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{{Event
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|Type=Competition
|Series=No
|Part of series=The Annual IF Competition
|IFDB event id=qwgk1gfg6s3pky3
|Website=https://ifcomp.org/comp/2018
|Organisers=Jacqueline Ashwell
|Total=77
|Awards={{Award
|Award name=1
|Game=Alias 'The Magpie'
}}{{Award
|Award name=2
|Game=Bogeyman
}}{{Award
|Award name=3
|Game=Animalia
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|Event what=Registration begins
|Event when=2018/07/01
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|Event when=2018/09/01
}}{{Event date
|Event what=Voting begins
|Event when=2018/09/28
}}{{Event date
|Event what=Voting begins
|Event when=2018/10/01
}}{{Event date
|Event what=Voting ends
|Event when=2018/11/15
}}{{Event date
|Event what=Results announced
|Event when=2018/11/17
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}}
(This year's competition was dedicated to [[Stu Galley]], who passed away in August.)


==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, 2018: Competition website opens for intents to enter.
* July 1, 2018: Competition website opens for intents to enter.
* September 1, 2018: Last day to submit intents.
* September 1, 2018: Last day to submit intents.
* September 28, 2018: Last day to submit entries.
* September 28, 2018: Last day to submit entries.
* October 1, 2018: Games are released to the public, and voting begins.
* October 1, 2018: [https://blog.ifcomp.org/post/178638033274/welcome-to-the-2018-ifcomp Games are released to the public], and voting begins.
* November 15, 2018: Voting deadline. Competition results are announced shortly afterwards.
* November 15, 2018: Voting deadline. Competition results are announced shortly afterwards ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KTTpP696yI recording of livestream]).


All deadlines are at 11:59 PM Eastern time on the given dates.
All deadlines are at 11:59 PM Eastern time on the given dates.


==Entries==
==Entries==
77 entries were released on October 1st, 2018. Results to be announced in November!
77 entries were released on October 1st, 2018. Results were announced on November 17, 2018.
 
