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==Best Setting Winners== | ==Best Setting Winners== | ||
* '''1996 Best Setting''': ''Small World'' ([[Andrew Pontious]]; [[TADS 2]]). | * '''1996 Best Setting''': ''[[Small World]]'' ([[Andrew Pontious]]; [[TADS 2]]). | ||
* '''1997 Best Setting''': ''A Bear's Night Out'' ([[David Dyte]]; [[Z-code]]). | * '''1997 Best Setting''': ''[[A Bear's Night Out]]'' ([[David Dyte]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
* '''1998 Best Setting''': ''Anchorhead'' ([[Michael Gentry]]; | * '''1998 Best Setting''': ''[[Anchorhead]]'' ([[Michael Gentry]]; Z-code). | ||
* '''1999 Best Setting''': ''Hunter, in Darkness'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; | * '''1999 Best Setting''': ''[[Hunter, in Darkness]]'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; Z-code). | ||
* '''2000 Best Setting''': ''Shade'' ( | * '''2000 Best Setting''': ''[[Shade]]'' (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code). | ||
* | * '''2001 Best Setting''': ''[[All Roads]]'' ([[Jon Ingold]]; Z-code). | ||
* | * '''2002 Best Setting''': ''[[1893: A World's Fair Mystery]]'' {[[Peter Nepstad]]; TADS 2). | ||
* | * '''2003 Best Setting''': ''[[Slouching Towards Bedlam]]'' ([[Daniel Ravipinto]] and [[Star Foster]]; Z-code). | ||
* | * '''2004 Best Setting''': ''[[The Fire Tower]]'' ([[Jacqueline A. Lott]]; Z-code). | ||
* '''2005 Best Setting''': ''[[Vespers]]'' ([[Jason Devlin]]; Z-code). | |||
==Best Setting Winners and Finalists== | ==Best Setting Winners and Finalists== | ||
* '''1996 Best Setting''' | * '''1996 Best Setting: ''Small World''''' ([[Andrew Pontious]]; [[TADS 2]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''The Light: Shelby's Addendum'' ([[Colm McCarthy]]; [[TADS 2]]). | ** Finalist: ''The Light: Shelby's Addendum'' ([[Colm McCarthy]]; [[TADS 2]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Lost New York'' ([[Neil deMause]]; [[TADS 2]]). | ** Finalist: ''Lost New York'' ([[Neil deMause]]; [[TADS 2]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Night at the Computer Center'' ([[Bonni Mierzejewska]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''Night at the Computer Center'' ([[Bonni Mierzejewska]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''So Far'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''So Far'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
* '''1997 Best Setting | * '''1997 Best Setting: ''A Bear's Night Out''''' ([[David Dyte]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist ''Interstate Zero'' a.k.a. ''I-0'' ([[Adam Cadre]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist ''Interstate Zero'' a.k.a. ''I-0'' ([[Adam Cadre]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Mercy'' ([[Chris Klimas]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''Mercy'' ([[Chris Klimas]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''She's Got a Thing for a Spring'' ([[Brent VanFossen]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''She's Got a Thing for a Spring'' ([[Brent VanFossen]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Sins Against Mimesis'' ([[Adam Thornton]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''Sins Against Mimesis'' ([[Adam Thornton]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
* '''1998 Best Setting''' | * '''1998 Best Setting: ''Anchorhead''''' ([[Michael Gentry]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Losing Your Grip'' ([[Stephen Granade]]; [[TADS 2]]). | ** Finalist: ''Losing Your Grip'' ([[Stephen Granade]]; [[TADS 2]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Muse: An Autumn Romance'' ([[Christopher Huang]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''Muse: An Autumn Romance'' ([[Christopher Huang]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Once and Future'' ([[Gerry Kevin Wilson]]; [[TADS 2]]). | ** Finalist: ''Once and Future'' ([[Gerry Kevin Wilson]]; [[TADS 2]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Spider and Web'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''Spider and Web'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
* '''1999 Best Setting | * '''1999 Best Setting: ''Hunter, in Darkness''''' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Erehwon'' ([[Richard Litherland]]; [[TADS 2]]). | ** Finalist: ''Erehwon'' ([[Richard Litherland]]; [[TADS 2]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''For a Change'' ([[Dan Schmidt]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''For a Change'' ([[Dan Schmidt]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
