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{{Event
 
|Type=Competition
|Series=No
|Part of series=The Annual IF Competition
|IFDB event id=izx7zu7up2q1vrpi
|Website=https://ifcomp.org/comp/2015
|Organisers=Jason McIntosh
|Total=53
|Awards={{Award
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|Game=Brain Guzzlers from Beyond!
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|Award name=2
|Game=Map (by Ade)
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|Award name=3
|Game=Midnight. Swordfight.
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|Event when=2015/11/15
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|Event when=2015/11/16
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==Competition Schedule==
==Competition Schedule==
''As per the [http://ifcomp.org/about/comp "about the Competition"] webpage:''
''As per the "about the Competition" webpage at the time:''
* July 1: The web site is open for authors to declare their intents.
* July 1: The web site is [https://blog.ifcomp.org/post/122943528954/the-2015-ifcomp-is-open-for-entries open for authors to declare their intents].
* September 1: Deadline for submission of intents.
* September 1: Deadline for submission of intents.
* September 28: Deadline for entries.
* September 28: Deadline for entries.
* October 1: Entries released to the public.
* October 1: [https://blog.ifcomp.org/post/130502926364/welcome-to-the-2015-annual-interactive-fiction Entries released to the public].
* November 15: Voting deadline.
* November 15: Voting deadline.
Deadlines are at 11:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on the dates listed above.
Deadlines are at 11:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on the dates listed above.


