XYZZY Awards 1996

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• Statistics

1996 Xyzzy Awards Winners

• Best Game — So Far, by Andrew Plotkin.
  Finalists: The Light: Shelby's Addendum, Lost New York, The Meteor, The Stone And A Long Glass Of Sherbet, Time: All Things Come to an End.
• Best Individual NPC — The burin, in Frobozz Magic Support, by Nate Cull;
  also (????), in Kissing the Buddha's Feet, by Leon Lin;
  and (????) in Small World, by Andrew Pontious.
  Finalists: Phlegm, Ralph
• Best Individual Puzzle — Opening the gate, in So Far, by Andrew Plotkin.
  Finalists: Fear, The Meteor, The Stone And A Long Glass Of Sherbet.
• Best NPCs — Kissing the Buddha's Feet, by Leon Lin.
  Finalists: Lost New York, Small World, The Underoos that Ate New York, The Wedding.
• Best Puzzles — So Far, by Andrew Plotkin.
  Finalists: Frobozz Magic Support, Lost New York, The Meteor, The Stone And A Long Glass Of Sherbet, Time: All Things Come to an End.
• Best Setting — Small World, by Andrew Pontious.
  Finalists: The Light: Shelby's Addendum, Lost New York, Night at the Computer Center, So Far.
• Best Story — Tapestry, by Daniel Ravipinto.
  Finalists: Delusions, Lost New York, So Far, Time: All Things Come to an End.
• Best Writing — So Far, by Andrew Plotkin.
  Finalists: Aayela, Lost New York, The Meteor, The Stone And A Long Glass Of Sherbet, Tapestry.