<ol>
<li> ''[[Alias 'The Magpie']]'' ([[J. J. Guest]]).
<li> ''[[Bogeyman]]'' ([[Elizabeth Smyth]]).
<li> ''[[Animalia]]'' ([[Ian Michael Waddell]]).
<li> ''[[Grimnoir]]'' ([[ProP]]).
<li> ''[[Erstwhile]]'' ([[Maddie Fialla]] and [[Marijke Perry]]).
<li> ''[[The master of the land]]'' ([[Pseudavid]]).
<li> ''[[Junior Arithmancer]]'' ([[Mike Spivey]]).
<li> ''[[Ürs]]'' ([[Christopher Hayes]] and [[Daniel Talsky]] of [[Rabbit, Rabbit]]).
<li> ''[[Cannery Vale]]'' ([[Hanon Ondricek]] as Keanhid Connor).
<li> ''[[Lux]]'' ([[Agnieszka Trzaska]]).
<li> ''[[Basilica de Sangre]]'' ([[Bitter Karella]]).
<li> ''[[Dungeon Detective]]'' ([[Wonaglot]] with art by [[Caitlin Mulvihill]]).
<li> ''[[Within a circle of water and sand]]'' ([[Romain]]).
<li> ''[[En Garde]]'' ([[Jack Welch]]), tied with<br>
  ''[[Ostrich]]'' ([[Jonathan Laury]]).
<li value = 16> ''[[Terminal Interface for Models RCM301-303]]'' ([[Victor Gijsbers]] as VigiMech Corporation).
<li> ''[[The Origin of Madame Time]]'' ([[Mathbrush]]).
<li> ''[[I.A.G. Alpha]]'' ([[Serhii Mozhaiskyi]]).
<li> ''[[Dead Man's Fiesta]]'' ([[Ed Sibley]]).
<li> ''[[DEVOTIONALIA]]'' ([[G.C. Baccaris]] as "G. Grimoire"), tied with<br>
  ''[[The Temple of Shorgil]]'' ([[Arthur DiBianca]]).
<li value = 22> ''[[They Will Not Return]]'' ([[John Ayliff]]).
<li> ''[[Tethered]]'' ([[Linus Åkesson]]).
<li> ''[[Charming]]'' ([[Kaylah Facey]]).
<li> ''[[Dynamite Powers vs. the Ray of Night!]]'' ([[Mike Carletta]]).
<li> ''[[Re: Dragon]]'' ([[Jack Welch]]).
<li> ''[[Writers Are Not Strangers]]'' ([[Lynda Clark]]).
<li> ''[[Ailihphilia]]'' ([[Andrew Schultz]] as "N. Y. Llewellyn").
<li> ''[[Abbess Otilia's Life and Death]]'' ([[Arno von Borries]] as "A.B.").
<li> ''[[Diddlebucker!]]'' ([[J. Michael]]).
<li> ''[[Six Silver Bullets]]'' ([[William Dooling]]).
<li> ''[[Railways of Love]]'' ([[Provodnik Games]]).
<li> ''[[The Forgotten Tavern]]'' ([[Peter M.J. Gross]]).
<li> ''[[Adventures with Fido]]'' ([[Lucas C. Wheeler]]), tied with<br>
  ''[[Bi Lines]]'' ([[Norbez]]).
<li value = 36> ''[[Haywire]]'' ([[Peregrine Wade]]).
<li> ''[[LET'S ROB A BANK]]'' ([[Bethany Nolan]]).
<li> ''[[StupidRPG]]'' ([[Steven Richards]]).
