IFComp 2010

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Competition Schedule

As per the competition schedule webpage.

May 25: The web site is open for business.
September 1: Deadline for submission of intents.
September 30: Deadline for entries.
October 1: Entries released to the public.
November 15: Voting deadline.

Entries

IF Comp 2010

IF Comp 2010 released 26 games on October 1st:

The 12:54 to Asgard (J. Robinson Wheeler; Z-code).
Aotearoa (Matt Wigdahl; Glulx).
The Bible Retold: Following a Star (Justin Morgan; Glulx).
The Bible Retold: The Lost Sheep (Ben Pennington; Z-code).
The Blind House (Maude Overton; Glulx).
The Chronicler (John Evans; Z-code).
Death Off the Cuff (Simon Christiansen; Z-code).
Divis Mortis (Lynnea Dally; Glulx).
East Grove Hills (XYZ; Z-code).
Flight of the Hummingbird (Michael Martin; Z-code).
Gigantomania (Michelle Tirto and Mike Ciul; Glulx).
Gris et Jaune (Steve van Gaal; Glulx).
Heated (Timothy Peers; Z-code).
Leadlight (Wade Clarke; Web browser).
Mite (Sara Dee; Z-code).
Ninja's Fate (Hannes Schueller; Z-code).
One Eye Open (Colin Sandel and Carolyn VanEseltine; Glulx).
Oxygen (Benjamin Sokal; Glulx).
Pen and Paint (Owen Parish; Z-code).
The People's Glorious Revolutionary Text Adventure Game (Taylor Vaughan; Z-code).
A Quiet Evening at Home (Anonymous; Z-code).
R (therealeasterbunny; Scott Adams game format).
Rogue of the Multiverse (C.E.J. Pacian; TADS 3).
The Sons of the Cherry (Alex Livingston; Web browser).
Under, In Erebus (Brian Rapp; Glulx).
The Warbler's Nest (Jason McIntosh; Z-code).

Links

IF Comp 2010 website.
This year, the forum for people who entered this competition is at intfiction.org.
Competition Twenty-Ten a.k.a. Comp10 (Lucian P. Smith) is available at http://spod-central.org/~lpsmith/Comp10.z5
IF Comp 2010 surveys.

Reviews

SPOILER WARNING: the following links contain (potentially spoilery) reviews of games from this IF Comp. You might prefer to wait until you've played the games before reading them, if you intend to judge the competition and don't want to be influenced. You might also prefer to look at the similar lists on the individual IFWiki pages of the games, if you want to read only reviews of games you've already played.

See also: list of IF Comp reviewers at Emily Short's blog.

Forum discussions: Interactive Fiction Community Forum, ADRIFT forum, Octopus Overlords, Jay is Games forum, TIGSource Forums, Something Awful Forums, Spanish forum, Russian forum, German forum, Italian newsgroup, and French forum.
Reviews - at IFDB.
Reviews by Rob Adair.
Reviews by Philip Armstrong.
Reviews by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
Reviews (in German) by Martin Barth.
Hub and reviews by Brad Buchanan.
Intro and reviews by Chris.
Reviews: intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 by Riff Conner.
Reviews (and surveys) by Conrad.
Reviews (in Italian) by Francesco Cordella.
Reviews: intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 by Cup of Joe.
Reviews by Ben Dixon.
Reviews: intro by George Dorn.
Reviews by Shane Fitzgerald-Gale.
Reviews by Victor Gijsbers.
Reviews: 1 and 2 by Gravel.
Reviews by Michael D. Hilborn.
Reviews by Hipolito.
Reviews by Christopher Huang.
Reviews by Imrihamun (Cobaltnine).
Reviews by Kevin Jackson-Mead.
Reviews: 1 and 2 by Konstantinos.
Reviews by Yoon Ha Lee.
Reviews by Jacqueline A. Lott.
Reviews: intro by Michael Martin.
Reviews by Iain Merrick.
Reviews by Wendy Moon.
Reviews: intro and reviews by Sarah Morayati.
Reviews: intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and wrap-up by Carl Muckenhoupt.
Reviews by Marius Müller.
Reviews: 1, 2 by Ron Newcomb.
Reviews by Rob O'Hara.
Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and Final scores by Steven Odhner.
Reviews: 1, 2, 3 by Tracy Poff.
Intro and reviews by Jenni Polodna.
Reviews: intro, Pet Peeves, and reviews by Brooks Reeves.
Reviews by Rhian.
Reviews by scratchm.
Reviews by Kate Sherrod.
Reviews by Dan Shiovitz.
Intro and reviews by Emily Short.
Reviews by Skeet.
Reviews by Jack Welch.
Reviews by Jake Wildstrom.
Reviews (YouTube videos) by Wintericecrystal.