* [http://mcmartin.livejournal.com/109804.html Reviews] by [[Michael Martin]].
* [http://mcmartin.livejournal.com/109804.html Reviews] by [[Michael Martin]].
* [http://www.the-wabe.com/if-comp-2008/ Reviews] by [[Rob Menke]].
* [http://www.the-wabe.com/if-comp-2008/ Reviews] by [[Rob Menke]].
* [http://selfasfractal.blogspot.com/search/label/ifcomp Reviews] by [[Sarah Morayati]] (Lucea).
* [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/443 Reviews: Intro], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/444 1], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/445 2], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/446 3], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/447 4], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/448 5], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/449 6], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/450 7], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/451 8], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/452 9], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/453 10], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/454 11], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/455 12], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/456 13], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/458 14], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/459 15], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/460 16], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/461 17], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/462 18], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/463 19], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/464 20], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/465 21], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/466 22], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/468 23], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/470 24], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/471 25], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/472 26], [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/473 27], and [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/475 Conclusions] by [[Carl Muckenhoupt]].
* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=461 Reviews] by [[Peter Nepstad]].
* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=461 Reviews] by [[Peter Nepstad]].
* [http://kooneiform.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/the-end-is-nigh/ Reviews] by [[George Oliver]] (kooneiform).
* [http://kooneiform.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/the-end-is-nigh/ Reviews] by [[George Oliver]] (kooneiform).
* [http://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/?p=183 Reviews: 1], [http://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/?p=185 2], [http://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/?p=187 3], [http://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/?p=191 4], [http://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/?p=194 5], [http://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/?p=195 6], [http://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/?p=196 7], [http://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/?p=197 8], [http://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/?p=198 9], [http://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/?p=200 10], [http://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/?p=201 11], [http://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/?p=203 12], [http://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/?p=205 13], [http://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/?p=207 14], [http://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/?p=209 15], [http://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/?p=210 16], [http://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/?p=212 17], and [http://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/?p=213 18] by [[Wesley Osam]].
* [http://pigpuppet.blogspot.com/search/label/IFComp08 Reviews] by [[Lucy Pigpuppet]].
* [http://pissylittlesausages.wordpress.com/category/if-comp-08/ Reviews] by [[Jenni Polodna]] (at Pissy Little Sausages), originally posted [http://mybloglovesme.tumblr.com/ here].
* [http://monksbrew.blogspot.com/2008/10/and-in-other-news-generalissimo.html Reviews of introductions: 1], [http://monksbrew.blogspot.com/2008/10/capture-quest.html 2], [http://monksbrew.blogspot.com/2008/10/ifcomp-screening-capture.html 3], [http://monksbrew.blogspot.com/2008/10/ifcomp-searching-for-capture.html 4], [http://monksbrew.blogspot.com/2008/10/ifcomp-encaptured.html 5], [http://monksbrew.blogspot.com/2008/10/ifcomp-capture-me-this.html 6], [http://monksbrew.blogspot.com/2008/10/ifcomp-adventures-in-capture.html 7], [http://monksbrew.blogspot.com/2008/11/ifcomp-capture-time.html 8], [http://monksbrew.blogspot.com/2008/11/ifcomp-slow-capture.html 9], [http://monksbrew.blogspot.com/2008/11/ifcomp-final-capture.html 10], and [http://monksbrew.blogspot.com/2008/11/ifcomp08-results-are-in.html results] by [[Mike Rubin]] (Rubes).
* [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/if-comp-08-the-lighthouse/ Reviews: 1], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/03/if-comp-08-afflicted/ 2], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/if-comp-08-freedom/ 3], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/if-comp-08-grief/ 4], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/if-comp-08-riverside/ 5], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/if-comp-08-a-date-with-death/ 6], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/if-comp-08-project-delta/ 7], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/if-comp-08-april-in-paris-by-jim-aikin/ 8], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/if-comp-08-the-absolute-worst-if-game-in-history/ 9], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/if-comp-08-when-machines-attack-by-mark-jones/ 10], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/if-comp-08-a-martian-odyssey/ 11], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/if-comp-08-draculas-underground-crypt/ 12], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/19/if-comp-08-buried-in-shoes/ 13], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/19/if-comp-08-red-moon/ 14], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/19/if-comp-08-everybody-dies-by-jim-munroe-illustrated-by-michael-cho/ 15], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/19/if-comp-08-trein-by-leena-kowser-ganguli/ 16], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/19/reviewing-if-comp-08-so-far/ 17], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/25/if-comp-08-nightfall-by-eric-eve/ 18], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/25/if-comp-08-piracy-20-by-sean-huxter/ 19], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/25/if-comp-08-channel-surfing/ 20], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/25/if-comp-08-the-lucubrator-by-rick-dague/ 21], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/if-comp-08-magic/ 22], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/if-comp-08-cry-wolf-by-clare-parker/ 23], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/if-comp-08-violet/ 24], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/if-comp-08-the-hall-of-the-fount-of-artois-by-simon-ellis/ 25], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/if-comp-08-opening-night-by-david-batterham/ 26], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/if-comp-08-escape-from-the-underworld-by-karl-beecher/ 27], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/if-comp-08-ananachronist-by-joseph-strom/ 28], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/if-comp-08-recess-at-last/ 29], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/if-comp-08-search-for-the-ultimate-weapon-by-sharilynn/ 30], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/if-comp-08-lair-of-the-cybercow-by-conrad-cook/ 31], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/if-comp-08-berrosts-challenge-by-mark-hatfield/ 32], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/if-comp-08-snack-time/ 33], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/if-comp-08-nerd-quest-by-gabor-de-mooij/ 34], [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/if-comp-08-the-ngah-angah-school-of-forbidden-wisdom-by-anssi-raisanen/ 35], and [http://newlin.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/done-with-if-comp-08/ 36] by [[George Shannon]] (newlin).
* [http://magnusmartyr.blogspot.com/2008/10/violet-by-jeremy-freese.html Reviews: 1], [http://magnusmartyr.blogspot.com/2008/10/trein.html 2], [http://magnusmartyr.blogspot.com/2008/10/ananachronist-by-joseph-strom.html 3], [http://magnusmartyr.blogspot.com/2008/10/escape-from-underworld-by-karl-beecher.html 4], and [http://magnusmartyr.blogspot.com/2008/10/nightfall-by-eric-eve.html 5] by [[P. F. Sheckarski]].
* [http://inky.org/if/comp08.html Reviews] by [[Dan Shiovitz]].
* [http://inky.org/if/comp08.html Reviews] by [[Dan Shiovitz]].
* [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/if-competition-riverside/ Reviews: 1], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/everybody-dies/ 2], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/if-competition-draculas-underground-crypt/ 3], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/03/violet/ 4], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/if-competition-grief/ 5], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/if-competition-nightfall/ 6], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/if-competition-april-in-paris/ 7], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/the-absolute-worst-if-game-in-history/ 8], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/if-competition-escape-from-the-underworld/ 9], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/if-competition-magic/ 10], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/if-competition-piracy-20/ 11], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/if-competition-recess-at-last/ 12], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/if-competition-freedom/ 13], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/if-competition-cry-wolf/ 14], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/if-competition-berrosts-challenge/ 15], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/if-competition-the-lighthouse/ 16], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/if-competition-afflicted/ 17], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/if-competition-buried-in-shoes/ 18], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/if-competition-when-machines-attack/ 19], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/if-competition-the-anachronist/ 20], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/if-competition-red-moon/ 21], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/if-competition-trein/ 22], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/if-competition-the-lucubrator/ 23], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/if-competition-lair-of-the-cybercow/ 24], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/if-competition-opening-night/ 25], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/if-competition-a-date-with-death/ 26], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/if-competition-channel-surfing/ 27], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/if-competition-a-martian-odyssey/ 28], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/if-competition-snack-time/ 29], [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/if-competition-bonus-round-the-ngah-angah-school-of-forbidden-wisdom/ 30], and [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/if-competition-general-reflections-and-favorites/ General Reflections and Favorites] by [[Emily Short]].
* [http://skeetlj.livejournal.com/tag/ifcomp08 Reviews] by [[Skeet]].
* [http://skeetlj.livejournal.com/tag/ifcomp08 Reviews] by [[Skeet]].
* [http://www.sidneymerk.com/ifcomp08.shtml Reviews] by [[Mike Snyder]].
* [http://www.sidneymerk.com/ifcomp08.shtml Reviews] by [[Mike Snyder]].
* [http://forum.ifiction.ru/viewtopic.php?id=1109 Reviews (in Russian)] by [[Sobol|Sobol_]].
* [http://forum.ifiction.ru/viewtopic.php?id=1109 Reviews (in Russian)] by [[Sobol|Sobol_]].
* [http://ralphmerridew.livejournal.com/917.html Reviews] by [[Mark J. Tilford]] (ralphmerridew). Note there are several review posts; this just links to the first.
* [http://ralphmerridew.livejournal.com/2008/10/ Reviews: 1] and [http://ralphmerridew.livejournal.com/2008/11/ 2] by [[Mark J. Tilford]] (ralphmerridew).
* [http://jrw.livejournal.com/tag/ifcomp08 Reviews] by [[J. Robinson Wheeler]].
* [http://jrw.livejournal.com/tag/ifcomp08 Reviews] by [[J. Robinson Wheeler]].
* [http://www.crochetgeek.net/reviews/IF/comp08.html Reviews] by [[Jake Wildstrom]].
* [http://www.crochetgeek.net/reviews/IF/comp08.html Reviews] by [[Jake Wildstrom]].
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* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/c060f89a2c38701b Reviews] by [[Reiko Yukawa]].
* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/c060f89a2c38701b Reviews] by [[Reiko Yukawa]].


