Spring Thing

Note: this competition isn't the same as the Spring ting.

The Spring Thing, also known as the Autumnal Jumble (or Fall Fooferall, prior to 2022), is an annual competition that was originally conceived and organized by Adam Cadre. The Spring Thing is designed to operate at the opposite time of year from the annual IF Comp in October, and places a emphasis on both longer and higher quality entries than the IF Comp. To help encourage well-tested entries, the rules once provided a mechanism to disqualify buggy games; however, this was removed in the hopes that the entry fee alone would be enough to discourage low-quality games.

The organizer of the Spring Thing from 2005 to 2013 was Greg Boettcher; the current organizer is Aaron A. Reed.

The Spring Things

Organized by Adam Cadre:

Spring Thing 2002. 1 entry. Winner: Tinseltown Blues (Chip Hayes; Z-code).
Spring Thing 2003. 4 entries. Winner: Max Blaster and Doris de Lightning Against the Parrot Creatures of Venus (Dan Shiovitz, Emily Short, illustrator: J. Robinson Wheeler; TADS 3).
Note: There was no Spring Thing in 2004.

Organized by Greg Boettcher:

Spring Thing 2005. 6 entries. Winner: Whom The Telling Changed (Aaron A. Reed; Z-code).
Spring Thing 2006. 4 entries. Winner: De Baron a.k.a. The Baron (Victor Gijsbers; Z-code).
Spring Thing 2007. 4 entries. Winner: Fate (Victor Gijsbers; Z-code).
Spring Thing 2008. 3 entries. Winner: Pascal's Wager (Dave as "Doug Egan"; Z-code).
Spring Thing 2009. 4 entries. Winner: A Flustered Duck (Jim Aikin; Glulx).
Spring Thing 2010. No entries.
Spring Thing 2011. 6 entries. Winner: The Lost Islands of Alabaz (Michael Gentry; Glulx).
Spring Thing 2012. 4 entries. Winner: The Rocket Man from the Sea (Janos Honkonen; Z-code).
Spring Thing 2013. 3 entries. Winner: Witch's Girl (Mostly Useless; Twine).

Organized by Aaron A. Reed:

Spring Thing 2014. 9 entries. Winner: The Price of Freedom: Innocence Lost (Briar Rose; ChooseYourStory).
Spring Thing 2015. 9 entries (6 in Main Festival and 3 in Back Garden).
- Recipient of Audience Choice ribbon and Alumni's Choice ribbon: Toby's Nose (Chandler Groover; Glulx).
Spring Thing 2016. 17 entries (10 in Main Festival and 7 in Back Garden).
- Recipient of Audience Choice ribbon: Tangaroa Deep (Astrid Dalmady; Twine).
- Recipient of Alumni's Choice ribbon: The Xylophoniad (Robin Johnson; Versificator).
Spring Thing 2017.
- Recipient of Audience Choice ribbon (tie): Bobby and Bonnie (Xavid; Inform/Glulx).
- Recipient of Audience Choice ribbon (tie): Niney (Daniel Spitz; Inform/Z).
- Recipient of Alumni's Choice ribbon: Guttersnipe: Carnival of Regrets (Bitter Karella; Quest).
Spring Thing 2018.
- Recipient of Audience Choice ribbon and Alumni's Choice ribbon: Illuminismo Iniziato (Michael J. Coyne; Glulx).
Spring Thing 2019.
- Recipient of Audience Choice Best in Show ribbon: Among the Seasons (Kieran Green; Twine).
- Recipient of Audience Choice Best in Show ribbon: The Missing Ring (Felicity Drake; Twine).
Spring Thing 2020.
- Recipient of Audience Choice Best in Show ribbon: Hawk the Hunter (Jonathan B. Himes; Quest).
- Recipient of Audience Choice Best in Show ribbon: JELLY (Tom Lento and Chandler Groover; Twine).
Spring Thing 2021.
- Recipient of Audience Choice Best in Show ribbon: Fish & Dagger (grave snail games; Twine).
- Recipient of Audience Choice Best in Show ribbon: The Weight of a Soul (Chin Kee Young; Inform/Glulx).

Links

The Spring Thing homepage
A Brief History of Spring Thing by Mathbrush. March 29, 2018.
Adam Cadre's Spring Thing page
Baf's Guide listing for Spring Thing (archive)
Spring Thing at Wikipedia.