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|Part of series=The Annual IF Competition
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|Image=IF Comp 2008 logo.png
|Website=https://ifcomp.org/comp/2008
|Organisers=Stephen Granade
|Total=35
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==Competition Schedule==
==Competition Schedule==
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<li>''[[The Hall of the Fount of Artois]]'' ([[Simon Ellis]]; MS-Windows).</li>
<li>''[[The Hall of the Fount of Artois]]'' ([[Simon Ellis]]; MS-Windows).</li>
<li>''[[LAIR of the CYBER-COW]]'' ([[Harry Wilson]] as "Conrad"; ADRIFT 3.9).</li>
<li>''[[LAIR of the CYBER-COW]]'' ([[Harry Wilson]] as "Conrad"; ADRIFT 3.9).</li>
<li>''[[Search for the Ultimate Weapon]]'' ([[Sharilynn]]; MS-Windows).</li>
<li>''[[Search for the Ultimate Weapon]]'' ([[Sharilynn]]; [[SUDS]]).</li>
<li>''[[The Missing Piece]]'' ([[C. Yong]]; MS-Windows).</li>
<li>''[[The Missing Piece]]'' ([[C. Yong]]; MS-Windows).</li>
<li>''[[Freedom (by Anonymous)|Freedom]]'' (Anonymous; Z-code).</li>
<li>''[[Freedom (by Anonymous)|Freedom]]'' (Anonymous; Z-code).</li>
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* [https://ifcomp.org/comp/2008 Results, on ifcomp.org].
* [https://ifcomp.org/comp/2008 Results, on ifcomp.org].
* {{link|deadurl=http://wurb.com/if/award/1#547|Baf's Guide}}.
* {{link|deadurl=http://wurb.com/if/award/1#547|Baf's Guide}}.
* [https://www.ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXgamesXcompetition2008.html IF Archive].
* [{{ifarchive index link|games/competition2008/}} IF Archive].
* {{ifdb comp|14th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition|dofqat2umvqzuja2}}.
* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=519 Voting's over... Authors? (Spoilers Within)] - thread at the Interactive Fiction Forum.
* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=519 Voting's over... Authors? (Spoilers Within)] - thread at the Interactive Fiction Forum.
* {{Mathbrush ifcomp review|year=2008|url=https://intfiction.org/t/history-of-ifcomp-year-by-year-2008/11547}}.
* {{Mathbrush ifcomp review|year=2008|url=https://intfiction.org/t/history-of-ifcomp-year-by-year-2008/11547}}.

Latest revision as of 18:22, 1 April 2025

IFComp 2008
Competition
Frequency
IF Comp 2008 logo.png
Part of series The Annual IF Competition
Website https://ifcomp.org/comp/2008
Organiser Stephen Granade
IFDB event page Event
IFDB series page Series
Total entries 35
Event dates
Registration begins 19 Apr 2008
Registration ends 1 Sep 2008
Submissions due 29 Sep 2008
Voting begins 30 Sep 2008
Voting ends 15 Nov 2008
Results announced 16 Nov 2008
Results
1 Violet
2 Nightfall
3 Everybody Dies
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Competition Schedule

  • 19th April: The IF Comp 2008 site is open for business.
  • September 1st: Deadline for submission of intents.
  • September 29th: Deadline for entries.
  • October 1st: Entries released to the public.
  • November 15th: Voting deadline.

2008 IF Comp Results

Comp results were announced on November 16, 2008.

  1. Violet (Jeremy Freese; Z-code).
  2. Nightfall (Eric Eve; Glulx).
  3. Everybody Dies (Jim Munroe; Glulx).
  4. Afflicted ("Doug Egan"; Z-code).
  5. Piracy 2.0 (Sean Huxter; Z-code).
  6. Snack Time! (Hardy the Bulldog and Renee Choba; Z-code).
  7. Opening Night (David Batterham; Z-code).
  8. April in Paris (Jim Aikin; TADS 3).
  9. A Date With Death (David Whyld; ADRIFT 4).
  10. Berrost's Challenge (Mark Hatfield; TADS 2).
  11. Cry Wolf (Clare Parker; Glulx).
  12. Escape from the Underworld (Karl Beecher; Z-code).
  13. Buried In Shoes (Kazuki Mishima; Z-code).
  14. Magic (Geoff Fortytwo; TADS 3).
  15. Recess At Last (Gerald Aungst; Glulx).
  16. Grief (Simon Christiansen; Z-code).
  17. Trein (Leena Ganguli; Z-code).
  18. The Ngah Angah School of Forbidden Wisdom (Anssi Räisänen; Alan 3).
  19. Red Moon (Jonathan Hay; Z-code).
  20. Dracula's Underground Crypt (Alex Whitington; Z-code).
  21. Channel Surfing (Mike Vollmer; Glulx).
  22. Ananachronist (Joseph Strom; Z-code).
  23. wHen mAchines aTtack (Mark Jones; Z-code) tied with
    The Lucubrator (Ricardo Dague; Z-code).
  24. A Martian Odyssey (Horatiu Romosan; Glulx).
  25. The Hall of the Fount of Artois (Simon Ellis; MS-Windows).
  26. LAIR of the CYBER-COW (Harry Wilson as "Conrad"; ADRIFT 3.9).
  27. Search for the Ultimate Weapon (Sharilynn; SUDS).
  28. The Missing Piece (C. Yong; MS-Windows).
  29. Freedom (Anonymous; Z-code).
  30. Riverside (Jeremy Crockett and Victor Janmey; Z-code).
  31. Project Delta (Emilian Kowalewski; MS-Windows).
  32. Nerd Quest (RagtimeNerd; Java).
  33. The Lighthouse (Eric Hickman and Nathan Chung; Z-code).
  34. The Absolute Worst IF Game in History (Dean Menezes; Z-code).

2008 Miss Congeniality Awards

These awards were voted by the authors of the entries.

  1. Violet (Jeremy Freese; Z-code).
  2. Everybody Dies (Jim Munroe; Glulx).
  3. Nightfall (Eric Eve; Glulx).

External links

Reviews

See also the lists of links at Emily Short's blog and at the Interactive Fiction Forum.

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