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IFComp 2005
Competition
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Part of series	The Annual IF Competition
Website	https://ifcomp.org/comp/2005
Organiser	Stephen Granade
IFDB event page	Event
IFDB series page	Series
Total entries	36
Event dates
Registration begins	2 May 2005
Registration ends	1 Sep 2005
Submissions due	30 Sep 2005
Voting begins	1 Oct 2005
Voting ends	15 Nov 2005
Results announced	16 Nov 2005
Results
1	Vespers
2 (tie)	Beyond
2 (tie)	A New Life
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The 11th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition was organized by Stephen Granade.

2005 IF Comp Results

Vespers (Jason Devlin; Z-code).
Beyond (Mondi Confinanti; Glulx); tied with
A New Life (Alexandre Owen Muñiz; Z-code).
Distress (Mike Snyder; Hugo).
Tough Beans (Sara Dee; Z-code).
The Colour Pink (Robert Street; Z-code).
Unforgotten (Quintin Pan; Z-code).
Snatches (Gregory Weir; Z-code).
Chancellor (Kevin Venzke; TADS 2).
Internal Vigilance (Simon Christiansen; Z-code).
Escape to New York (Richard Otter; ADRIFT).
Mortality (David Whyld; ADRIFT).
History Repeating (Mark Choba and Renee Choba; Z-code).
Vendetta (James Hall as "Fuyu Yuki"; ADRIFT).
Son of a... (C.S. Woodrow; Z-code).
Xen: The Contest (Ian Shlasko as "Xentor"; TADS 2); tied with
Gilded (John Evans as "A Hazard"; TADS 2).
Mix Tape (Brett Witty; TADS 3); tied with
Waldo's Pie (Michael Arnaud; Alan 3).
Off the Trolley (Krisztian Kaldi; TADS 2).
Psyche's Lament (Now We Have Faces; Z-code).
The Plague (Redux) (Laurence Moore as "Cannibal"; ADRIFT).
Sabotage on the Century Cauldron (Thomas de Graaff; TADS 2).
On Optimism (Zach Flynn as "Tim Lane"; Z-code).
Space Horror I: Prey for Your Enemies (Jerry; MS-Windows/HTML).
Cheiron (Sarah Clelland and Elisabeth Polli; Glulx).
Neon Nirvana (Tony Woods; Z-code).
The Sword of Malice (Anthony Panuccio; Z-code).
Dreary Lands (Paul Lee; Z-code).
Hello Sword - The journey a.k.a. Hello Sword - Il viaggio (Andrea Rezzonico; Z-code; English and Italian).
Phantom: Caverns of the Killer (Brandon Coker; Z-code).
Amissville II (Santoonie Corporation; TADS 2).
FutureGame (tm) (The FutureGame Corporation; Z-code); tied with
Jesus of Nazareth (Paul Allen Panks as "dunric"; MS-DOS).
PTBAD6andoneeighth (Jonathan Berman as "Slan Xorax"; ADRIFT).
Ninja II (Paul Allen Panks as "Dunric"; MS-DOS).

2005 Miss Congeniality Awards

These awards were voted by the authors of the entries.

Vespers (Jason Devlin; Z-code).
A New Life (Alexandre Owen Muñiz; Z-code).
The Plague (Redux) (Laurence Moore as "Cannibal"; ADRIFT).

Links

IF Comp site (archive), as it stood after the comp.
Results, on ifcomp.org.
Baf's Guide (dead link 🔍)
IF Archive.
SPAG #43 - January 7, 2006.
IFComp 2005 in Mathbrush's History of IFComp, Year by Year (2017).