<li> ''[[The Mouse Who Woke Up For Christmas]]'' ([[Luke A. Jones]]).
<li> ''[[I Should Have Been That I Am]]'' ([[E. K. Wagner]]).
<li> ''[[Pegasus]]'' ([[Michael Kielstra]]).
<li> ''[[Polish the Glass]]'' ([[Keltie Wright]]).
<li> ''[[Into the Lair]]'' ([[Kenna May]]).
<li> ''[[Stone of Wisdom]]'' ([[Kenneth Pedersen]]).
<li> ''[[A Woman's Choice]]'' ([[Katie Benson]]).
<li> ''[[Border Reivers]]'' ([[Vivienne Dunstan]]).
<li> ''[[Careless Talk]]'' ([[Diana Rider]]).
<li> ''[[Tower (by Tan)|Tower]]'' ([[Ryan Tan]]).
<li> ''[[Bullhockey!]]'' ([[B F Lindsay]]).
<li> ''[[Time Passed]]'' ([[Davis G. See]]).
<li> ''[[Dream Pieces 2]]'' ([[Iam Curio]]).
<li> ''[[Intelmission]]'' ([[Martyna "Lisza" Wasiluk|Martyna Wasiluk]]), tied with<br>
  ''[[The King of the World]]'' ([[G.A. Millsteed]]).
<li value = 54> ''[[Murder at the Manor]]'' ([[Obter9]]).
<li> ''[[smooch.click]]'' ([[Devon Guinn]]).
<li> ''[[Flowers of Mysteria]]'' ([[David Sweeney]]).
<li> ''[[Plus equals x|+ = x]]'' ([[Chandler Groover]]).
<li> ''[[Tohu wa Bohu]]'' ([[Alex Wesley Moore]]).
<li> ''[[Eunice]]'' ([[Gita Ryaboy]]).
<li> ''[[Instruction Set]]'' ([[Jared Jackson]]).
<li> ''[[Anno 1700]]'' ([[Finn Rosenløv]]).
<li> ''[[The Addicott Manor]]'' ([[Intudia]]).
<li> ''[[Dreamland (by eejitlikeme)|Dreamland]]'' ([[eejitlikeme]]).
<li> ''[[Awake]]'' ([[Soham Sevak]]).
<li> ''[[Space Punk Moon Tour]]'' ([[J_J]]).
<li> ''[[The Broken Bottle]]'' ([[The Affinity Forge team]] with lead author [[Josh Irvin]]).
<li> ''[[Escape from Dinosaur Island]]'' ([[Richard Pettigrew]]).
<li> ''[[Dilemma]]'' ([[Leonora]]).
<li> ''[[Birmingham IV]]'' ([[Peter Emery]]).
<li> ''[[H.M.S. Spaceman]]'' ([[Nat Quayle Nelson]] and [[Diane Cai]]), tied with<br>
  ''[[Shackles of Control]]'' ([[Sly Merc]]).
<li value = 72> ''[[A Final Grind]]'' ([[nrsm_ha]]).
<li> ''[[And You May Find Yourself]]'' ([[VPC]]).
<li> ''[[Let's Explore Geography! Canadian Commodities Trader Simulation Exercise]]'' ([[Carter Sande]]).
<li> ''[[Nightmare Adventure]]'' ([[Laurence Emms]] and [[Vibha Laljani]]).
<li> ''[[Campfire Tales]]'' ([[Matthew Deline]]).
<li> ''[[Linear Love]]'' ([[Tom Delanoy]]).
</ol>