==2015 IF Comp Entries==
==2015 IF Comp Results==
55 games were released on October 1, 2015.
55 games were released on October 1, 2015. [https://blog.ifcomp.org/post/133912978909/2015-a-great-year-for-the-ifcomp Results] were announced on November 16, 2015:
<ul>
<ol>
<li>''[[5 Minutes to Burn Something!]]'' ([[Alex Butterfield]]; Z-code).
<li>''[[Brain Guzzlers from Beyond!]]'' ([[Steph Cherrywell]]; [[Glulx]]).
<li>''[[A Figure Met in a Shaded Wood]]'' ([[Michael Thomet]]; Twine).
<li>''[[Map (by Ade)|Map]]'' ([[Ade McT]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[Midnight. Swordfight.]]'' ([[Chandler Groover]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[Birdland]]'' ([[Brendan Patrick Hennessy]]; [[Twine]]).
<li>''[[Cape]]'' ([[Bruno Dias]]; [[Raconteur]]).
<li>''[[Sub Rosa]]'' ([[Joey Jones]], [[Melvin Rangasamy]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[Scarlet Sails]]'' ([[Felicity Banks]]; [[ChoiceScript]]).
<li>''[[Untold Riches]]'' ([[Jason Ermer]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[Final Exam]]'' ([[Jack Whitham]]; [[Z-code]]).
<li>''[[Ether]]'' ([[Mathbrush]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[Arcane Intern (Unpaid)]]'' ([[Astrid Dalmady]]; Twine).
<li>''[[Arcane Intern (Unpaid)]]'' ([[Astrid Dalmady]]; Twine).
<li>''[[Birdland]]'' ([[Brendan Patrick Hennessy]]; Twine).
<li>''[[Darkiss! Wrath of the Vampire - Chapter 1: the Awakening|Darkiss - Chapter 1: the Awakening]]'' ([[Marco Vallarino]]; Z-code).
<li>''[[Brain Guzzlers from Beyond!]]'' ([[Steph Cherrywell]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[Life On Mars|Life On Mars?]]'' ([[Hugo Labrande]]; Z-code).
<li>''[[Cape]]'' ([[Bruno Dias]]; Raconteur).
<li>''[[Capsule II - The 11th Sandman]]'' ([[PaperBlurt]]; Twine).
<li>''[[Cat Scratch]]'' ([[Allyn (Yilling) Chen]], [[Hannah Turner]], [[Laura Weber]], [[Shirley Park]]; Unity).
<li>''[[Crossroads]]'' ([[Cat Manning]]; Twine).
<li>''[[Darkiss - Chapter 1: the Awakening]]'' ([[Marco Vallarino]]; Z-code).
<li>''[[Duel]]'' ([[piato]]; Twine).
<li>''[[Ether]]'' ([[Mathbrush]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[Final Exam]]'' ([[Jack Whitham]]; Z-code).
<li>''[[Forever Meow]]'' ([[Moe Zilla]]; Web browser).
<li>''[[Gotomomi]]'' ([[Arno von Borries]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[Grandma Bethlinda's Variety Box]]'' ([[Arthur DiBianca]]; Z-code).
<li>''[[Grimm's Godfather]]'' ([[WaffleShuai]]; Ren'Py).
<li>''[[GROWBOTICS]]'' ([[Cha Holland]]; Twine).
<li>''[[I Think The Waves Are Watching Me]]'' ([[Bob McCabe]]; Web browser).
<li>''[[In The Friend Zone]]'' ([[Brendan Vance]]; Web browser).
<li>''[[Kane County]]'' ([[Michael Sterling]], [[Tia Orisney]]; Web browser).
<li>''[[Koustrea's Contentment]]'' ([[Jeremy Pflasterer]]; TADS).
<li>''[[Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory]]'' ([[Katherine Morayati]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[Life On Mars?]]'' ([[Hugo Labrande]]; Z-code).
<li>''[[Map (by Ade)|Map]]'' ([[Ade]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[Midnight. Swordfight.]]'' ([[Chandler Groover]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[Much Love, BJP]]'' ([[Megan Stevens]]; Twine).
<li>''[[Nowhere Near Single]]'' ([[kaleidofish]]; Twine).
<li>''[[Nowhere Near Single]]'' ([[kaleidofish]]; Twine).
<li>''[[Onaar]]'' ([[Robert DeFord]]; Alan).
<li>''[[Koustrea's Contentment]]'' ([[Jeremy Pflasterer]]; [[TADS]]).
<li>''[[Pilgrimage]]'' ([[Víctor Ojuel]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[Onaar]]'' ([[Robert DeFord]]; [[Alan]]).
<li>''[[Pit of the Condemned]]'' ([[Matthew Holland]]; Z-code).
<li>''[[The Sueño]]'' ([[Marshal Tenner Winter]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[Questor's Quest]]'' ([[Mark Stahl]]; Web browser).
