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* '''2009 Best Individual Puzzle''': Finding out how the goggles work in ''[[Byzantine Perspective]]'' ([[Lea Albaugh]]; Z-code).
* '''2009 Best Individual Puzzle''': Finding out how the goggles work in ''[[Byzantine Perspective]]'' ([[Lea Albaugh]]; Z-code).
* '''2010 Best Individual Puzzle''': Crossing the river in ''[[Aotearoa]]'' ([[Matt Wigdahl]]; Glulx).
* '''2010 Best Individual Puzzle''': Crossing the river in ''[[Aotearoa]]'' ([[Matt Wigdahl]]; Glulx).
* '''2011 Best Individual Puzzle''': The hat mystery, spread out between ''[[The Life (and Deaths) of Doctor M]]'' ([[Michael D. Hilborn]]), ''[[Last Day of Summer]]'' ([[Doug Orleans]]), ''[[Playing Games]]'' ([[Kevin Jackson-Mead]]), and ''[[Cold Iron]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]).
* '''2011 Best Individual Puzzle''': The [[hat mystery]], spread out between ''[[The Life (and Deaths) of Doctor M]]'' ([[Michael D. Hilborn]]), ''[[Last Day of Summer]]'' ([[Doug Orleans]]), ''[[Playing Games]]'' ([[Kevin Jackson-Mead]]), and ''[[Cold Iron]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]).
* '''2012 Best Individual Puzzle''': Surviving the fall in ''[[Bigger Than You Think]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]], Glulx).
* '''2012 Best Individual Puzzle''': Surviving the fall in ''[[Bigger Than You Think]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]], Glulx).
* '''2013 Best Individual Puzzle''': Creating the meat monster in ''[[Coloratura]]'' ([[Lynnea Glasser]]; Glulx).
* '''2013 Best Individual Puzzle''': Creating the meat monster in ''[[Coloratura]]'' ([[Lynnea Glasser]]; Glulx).
* '''2014 Best Individual Puzzle:''' Sequence of time-travel in ''[[Fifteen Minutes]]'' ([[Ade McT]]; Z-code)
* '''2014 Best Individual Puzzle:''' Sequence of time-travel in ''[[Fifteen Minutes]]'' ([[Ade McT]]; Z-code)
* '''2015 Best Individual Puzzle:''' Understanding how the RPS cannon works in ''[[Brain Guzzlers from Beyond!]]'' ([[Steph Cherrywell]]; 01-Oct-2015; [[Glulx]]).
* '''2015 Best Individual Puzzle:''' Understanding how the RPS cannon works in ''[[Brain Guzzlers from Beyond!]]'' ([[Steph Cherrywell]]; 01-Oct-2015; [[Glulx]]).
* '''2016 Best Individual Puzzle:''' Customizing the robot in ''[[The Mary Jane of Tomorrow]]'' ([[Emily Short]]; 05-Jun-2016; [[Glulx]]).
* '''2017 Best Individual Puzzle:''' Getting past the dragon in ''[[The Wizard Sniffer]]'' ([[Buster Hudson]]; 01-Oct-2017; [[Glulx]]).
* '''2018 Best Individual Puzzle:''' Solving your murder in ''[[Erstwhile]]'' ([[Maddie Fialla]] and [[Marijke Perry]]; 01-Oct-2018; [[Twine]]).
* '''2019 Best Individual Puzzle:'''  Inspiring the artist in ''[[Zozzled]]'' ([[Steph Cherrywell]]); 01-Oct-2018; [[Glulx]]).
* '''2020 Best Individual Puzzle:''' Leaving the house in ''[[The Impossible Bottle]]'' ([[Linus Åkesson]]); 01-Oct-2018; [[Dialog]]).


