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{{Event
|Type=Competition
|Series=Yes
|Series frequency=Annual
|Image=Spring Thing logo.jpg
|Website=https://www.springthing.net/
|Organisers=Brian Rushton
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:''Note: this competition isn't the same as the [[Spring ting]].''
:''Note: this competition isn't the same as the [[Spring ting]].''


The '''Spring Thing''', also known as the '''Autumnal Jumble''' (or '''Fall Fooferall''', prior to 2022), is an annual [[competition]] that was originally conceived and organized by [[Adam Cadre]]. The Spring Thing is designed to operate at the opposite time of year from the annual [[IF Comp]] in October, and places a emphasis on both longer and higher quality entries than the IF Comp. To help encourage well-tested entries, the rules once provided a mechanism to disqualify buggy games; however, this was removed in the hopes that the entry fee alone would be enough to discourage low-quality games.


[[Image:Spring Thing logo.jpg|left]] The '''Spring Thing''', also known as the '''Fall Fooferall''', is an annual [[competition]] that was originally conceived and organized by [[Adam Cadre]]. The Spring Thing is designed to operate at the opposite time of year from the annual [[IF Comp]] in October, and places a emphasis on both longer and higher quality entries than the IF Comp. To help encourage well-tested entries, the rules once provided a mechanism to disqualify buggy games; however, the organizer now hopes that the entry fee alone is enough to discourage low-quality games.
The organizer of the Spring Thing from 2005 to 2013 was [[Greg Boettcher]]; from 2014 to 2022, [[Aaron A. Reed]]; the current organiser is [[Brian Rushton]].
 
The current organizer of the Spring Thing is [[Greg Boettcher]].


==The Spring Things==
==The Spring Things==
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* [[Spring Thing 2002]]. 1 entry. Winner: ''[[Tinseltown Blues]]'' ([[Chip Hayes]]; Z-code).
* [[Spring Thing 2002]]. 1 entry. Winner: ''[[Tinseltown Blues]]'' ([[Chip Hayes]]; Z-code).
* [[Spring Thing 2003]]. 4 entries. Winner: ''[[Max Blaster and Doris de Lightning Against the Parrot Creatures of Venus]]'' ([[Dan Shiovitz]], [[Emily Short]], illustrator: [[J. Robinson Wheeler]]; TADS 3).
* [[Spring Thing 2003]]. 4 entries. Winner: ''[[Max Blaster and Doris de Lightning Against the Parrot Creatures of Venus]]'' ([[Dan Shiovitz]], [[Emily Short]], illustrator: [[J. Robinson Wheeler]]; TADS 3).
* Note: There was no Spring Thing in 2004.


Organized by Greg Boettcher:
Organized by Greg Boettcher:
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* [[Spring Thing 2010]]. No entries.
* [[Spring Thing 2010]]. No entries.
* [[Spring Thing 2011]]. 6 entries. Winner: ''[[The Lost Islands of Alabaz]]'' ([[Michael Gentry]]; Glulx).
* [[Spring Thing 2011]]. 6 entries. Winner: ''[[The Lost Islands of Alabaz]]'' ([[Michael Gentry]]; Glulx).
* [[Spring Thing 2012]].
* [[Spring Thing 2012]]. 4 entries. Winner: ''[[The Rocket Man from the Sea]]'' ([[Janos Honkonen]]; Z-code).
* [[Spring Thing 2013]]. 3 entries. Winner: ''[[Witch's Girl]]'' ([[Mostly Useless]]; Twine).
 
Organized by Aaron A. Reed:
* [[Spring Thing 2014]]. 9 entries. Winner: ''[[The Price of Freedom: Innocence Lost]]'' ([[Briar Rose]]; [[ChooseYourStory]]).
* [[Spring Thing 2015]]. 9 entries (6 in Main Festival and 3 in Back Garden).
** Recipient of Audience Choice ribbon and Alumni's Choice ribbon: ''[[Toby's Nose]]'' ([[Chandler Groover]]; Glulx).
* [[Spring Thing 2016]]. 17 entries (10 in Main Festival and 7 in Back Garden).
** Recipient of Audience Choice ribbon: ''[[Tangaroa Deep]]'' ([[Astrid Dalmady]]; Twine).
** Recipient of Alumni's Choice ribbon: ''[[The Xylophoniad]]'' ([[Robin Johnson]]; Versificator).
* [[Spring Thing 2017]].
** Recipient of Audience Choice ribbon (tie): ''[[Bobby and Bonnie]]'' ([[Xavid]]; Inform/Glulx).
** Recipient of Audience Choice ribbon (tie): ''[[Niney]]'' ([[Daniel Spitz]]; Inform/Z).
** Recipient of Alumni's Choice ribbon: ''[[Guttersnipe: Carnival of Regrets]]'' ([[Bitter Karella]]; Quest).
* [[Spring Thing 2018]].
** Recipient of Audience Choice ribbon and Alumni's Choice ribbon: ''[[Illuminismo Iniziato]]'' ([[Michael J. Coyne]]; Glulx).
* [[Spring Thing 2019]].
** Recipient of Audience Choice Best in Show ribbon: ''[[Among the Seasons]]'' ([[Kieran Green]]; Twine).
** Recipient of Audience Choice Best in Show ribbon: ''[[The Missing Ring]]'' ([[Felicity Drake]]; Twine).
* [[Spring Thing 2020]].
** Recipient of Audience Choice Best in Show ribbon: ''[[Hawk the Hunter]]'' ([[Jonathan B. Himes]]; Quest).
** Recipient of Audience Choice Best in Show ribbon: ''[[JELLY]]'' ([[Tom Lento]] and [[Chandler Groover]]; Twine).
* [[Spring Thing 2021]].
** Recipient of Audience Choice Best in Show ribbon: ''[[Fish & Dagger]]'' ([[grave snail games]]; Twine).
** Recipient of Audience Choice Best in Show ribbon: ''[[The Weight of a Soul]]'' ([[Chin Kee Young]]; Inform/Glulx).
* [[Spring Thing 2022]].
** Recipient of Best in Show ribbon: ''[[The Bones of Rosalinda]]'' ([[Agnieszka Trzaska]]; Twine).
** Recipient of Best in Show ribbon: ''[[Fairest]]'' ([[Amanda Walker]]; Glulx).
 
