ifwiki: IFComp 2017
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The entries to the 23rd Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2017).
(As they stood when voting closed.)

# IFComp2017.zip

All of the entries in the 2017 competition in one
package, as released at the start of the competition.

# Guidebook.zip

An illustrated directory of all the games of the 2017
competition, including the games' author-supplied
blurb text and cover art. Also includes general notes
and acknowledgements regarding this year's competition.

# 10pm
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ifwiki: 10pm

10pm, by litrouke. Twine.

# 1958 Dancing With Fear
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ifwiki: 1958: Dancing With Fear

1958: Dancing With Fear, by Víctor Ojuel. Glulx.
Story file and walkthrough.

# 8 Shoes on the Shelves
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ifwiki: 8 Shoes on the Shelves

8 Shoes on the Shelves, a scramble underground by Marc Duane. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 170928.
Story file and walkthrough.

# A Beauty Cold and Austere
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ifwiki: A Beauty Cold and Austere

A Beauty Cold and Austere, an Interactive Digression by Mike Spivey. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 171105.
Story file and walkthrough.
(a newer version is at
</if-archive/games/glulx/#A_Beauty_Cold_and_Austere.gblorb>)

# A Castle of Thread
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ifwiki: A Castle of Thread

A Castle of Thread, by Marshal Tenner Winter. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 171001.
Story file and walkthrough.

# A common enemy
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ifwiki: A common enemy

A common enemy, by David de Torres Huerta. Twine.

# a partial list of things for which i am grateful
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ifwiki: a partial list of things for which i am grateful

a partial list of things for which i am grateful, by Devon Guinn. Twine.

# A Walk In The Park
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ifwiki: A Walk In The Park

A Walk In The Park, by George K. George (as 'Extra Mayonnaise'). Z-code.
Release 1 / Serial number 091120.
Story file and walkthrough.

# Absence of Law
tuid: keqvw9c8p73wzizf
ifwiki: Absence of Law

Absence of Law, by Brian Rushton. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 170102.
Browser version with styling and sound, plain story file,
and walkthrough.
(a newer version is in
</if-archive/games/html/#The Absence of Law.zip> and
</if-archive/games/glulx/#The_Absence_of_Law.gblorb>;
source code is at
</if-archive/games/source/inform/old/#Absence_of_Law-r1.txt>)

# Alice Aforethought
tuid: i9hkuf3a485h657k
ifwiki: Alice Aforethought

Alice Aforethought, by Hanon Ondricek. AXMA Story Maker.
Game and walkthrough.

# AND WHEN I SQUINT IT LOOKS LIKE CHRISTMAS
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ifwiki: AND WHEN I SQUINT IT LOOKS LIKE CHRISTMAS

AND WHEN I SQUINT IT LOOKS LIKE CHRISTMAS, by Norbez. Twine.

# Antiquest
tuid: fxxbb01cb7pzph4y
ifwiki: Antiquest

Antiquest, by Anton Lastochkin. TADS 2.
Version 2.0.
Story file and walkthrough.

# Behind the Door
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ifwiki: Behind the Door

Behind the Door, by Tatiana Statsenko (as 'eejitlikeme'). Quest.
Story file and link to play online.

# Black Marker
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ifwiki: Black Marker

Black Marker, by Michael Kielstra. Twine.

# Bookmoss
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ifwiki: Bookmoss

Bookmoss, by Devon Guinn. Twine.
Game and walkthrough.

# Charlie The Robot
tuid: bgj75x8mjokqwsjp
ifwiki: Charlie The Robot

Charlie The Robot, by Fernando Contreras. Twine.

# Day of the Djinn
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ifwiki: Day of the Djinn

Day of the Djinn, by paperyowl. Twine.

# Deshaun Stevens Ship Log
tuid: bu9jriyd6k3zw48z
ifwiki: Deshaun Steven's Ship Log

Deshaun Steven's Ship Log, by Marie L. Vibbert. Twine.

# Domestic Elementalism
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ifwiki: Domestic Elementalism

Domestic Elementalism, by fireisnormal. HTML.
Game and walkthrough.

