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IFComp 2004
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Part of series	The Annual IF Competition
Website	https://ifcomp.org/comp/2004
Organiser	Stephen Granade
IFDB event page	Event
IFDB series page	Series
Total entries	36
Event dates
Registration begins	17 Apr 2004
Registration ends	1 Sep 2004
Submissions due	30 Sep 2004
Voting begins	1 Oct 2004
Voting ends	15 Nov 2004
Results announced	16 Nov 2004
Results
1	Luminous Horizon
2	Blue Chairs
3	All Things Devours
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The 10th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition was organized by Stephen Granade.

2004 IF Comp Results

Luminous Horizon (Paul O'Brian; Glulx).
Blue Chairs (Chris Klimas; Z-code).
All Things Devours (half sick of shadows; Z-code).
Sting of the Wasp (Jason Devlin; Z-code).
Square Circle (Eric Eve; TADS 3).
The Orion Agenda (Ryan Weisenberger; Z-code).
Mingsheng (Deane Saunders; Z-code).
Splashdown (Paul J. Furio; Z-code).
Gamlet (Tomasz Pudlo; Z-code).
Trading Punches (Mike Snyder as "Sidney Merk"; Hugo).
The Great Xavio (Reese Warner; Z-code).
Goose, Egg, Badger (Brian Rapp; Z-code).
The Big Scoop (Johan Berntsson; Z-code).
I Must Play (Geoff Fortytwo; TADS 3).
Identity (Dave Bernazzani; Z-code).
Murder at the Aero Club (Penny Wyatt; Z-code).
Bellclap (Tommy Herbert; Z-code).
Magocracy (Anton Joseph Rheaume as "Scarybug"; TADS 2).
Typo! (Peter Seebach and Kevin Lynn; Z-code).
Kurusu City (Kevin Venzke; TADS 2).
Blink (Ian Waddell; Z-code).
Chronicle Play Torn (Penczer Attila as "Algol"; Z-code).
A Day In The Life Of A Super Hero (David Whyld as "davidw"; ADRIFT).
Order (John Evans; Z-code).
Who Created That Monster? (N. B. Horvath; TADS 2).
Blue Sky (Hans Fugal; Z-code).
The Realm (Michael Sheldon; TADS 2).
Redeye (John Pitchers; TADS 2).
Stack Overflow (Timofei Shatrov; Z-code).
Zero (William A. Tilli; TADS 2).
Zero One (Edward Plant as "shed"; Alan).
A Light's Tale (Zach Flynn as "vbnz"; TADS 2).
Getting Back To Sleep (Patrick Evans as "IceDragon"; MS-Windows).
Ruined Robots (Gregory Dudek, Natasha Dudek, Nicholas Dudek, all as "nanag_d"; TADS 2).
PTBAD3 (Jonathan Berman as "Xorax"; TADS 2).
Ninja v1.30 (Paul Allen Panks; MS-DOS).

Disqualified:

Escape from Auriga (Florin Tomescu; Z-code).

Withdrawn:

Die Vollkommene Masse (Alice Merridew; TADS 2).

2004 Miss Congeniality Awards

These awards were voted by the authors of the entries.

Blue Chairs (Chris Klimas; Z-code).
Sting of the Wasp (Jason Devlin; Z-code).
Gamlet (Tomasz Pudlo; Z-code).

Links

IF Comp site (archive), as it stood after the comp.
Results, on ifcomp.org.
Baf's Guide (dead link 🔍)
IF Archive.
SPAG #39 -- 2004 IF Competition Special - January 7, 2005.
IFComp 2004 in Mathbrush's History of IFComp, Year by Year (2017).

Reviews

Reviews (archive) by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
Reviews by Greg Boettcher.
Reviews (archive) by Stephen Bond.
Reviews by Craxton.
Reviews by Nathan Eady.
Reviews by Avrom Faderman.
Reviews by Victor Gijsbers.
Reviews by James Hall.
Reviews (archive) by Joshua Houk.
Reviews (dead link 🔍) by Jessica Knoch.
Reviews by Andrew Krywaniuk.
Reviews by Jacqueline A. Lott.
Reviews by Marno.
Reviews by Michael Martin.
Reviews by Joao Mendes.
Reviews by Rob Menke.
Reviews by Nusco.
Reviews by Paul O'Brian.
Reviews by Papillon.
Reviews by Andrew Plotkin.
Reviews by Anssi Raisanen.
Reviews by Mike Russo.
Reviews by Timofei Shatrov.
Reviews by Dan Shiovitz.
Reviews by Mike Snyder.
Reviews by Quintin Stone.
Reviews by Shih Tzu.
Reviews by David Welbourn.
Reviews by David Whyld.
Reviews (archive) by Jake Wildstrom.
Reviews by Anonymous (by request).