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Competition Schedule

  • 19th April: The IF Comp 2008 site is open for business.
  • September 1st: Deadline for submission of intents.
  • September 29th: Deadline for entries.
  • October 1st: Entries released to the public.
  • November 15th: Voting deadline.

2008 IF Comp Results

Comp results were announced on November 16, 2008.

  1. Violet (Jeremy Freese; Z-code).
  2. Nightfall (Eric Eve; Glulx).
  3. Everybody Dies (Jim Munroe; Glulx).
  4. Afflicted ("Doug Egan"; Z-code).
  5. Piracy 2.0 (Sean Huxter; Z-code).
  6. Snack Time! (Hardy the Bulldog and Renee Choba; Z-code).
  7. Opening Night (David Batterham; Z-code).
  8. April in Paris (Jim Aikin; TADS 3).
  9. A Date With Death (David Whyld; ADRIFT 4).
  10. Berrost's Challenge (Mark Hatfield; TADS 2).
  11. Cry Wolf (Clare Parker; Glulx).
  12. Escape from the Underworld (Karl Beecher; Z-code).
  13. Buried In Shoes (Kazuki Mishima; Z-code).
  14. Magic (Geoff Fortytwo; TADS 3).
  15. Recess At Last (Gerald Aungst; Glulx).
  16. Grief (Simon Christiansen; Z-code).
  17. Trein (Leena Ganguli; Z-code).
  18. The Ngah Angah School of Forbidden Wisdom (Anssi Räisänen; Alan 3).
  19. Red Moon (Jonathan Hay; Z-code).
  20. Dracula's Underground Crypt (Alex Whitington; Z-code).
  21. Channel Surfing (Mike Vollmer; Glulx).
  22. Ananachronist (Joseph Strom; Z-code).
  23. wHen mAchines aTtack (Mark Jones; Z-code) tied with
    The Lucubrator (Ricardo Dague; Z-code).
  24. A Martian Odyssey (Horatiu Romosan; Glulx).
  25. The Hall of the Fount of Artois (Simon Ellis; MS-Windows).
  26. LAIR of the CYBER-COW (Harry Wilson as "Conrad"; ADRIFT 3.9).
  27. Search for the Ultimate Weapon (Sharilynn; MS-Windows).
  28. The Missing Piece (C. Yong; MS-Windows).
  29. Freedom (Anonymous; Z-code).
  30. Riverside (Jeremy Crockett and Victor Janmey; Z-code).
  31. Project Delta (Emilian Kowalewski; MS-Windows).
  32. Nerd Quest (RagtimeNerd; Java).
  33. The Lighthouse (Eric Hickman and Nathan Chung; Z-code).
  34. The Absolute Worst IF Game in History (Dean Menezes; Z-code).

2008 Miss Congeniality Awards

These awards were voted by the authors of the entries.

  1. Violet (Jeremy Freese; Z-code).
  2. Everybody Dies (Jim Munroe; Glulx).
  3. Nightfall (Eric Eve; Glulx).

External links

Reviews

See also the lists of links at Emily Short's blog and at the Interactive Fiction Forum.

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