Reviews

Reviews (archive) by Sam Kabo Ashwell
Reviews (archive) by Stephen Bond
Reviews by Jason Devlin
Reviews by Christos Dimitrakakis
Reviews by Stephen Gilbert
Reviews by James Hall (Yuki)
IF Comp 2005 Reviews by Hipolito and Dave Allen
Reviews by N. B. Horvath
Reviews by Admiral Jota
Reviews by Jacqueline A. Lott
Reviews by Michael Martin
Reviews by Rob Menke
Brief notes and Reviews by James Mitchelhill
Reviews by Wendy Moon
Reviews by Niz
Reviews (mostly about Space Horror I) by Papillon
Reviews by Peter Polkinghorne
Reviews by Mike Russo
Reviews by Timofei Shatrov
Reviews and Think Like a Player! by Dan Shiovitz
Reviews and transcripts by Lucian P. Smith
Reviews by Mike Snyder
Reviews by David Welbourn
Reviews by J. Robinson Wheeler
Reviews by David Whyld
Reviews by Jake Wildstrom

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 The '''11th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition''' was organized by [[Stephen Granade]].
-==2005 IF Comp Schedule==
-* May 2: The [http://ifcomp.org/ IF Comp 2005 website] is "open for business".
-* September 1: Intent deadline. Authors intending to enter the competition must sign up via the IF Comp database by the end of this date.
-* September 30: Submission deadline. Authors must upload their entries to the IF Comp website.
-* October 1: Games were released; judging period begins.
-* November 15: Voting deadline.
-Note: All deadlines are at 11:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time for their given day.
 ==2005 IF Comp Results==
 <ol>
 <li> ''[[Vespers]]'' ([[Jason Devlin]]; [[Z-code]]).</li>
-<li> ''[[Beyond]]'' ([[Mondi Confinanti]]; [[Glulx]]).<br>
+<li> ''[[Beyond]]'' ([[Mondi Confinanti]]; [[Glulx]]); tied with<br>
 ''[[A New Life]]'' ([[Alexandre Owen Mu&ntilde;iz]]; Z-code).</li>
 <li value="4"> ''[[Distress]]'' ([[Mike Snyder]]; [[Hugo]]).</li>
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 <li> ''[[Chancellor]]'' ([[Kevin Venzke]]; [[TADS 2]]).</li>
 <li> ''[[Internal Vigilance]]'' ([[Simon Christiansen]]; Z-code).</li>
-<li> ''[[Escape to New York]]'' ([[Richard Otter]]; [[Adrift]]).</li>
+<li> ''[[Escape to New York]]'' ([[Richard Otter]]; [[ADRIFT]]).</li>
-<li> ''[[Mortality]]'' ([[David Whyld]]; Adrift).</li>
+<li> ''[[Mortality]]'' ([[David Whyld]]; ADRIFT).</li>
 <li> ''[[History Repeating]]'' ([[Mark Choba]] and [[Renee Choba]]; Z-code).</li>
-<li> ''[[Vendetta]]'' ([[James Hall]] as "Fuyu Yuki"; Adrift).</li>
+<li> ''[[Vendetta]]'' ([[James Hall]] as "Fuyu Yuki"; ADRIFT).</li>
 <li> ''[[Son of a...]]'' ([[C.S. Woodrow]]; Z-code).</li>
-<li> ''[[Xen: The Contest]]'' ([[Ian Shlasko]] as "Xentor"; TADS 2).<br>
+<li> ''[[Xen: The Contest]]'' ([[Ian Shlasko]] as "Xentor"; TADS 2); tied with<br>
-''[[Gilded]]'' ([[John Evans]] as "A Hazard"; TADS 2).</li>
+''[[Gilded]]'' ([[John Evans (Gilded author)|John Evans]] as "A Hazard"; TADS 2).</li>
-<li value="18"> ''[[Mix Tape]]'' ([[Brett Witty]]; [[TADS 3]]).<br>
+<li value="18"> ''[[Mix Tape]]'' ([[Brett Witty]]; [[TADS 3]]); tied with<br>
 ''[[Waldo's Pie]]'' ([[Michael Arnaud]]; [[Alan 3]]).</li>
-<li value="20"> ''[[Off the trolley]]'' ([[Krisztian Kaldi]]; TADS 2).</li>
+<li value="20"> ''[[Off the Trolley]]'' ([[Krisztian Kaldi]]; TADS 2).</li>
 <li> ''[[Psyche's Lament]]'' ([[Now We Have Faces]]; Z-code).</li>
-<li> ''[[The Plague (Redux)]]'' ([[Laurence Moore]] as "Cannibal"; Adrift).</li>