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** Finalist: ''Winter Wonderland'' ([[Laura A. Knauth]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''Winter Wonderland'' ([[Laura A. Knauth]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Worlds Apart'' ([[Suzanne Britton]]; [[TADS 2]]). | ** Finalist: ''Worlds Apart'' ([[Suzanne Britton]]; [[TADS 2]]). | ||
* '''2000 Best Setting''' | * '''2000 Best Setting: ''Shade''''' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''LASH -- Local Asynchronous Satellite Hookup'' ([[Paul O'Brian]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''LASH -- Local Asynchronous Satellite Hookup'' ([[Paul O'Brian]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Metamorphoses'' ([[Emily Short]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''Metamorphoses'' ([[Emily Short]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Nevermore'' ([[Nate Cull]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''Nevermore'' ([[Nate Cull]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Shrapnel'' ([[Adam Cadre]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''Shrapnel'' ([[Adam Cadre]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
* | * '''2001 Best Setting: ''All Roads''''' ([[Jon Ingold]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Fallacy of Dawn'' ([[Robb Sherwin]]; [[Hugo]]). | ** Finalist: ''Fallacy of Dawn'' ([[Robb Sherwin]]; [[Hugo]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Fine Tuned'' ([[Dennis G. Jerz]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''Fine Tuned'' ([[Dennis G. Jerz]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
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** Finalist: ''Pytho's Mask'' ([[Emily Short]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''Pytho's Mask'' ([[Emily Short]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Textfire Golf'' ([[Adam Cadre]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''Textfire Golf'' ([[Adam Cadre]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
* | * '''2002 Best Setting: ''1893: A World's Fair Mystery''''' {[[Peter Nepstad]]; [[TADS 2]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Augustine'' ([[Terrence V. Koch]]; [[TADS 2]]). | ** Finalist: ''Augustine'' ([[Terrence V. Koch]]; [[TADS 2]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Earth and Sky 2: Another Earth, Another Sky'' ([[Paul O'Brian]]; [[Glulx]]). | ** Finalist: ''Earth and Sky 2: Another Earth, Another Sky'' ([[Paul O'Brian]]; [[Glulx]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''The Moonlit Tower'' ([[Yoon Ha Lee]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''The Moonlit Tower'' ([[Yoon Ha Lee]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Savoir Faire'' ([[Emily Short]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''Savoir Faire'' ([[Emily Short]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
* | * '''2003 Best Setting: ''Slouching Towards Bedlam''''' ([[Daniel Ravipinto]] and [[Star Foster]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''City of Secrets'' ([[Emily Short]]; [[Glulx]]). | ** Finalist: ''City of Secrets'' ([[Emily Short]]; [[Glulx]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Gourmet'' ([[Aaron A. Reed]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''Gourmet'' ([[Aaron A. Reed]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Narcolepsy'' ([[Adam Cadre]]; [[Glulx]]). | ** Finalist: ''Narcolepsy'' ([[Adam Cadre]]; [[Glulx]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''To Hell in a Hamper'' ([[J.J. Guest]]; [[Adrift]]). | ** Finalist: ''To Hell in a Hamper'' ([[J.J. Guest]]; [[Adrift]]). | ||
* | * '''2004 Best Setting>: ''The Fire Tower''''' ([[Jacqueline A. Lott]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''The Dreamhold'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''The Dreamhold'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Future Boy!'' ([[Kent Tessman]]; [[Hugo]]). | ** Finalist: ''Future Boy!'' ([[Kent Tessman]]; [[Hugo]]). | ||
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** Finalist: ''Mingsheng'' ([[Deane Saunders]]; [[Z-code]]). | ** Finalist: ''Mingsheng'' ([[Deane Saunders]]; [[Z-code]]). | ||
** Finalist: ''Necrotic Drift'' ([[Robb Sherwin]]; [[Hugo]]). | ** Finalist: ''Necrotic Drift'' ([[Robb Sherwin]]; [[Hugo]]). | ||
* '''2005 Best Setting: ''[[Vespers]]''''' ([[Jason Devlin]]; Z-code). | |||
** Finalist: ''[[All Hope Abandon]]'' ([[Eric Eve]]; [[TADS 3]]). | |||
** Finalist: ''[[Building]]'' ([[Mike Tulloch]]; Z-code). | |||
** Finalist: ''[[Chancellor]]'' ([[Kevin Venzke]]; TADS 2). | |||
** Finalist: ''[[Distress]]'' ([[Mike Snyder]]; Hugo). | |||
[[Category:XYZZY Awards]] | [[Category:XYZZY Awards]] | ||
Revision as of 03:00, 13 March 2006
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See also:
Best Setting Winners
- 1996 Best Setting: Small World (Andrew Pontious; TADS 2).
