102: IFComp 2016

What this episode covers

Now in its 22nd year, IFComp (The Interactive Fiction Competition) is an annual celebration of new text-based games. We covered last year’s competition in a pair of episodes last October, and this year we’re back with our first impression of this year’s entries. This is IFComp’s biggest year yet, with 58 games competing. All of them are available to play for free on the IFComp website. This episode was recorded on only 2 days after the start of the competition. We share our thoughts on the games we have tried so far, and note some exciting looking games we’ll be trying before the competition concludes in November. Last year’s episodes: The Short Game 61: IFComp 2015 The Short Game 63: More IFComp 2015 Rules for the competition Played and Discussed: Detectiveland by Robin Johnson The Queen’s Menagerie by Chandler Groover Mirror and Queen by Chandler Groover Blue Cactus Motel by Astrid Dalmady The Game of Worlds TOURNAMENT! by Ade Pogoman Go! by Jack Welch and Ben Collins-Sussman 16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds by Abigail Corfman Fair by Hanon Andresek Mentioned: Stuff and Nonsense by Felicity Banks Black Rock City by Jim Munroe Evermore by Adam Whybray and Edgar Allan Poe The Shoe Dept. by Aquanet Color the Truth by Mathbrush You can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame Like the show? Support us by writing a review on iTunes! Your hosts this week were: Raygan Kelly – @raygank Shane Kelly – @8bitShane Nate Heininger – @natestl Laura Nash – @laurajnash

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