+<li> ''[[The Plague (Redux)]]'' ([[Laurence Moore]] as "Cannibal"; ADRIFT).</li>
 <li> ''[[Sabotage on the Century Cauldron]]'' ([[Thomas de Graaff]]; TADS 2).</li>
 <li> ''[[On Optimism]]'' ([[Zach Flynn]] as "Tim Lane"; Z-code).</li>
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 <li> ''[[The Sword of Malice]]'' ([[Anthony Panuccio]]; Z-code).</li>
 <li> ''[[Dreary Lands]]'' ([[Paul Lee]]; Z-code).</li>
-<li> ''[[Hello Sword|Hello Sword - The journey]]'' a.k.a. ''[[Hello Sword|Hello Sword - Il viaggio]]'' ([[Andrea Rezzonico]]; Z-code). English and [[:Category:Italian|Italian]] versions.</li>
+<li> ''[[Hello Sword|Hello Sword - The journey]]'' a.k.a. ''[[Hello Sword|Hello Sword - Il viaggio]]'' ([[Andrea Rezzonico]]; Z-code; English and [[:Category:Italian|Italian]]).</li>
 <li> ''[[Phantom: Caverns of the Killer]]'' ([[Brandon Coker]]; Z-code).</li>
 <li> ''[[Amissville II]]'' ([[Santoonie Corporation]]; TADS 2).</li>
-<li> ''[[FutureGame|FutureGame (tm)]]'' ([[The FutureGame Corporation]]; Z-code).<br>
+<li> ''[[FutureGame (tm)]]'' ([[The FutureGame Corporation]]; Z-code); tied with<br>
-''[[Jesus of Nazareth]]'' ([[Paul Allen Panks]] as "dunric"; MS-Windows).</li>
+''[[Jesus of Nazareth]]'' ([[Paul Allen Panks]] as "dunric"; MS-DOS).</li>
-<li value="35"> ''[[PTBAD6andoneeighth]]'' ([[Jonathan Berman]] as "Slan Xorax"; [[Adrift]]).</li>
+<li value="35"> ''[[PTBAD6andoneeighth]]'' ([[Jonathan Berman]] as "Slan Xorax"; ADRIFT).</li>
-<li> ''[[Ninja II]]'' (Paul Allen Panks as "Dunric"; MS-Windows).</li>
+<li> ''[[Ninja II]]'' (Paul Allen Panks as "Dunric"; MS-DOS).</li>
 </ol>
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 # ''Vespers'' (Jason Devlin; Z-code).
 # ''A New Life'' (Alexandre Owen Mu&ntilde;iz; Z-code).
-# ''The Plague (Redux)'' (Laurence Moore as "Cannibal"; Adrift).
+# ''The Plague (Redux)'' (Laurence Moore as "Cannibal"; ADRIFT).
 ==Links==
-* [http://ifcomp.org/ IF Comp site]
+* {{link|deadurl=http://ifcomp.org/comp05|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20051215064441/http://ifcomp.org/comp05/|IF Comp site}}, as it stood after the comp.
-<!--
+* [https://ifcomp.org/comp/2005 Results, on ifcomp.org].
-* [http://ifcomp.org/comp05 IF Comp site]
+* {{link|deadurl=http://wurb.com/if/award/1#512|Baf's Guide}}
-* [http://wurb.com/if/award/1#489 Baf's Guide]
+* [{{ifarchive index link|games/competition2005/}} IF Archive].
-* [http://www.ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXgamesXcompetition2005.html IF Archive]
+* {{spag issue|43}} - January 7, 2006.
--->
+* {{Mathbrush ifcomp review|year=2005|url=https://intfiction.org/t/history-of-ifcomp-year-by-year-2005-halfway/11538}}.
 ===Reviews===
 ''See also: [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/comp05.html Brass Lantern 2005 IF Competition Reviews].''
-* [http://www.octopusoverlords.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=20175 Reviews] - One-liners for the most part, appearing in a forum. Scores are shown.
+* {{link|deadurl=http://diden.net/~maga/sam_comp05reviews.html|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20100118192053/http://diden.net:80/~maga/sam_comp05reviews.html|Reviews}} by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]]
-* [http://diden.net/~maga/sam_comp05reviews.html Reviews] by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]]
+* {{link|deadurl=http://www.plover.net/~bonds/comp05.html|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20130531113342/http://plover.net/~bonds/comp05.html|Reviews}} by [[Stephen Bond]]