==Best Individual Puzzle Winners and Finalists==
==Best Individual Puzzle Winners and Finalists==
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** Finalist: Roof tile repair in ''[[The 12:54 to Asgard]]'' ([[J. Robinson Wheeler]]; Z-code).
** Finalist: Roof tile repair in ''[[The 12:54 to Asgard]]'' ([[J. Robinson Wheeler]]; Z-code).
** Finalist: Saving Dr. Ephart in ''[[One Eye Open]]'' ([[Colin Sandel]] and [[Carolyn VanEseltine]]; Glulx).
** Finalist: Saving Dr. Ephart in ''[[One Eye Open]]'' ([[Colin Sandel]] and [[Carolyn VanEseltine]]; Glulx).
* '''2011 Best Individual Puzzle:''' The hat mystery, spread out between '''''[[The Life (and Deaths) of Doctor M]]''''' ([[Michael D. Hilborn]]), '''''[[Last Day of Summer]]''''' ([[Doug Orleans]]), '''''[[Playing Games]]''''' ([[Kevin Jackson-Mead]]), and '''''[[Cold Iron]]''''' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]).
* '''2011 Best Individual Puzzle:''' The [[hat mystery]], spread out between '''''[[The Life (and Deaths) of Doctor M]]''''' ([[Michael D. Hilborn]]), '''''[[Last Day of Summer]]''''' ([[Doug Orleans]]), '''''[[Playing Games]]''''' ([[Kevin Jackson-Mead]]), and '''''[[Cold Iron]]''''' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]).
** Finalist: Assembling the name of the final location in ''[[The Race]]'' ([[Andy Why]]).
** Finalist: Assembling the name of the final location in ''[[The Race]]'' ([[Andy Why]]).
** Finalist: Escaping the tower in ''[[Indigo]]'' ([[Emily Short]]).
** Finalist: Escaping the tower in ''[[Indigo]]'' ([[Emily Short]]).
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** Identifying the murderer in ''[[Toby's Nose]]'' ([[Chandler Groover]])
** Identifying the murderer in ''[[Toby's Nose]]'' ([[Chandler Groover]])
** The skull in ''[[Sub Rosa]]'' ([[Joey Jones]], [[Melvin Rangasamy]])
** The skull in ''[[Sub Rosa]]'' ([[Joey Jones]], [[Melvin Rangasamy]])
* '''2016 Best Individual Puzzle:''' Customizing the robot in ''[[The Mary Jane of Tomorrow]]'' (Emily Short); [[Glulx]]).
** Killing the vampire in ''[[16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds]]'' (Abigail Corfman)
** Sneaking quietly though the house in ''[[Detectiveland]]'' (Robin Johnson)
** Delivering the metallophilic ice to the Robotics Lab in ''[[Inside the Facility]]'' (Arthur DiBianca)
** Performing the Three Card Trick in ''[[Three-Card Trick]]'' (Chandler Groover)
** Raise a world to the Galactic Accord (worldbuilding) in ''[[Worldsmith]]'' (Interactive Fables)
* '''2017 Best Individual Puzzle:''' getting past the dragon in ''[[The Wizard Sniffer]]'' ([[Buster Hudson]]); [[Glulx]]).
** discovering the rest of the game in ''[The Wand]]'' ([[Arthur DiBianca]])
** getting through the undersea vent in ''[[Measureless to Man]]'' ([[Ivan R.]])
** Learning the ''[[Cycle in The Wand]]'' ([[Arthur DiBianca]])
** Milking the cow in ''[[Eat Me]]'' ([[Chandler Groover]])
** Navigating the swamp in ''[[Crocodracula: What Happened to Calvin]]'' ([[Ryan Veeder]])
* '''2018 Best Individual Puzzle:''' solving your murder in ''[[Erstwhile]]'' ([[Maddie Fialla, [[Marijke Perry]]); [[Twine]]).
** defeating Ynf-Okh-Omm in ''[[The Lurking Horror II: The Lurkening]]'' ([[Ryan Veeder]])
** The last Flower Child puzzle in ''[[The Temple of Shorgil]]'' ([[Arthur DiBianca]])
** Rooftop puzzle in ''[[I.A.G. Alpha]]'' ([[Serhii Mozhaiskyi]])
** Werewolf/moon puzzle in ''[[The Origin of Madame Time]]'' ([[Mathbrush]])
* '''2019 Best Individual Puzzle:''' Inspiring the artist in ''[[Zozzled]]'' ([[Steph Cherrywell]]); [[Glulx]]).
** Finding the good ending in ''[[Dull Grey]]'' ([[Provodnik Games]])
** Helping Madame Ping Ping with the séance in ''[[Zozzled]]'' ([[Steph Cherrywell]])
* '''2020 Best Individual Puzzle:''' Leaving the house in ''[[The Impossible Bottle]]'' ([[Linus Åkesson]]); [[Dialog]]).
** Cow tipping in ''[[Seasonal Apocalypse Disorder]]'' ([[Zan, Xavid]])
** Following the cat through the forest in ''[[Stuff of Legend]]'' ([[Lance Campbell]])
** Registering the game in ''[[Crocodracula: The Beginning]]'' ([[Ryan Veeder]])
==Information from Events database==
Incomplete as not all XYZZY pages have Events infoboxes.
===Best Individual Puzzle winners===
Every year's winners:
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|fields=_pageName=Event,Game,Notes=Puzzle
|where=_pageName LIKE "XYZZY%" AND Award_name = "Best Individual Puzzle winner"
}}
===Best Individual Puzzle winners and finalists===
For each year, the winner appears at top of list, and others are in alphabetical order.
[[XYZZY Awards 2019]]:
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|tables=Awards;where=_pageName = "XYZZY Awards 2019" AND Award_name = "Best Individual Puzzle finalist";fields=Game,Notes=Puzzle; order by Game DESC
|format=ul
}}
[[XYZZY Awards 2020]]:
{{#cargo_compound_query:
tables=Awards;where=_pageName = "XYZZY Awards 2020" AND Award_name = "Best Individual Puzzle winner";fields=Game,Notes=Puzzle
|tables=Awards;where=_pageName = "XYZZY Awards 2020" AND Award_name = "Best Individual Puzzle finalist";fields=Game,Notes=Puzzle; order by Game DESC
|format=ul
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==Links==
==Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XYZZY_Award_for_Best_Individual_Puzzle XYZZY Award for Best Individual Puzzle] at Wikipedia.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XYZZY_Award_for_Best_Individual_Puzzle XYZZY Award for Best Individual Puzzle] at Wikipedia.
[[Category:XYZZY Awards]] [[Category:Puzzles]]
[[Category:XYZZY Awards]] [[Category:Puzzles]]

Latest revision as of 19:02, 25 March 2025

Best Individual Puzzle Winners

Best Individual Puzzle Winners and Finalists

Information from Events database

Incomplete as not all XYZZY pages have Events infoboxes.

Best Individual Puzzle winners

Every year's winners:

Event Game Puzzle
XYZZY Awards 2019 Zozzled Inspiring the artist
XYZZY Awards 2020 The Impossible Bottle Leaving the house
XYZZY Awards 2021 The Libonotus Cup Hair Swap

Best Individual Puzzle winners and finalists

For each year, the winner appears at top of list, and others are in alphabetical order.

XYZZY Awards 2019:

  • Zozzled (Puzzle: Inspiring the artist)

XYZZY Awards 2020:

Links

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