* ''[[Plus equals x|+ = x]]'' ([[Chandler Groover]]).
==2018 Miss Congeniality Awards==
* ''[[Abbess Otillia's Life and Death]]'' ([[A.B.]]).
These awards were voted by the authors of the entries.
* ''[[The Addicott Manor]]'' ([[Intudia]]).
# ''[[Alias 'The Magpie']]'' ([[J. J. Guest]]).
* ''[[Adventures with Fido]]'' ([[Lucas C. Wheeler]]).
# ''[[Junior Arithmancer]]'' ([[Mike Spivey]]).
* ''[[Ailihphilia]]'' ([[N. Y. Llewellyn]]).
# ''[[Bogeyman]]'' ([[Elizabeth Smyth]]).
* ''[[Alias 'The Magpie']]'' ([[J. J. Guest]]).
* ''[[And You May Find Yourself]]'' ([[VPC]]).
* ''[[Animalia]]'' ([[Ian Michael Waddell]]).
* ''[[Anno 1700]]'' ([[Finn Rosenløv]]).
* ''[[Awake]]'' ([[Soham Sevak]]).
* ''[[Basilica de Sangre]]'' ([[Bitter Karella]]).
* ''[[Bi Lines]]'' ([[Norbez]]).
* ''[[Birmingham IV]]'' ([[Peter Emery]]).
* ''[[Bogeyman]]'' ([[Elizabeth Smyth]]).
* ''[[Border Reivers]]'' ([[Vivienne Dunstan]]).
* ''[[The Broken Bottle]]'' ([[The Affinity Forge team]] with lead author [[John Irvin]]).
* ''[[Bullhockey!]]'' ([[B F Lindsay]]).
* ''[[Campfire Tales]]'' ([[Matthew Deline]]).
* ''[[Cannery Vale]]'' ([[Keanhid Connor]]).
* ''[[Careless Talk]]'' ([[Diana Rider]]).
* ''[[Charming]]'' ([[Kaylah Facey]]).
* ''[[Dead Man's Fiesta]]'' ([[Ed Sibley]]).
* ''[[DEVOTIONALIA]]'' ([[G. Grimoire]]).
* ''[[Diddlebucker!]]'' ([[J. Michael]]).
* ''[[Dilemma]]'' ([[Leonora]]).
* ''[[Dream Pieces 2]]'' ([[Iam Curio]]).
* ''[[Dreamland (by eejitlikeme)|Dreamland]]'' ([[eejitlikeme]]).
* ''[[Dungeon Detective]]'' ([[Wongalot]] with art by [[Caitlin Mulvihill]]).
* ''[[Dynamite Powers vs. the Ray of Night!]]'' ([[Mike Carletta]]).
* ''[[En Garde]]'' ([[Jack Welch]]).
* ''[[Erstwhile]]'' ([[Maddie Fialla]] and [[Marijke Perry]]).
* ''[[Escape from Dinosaur Island]]'' ([[Richard Pettigrew]]).
* ''[[Eunice]]'' ([[Gita Ryaboy]]).
* ''[[A Final Grind]]'' ([[nrsm_ha]]).
* ''[[Flowers of Mysteria]]'' ([[David Sweeney]]).
* ''[[The Forgotten Tavern]]'' ([[Peter M.J. Gross]]).
* ''[[Grimnoir]]'' ([[ProP]]).
* ''[[H.M.S. Spaceman]]'' ([[Nat Quayle Nelson]] and [[Diane Cai]]).
