IFComp 2011
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Competition Schedule
As per the competition schedule webpage.
- May 10: 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.
- October 1: 38 games were released.
- October 6: The games Calm, Death of Schlig, The Hours, Fan Interference, Kerkerkruip, Sentencing Mr Liddell, Blind, It, Dead Hotel, Andromeda Awakening, Tenth Plague, and Vestiges were updated.
- October 11: The games Andromeda Awakening, Awake the Mighty Dread, Death of Schlig, Fan Interference, The Guardian, The Myothian Falcon, Operation Extraction, The Play, Sentencing Mr Liddell, and Taco Fiction were updated.
- October 16: The games Andromeda Awakening, Blind, Calm, Cana According To Micah, Cold Iron, Fan Interference, The Myothian Falcon, and The Play were updated. The walkthrough for The Elfen Maiden was expanded.
- October 25: The games A Comedy of Error Messages (originally The Elfen Maiden), Andromeda Awakening, Fog Convict, Operation Extraction, and PataNoir were updated.
- November 1: The games Death of Schlig and Professor Frank were updated.
- November 11: The games PataNoir and Professor Frank were updated.
- November 16: Comp results were announced.
Deadlines are at 11:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on the day listed above.
Entries
38 games were released on October 1, 2011:
- Andromeda Awakening (Marco Innocenti; Z-code).
- Awake the Mighty Dread (Lyle Skains; Glulx).
- Beet the Devil (Carolyn VanEseltine; Glulx).
- The Binary (Bloomengine; Web browser).
- Blind (Andrew Metzger; TADS 2).
- Calm (Joey Jones and Melvin Rangasamy; Glulx).
- Cana According To Micah (Rev. Stephen Dawson; Z-code).
- Cold Iron (Lyman Clive Charles; Z-code).
- Cursed (Nick Rogers; ADRIFT 4).
- Dead Hotel (Comazombie; MS-Windows).
- Death of Schlig (Peter Timony; Glulx).
- The Elfen Maiden (Adam Le Doux; Z-code).
- Escape From Santaland (Jason Ermer; Z-code).
- Fan Interference (Andrew Schultz; Glulx).
- Fog Convict (Andrew Metzger; TADS 2).
- The Guardian (Lutein Hawthorne; Z-code).
- The Hours (Robert Patten; Glulx).
- How Suzy Got Her Powers (David Whyld; ADRIFT 4).
- It (Emily Boegheim; TADS 3).
- Keepsake (Savaric; Z-code).
- Kerkerkruip (Victor Gijsbers; Glulx).
- Last Day of Summer (Cameron Fox; Z-code).
- The Life (and Deaths) of Doctor M (Edmund Wells; Glulx).
- Luster (Jared Smith; Glulx).
- The Myothian Falcon (Andy Joel; Quest 5).
- Operation Extraction (Ming-Yee Iu; Web browser).
- PataNoir (Simon Christiansen; Glulx).
- The Play (Deirdra Kiai; Web browser).
- Playing Games (Pam Comfite; Glulx).
- Professor Frank (Laurence Kilday; Z-code).
- Return to Camelot (Po. Prune; ADRIFT).
- Sentencing Mr Liddell (I-K. Huuhtanen; Glulx).
- The Ship of Whimsy (U. N. Owen; Z-code).
- Six (Wade Clarke; Glulx).
- Taco Fiction (Ryan Veeder; Glulx).
- Ted Paladin And The Case Of The Abandoned House (Anssi Raisanen; Alan).
- Tenth Plague (Lynnea Dally; Z-code).
- Vestiges (Josephine Wynter; Z-code).
Links
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.
- Forum discussions: Interactive Fiction Community Forum, ADRIFT forum (1) and (2), Jolt Country Forum, Octopus Overlords, MobyGames, and Russian forum.
- Reviews by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
- Reviews (in German) by Martin Barth.
- Reviews by Cobaltnine.
- Reviews by Mr Creosote.
- Reviews by George Dorn.
- Reviews by Elizabeth (runnerchild).
- Reviews by J.
- Reviews by Jizaboz.
- Reviews by Cassandra Khaw.
- Reviews by Konstantinos.
- Reviews by Amanda Lange.
- Reviews by Yoon Ha Lee.
- Reviews by Carl Muckenhoupt.
- Reviews by Ron Newcomb.
- Reviews by Steven Odhner.
- Reviews by Jenni Polodna.
- Reviews by Emily Short.
- Reviews by Adam Smith.
- Reviews by TempestDash.
- Reviews by Mark J. Tilford.
- Reviews by Matt Weiner.
- Reviews by Matt Wigdahl.
- Reviews by Jake Wildstrom.
- Reviews (YouTube videos) by Wintericecrystal.