-* [http://www.plover.net/~bonds/comp05.html Reviews] by [[Stephen Bond]]
 * [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/comp05devlin.html Reviews] by [[Jason Devlin]]
-* [http://www.idiap.ch/~dimitrak/if/comp2005_reviews.html Reviews] by [[Christos Dimitrakakis]] <!--olethros -->
+* [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/910ab0356a7d790b Reviews] by [[Christos Dimitrakakis]] <!--olethros -->
 * [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/comp05gilbert.html Reviews] by [[Stephen Gilbert]]
 * [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/comp05yuki.html Reviews] by [[James Hall]] (Yuki)
+* {{link|url=http://www.octopusoverlords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20175|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20160316053905/http://www.octopusoverlords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20175|IF Comp 2005 Reviews}} by [[Hipolito]] and [[Dave Allen]]
 * [http://nbhorvath.blogspot.com/2005/11/comp05-quick-hits.html Reviews] by [[N. B. Horvath]] <!-- horvath -->
-* [http://grunk.org/comments.txt Reviews] by [[Admiral Jota]]
+* {{link|url=http://grunk.org/misc/comments.txt|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611220903/http://grunk.org/misc/comments.txt|Reviews}} by [[Admiral Jota]]
 * [http://www.allthingsjacq.com/intficreview_comp05.html Reviews] by [[Jacqueline A. Lott]]
-* [http://www.stanford.edu/~mcmartin/if/review05.html Reviews] by [[Michael Martin]]
+* [http://hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu/~mcmartin/if/reviews/review05.html Reviews] by [[Michael Martin]]
 * [http://www.the-wabe.com/if-comp-2005/ Reviews] by [[Rob Menke]]
 * [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/50fa13651049d3fc Brief notes] and [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/comp05mitchelhill.html Reviews] by [[James Mitchelhill]]
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 * [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/comp05russo.html Reviews] by [[Mike Russo]]
 * [http://grue3.tripod.com/comp05.htm Reviews] by [[Timofei Shatrov]] <!-- TShatrov -->
-* [http://www.drizzle.com/~dans/if/comp05.html Reviews] and [http://www.drizzle.com/~dans/if/think-player.html Think Like a Player!] by [[Dan Shiovitz]]
+* [http://inky.org/if/comp05.html Reviews] and [http://inky.org/if/think-player.html Think Like a Player!] by [[Dan Shiovitz]]
 * [http://strackenz.spod-central.org/~lpsmith/IF/comp05.reviews.txt Reviews] and [http://strackenz.spod-central.org/~lpsmith/IF/Comp05scripts/ transcripts] by [[Lucian P. Smith]]
 * [http://www.sidneymerk.com/ifcomp05.shtml Reviews] by [[Mike Snyder]]
-* [http://webhome.idirect.com/~dswxyz/comp05reviews.html Reviews] by [[David Welbourn]]
+* {{dswxyz|Reviews|comp05reviews.html}} by [[David Welbourn]]
 * [http://raddial.com/if/reviews/comp05_reviews.html Reviews] by [[J. Robinson Wheeler]]
 * [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/comp05dwhyld.html Reviews] by [[David Whyld]]
-* [http://math.ucsd.edu/~dwildstr/reviews/IF/comp05.html Reviews] by [[Jake Wildstrom]]
+* {{link|url=http://www.crochetgeek.net/reviews/IF/comp05.html|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20100820095338/http://www.crochetgeek.net/reviews/IF/comp05.html|Reviews}} by [[Jake Wildstrom]]
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