- 1997 Best Setting: A Bear's Night Out (David Dyte; Z-code).
- 1998 Best Setting: Anchorhead (Michael Gentry; Z-code).
- 1999 Best Setting: Hunter, in Darkness (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- 2000 Best Setting: Shade (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- 2001 Best Setting: All Roads (Jon Ingold; Z-code).
- 2002 Best Setting: 1893: A World's Fair Mystery {Peter Nepstad; TADS 2).
- 2003 Best Setting: Slouching Towards Bedlam (Daniel Ravipinto and Star Foster; Z-code).
- 2004 Best Setting: The Fire Tower (Jacqueline A. Lott; Z-code).
- 2005 Best Setting: Vespers (Jason Devlin; Z-code).
Best Setting Winners and Finalists
- 1996 Best Setting: Small World (Andrew Pontious; TADS 2).
- Finalist: The Light: Shelby's Addendum (Colm McCarthy; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Lost New York (Neil deMause; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Night at the Computer Center (Bonni Mierzejewska; Z-code).
- Finalist: So Far (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- 1997 Best Setting: A Bear's Night Out (David Dyte; Z-code).
- Finalist Interstate Zero a.k.a. I-0 (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
- Finalist: Mercy (Chris Klimas; Z-code).
- Finalist: She's Got a Thing for a Spring (Brent VanFossen; Z-code).
- Finalist: Sins Against Mimesis (Adam Thornton; Z-code).
- 1998 Best Setting: Anchorhead (Michael Gentry; Z-code).
- Finalist: Losing Your Grip (Stephen Granade; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Muse: An Autumn Romance (Christopher Huang; Z-code).
- Finalist: Once and Future (Gerry Kevin Wilson; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Spider and Web (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- 1999 Best Setting: Hunter, in Darkness (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- Finalist: Erehwon (Richard Litherland; TADS 2).
- Finalist: For a Change (Dan Schmidt; Z-code).
- Finalist: The Mulldoon Legacy (Jon Ingold; Z-code).
- Finalist: Winter Wonderland (Laura A. Knauth; Z-code).
- Finalist: Worlds Apart (Suzanne Britton; TADS 2).
- 2000 Best Setting: Shade (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- Finalist: LASH -- Local Asynchronous Satellite Hookup (Paul O'Brian; Z-code).
- Finalist: Metamorphoses (Emily Short; Z-code).
- Finalist: Nevermore (Nate Cull; Z-code).
- Finalist: Shrapnel (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
- 2001 Best Setting: All Roads (Jon Ingold; Z-code).
- Finalist: Fallacy of Dawn (Robb Sherwin; Hugo).
- Finalist: Fine Tuned (Dennis G. Jerz; Z-code).
- Finalist: Heroes (Sean Barrett; Z-code).
- Finalist: Pytho's Mask (Emily Short; Z-code).
- Finalist: Textfire Golf (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
- 2002 Best Setting: 1893: A World's Fair Mystery {Peter Nepstad; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Augustine (Terrence V. Koch; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Earth and Sky 2: Another Earth, Another Sky (Paul O'Brian; Glulx).
- Finalist: The Moonlit Tower (Yoon Ha Lee; Z-code).
- Finalist: Savoir Faire (Emily Short; Z-code).
- 2003 Best Setting: Slouching Towards Bedlam (Daniel Ravipinto and Star Foster; Z-code).
- Finalist: City of Secrets (Emily Short; Glulx).
- Finalist: Gourmet (Aaron A. Reed; Z-code).
- Finalist: Narcolepsy (Adam Cadre; Glulx).
- Finalist: To Hell in a Hamper (J.J. Guest; Adrift).
- 2004 Best Setting>: The Fire Tower (Jacqueline A. Lott; Z-code).
- Finalist: The Dreamhold (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
- Finalist: Future Boy! (Kent Tessman; Hugo).
- Finalist: Gamlet (Tomasz Pudlo; Z-code).
- Finalist: Mingsheng (Deane Saunders; Z-code).
- Finalist: Necrotic Drift (Robb Sherwin; Hugo).
- 2005 Best Setting: Vespers (Jason Devlin; Z-code).
- Finalist: All Hope Abandon (Eric Eve; TADS 3).
- Finalist: Building (Mike Tulloch; Z-code).
- Finalist: Chancellor (Kevin Venzke; TADS 2).
- Finalist: Distress (Mike Snyder; Hugo).