Mastodawn

Miron Schmidt Dec 9, 2023

@a2_4am It is fan-made, but as as I understand it, it's based on the original Infocom source code of the never-finished sequel. And it should be noted that in its current form, this is a game from 2023, submitted to the #ifcomp2023 (where it placed in the middle).

brettwitty Nov 30, 2023

The Creative Process #17 - Picking Up Seashells
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My month of trying to get back into creative projects, and celebrating the end of #ifcomp2023

https://open.substack.com/pub/brettwitty/p/the-creative-process-17-picking-up

The Creative Process #17 - Picking up seashells

After almost a year and a half, my project is done. IF Comp 2023 is done and dusted. I spent half of the month wandering, waiting. Busy but also somewhat still. It reminded me of walking along the beach, hearing the roar and crash of the waves, muddy sand sucking at your feet, and occasionally a little shell or crustacean would catch your eye.

The Creative Process

Peter "Wraithkal" Christiansen Nov 21, 2023

At a Glance: IFComp 2023's Glorious Victors

https://www.wraithkal.com/ifcomp-2023-victors/

#ifcomp2023 #interactivefiction

At a Glance: IFComp 2023’s Glorious Victors – Wraithkal: The Indie Gaming Corner

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WOMUMP Nov 21, 2023

Important #IFComp2023 update: the winner of the BOAT GOAT (see ☝️) has been determined to be _To Sea in a Sieve_, by @j_j_guest (which also won 11th place in some side contest).
https://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=uv7zle9662t1n69l
https://intfiction.org/t/the-all-important-boatiness-quotient/64826/104

To Sea in a Sieve

Episode one of The Curse of Captain Booby Peter Petibon, cabin boy, hath a problem. He be goin' down -- to Davy Jones' locker, by the powers! Lest he seize the booty o' the dread pyrate Booby, and heave it all o'erboard, he and the Cap'n both will be hors d'oeuvres for the sharks. But what be in that mysterious sea-chest? Do beavers eat boats? And what, i' the devil's name be THE DREADED "YATEVEO" TREE? All o' these questions, an' more besides, will be answered when ye play "To Sea in a Sieve", a one-room game by J. J. Guest. To Sea in a Sieve is a prequel to the author's 2003 game To Hell in a Hamper. Set 160 years earlier, To Sea in a Sieve will eventually form the first part of a trilogy. No knowledge of To Hell in a Hamper is needed to enjoy To Sea in a Sieve.

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Vivienne Dunstan Nov 20, 2023

Inspired by #IFComp to try to enter a game next year. Even with the competition a month earlier than this year! Looking through my works in progress I've found one that looks to be about the right scale for the competition and the time I have. And I've largely outlined the design already. Time to get cracking! #IFComp2023 #IFComp2024 #IndieGames #GameDev #InteractiveFiction #TextAdventure #Inform7

IFTechFoundation Nov 20, 2023

#IFcomp2023 results are now live!

Congratulations to all the entrants, and a big thank you to all our players and judges for yet another great edition of our annual comp!

1st place: "Dr Ludwig and the Devil" by SV Linwood
2nd place: "LAKE Adventure" by B.J. Best
3rd place: "The Little Match Girl 4" by Ryan Veeder.

Full results here: https://ifcomp.org/comp/2023

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WOMUMP Nov 19, 2023

The complete results of the 2023 #InteractiveFiction competition, #IFComp2023, are now up at https://ifcomp.org/comp/2023
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IFComp 2023

Vivienne Dunstan Nov 19, 2023

Delighted that my favourite game in this year’s very strong #IFComp was the final winner. Dr Ludwig and the Devil is like a comic #Hammer horror film in parser game form. The results were just announced in a Twitch livestream and the full final ranking will be on the competition website soon. https://ifcomp.org #IFComp2023 #TextAdventure #IndieGames

The Interactive Fiction Competition

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WOMUMP Nov 19, 2023

Also yet to be determined are the recipients of two special prizes, including the one-time, very serious BOAT GOAT prize for extreme boatiness. ⛵🐐
(From the prize page: "This prize will go to the game with the highest sum of IFComp score + Boatiness Quotient. It makes sense to the people who devised this. Honest." https://ifcomp.org/about/prizes )
https://intfiction.org/t/the-all-important-boatiness-quotient/64826
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WOMUMP Nov 19, 2023

I expect the full #IFComp2023 results, stats, etc will be released on https://ifcomp.org soonish.
(The full rankings were on the stream this year, but too fast for me to grab all of them. It's hoped that the livestream will be archived on YouTube later today.)