# Eat Me
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ifwiki: Eat Me

Eat Me, A Story with Six Courses, by Chandler Groover. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 171013.
Story file, map, and walkthrough.

# Escape from Terra
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ifwiki: Escape from Terra

Escape from Terra, An Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Adventure by Mike Gerwat. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 000001.
Story file, and maps and walkthroughs in various formats.

# Etude Circular
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ifwiki: Étude Circulár

Étude Circulár, by Adam Black. Twine.

# Fake News
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ifwiki: Fake News

Fake News, by Mike Sousa. TADS 3.
Release: 1.0 – 20170928.
Story file, link to play online, and walkthrough.
(a newer version is at
</if-archive/games/tads/#Fake_News.t3>)

# Future Threads
tuid: 12dn9xrj59l5yno8
ifwiki: Future Threads

Future Threads, by Xavid. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 170927.
Story file and walkthrough.

# Goodbye Cruel Squirrel
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ifwiki: Goodbye Cruel Squirrel

Goodbye Cruel Squirrel, by George K. George (as 'Extra Mayonnaise'). Z-code.
Release 1 / Serial number 050102.
Story file and walkthrough.

# Grue
tuid: ji9b06p3iyhcyf8y
ifwiki: Grue (by Mangin)

GRUE, by Charles Mangin. Z-code.
Release 5 / Serial number 170810.
Story file and walkthrough transcript.
(also at </if-archive/games/zcode/#Grue.z8>)

# Guttersnipe St Hespers Asylum for the Criminally Mischievous
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ifwiki: Guttersnipe: St. Hesper's Asylum for the Criminally Mischievous

Guttersnipe: St. Hesper's Asylum for the Criminally Mischievous,
by Bitter Karella. Quest.
Story file, link to play online, supplementary material,
and walkthrough.

# Harbinger
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ifwiki: Harbinger

Harbinger, by Kenna May. Twine.

# Harmonia
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ifwiki: Harmonia

Harmonia, by Liza Daly. Windrift.
(game not included; link to play online)

# Haunted P
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ifwiki: Haunted P

Haunted P, a very spooky story about science.....
by Chet Rocketfrak (as 'Chad Rocketman').
Release 1 / Serial number 170928.
Story file and Inform 7 source code.

# Hexteria Skaxis Qiameth
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ifwiki: Hexteria Skaxis Qiameth

Hexteria Skaxis Qiameth, by Gabriel Floriano. Twine.

# Inevitable
tuid: 2c3o8t8l14lzm7ry
ifwiki: Inevitable (by Pfeiffer)

Inevitable, a one-room escape-your-fate adventure by Matthew Pfeiffer. Z-code.
Release 1 / Serial number 170727.

# Insignificant Little Vermin
tuid: 8brcr5jn41zb408t
ifwiki: Insignificant Little Vermin

Insignificant Little Vermin, by Filip Hráček. Egamebook.
(game not included; link to play online, and walkthrough)

# Into The Dark
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ifwiki: Into The Dark

Into The Dark, by Byron Kiernan. Twine.

# Just Get the Treasure v091
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ifwiki: Just Get the Treasure v0.9.1

Just Get the Treasure v0.9.1, by Ray B. Twine.

# Land of the Mountain King
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ifwiki: Land of the Mountain King

Land of the Mountain King, by Kenneth Pedersen. ADRIFT 5.
Release 1.
Story file, Windows executable (Intel 32-bit), and walkthrough.

# Measureless to Man
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ifwiki: Measureless to Man

Measureless to Man, by Ivan R. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 170928.
Story file and walkthrough.

# Mikaylas Phone
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ifwiki: Mikayla's Phone

Mikayla's Phone, by Angie Cornelson (as 'Mikayla Corolik'). HTML.

# Moon Base
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ifwiki: Moon Base

Moon Base, by Andrew Brown. Twine.

# My night
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ifwiki: My night

My night, by Ivsaez.
(game not included; link to play online, and walkthrough)

# NIGHTBOUND
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ifwiki: NIGHTBOUND

NIGHTBOUND, by ProP. Twine.
Game and walkthrough.

