IFComp 2026

The Short Game kicks off its 2026 IFComp coverage with a new three-episode format, along with a brief chat about custom IF engines and the comp's new AI rules. 0:00 - Intro and IFComp Basics 5:00 - How We Are Covering IFComp This Year 10:54 - 9 Days in a Van with Your 3 Best Friends by Nathan Leigh 25:55 - Sidetrack: Custom Engines, AI, and IFComp 29:41 - Forensic Necromancy: A Murder in Nineveh by Daniel M. Stelzer 45:10 - Ryan Veeder's Agatha Christie's The Murder on the Orient Express 57:39 - Wrap Up (00:00) - Intro and IFComp Basics (05:00) - How we are covering IFComp this year (10:54) - 9 Days in a Van with your 3 Best Friends by Nathan Leigh (25:54) - Sidetrack about custom engines, AI, and IFComp (29:41) - Forensic Necromancy: A Murder in Nineveh by Daniel M. Stelzer (45:10) - Ryan Veeder's Agatha Christie's the Murder on the Orient Express by Ryan Veeder (57:39) - Wrap Up