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 The '''10th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition''' was organized by [[Stephen Granade]].
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 # ''[[Square Circle]]'' ([[Eric Eve]]; [[TADS 3]]).
 # ''[[The Orion Agenda]]'' ([[Ryan Weisenberger]]; Z-code).
-# ''[[Mingsheng]]'' ([[Deane Saunders ]]; Z-code).
+# ''[[Mingsheng]]'' ([[Deane Saunders]]; Z-code).
 # ''[[Splashdown]]'' ([[Paul J. Furio]]; Z-code).
 # ''[[Gamlet]]'' ([[Tomasz Pudlo]]; Z-code).
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 # ''[[Bellclap]]'' ([[Tommy Herbert]]; Z-code).
 # ''[[Magocracy]]'' ([[Anton Joseph Rheaume]] as "Scarybug"; [[TADS 2]]).
-# ''[[Typo]]'' ([[Peter Seebach]] and [[Kevin Lynn]]; Z-code).
+# ''[[Typo!]]'' ([[Peter Seebach]] and [[Kevin Lynn]]; Z-code).
 # ''[[Kurusu City]]'' ([[Kevin Venzke]]; TADS 2).
 # ''[[Blink]]'' ([[Ian Waddell]]; Z-code).
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 ==Links==
-* [http://ifcomp.org/comp04 IF Comp site]
+* {{link|deadurl=http://ifcomp.org/comp04|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20041209195634/http://ifcomp.org/comp04/|IF Comp site}}, as it stood after the comp.
-* [http://wurb.com/if/award/1#489 Baf's Guide]
+* [https://ifcomp.org/comp/2004 Results, on ifcomp.org].
-* [http://www.ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXgamesXcompetition2004.html IF Archive]
+* {{link|deadurl=http://wurb.com/if/award/1#489|Baf's Guide}}
-* [http://ifdb.tads.org/viewcomp?id=vgzwqwcgls9e5t0s IFDB]
+* [{{ifarchive index link|games/competition2004/}} IF Archive].
-* [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/spag39.html SPAG ISSUE #39 -- 2004 IF Competition Special] - January 7, 2005.
+* {{spag issue|39}} -- 2004 IF Competition Special - January 7, 2005.
+* {{Mathbrush ifcomp review|year=2004|url=https://intfiction.org/t/history-of-ifcomp-year-by-year-2004/11533}}.
 ===Reviews===
 ''See also: [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/comp04.html Brass Lantern 2004 IF Competition Reviews].''
-* [http://diden.net/~maga/sam_comp04reviews.html Reviews] by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]].
+* {{link|deadurl=http://diden.net/~maga/sam_comp04reviews.html|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20080720182418/http://diden.net/~maga/sam_comp04reviews.html|Reviews}} by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]].
 * [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/comp04boettcher.html Reviews] by [[Greg Boettcher]].
-* [http://www.plover.net/~bonds/comp04.html Reviews] by [[Stephen Bond]].
+* {{link|deadurl=http://www.plover.net/~bonds/comp04.html|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20130531143028/http://plover.net/~bonds/comp04.html|Reviews}} by [[Stephen Bond]].
 * [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/comp04craxton.html Reviews] by [[Craxton]].
 * [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/comp04jonadab.html Reviews] by [[Nathan Eady]].
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 * [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/comp04gijsbers.html Reviews] by [[Victor Gijsbers]].
 * [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/comp04hall.html Reviews] by [[James Hall]].
-* [http://home.comcast.net/~jlhouk/IFComp04.htm Reviews] by [[Joshua Houk]].
+* {{link|deadurl=http://home.comcast.net/~jlhouk/IFComp04.htm|archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20050419103001/http://home.comcast.net/~jlhouk/IFComp04.htm|Reviews}} by [[Joshua Houk]].
-* [http://www.strangebreezes.com/if/reviews/comp04.htm Reviews] by [[Jessica Knoch]].
+* {{link|deadurl=http://www.strangebreezes.com/if/reviews/comp04.htm|Reviews}} by [[Jessica Knoch]].
 * [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/comp04krywaniuk.html Reviews] by [[Andrew Krywaniuk]].
 * [http://www.allthingsjacq.com/intficreview_comp04.html Reviews] by [[Jacqueline A. Lott]].
 * [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/comp04marno.html Reviews] by [[Marno]].
-* [http://www.stanford.edu/~mcmartin/if/review04.html Reviews] by [[Michael Martin]].
+* [http://hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu/~mcmartin/if/reviews/review04.html Reviews] by [[Michael Martin]].
 * [http://web.archive.org/web/20080228161157/http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0167757301/comp04.htm Reviews] by [[Joao Mendes]].
 * [http://www.the-wabe.com/if-comp-2004/ Reviews] by [[Rob Menke]].
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 * [http://www.rps.net/QS/IF/reviews2004.shtml Reviews] by [[Quintin Stone]].
 * [http://shihtzu.livejournal.com/9701.html Reviews] by [[Shih Tzu]].
-* {{dswxyz|Reviews|comp04reviews.html}} by [[David Welbourn]].
+* [http://www.plover.net/~davidw/comp04reviews.html Reviews] by [[David Welbourn]].
-* [http://www.shadowvault.net/ifcomp2004.htm Reviews] by [[David Whyld]].
+* [http://ultranine.novahost.org/shadowvault/ifcomp2004.htm Reviews] by [[David Whyld]].
-* [http://math.ucsd.edu/~dwildstr/reviews/IF/comp04.html Reviews] by [[Jake Wildstrom]].
+* {{link|deadurl=http://math.ucsd.edu/~dwildstr/reviews/IF/comp04.html |archive=http://web.archive.org/web/20080705152050/http://math.ucsd.edu/~dwildstr/reviews/IF/comp04.html|Reviews}} by [[Jake Wildstrom]].
-* [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/comp04woodward.html Reviews] by [[Bob Woodward]].
+* [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/text/comp04woodward.html Reviews] by Anonymous (by request).
+{{IFCompNavBox}}
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