<li>''[[Recorded]]'' ([[Nick Junius]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[Scarlet Sails]]'' ([[Felicity Banks]]; ChoiceScript).
<li>''[[Second Story]]'' ([[Fred Snyder]]; Gamefic).
<li>''[[Seeking Ataraxia]]'' ([[Glass Rat Media]]; Twine).
<li>''[[SPY INTRIGUE]]'' ([[furkle]]; Twine).
<li>''[[Sub Rosa]]'' ([[Joey Jones]], [[Melvin Rangasamy]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[Summit]]'' ([[Phantom Williams]]; Twine).
<li>''[[Summit]]'' ([[Phantom Williams]]; Twine).
<li>''[[Switcheroo]]'' ([[The Marino Family]]; Undum).
<li>''[[Taghairm]]'' ([[Chandler Groover]]; Twine).
<li>''[[The Baker of Shireton]]'' ([[Hanon Ondricek]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[The Baker of Shireton]]'' ([[Hanon Ondricek]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[Gotomomi]]'' ([[Arno von Borries]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[TOMBs of Reschette]]'' ([[Richard Goodness]]; Twine), tied with<br>
  ''[[Grandma Bethlinda's Variety Box]]'' ([[Arthur DiBianca]]; Z-code).
<li value = 23>''[[Kane County]]'' ([[Michael Sterling]], [[Tia Orisney]]; [[Web browser]]).
<li>''[[The Problems Compound]]'' ([[Andrew Schultz]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[Switcheroo]]'' ([[The Marino Family]]; [[Undum]]).
<li>''[[Duel]]'' ([[piato]]; Twine), tied with<br>
  ''[[Crossroads]]'' ([[Cat Manning]]; Twine).
<li value = 28>''[[Unbeknown]]'' ([[A. DeNiro]]; Twine).
<li>''[[SPY INTRIGUE]]'' ([[furkle]]; Twine).
<li>''[[Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory]]'' ([[Katherine Morayati]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[I Think The Waves Are Watching Me]]'' ([[Bob McCabe]]; Windows).
<li>''[[5 Minutes to Burn Something!]]'' ([[Alex Butterfield]]; Z-code).
<li>''[[To Burn in Memory]]'' ([[Orihaus]]; Web browser).
<li>''[[Forever Meow]]'' ([[Moe Zilla]]; Web browser).
<li>''[[Capsule II - The 11th Sandman]]'' ([[PaperBlurt]]; Twine).
<li>''[[Second Story]]'' ([[Fred Snyder]]; [[Gamefic]]).
<li>''[[The Insect Massacre]]'' ([[Tom Delanoy]]; Twine).
<li>''[[The Insect Massacre]]'' ([[Tom Delanoy]]; Twine).
<li>''[[In The Friend Zone]]'' ([[Brendan Vance]]; Web browser).
<li>''[[Seeking Ataraxia]]'' ([[Glass Rat Media]]; Twine).
<li>''[[GROWBOTICS]]'' ([[Cha Holland]]; Twine).
<li>''[[A Figure Met in a Shaded Wood]]'' ([[Michael Thomét]]; Twine).
<li>''[[The King and the Crown]]'' ([[Wes Lesley]]; Z-code).
<li>''[[The King and the Crown]]'' ([[Wes Lesley]]; Z-code).
<li>''[[The Man Who Killed Time]]'' ([[Claudia Doppioslash]]; Inklewriter).
<li>''[[The Speaker]]'' ([[Norbez]]; Twine), tied with<br>
<li>''[[The Problems Compound]]'' ([[Andrew Schultz]]; Glulx).
  ''[[Pilgrimage]]'' ([[Víctor Ojuel]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[The Speaker]]'' ([[Norbez]]; Twine).
<li value = 45>''[[Pit of the Condemned]]'' ([[Matthew Holland]]; Z-code).
<li>''[[The Sueño]]'' ([[Marshal Tenner Winter]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[Taghairm]]'' ([[Chandler Groover]]; Twine).
<li>''[[The War of the Willows]]'' ([[Adam Bredenberg]]; Python).
<li>''[[Cat Scratch]]'' ([[Allyn (Yilling) Chen]], [[Hannah Turner]], [[Laura Weber]], [[Shirley Park]]; [[Unity]]/Android).
<li>''[[To Burn in Memory]]'' ([[Orihaus]]; Web browser).
<li>''[[Much Love, BJP]]'' ([[Megan Stevens]]; Twine), tied with<br>
<li>''[[TOMBs of Reschette]]'' ([[Richard Goodness]]; Twine).
  ''[[Questor's Quest]]'' ([[Mark Stahl]]; Windows).
<li>''[[Unbeknown]]'' ([[Alan DeNiro]]; Twine).
<li value =50>''[[Grimm's Godfather]]'' ([[WaffleShuai]]; [[Ren'Py]]).
<li>''[[Untold Riches]]'' ([[Jason Ermer]]; Glulx).
<li>''[[Recorded]]'' ([[Nick Junius]]; Glulx).
</ul>
<li>''[[The Man Who Killed Time]]'' ([[Claudia Doppioslash]]; [[Inklewriter]]).
<li>''[[The War of the Willows]]'' ([[Adam Bredenberg]]; [[Python]]).
</ol>