# Nyna Lives
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ifwiki: Nyna Lives

Nyna Lives, by Sarah Rhiannon Nowack. Twine.

# Off the Rails
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ifwiki: Off the Rails

Off the Rails, by Katie Benson. Twine.

# One way out
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ifwiki: One way out

One way out, by Steffen Görzig. Inform 7.
Cover by Oliver Lindau.
Inform 7 source code - this game is intended to be experienced by
loading and compiling it in the Inform 7 IDE, reading the source
code in one pane and playing the compiled version in the other.
(Hence, a compiled story file is not provided.)

# Queer In Public A Brief Essay
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ifwiki: Queer In Public: A Brief Essay

Queer In Public: A Brief Essay, by Norbez. Twine.

# Rage Quest Disciple of Peace
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ifwiki: Rage Quest: Disciple of Peace

Rage Quest: Disciple of Peace, by John Ayliff. Twine.
Game and walkthrough.

# Rainbow Bridge
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ifwiki: Rainbow Bridge

Rainbow Bridge, by Brian Kwak (as 'John Demeter'). Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 170928.

# Redstone
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ifwiki: Redstone

Redstone, by Fred Snyder. Gamefic.
Game and walkthrough.

# Run of the place
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ifwiki: Run of the place

Run of the place, a political gauntlet of exactly two hours,
by WD\x{1F479}K. Floo.

# Salt
tuid: 36qgrxe7t98du89r
ifwiki: Salt (game)

Salt, by Gareth Damian Martin. Twine.

# Something
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ifwiki: Something

Something, by Linus Lekander. Twine.

# Swigian
tuid: cu0aiddqv6c2iati
ifwiki: Swigian

Swigian, by Mathbrush (as 'Rainbus North'). Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 171022.
Story file and walkthrough.
(a newer version is at
</if-archive/games/glulx/#Swigian.gblorb>;
source code is in
</if-archive/games/source/inform/#Swigian.txt>)

# Temperamentum
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ifwiki: Temperamentum

Temperamentum, by Matthew Sawchuk. ADRIFT 5.
Story file and walkthrough.

# TextCraft Alpha Island
tuid: 3smc797y5bywzi1
ifwiki: TextCraft: Alpha Island

TextCraft: Alpha Island, by Fabrizio Polo. Java.
Version 1.04.
Game (two versions) and walkthrough.

# The Adventure of Esmeralda and Ruby on the Magical Island
tuid: 5bgkqn5wbkdzjcz
ifwiki: The Adventure of Esmeralda and Ruby on the Magical Island

The Adventure of Esmeralda and Ruby on the Magical Island,
by Marco "Erik108" Anastasio. Twine.

# The Castle of Vourtram
tuid: na6uvqa95rc12nsb
ifwiki: The Castle of Vourtram

The Castle of Vourtram, by Alexandre Torres. Quest 5.
Version 0.93.
(a newer version is in
</if-archive/games/html/#Vourtram.zip>)

# The Cube in the Cavern
tuid: bif1htzf96yn9u6d
ifwiki: The Cube in the Cavern

The Cube in the Cavern, by Andrew Schultz. Z-code.
Release 1 / Serial number 171115.
Story file, maps, walkthrough, and Inform 7 source code.

# The Dragon Will Tell You Your Future Now
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ifwiki: The Dragon Will Tell You Your Future Now

The Dragon Will Tell You Your Future Now, by Newsreparter. Twine.

# The Dream Self
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ifwiki: The Dream Self

The Dream Self, by Florencia Minuzzi. Unity/Ink.
Windows executable (Intel 32-bit) -- a zipped version is in
</if-archive/games/pc/#TheDreamSelf_Win.zip> -- and link to
download Mac version (which is also in
</if-archive/games/mac/#TheDreamSelf_Mac.zip>).

