The 13th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition

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 Across The Stars

By Dark Star & Peter Mattsson
Filename: across.z8
System: Z-code
Walkthru: In file atsclues.z5
Blurb: The Xulthe'en Empire recruited you for duty. But this enlistment will take you Across The Stars.

 An Act of Murder

By Christopher Huang (writing as Hugh Dunnett)
Filename: ActofMurder.z8
System: Z-code

 Beneath: a Transformation

By Graham Lowther
Filename: Beneath.z5
System: Z-code
Walkthru: available in-game
Blurb: An adventure based on Robert E. Howard's "Worms of the Earth".

 The Chinese Room

A philosophical text adventure into the green valleys of silliness
By Joey Jones and Harry Giles
Filename: The Chinese Room.ulx
System: Glulx
Blurb: A comic romp through the surreal world of philosophy thought experiments, vanquishing invisible pink unicorns, roistering with great thinkers, and battling the all-powerful Evil Demon. Suitable for beginners and experienced philosophers alike.

 Deadline Enchanter

By Alan DeNiro (writing as Anonymous)
Filename: deadlineenchanter.z5
System: Z-code
Walkthru: available in-game

 Eduard the Seminarist

By Heiko Theißen
Filename: moerike.z5
System: Z-code
Walkthru: In file moerike.lis
Blurb: An episode from a poet's years as a theological seminarist almost two centuries ago.

 Ferrous Ring

By Carma Ferris
Filename: FerrousRing.ulx
System: Glulx
Walkthru: available in-game

 A Fine Day for Reaping

By revgiblet
Filename: AFDFR.taf
System: ADRIFT
Walkthru: In file AFDRFwalkthru.txt
Blurb: It's not all fun being the Grim Reaper. It's your job to usher five awkward souls into the netherworld or the universe stops existing. No pressure.

Take control of The Man in Black and find out if even Death can get a credit card...

 Fox, Fowl and Feed

By Chris Conroy
Filename: FFF.z5
System: Z-code
Blurb: An IF interpretation of a classic puzzle.

 Gathered In Darkness

By Michael Millsap (writing as Dr. Froth)
Filename: Gatheredindarkness.cas
System: QUEST
Walkthru: In file Gatheredifcompwalk.txt
Blurb: An eccentric genetic engineer, a forgotten evil God, a strange and sinister religious order, a powerful bloodline, a beautiful woman, a tropical paradise, horror, terror, fear, death, and one hell of a case of mistaken identity…

 Ghost of the Fireflies

By Paul Panks (writing as Dunric)
Filename: firefly.exe
System: Windows
Walkthru: available in-game
Blurb: Ghost of the Fireflies follows the hilarious (mis)adventures of Raiythius, a hellhound bent on mischief, whose main goal appears to be tormenting the main character (played by you, of course).

 The Immortal

By Just Rob
Filename: The Immortal.z8
System: Z-code
Walkthru: In file Walkthru.txt

 In The Mind Of The Master

By David Whyld
Filename: mindofmaster.taf
System: ADRIFT
Walkthru: available in-game

 Jealousy Duel X

By Alex Camelio
Filename: jdx.exe
System: Windows
Blurb: A Flash adventure about envy, romance, and open-mic poetry. Contains over 150 images.

Available for both PC and Mac.

 Lord Bellwater's Secret

By Sam Gordon
Filename: bellwater.zblorb
System: Z-code
Walkthru: In file bellwater.txt

 The Lost Dimension

By C. Yong
Filename: Setup.exe
System: Windows
Walkthru: In file WalkThroV1-LostDimension.doc
Blurb: The lost dimension tries to present the conventional text adventure game in a non-conventional way. It is hoped that this whole new GUI approach would attract those who normally don't play text adventure game as well.

 Lost Pig

And Place Under Ground
By Admiral Jota (writing as Grunk)
Filename: lostpig.z8
System: Z-code
Walkthru: In file walkthru.txt
Blurb: Pig lost! Boss say that it Grunk fault. Say Grunk forget about closing gate. Maybe boss right. Grunk not remember forgetting, but maybe Grunk just forget.

Now Grunk need find pig.

 A Matter of Importance

An Interactive Concept Derision
By Valentine Kopteltsev (writing as Nestor I. McNaugh)
Filename: amoi.gam
System: TADS 2
Walkthru: available in-game
Blurb: All significant modern capitals have been made the most dishonourable way.

 My Mind's Mishmash

By Robert Street
Filename: mishmash.taf
System: ADRIFT
Walkthru: In file mishmash walkthrough.txt
Blurb: A mishmash of robots, psychic powers and "ghosts" in a game of action and survival.

 My Name is Jack Mills

By Juhana Leinonen
Filename: JackMills.zblorb
System: Z-code
Walkthru: In file walkthrough.txt
Blurb: An Interactive Pulp Fiction

 Orevore Courier

By Brian Rapp
Filename: orevore.z8
System: Z-code
Walkthru: available in-game
Blurb: The ship's Security Officer is responsible for ensuring that the fantastically valuable cargo is safely delivered. To perform this task, she can rely only on her wits and a big red Destruct button.

 Packrat

An adventurer with a discerning eye
By Bill Powell
Filename: packrat.z5
System: Z-code
Walkthru: In file walkthru.rec
Blurb: They call you Packrat, but who're they sending to wake the Princess? Not only has the faraway Prince failed to deliver, but it's just come out that a hefty royal loan has had twenty years to accrue in default, and the repo giants are on their way.

 Press [Escape] to Save

Not even that command works.
By Mark Jones
Filename: pets.z5
System: Z-code
Walkthru: In file petssolution.txt

 Reconciling Mother

A man of science and action faces his own personal horror of the supernatural.
By Glenn Engstrand (writing as Plone Glenn)
Filename: theyknow.t3
System: TADS 3
Walkthru: In file walkthrough.txt
Blurb: Have you ever been in a conversation with people that you just met or barely knew and what seemed like an innocent exchange at the time became threatening on reflection?

 Slap that Fish

An adventure in anger mismanagement
By Peter Nepstad
Filename: slapthatfish.gam
System: TADS 2
Walkthru: In file walkthru.txt
Blurb: This time, those fishy bastards are finally going to get what's coming to them.

 Varkana

By Maryam Gousheh Forgeot (writing as Farahnaaz)
Filename: Varkana.gblorb
System: Glulx
Walkthru: In file walkthrough.txt
Blurb: An Interactive Fiction with a fantasy/sci-fi theme, with focus on the story.

 Wish

By Edward Floren
Filename: wish.z5
System: Z-code
Walkthru: available in-game

This year's organizer is Stephen Granade.