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==2015 Miss Congeniality Awards==
==2015 Miss Congeniality Awards==
These awards were voted by the authors of the entries.
These awards were voted by the authors of the entries.
#  
# ''[[Midnight. Swordfight.]]'' ([[Chandler Groover]]; [[Glulx]]).
#  
# ''[[Sub Rosa]]'' ([[Joey Jones]], [[Melvin Rangasamy]]; Glulx).
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# ''[[Summit]]'' ([[Phantom Williams]]; [[Twine]]).


==Links==
==Links==
* [http://ifcomp.org/ IF Comp website].
* {{link|deadurl=http://ifcomp.org/|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118232204/http://ifcomp.org/|IF Comp website}}, as it stood after the comp.
* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=32 IFComp 2015 Game Discussion] - at the Interactive Fiction Community Forum.  
** [https://blog.ifcomp.org/post/130698725389/emily-is-away-is-withdrawn Emily is Away is Withdrawn]
** [https://blog.ifcomp.org/post/130757462639/paradise-is-withdrawn Paradise is Withdrawn]
* [https://ifcomp.org/comp/2015 Results archive].
* [{{ifarchive index link|games/competition2015/}} IF Archive] ([{{ifarchive link|games/competition2015/README.html}} introduction]).
* {{link|deadurl=http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=32|IF Comp 2015 Game Discussion}} - at the Interactive Fiction Community Forum.
* {{Mathbrush ifcomp review|year=2015|url=https://intfiction.org/t/history-of-ifcomp-year-by-year-2015/11570}}.