# The Fifth Sunday
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ifwiki: The Fifth Sunday

The Fifth Sunday, by Tom Broccoli. Qiaobooks.
(relies on external resources)

# The Living Puppet
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ifwiki: The Living Puppet

The Living Puppet, by Liu Zian. Qiaobooks.
(relies on external resources)

# The Murder in the Fog
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ifwiki: The Murder in the Fog

The Murder in the Fog, by Xiao Ru. Qiaobooks.
(relies on external resources)

# The Owl Consults
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ifwiki: The Owl Consults

The Owl Consults, by Thomas Mack, Nick Mathewson,
and Cidney Hamilton. Glulx.
Release 1.01 / Serial number 170819.
Story file, map, and walkthrough.
(a newer version is in
</if-archive/games/glulx/#owl-consults.zip>)

# The Richard Mines
tuid: 379808h6kxsxu4sn
ifwiki: The Richard Mines

The Richard Mines, by Evan Wright. Z-code.
Release 1 / Serial number 170928.
Story file, notes, and walkthrough.

# The Silver Gauntlets
tuid: 3hxnnssx2ubid2t2
ifwiki: The Silver Gauntlets

The Silver Gauntlets, by Jean-Paul Peschard. PDF.
Game and walkthrough.

# The skinny one
tuid: heztmnqjuuvzp9k8
ifwiki: The skinny one.

The skinny one, by Annie Z. Twine.

# The Traveller
tuid: w7og4qbxr2osac
ifwiki: The Traveller

The Traveller, by Kaelan Doyle Myerscough. Web.
(game not included; link to play online)

# The Unofficial SeaMonkeyR Simulation
tuid: wd8hq2633kkaav
ifwiki: The Unofficial Sea-Monkey(R) Simulation

The Unofficial Sea-Monkey(R) Simulation, by B.J. Best. Twine.
Game and walkthrough.

# The Very Old Witch and the Turnip Girl
tuid: tonhk6h4ehyvwh8d
ifwiki: The Very Old Witch and the Turnip Girl

The Very Old Witch and the Turnip Girl, by Megan Stevens. Squiffy.

# The Wand
tuid: 2jil5vbxmbv8riv1
ifwiki: The Wand

The Wand, by Arthur DiBianca. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 170927.
Story file and walkthrough.
(a newer version is at
</if-archive/games/glulx/#Wand.ulx>)

# The Wizard Sniffer
tuid: uq18rw9gt8j58da
ifwiki: The Wizard Sniffer

The Wizard Sniffer, by Buster Hudson. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 171007.
Story file and walkthrough.

# Transient Skies
tuid: ehyw0scghipkbd1j
ifwiki: Transient Skies

Transient Skies, by dgtziea. Twine.

# Tuuli
tuid: ngcuiadqoqzy1yn0
ifwiki: Tuuli

Tuuli, an interactive ritual, by Daurmith and Ruber Eaglenest. Z-code.
Release 1 / Serial number 171008.
Story file and walkthrough.
(a newer version is at
</if-archive/games/zcode/#Tuuli.zblorb>)

# Ultimate Escape Room IF City
tuid: dd4psaxxggdxkw66
ifwiki: Ultimate Escape Room: IF City

Ultimate Escape Room: IF City, by Mark Stahl. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 170928.

# Unit 322 Disambiguation
tuid: v19f18u1gjs38pfo
ifwiki: Unit 322 (Disambiguation)

Unit 322 (Disambiguation), by Jonny Muir. Twine.
Game and walkthrough.

# VR Gambler
tuid: 6iykmlp156u87mww
ifwiki: VR Gambler

VR Gambler, by Robert DeFord. Alan.
Version 1.0.
Story files, map, feelie, and Windows interpreter
(WinArun 3.0beta6; Intel 32-bit).

# What Once Was
tuid: tvcjcuc0upllq68j
ifwiki: What Once Was

What Once Was, by Luke A. Jones. Quest.
Story file, link to play online, and walkthrough.

# Will Not Let Me Go
tuid: 67r2qc21m5nzexv1
ifwiki: Will Not Let Me Go

Will Not Let Me Go, by Stephen Granade. Twine.

# Word of the Day
tuid: hnv5kr6evzstmunl
ifwiki: Word of the Day

Word of the Day, a tale of treachery, murder and procreation
by Richard Otter. Glulx.
Release 1 / Serial number 171015.
Story file and walkthrough.
(a newer version is at
</if-archive/games/glulx/#Word_of_the_Day.gblorb>)

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