* ''[[Haywire]]'' ([[Wade]]).
* ''[[I Should Have Been That I Am]]'' ([[E. K. Wagner]]).
* ''[[I.A.G. Alpha]]'' ([[Serhii Mozhaiskyi]]).
* ''[[Instruction Set]]'' ([[Jared Jackson]]).
* ''[[Intelmission]]'' ([[Martyna "Lisza" Wasiluk|Martyna Wasiluk]]).
* ''[[Into the Lair]]'' ([[Kenna]]).
* ''[[Junior Arithmancer]]'' ([[Mike Spivey]]).
* ''[[The King of the World]]'' ([[G.A. Millsteed]]).
* ''[[Let's Explore Geography! Canadian Commodities Trader Simulation Exercise]]'' ([[Carter Sande]]).
* ''[[LET'S ROB A BANK]]'' ([[Bethany Nolan]]).
* ''[[Linear Love]]'' ([[Tom Delanoy]]).
* ''[[Lux]]'' ([[Agnieszka Trzaska]]).
* ''[[The master of the land]]'' ([[Pseudavid]]).
* ''[[The Mouse Who Woke Up For Christmas]]'' ([[Luke A. Jones]]).
* ''[[Murder at the Manor]]'' ([[Obter9]]).
* ''[[Nightmare Adventure]]'' ([[Laurence Emms]] and [[Vibha Laljani]]).
* ''[[The Origin of Madame Time]]'' ([[Mathbrush]]).
* ''[[Ostrich]]'' ([[Jonathan Laury]]).
* ''[[Pegasus]]'' ([[Michael Kielstra]]).
* ''[[Polish the Glass]]'' ([[Keltie Wright]]).
* ''[[Railways of Love]]'' ([[Provodnik Games]]).
* ''[[Re: Dragon]]'' ([[Jack Welch]]).
* ''[[Shackles of Control]]'' ([[Sly Merc]]).
* ''[[Six Silver Bullets]]'' ([[William Dooling]]).
* ''[[smooch.click]]'' ([[Devon Guinn]]).
* ''[[Space Punk Moon Tour]]'' ([[J_J]]).
* ''[[Stone of Wisdom]]'' ([[Kenneth Pedersen]]).
* ''[[StupidRPG]]'' ([[Steven Richards]]).
* ''[[The Temple of Shorgil]]'' ([[Arthur DiBianca]]).
* ''[[Terminal Interface for Models RCM301-303]]'' ([[Victor Gijsbers]] as VigiMech Corporation).
* ''[[Tethered]]'' ([[Linus Åkesson]]).
* ''[[They Will Not Return]]'' ([[John Ayliff]]).
* ''[[Time Passed]]'' ([[Davis G. See]]).
* ''[[Tohu wa Bohu]]'' ([[Alex Wesley Moore]]).
* ''[[Tower (by Tan)|Tower]]'' ([[Ryan Tan]]).
* ''[[Ürs]]'' ([[Christopher Hayes]] and [[Daniel Talsky]] of [[Rabbit, Rabbit]]).
* ''[[Within a circle of water and sand]]'' ([[Romain]]).
* ''[[A Woman's Choice]]'' ([[Katie Benson]]).
* ''[[Writers Are Not Strangers]]'' ([[Lynda Clark]]).