===Reviews===
===Reviews===
'''SPOILER WARNING''': the following links contain (potentially spoilery) reviews of games from this IF Comp. You might prefer to wait until you've played the games before reading them, if you intend to judge the competition and don't want to be influenced.
''See also: [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=18715 "IF Comp 2015 Reviews" thread] at intfiction.org.''
''See also: [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=18715 "IF Comp 2015 Reviews" thread] at intfiction.org.''
* [http://ifdb.tads.org/search?searchbar=tag%3AIFComp+2015+%23reviews%3A1- Reviews] - at [[IFDB]].
* [http://ifdb.org/search?searchbar=tag%3AIFComp+2015+%23reviews%3A1- Reviews] - at [[IFDB]].
* [http://jayisgames.com/tag/ifiction Reviews] - at [[Jay is Games]].
* [https://emshort.wordpress.com/2015/10/30/if-comp-2015-review-collective/ IF Comp 2015 review collective].
* [http://heterogenoustasks.wordpress.com/tag/if-comp-2015/ Reviews] by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]].
* [http://heterogenoustasks.wordpress.com/tag/if-comp-2015/ Reviews] by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]].
* [http://somestrangecircus.blogspot.com Reviews] by [[Chelsea]].
* [http://importantastrolab.blogspot.com/search?q=ifcomp+2015 Reviews] by [[Wade Clarke]].
* [http://importantastrolab.blogspot.com/search?q=ifcomp+2015 Reviews] by [[Wade Clarke]].
* [https://anothermrlizard.wordpress.com/tag/if-comp-15-2/ Reviews] by [[Ben Dixon]].
* [http://bluerenga.wordpress.com/tag/ifcomp-2015/ Reviews] by [[Jason Dyer]].
* [http://bluerenga.wordpress.com/tag/ifcomp-2015/ Reviews] by [[Jason Dyer]].
* [http://dougegan2.blogspot.com/search/label/if%20comp%20%2715 Reviews] by [[Doug Egan]].
* [http://dougegan2.blogspot.com/search/label/if%20comp%20%2715 Reviews] by [[Doug Egan]].
* [https://elizabethif.wordpress.com/tag/ifcomp-2015/ Reviews] by [[Elizabeth]].
* [https://elizabethif.wordpress.com/tag/ifcomp-2015/ Reviews] by [[Elizabeth]].
* [http://www.octopusoverlords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=91455 Reviews] by [[Hipolito]].
* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=18762 Reviews] by [[FutureLibrarian]].
* [http://healyg.livejournal.com/tag/if%20comp%202015 Reviews] by [[Molly G.]]
* [http://healyg.livejournal.com/tag/if%20comp%202015 Reviews] by [[Molly G.]]
* [http://playifreviewif.wordpress.com/category/ifcomp-2015/ Reviews] by [[Joseph Geipel]].
* [http://playifreviewif.wordpress.com/category/ifcomp-2015/ Reviews] by [[Joseph Geipel]].
* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=18730 Reviews] by [[E. Joyce]] (The Xenographer)
* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19277 Video reviews] by [[GlassRat]].
* [http://ifography.wix.com/ifography#!5-Minutes-to-Burn-Something-Review/c5n4/56139d160cf2a7bb74c95675 Review] by [[Matt Goh]].
* [http://www.oldgamesitalia.net/search/node/if%20comp%202015 Reviews (in Italian)] by [[Gwenelan]].
* [http://www.goodolddays.net/article/id%2C20/The+21st+Annual+Interactive+Fiction+Competition.html Reviews] by [[Herr M.]] and [[Mr Creosote]].
* [http://www.octopusoverlords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=91455 Reviews] by [[Hipolito]].
* [http://www.ricordius.com/others/ifcomp15/index.html Reviews] by [[Christopher Huang]].
* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=18730 Reviews] by [[E. Joyce]] (The Xenographer).
* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=18761 Reviews] by [[Kivie]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/impishwords/ Reviews] by [[Konstantinos]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/impishwords/ Reviews] by [[Konstantinos]].
* [http://transcendentdestinies.blogspot.com/search/label/IFComp%202015 Reviews] by [[Paul Lee]].
* [http://transcendentdestinies.blogspot.com/search/label/IFComp%202015 Reviews] by [[Paul Lee]].
* [https://pissylittlesausages.wordpress.com/ Reviews] by [[Jenni Polodna]].
* [http://nitku.net/blog/tag/comp15/ Reviews] by [[Juhana Leinonen]].
* [http://emshort.wordpress.com/?s=if+comp+2015&submit=Search Reviews] by [[Emily Short]].
* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19267 Reviews] by [[Linus]].
* [https://hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu/~mcmartin/if/reviews/review15.html Reviews] by [[Michael Martin]].
* [https://mindbling.wordpress.com/ Reviews] by [[mindbling]].
* [http://orestesdrunk.wordpress.com/tag/if-comp-2015/ Reviews] by [[Gabriel Murray]].
* [https://superverbose.wordpress.com/2016/01/03/thoughts-on-the-2015-interactive-fiction-competition-2/ Reviews] by [[Paul O'Brian]].
* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=18744 Reviews] by [[PaulS]].
* [http://jizaboz.blogspot.com/2015/11/handful-of-ifcomp-2015-entry-reviews.html Reviews] by [[Michael Wayne Phipps Jr.]] (Jizaboz).
* [http://pissylittlesausages.wordpress.com/ Reviews] by [[Jenni Polodna]].
* [https://emshort.wordpress.com/?s=if+comp+2015%3A&submit=Search Reviews] by [[Emily Short]].
* [http://emanuiltomov.blogspot.com/search/label/IFCOMP%2715 Reviews] by [[Emanuil Tomov]].
* [http://emanuiltomov.blogspot.com/search/label/IFCOMP%2715 Reviews] by [[Emanuil Tomov]].
* [http://youfindyourselfinaroom.tumblr.com/tagged/ifcomp-2015 Reviews] by [[verityvirtue]].
* [https://bishopsreviews.wordpress.com/?s=ifcomp+2015 Reviews] by [[Jake Wildstrom]].
* [http://en.oreolek.ru/tag/ifcomp-2015/ Opinions] by [[Alexander Yakovlev]].
* [http://en.oreolek.ru/tag/ifcomp-2015/ Opinions] by [[Alexander Yakovlev]].
* [https://telyni.wordpress.com/2015/11/16/ifcomp-2015-overview/ Reviews] by [[Reiko Yukawa]].
===Author Commentary===
* {{ac|url=https://gist.github.com/sequitur/b49d89ca1a9dcea9a6de |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611005955/https://gist.github.com/sequitur/b49d89ca1a9dcea9a6de|Post-mortem discussion}} from [https://euphoria.io/room/if/ the IF room at Euphoria].
