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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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==2008 IF Comp Results==
==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.
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<li>''[[Violet]]'' ([[Jeremy Freese]]; Z-code).</li>
<li>''[[Violet]]'' ([[Jeremy Freese]]; Z-code).</li>
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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.
* [http://wurb.com/if/award/1#547 Baf's Guide].
* [https://ifcomp.org/comp/2008 Results, on ifcomp.org].
* [http://www.ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXgamesXcompetition2008.html IF Archive].
* {{link|deadurl=http://wurb.com/if/award/1#547|Baf's Guide}}.
* [http://ifdb.tads.org/viewcomp?id=dofqat2umvqzuja2 IFDB].
* [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.
* {{dead link|url=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).
* {{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).
* {{dead link|url=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]].
* {{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]].
* {{dead link|url=http://plover.net/~bonds/comp08.html|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20091204040307/http://plover.net:80/~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://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]].
* {{dead link|url=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).
* {{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).
* {{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).
* {{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]].
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* [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://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]].
* {{dead link|url=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]].
* {{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.bubblycloud.com/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://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]].
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* {{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]].
* {{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]].
* [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]].
* {{dead link|url=http://unimplement.blogspot.com/2008/10/ifcomp-2008-martian-odyssey.html|Reviews: 1}}, {{dead link|url=http://unimplement.blogspot.com/2008/10/ifcomp-2008-project-delta-course.html| 2}}, {{dead link|url=http://unimplement.blogspot.com/2008/10/ifcomp-2008-piracy-20.html| 3}}, and {{dead link|url=http://unimplement.blogspot.com/2008/10/ifcomp-2008-violet.html| 4}} by [[Joshua Houk]].
* {{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]].
* {{dead link|url=http://imrihamun.livejournal.com/tag/ifcomp2008|Reviews}} by [[Imrihamun]].
* {{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://nitku.net/if/comp08/reviews/ Reviews] by [[Juhana Leinonen]] (Nitku).
* [http://nitku.net/if/comp08/reviews/ Reviews] by [[Juhana Leinonen]] (Nitku).
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* [http://forum.ifiction.ru/viewtopic.php?id=1109 Reviews (in Russian)] by [[yandexx]].
* [http://forum.ifiction.ru/viewtopic.php?id=1109 Reviews (in Russian)] by [[yandexx]].
* [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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