==Links==
==Links==
* [http://ifcomp.org/ IF Comp website].
* {{link|deadurl=http://ifcomp.org/|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128142749/http://ifcomp.org/|IF Comp website}}, as it stood after the comp.
* [https://ifcomp.org/comp/2018 Results archive].
* [{{ifarchive index link|games/competition2018/}} IF Archive].
* {{Mathbrush ifcomp review|year=2018||published=2024|url=https://intfiction.org/t/history-of-ifcomp-year-by-year-2018/67270}}.
 
===Reviews===
===Reviews===
''See also: [https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=26651 IFcomp 2018 reviews] at intfiction.org, and [[24th Annual IF Competition Reviews by Reviewer]].''
''See also: [https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=26651 IFcomp 2018 reviews] at intfiction.org, and [[24th Annual IF Competition Reviews by Reviewer]].''
* [https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=61 IfComp 2018 Individual Game Discussion] at intfiction.org.
* [https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=61 IfComp 2018 Individual Game Discussion] at intfiction.org.
* [http://ifdb.tads.org/search?searchbar=tag%3AIFComp+2018+%23reviews%3A1- Reviews] - at [[IFDB]].
* [http://ifdb.org/search?searchbar=tag%3AIFComp+2018+%23reviews%3A1- Reviews] - at [[IFDB]].
* [https://emshort.blog/2018/11/02/three-games-from-ifcomp/ Reviews] by Anonymous.
* [https://antimony.dreamwidth.org/tag/ifcomp+2018 Reviews] by [[antimony]].
* [https://antimony.dreamwidth.org/tag/ifcomp+2018 Reviews] by [[antimony]].
* [https://heterogenoustasks.wordpress.com/tag/if-comp-2018/ Reviews] by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]].
* [http://www.infodarkness.com/if/ifcomp2018.html Reviews] by [[Dark Star]].
* [http://www.infodarkness.com/if/ifcomp2018.html Reviews] by [[Dark Star]].
* [https://www.twitch.tv/videos/319175166 Reviews (video)] by [[Thomas Dwyer]].
* [https://www.twitch.tv/videos/319175166 Reviews (video)] by [[Thomas Dwyer]].
* [http://dougegan2.blogspot.com/ Reviews] by [[Doug Egan]].
* [http://dougegan2.blogspot.com/ Reviews] by [[Doug Egan]].
* [https://elizabethif.wordpress.com/tag/ifcomp-2018/ Reviews] by [[Elizabeth]].
* [https://elizabethif.wordpress.com/tag/ifcomp-2018/ Reviews] by [[Elizabeth]].
* [http://datalexic.com/ifcomp-2018-reviews/ Reviews] by [[Enrique]].
* [https://fumiko666.tumblr.com/tagged/ifcomp-2018-notes Reviews] by [[fumiko666]].
* [http://gamingphilosopher.blogspot.com/search/label/IF%20comp%202018 Reviews] by [[Victor Gijsbers]].
* [http://www.goodolddays.net/article/id%2C25/The+24th+Annual+Interactive+Fiction+Competition.html Reviews] by [[Herr M.]]
* [http://www.goodolddays.net/article/id%2C25/The+24th+Annual+Interactive+Fiction+Competition.html Reviews] by [[Herr M.]]
* [http://www.ricordius.com/ifreview.html Reviews] by [[Christopher Huang]].
* [http://www.ricordius.com/ifreview.html Reviews] by [[Christopher Huang]].
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JyFrNHOEwUqSzijMcf4k6t8R-qxOL7pEf0Xo-gzjGJM/ Reviews] by [[E. Joyce]] (The Xenographer).
* [https://kjorteo.dreamwidth.org/tag/complete Reviews] by [[Celine Kalante Love]].
* [https://ifcomprehensive.com/ Reviews] by [[Thomas Mack]].
* [https://ifcomprehensive.com/ Reviews] by [[Thomas Mack]].
* [https://catacalypto.wordpress.com/2018/11/01/if-comp-18-recommendations-roundup/ Reviews] by [[Cat Manning]].
* [https://mctreviews.video.blog/ Reviews] by [[McTavish]].
* [https://mctreviews.video.blog/ Reviews] by [[McTavish]].
* [http://odiousandpeculiar.blogspot.com/ Reviews] by [[Odious]].
* [http://jizaboz.blogspot.com/search/label/IFComp Reviews] by [[Michael Wayne Phipps Jr.]]
* [https://player.fm/series/the-short-game-73484/ep-163-ifcomp-2018-pt-1 Reviews (podcast)] by [[The Short Game]].
* [https://emshort.blog/2018/11/16/if-comp-roundup/ IF Comp Roundup] by [[Emily Short]].
* [http://kirjallinensuunnistaja.net/lokikirja/?tag=IFComp Reviews (in Finnish)] by [[Julius Smed]].
* [http://kirjallinensuunnistaja.net/lokikirja/?tag=IFComp Reviews (in Finnish)] by [[Julius Smed]].
* [https://swordianmaster.dreamwidth.org/tag/ifcomp Reviews] by [[swordianmaster]].
* [https://bishopsreviews.wordpress.com/tag/ifcomp-2018/ Reviews] by [[Jake Wildstrom]].
* [https://interactivephilosophy.blogspot.com/ Reviews] by [[Marshal Tenner Winter]].
* [https://interactivephilosophy.blogspot.com/ Reviews] by [[Marshal Tenner Winter]].
* [https://www.brettwitty.net/creative/2018-if-comp-reviews.html Reviews] by [[Brett Witty]].
* [https://www.brettwitty.net/creative/2018-if-comp-reviews.html Reviews] by [[Brett Witty]].
* [https://xyzzysqrl.dreamwidth.org/ Reviews] by [[xyzzysqrl]].