* {{ac|url=http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19220 |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611005611/http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19220|Ade on Map}}.
* {{ac|url=http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19221 |archive=http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19221|Felicity Banks on Scarlet Sails}}.
* {{ac|url=http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19219 |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611004234/http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19219|Steph Cherrywell on Brain Guzzlers From Beyond!}}.
* {{ac|url=http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19248 |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611004813/http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19248|Astrid Dalmady on Arcane Intern (Unpaid)}}.
* {{ac|url=http://www.goblinmercantileexchange.com/2015/11/post-comp-post-mortem-on-unbeknown/ |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611003720/http://www.goblinmercantileexchange.com/2015/11/post-comp-post-mortem-on-unbeknown/|A. DeNiro on Unbeknown}}.
* {{ac|url=http://segue.pw/2015/11/17/cape-postmortem/ |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611003841/http://segue.pw/2015/11/17/cape-postmortem/|Bruno Dias on Cape}}.
* {{ac|url=http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19268 |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611014422/http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19268|GlassRat on Seeking Ataraxia}}.
* {{ac|url=http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19234 |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611013348/http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19234|Chandler Groover on Taghairm and Midnight. Swordfight.}}.
* {{ac|url=http://www.ravenousmonster.com/games-toys/taghairm-game-review-interview-chandler-groover/ |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611004319/http://www.ravenousmonster.com/games-toys/taghairm-game-review-interview-chandler-groover/|An interview with Chandler Groover about Taghairm}}.
* {{ac|url=http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19250 |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611004636/http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19250|Brendan Patrick Hennessey on Birdland}}.
* {{ac|url=http://shallow-depths.com/content/growbotics-postmortem |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611003432/http://shallow-depths.com/content/growbotics-postmortem|Cha Holland on Growbotics}}.
* Joey Jones on Sub Rosa:
** {{ac|url=https://farfarfutures.wordpress.com/2015/11/16/sub-rosa-retrospective-plans-work-flow/ |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223202045/https://farfarfutures.wordpress.com/2015/11/16/sub-rosa-retrospective-plans-work-flow/|1 - Plans & Work Flow}}.
** {{ac|url=https://farfarfutures.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/sub-rosa-retrospective-puzzles/ |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611010338/https://farfarfutures.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/sub-rosa-retrospective-puzzles/|2 - Puzzles}}.
** {{ac|url=https://farfarfutures.wordpress.com/2015/11/18/sub-rosa-retrospective-cut-content/ |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611010536/https://farfarfutures.wordpress.com/2015/11/18/sub-rosa-retrospective-cut-content/|3 - The Puzzles That Didn't Make The Grade}}.
** {{ac|url=https://farfarfutures.wordpress.com/2015/11/19/sub-rosa-retrospective-setting/ |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611010656/https://farfarfutures.wordpress.com/2015/11/19/sub-rosa-retrospective-setting/|4 - Setting}}.
** {{ac|url=https://farfarfutures.wordpress.com/2015/11/20/sub-rosa-retrospective-mistakes-missed-opportunities/|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611010746/https://farfarfutures.wordpress.com/2015/11/20/sub-rosa-retrospective-mistakes-missed-opportunities/| 5 - Missed Opportunities / Wrapup}}.
* {{ac|url=http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19308 |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611011236/http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19308|Cat Manning on Crossroads}}.
* {{ac|url=http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19210 |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611005458/http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19210|Mathbrush on Ether}}.
* {{ac|url=http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19256 |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611004956/http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19256|Katherine Morayati on Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory}}.
* {{ac|url=http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19361 |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611011549/http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19361|Victor Ojuel on Pilgrimage}}.
* {{ac|url=http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19222 |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611005903/http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19222|Tia Orisney on Kane County}}.
* {{ac|url=http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19292 |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611011017/http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=19292|Jeremy Pflasterer on Koustrea's Contentment}}.
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[[Category:Annual IF Competition]]
[[Category:Annual IF Competition]]
[[Category:2015]]
[[Category:2015]]