Organised by Brian Rushton:
* [[Spring Thing 2023]].
** Recipient of Best in Show ribbon: ''[[Protocol]]'' ([[30x30]]; Twine).
** Recipient of Best in Show ribbon: ''[[Repeat the Ending]]'' ([[Drew Cook]]; Glulx).
* [[Spring Thing 2024]].
** Recipient of Best in Show ribbon: ''[[Social Democracy: An Alternate History]]'' ([[Autumn Chen]]; DendryNexus).
** Recipient of Best in Show ribbon: ''[[The Trials of Rosalinda]]'' ([[Agnieszka Trzaska]]; Twine).
 
==Best in Show==
This is an incomplete list as not all Spring Thing pages have database entries yet.


Note: There was no Spring Thing in 2004.
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|fields=_pageName=Event,Award_name, Game
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==Links==
==Links==
* [http://www.springthing.net/ The Spring Thing homepage]
* [https://www.springthing.net/ The Spring Thing homepage]
* [http://adamcadre.ac/springcomp.html Adam Cadre's Spring Thing page]
* {{link|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=26111 |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407121727/https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=26111|A Brief History of Spring Thing}} by [[Mathbrush]]. March 29, 2018.
* [http://www.wurb.com/if/award/23 Baf's Guide listing for Spring Thing]
* {{link|deadurl=http://adamcadre.ac/springcomp.html|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903072046/http://www.adamcadre.ac/springcomp.html|Adam Cadre's Spring Thing page}}
* {{link|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807124314/http://wurb.com/if/award/23|Baf's Guide listing for Spring Thing}}
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Thing Spring Thing] at Wikipedia.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Thing Spring Thing] at Wikipedia.
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Latest revision as of 23:12, 7 August 2024

Spring Thing
Competition (series of events)
Frequency Annual
Spring Thing logo.jpg
Part of series
Website https://www.springthing.net/
Organiser Brian Rushton
IFDB event page Event
IFDB series page Series
Total entries
Events in this series
Spring Thing 2002, Spring Thing 2003, Spring Thing 2005, Spring Thing 2006, Spring Thing 2007, Spring Thing 2008, Spring Thing 2009, Spring Thing 2010, Spring Thing 2011, Spring Thing 2012, Spring Thing 2013, Spring Thing 2014, Spring Thing 2015, Spring Thing 2016, Spring Thing 2017, Spring Thing 2018, Spring Thing 2019, Spring Thing 2020, Spring Thing 2021, Spring Thing 2022, Spring Thing 2023, Spring Thing 2024, Spring Thing 2025
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Note: this competition isn't the same as the Spring ting.

The Spring Thing, also known as the Autumnal Jumble (or Fall Fooferall, prior to 2022), is an annual competition that was originally conceived and organized by Adam Cadre. The Spring Thing is designed to operate at the opposite time of year from the annual IF Comp in October, and places a emphasis on both longer and higher quality entries than the IF Comp. To help encourage well-tested entries, the rules once provided a mechanism to disqualify buggy games; however, this was removed in the hopes that the entry fee alone would be enough to discourage low-quality games.

The organizer of the Spring Thing from 2005 to 2013 was Greg Boettcher; from 2014 to 2022, Aaron A. Reed; the current organiser is Brian Rushton.

The Spring Things

Organized by Adam Cadre:

Organized by Greg Boettcher:

Organized by Aaron A. Reed:

Organised by Brian Rushton:

Best in Show

This is an incomplete list as not all Spring Thing pages have database entries yet.

Event Award name Game
HP Lovecraft: The Commonplace Book Project 2007 Best in Show Dead Cities
Spring Thing 2019 Best in Show Among the Seasons
Spring Thing 2019 Best in Show The Missing Ring
Spring Thing 2020 Best in Show 4x4 Galaxy
Spring Thing 2020 Best in Show Hawk the Hunter
Spring Thing 2020 Best in Show JELLY
Spring Thing 2022 Best in Show Fairest
Spring Thing 2022 Best in Show The Bones of Rosalinda
Spring Thing 2023 Best in Show Protocol
Spring Thing 2023 Best in Show Repeat the Ending
Spring Thing 2024 Best in Show Social Democracy: An Alternate History
Spring Thing 2024 Best in Show The Trials of Rosalinda

Links

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