* [https://xyzzysqrl.dreamwidth.org/ Reviews] by [[xyzzysqrl]].
===Author Commentary===
''See also: [https://emshort.blog/2018/12/09/ddd/ IF Comp Post-Mortems].''
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26917|Tethered post-mortem}} by [[Linus Åkesson]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26956|Abbess Otilia's Life and Death Postmortem}} by [[Arno von Borries]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26932|Writers Are Not Strangers Mini Post Mortem}} by [[Lynda Clark]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=146462#p146462|Six Silver Bullets - A Small Postmortem}} by [[William Dooling]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26918|Border Reivers post-mortem}} by [[Vivienne Dunstan]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26931|Erstwhile Postmortem}} by [[Maddie Fialla]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26944|Terminal Interface postmortem}} by [[Victor Gijsbers]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26982|DEVOTIONALIA Post-mortem}} by [[G. Grimoire]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=146361#p146361|<nowiki>+ = x</nowiki>}} by [[Chandler Groover]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26942|Forgotten Tavern Postmortem}} by [[Peter M.J. Gross]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26950|Alias 'The Magpie' Postmortem}} by [[J. J. Guest]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26940|Space Punk Moon Tour postmortem}} by [[J_J]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26961|Instruction Set Postmortem}} by [[Jared Jackson]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26939|Ostrich postmortem}} by [[Jonathan Laury]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26934|Bullhockey! postmortem}} by [[B F Lindsay]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26920|The Origin of Madame Time postmortem}} by [[Mathbrush]].
* Diddlebucker! postmortem: {{ac|url=https://frotzing.blogspot.com/2018/11/diddlebucker-postmortem-pt-1.html|part 1}}, {{ac|url=https://frotzing.blogspot.com/2018/11/diddlebucker-postmortem-pt-2.html|part 2}} by [[J. Michael]].
* {{ac|url=https://pyramidif.itch.io/cannery-vale/devlog/56783/and-you-thought-silent-hill-was-a-bad-neighborhood|Cannery Vale Postmortem}} by [[Hanon Ondricek]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26954|Stone of Wisdom postmortem}} by [[Kenneth Pedersen]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26926|Grimnoir postmortem}} by [[ProP]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=27002|The Master of the Land of postmortems - A confession}} by [[Pseudavid]].
* {{ac|url=https://carter.sande.duodecima.technology/ifcomp-2018-postmortem/|Let's Explore Geography postmortem}} by [[Carter Sande]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26930|Ailihphilia Postmortem}} by [[Andrew Schultz]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26935|Bogeyman postmortem}} by [[Elizabeth Smyth]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26928|Junior Arithmancer postmortem}} by [[Mike Spivey]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26943|Lux Postmortem}} by [[Agnieszka Trzaska]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=27141|Animalia post-mortem}} by [[Ian Michael Waddell]].
* {{ac|url=http://blog.templaro.com/bring-out-yer-dead-2018/|En Garde and Re: Dragon (post-mortem)}} by [[Jack Welch]].
* {{ac|url=https://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=26936|Dungeon Detective postmortem}} by [[Wonaglot]].
* Two-parter in Russian: {{ac|url=https://ifhub.club/2019/06/21/vagon-vagon-klubok-tehnologiy-vnutri-prostoy-tekstovoy-igry.html|Railways of Love. A ball of technologies inside a simple text game. Part 1}} and {{ac|url=https://ifhub.club/2019/06/27/vagon-vagon-klubok-tehnologiy-vnutri-prostoy-tekstovoy-igry-chast-2.html|Railways of Love. A ball of technologies inside a simple text game. Part 2}} by [[RomanVlasov]].
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IFComp 2018
Competition
Frequency
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Part of series The Annual IF Competition
Website https://ifcomp.org/comp/2018
Organiser Jacqueline Ashwell
IFDB event page Event
IFDB series page Series
Total entries 77
Event dates
Registration begins 1 Jul 2018
Registration ends 1 Sep 2018
Voting begins 28 Sep 2018
Voting begins 1 Oct 2018
Voting ends 15 Nov 2018
Results announced 17 Nov 2018
Results
1 Alias 'The Magpie'
2 Bogeyman
3 Animalia
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(This year's competition was dedicated to Stu Galley, who passed away in August.)