Latest revision as of 20:22, 19 February 2025

IFComp 2015
Competition
Frequency
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Part of series The Annual IF Competition
Website https://ifcomp.org/comp/2015
Organiser Jason McIntosh
IFDB event page Event
IFDB series page Series
Total entries 53
Event dates
Registration begins 1 Jul 2015
Registration ends 1 Sep 2015
Submissions due 28 Sep 2015
Voting begins 1 Oct 2015
Voting ends 15 Nov 2015
Results announced 16 Nov 2015
Results
1 Brain Guzzlers from Beyond!
2 Map (by Ade)
3 Midnight. Swordfight.
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Competition Schedule

As per the "about the Competition" webpage at the time:

Deadlines are at 11:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on the dates listed above.

2015 IF Comp Results

55 games were released on October 1, 2015. Results were announced on November 16, 2015:

  1. Brain Guzzlers from Beyond! (Steph Cherrywell; Glulx).
  2. Map (Ade McT; Glulx).
  3. Midnight. Swordfight. (Chandler Groover; Glulx).
  4. Birdland (Brendan Patrick Hennessy; Twine).
  5. Cape (Bruno Dias; Raconteur).
  6. Sub Rosa (Joey Jones, Melvin Rangasamy; Glulx).
  7. Scarlet Sails (Felicity Banks; ChoiceScript).
  8. Untold Riches (Jason Ermer; Glulx).
  9. Final Exam (Jack Whitham; Z-code).
  10. Ether (Mathbrush; Glulx).
  11. Arcane Intern (Unpaid) (Astrid Dalmady; Twine).
  12. Darkiss - Chapter 1: the Awakening (Marco Vallarino; Z-code).
  13. Life On Mars? (Hugo Labrande; Z-code).
  14. Nowhere Near Single (kaleidofish; Twine).
  15. Koustrea's Contentment (Jeremy Pflasterer; TADS).
  16. Onaar (Robert DeFord; Alan).
  17. The Sueño (Marshal Tenner Winter; Glulx).
  18. Summit (Phantom Williams; Twine).
  19. The Baker of Shireton (Hanon Ondricek; Glulx).
  20. Gotomomi (Arno von Borries; Glulx).
  21. TOMBs of Reschette (Richard Goodness; Twine), tied with
    Grandma Bethlinda's Variety Box (Arthur DiBianca; Z-code).
  22. Kane County (Michael Sterling, Tia Orisney; Web browser).
  23. The Problems Compound (Andrew Schultz; Glulx).
  24. Switcheroo (The Marino Family; Undum).
  25. Duel (piato; Twine), tied with
    Crossroads (Cat Manning; Twine).
  26. Unbeknown (A. DeNiro; Twine).
  27. SPY INTRIGUE (furkle; Twine).
  28. Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory (Katherine Morayati; Glulx).
  29. I Think The Waves Are Watching Me (Bob McCabe; Windows).
  30. 5 Minutes to Burn Something! (Alex Butterfield; Z-code).
  31. To Burn in Memory (Orihaus; Web browser).
  32. Forever Meow (Moe Zilla; Web browser).
  33. Capsule II - The 11th Sandman (PaperBlurt; Twine).
  34. Second Story (Fred Snyder; Gamefic).
  35. The Insect Massacre (Tom Delanoy; Twine).
  36. In The Friend Zone (Brendan Vance; Web browser).
  37. Seeking Ataraxia (Glass Rat Media; Twine).
  38. GROWBOTICS (Cha Holland; Twine).
  39. A Figure Met in a Shaded Wood (Michael Thomét; Twine).
  40. The King and the Crown (Wes Lesley; Z-code).
  41. The Speaker (Norbez; Twine), tied with
    Pilgrimage (Víctor Ojuel; Glulx).
  42. Pit of the Condemned (Matthew Holland; Z-code).
  43. Taghairm (Chandler Groover; Twine).
  44. Cat Scratch (Allyn (Yilling) Chen, Hannah Turner, Laura Weber, Shirley Park; Unity/Android).
  45. Much Love, BJP (Megan Stevens; Twine), tied with
    Questor's Quest (Mark Stahl; Windows).
  46. Grimm's Godfather (WaffleShuai; Ren'Py).
  47. Recorded (Nick Junius; Glulx).
  48. The Man Who Killed Time (Claudia Doppioslash; Inklewriter).
  49. The War of the Willows (Adam Bredenberg; Python).

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2015 Miss Congeniality Awards

These awards were voted by the authors of the entries.

  1. Midnight. Swordfight. (Chandler Groover; Glulx).
  2. Sub Rosa (Joey Jones, Melvin Rangasamy; Glulx).
  3. Summit (Phantom Williams; Twine).

Links

Reviews

See also: "IF Comp 2015 Reviews" thread at intfiction.org.

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