Competition Schedule

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

  • July 1, 2018: Competition website opens for intents to enter.
  • September 1, 2018: Last day to submit intents.
  • September 28, 2018: Last day to submit entries.
  • October 1, 2018: Games are released to the public, and voting begins.
  • November 15, 2018: Voting deadline. Competition results are announced shortly afterwards (recording of livestream).

All deadlines are at 11:59 PM Eastern time on the given dates.

Entries

77 entries were released on October 1st, 2018. Results were announced on November 17, 2018.

  1. Alias 'The Magpie' (J. J. Guest).
  2. Bogeyman (Elizabeth Smyth).
  3. Animalia (Ian Michael Waddell).
  4. Grimnoir (ProP).
  5. Erstwhile (Maddie Fialla and Marijke Perry).
  6. The master of the land (Pseudavid).
  7. Junior Arithmancer (Mike Spivey).
  8. Ürs (Christopher Hayes and Daniel Talsky of Rabbit, Rabbit).
  9. Cannery Vale (Hanon Ondricek as Keanhid Connor).
  10. Lux (Agnieszka Trzaska).
  11. Basilica de Sangre (Bitter Karella).
  12. Dungeon Detective (Wonaglot with art by Caitlin Mulvihill).
  13. Within a circle of water and sand (Romain).
  14. En Garde (Jack Welch), tied with
    Ostrich (Jonathan Laury).
  15. Terminal Interface for Models RCM301-303 (Victor Gijsbers as VigiMech Corporation).
  16. The Origin of Madame Time (Mathbrush).
  17. I.A.G. Alpha (Serhii Mozhaiskyi).
  18. Dead Man's Fiesta (Ed Sibley).
  19. DEVOTIONALIA (G.C. Baccaris as "G. Grimoire"), tied with
    The Temple of Shorgil (Arthur DiBianca).
  20. They Will Not Return (John Ayliff).
  21. Tethered (Linus Åkesson).
  22. Charming (Kaylah Facey).
  23. Dynamite Powers vs. the Ray of Night! (Mike Carletta).
  24. Re: Dragon (Jack Welch).
  25. Writers Are Not Strangers (Lynda Clark).
  26. Ailihphilia (Andrew Schultz as "N. Y. Llewellyn").
  27. Abbess Otilia's Life and Death (Arno von Borries as "A.B.").
  28. Diddlebucker! (J. Michael).
  29. Six Silver Bullets (William Dooling).
  30. Railways of Love (Provodnik Games).
  31. The Forgotten Tavern (Peter M.J. Gross).
  32. Adventures with Fido (Lucas C. Wheeler), tied with
    Bi Lines (Norbez).
  33. Haywire (Peregrine Wade).
  34. LET'S ROB A BANK (Bethany Nolan).
  35. StupidRPG (Steven Richards).
  36. The Mouse Who Woke Up For Christmas (Luke A. Jones).
  37. I Should Have Been That I Am (E. K. Wagner).
  38. Pegasus (Michael Kielstra).
  39. Polish the Glass (Keltie Wright).
  40. Into the Lair (Kenna May).
  41. Stone of Wisdom (Kenneth Pedersen).
  42. A Woman's Choice (Katie Benson).
  43. Border Reivers (Vivienne Dunstan).
  44. Careless Talk (Diana Rider).
  45. Tower (Ryan Tan).
  46. Bullhockey! (B F Lindsay).
  47. Time Passed (Davis G. See).
  48. Dream Pieces 2 (Iam Curio).
  49. Intelmission (Martyna Wasiluk), tied with
    The King of the World (G.A. Millsteed).
  50. Murder at the Manor (Obter9).
  51. smooch.click (Devon Guinn).
  52. Flowers of Mysteria (David Sweeney).
  53. + = x (Chandler Groover).
  54. Tohu wa Bohu (Alex Wesley Moore).
  55. Eunice (Gita Ryaboy).
  56. Instruction Set (Jared Jackson).
  57. Anno 1700 (Finn Rosenløv).
  58. The Addicott Manor (Intudia).
  59. Dreamland (eejitlikeme).
  60. Awake (Soham Sevak).
  61. Space Punk Moon Tour (J_J).
  62. The Broken Bottle (The Affinity Forge team with lead author Josh Irvin).
  63. Escape from Dinosaur Island (Richard Pettigrew).
  64. Dilemma (Leonora).
  65. Birmingham IV (Peter Emery).
  66. H.M.S. Spaceman (Nat Quayle Nelson and Diane Cai), tied with
    Shackles of Control (Sly Merc).
  67. A Final Grind (nrsm_ha).
  68. And You May Find Yourself (VPC).
  69. Let's Explore Geography! Canadian Commodities Trader Simulation Exercise (Carter Sande).
  70. Nightmare Adventure (Laurence Emms and Vibha Laljani).
  71. Campfire Tales (Matthew Deline).
  72. Linear Love (Tom Delanoy).

2018 Miss Congeniality Awards

These awards were voted by the authors of the entries.

  1. Alias 'The Magpie' (J. J. Guest).
  2. Junior Arithmancer (Mike Spivey).
  3. Bogeyman (Elizabeth Smyth).

Links

Reviews

See also: IFcomp 2018 reviews at intfiction.org, and 24th Annual IF Competition Reviews by Reviewer.

Author Commentary

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