ifwiki: IFComp 1997
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This directory contains all the entries to the
1997 Interactive Fiction Competition, each one in its
own directory, sorted by programming language.

# announcement.txt

Announcing the Third Annual Text Adventure Authorship
Competition, Administered by "Whizzard" Gerry Kevin Wilson

# comp97.z5
ifwiki: CompXX
tuid: a3thoxm83tzz8ihz

The 'front-end' game for the 1997 competition, providing
information on all the games and systems used to run
them, plus the ability to sort the games you can play
into a random list. Written by Lucian Paul Smith.
Release 3 / Serial number 971009.

# complete-results.txt

complete list of the results of the competition, by the
vote taker, LucFrench

# everything.zip

all the entries in this year's competition in one package.
Unzip into a directory with the -d option to preserve the
original subdirectory structure.

# official-results.txt

the results of the competition, by Gerry Kevin Wilson

# read.me

Whizzard's note about this year's competition:
read this to find out where to get more information

# AcornJACL.spk

a quick port of the JACL engine to the Acorn RISC OS
by Julian Arnold, so that Acorn users can play the JACL
competition game

# agt/emailbox
tuid: t6e7z42jgg1tg7of
ifwiki: E-Mailbox

E-Mailbox v0.3 (beta), a true story based on actual events
that occurred to a real individual, by Jay A. Goemmer.
Story file and walkthrough.

# alan/leaves
tuid: x86e78uzy380fdot
ifwiki: Leaves (by Mikko Vuorinen)

Leaves, a Short Interactive Journey by Mikko Vuorinen,
release 3.
Story file and walkthrough.

# hugo/down
tuid: qarfemk18j5q1w7c
ifwiki: Down (game)

Down, by Kent Tessman,
Release 1, 30sep97.
Story file and walkthrough.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/hugo/#down.hex>)

# inform/agb
tuid: uu3k97lhrx5zkjwz
ifwiki: A Good Breakfast

A Good Breakfast, an Interactive Feeding by Stuart Adair.
Release 2 / Serial number 971107.

# inform/bear
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ifwiki: A Bear's Night Out

A Bear's Night Out, an Interactive Children's Story
by David Dyte.  Release 2 / Serial number 971011.
Story file and walkthrough.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/zcode/#bear.z5>)

# inform/cask
tuid: ddzye6zazvzr3lm3
ifwiki: CASK

Cask, my first stab at Interactive Fiction,
by Harry M. Hardjono.  Release 1 / Serial number 970917.
Story file, walkthrough, and Inform 6 source code.

# inform/congrats
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ifwiki: Congratulations!

Congratulations! by Frederick J. Hirsch.
Release 1 / Serial number 970929.
Story file and walkthrough.

# inform/edifice
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ifwiki: The Edifice

The Edifice, an Interactive Allegory by Lucian Smith.
Competition Release 1 / Serial number 970930.
Story file and walkthrough.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/zcode/#edifice.z5>)

# inform/erden
tuid: 40bt4qpy7j9gc1f3
ifwiki: Travels in the Land of Erden

Travels in the Land of Erden:  In Quest of the Adventure
by Laura A. Knauth.  Release 1 / Serial number 970930.
Story file and walkthrough (in Microsoft Word format).
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/zcode/#erden.zip>)

# inform/friday
tuid: v39dh6qzi36j2rrs
ifwiki: Friday Afternoon

Friday Afternoon or: Escape from MicroSun,
by Mischa Schweitzer.  Release 1 / Serial number 970927.

# inform/home
tuid: 87zc8gkxp5l4kr04
ifwiki: Coming Home

Coming Home, A Simple Home Adventure by Andrew Katz.
Release 1 / Serial number 970919.
Story file, hints, walkthrough, and Inform 6 source code.

# inform/house
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ifwiki: Aunt Nancy's House

Aunt Nancy's House, an Interactive Simulation.
by Nate Schwartzman.   Release 1 / Serial number 970906.

# inform/legacy
tuid: d9p21g0zvyjzco24

The Family Legacy, an Interactive Ghost (???) Story
by The Tame Computer, Marnie Parker (aka Female Deer).
Release 1 / Serial number 971011.
Note: This game was withdrawn from the competition, but
for historical reasons it stays here with the author's
consent. Please play the game if you like and tell the
author what you think.

# inform/lest
tuid: pdr855ieo03rg1i0
ifwiki: Madame L'Estrange and the Troubled Spirit

Madame L'Estrange and the Troubled Spirit,
an Interactive Fiction by Ian Ball and Marcus Young.
Release 1 / Serial number 970929.

# inform/lost
tuid: m7bgf8mop636i32o
ifwiki: The Lost Spellmaker

The Lost Spellmaker, an Interactive Mission
by Neil James Brown.  Release 1 / Serial number 970927.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/zcode/#lost.z5>)

# inform/mimesis
tuid: n8c9whn8wjp1y422
ifwiki: Sins Against Mimesis

Sins Against Mimesis, an Interactive Theosophy
by One of the Bruces.  Release 1 / Serial number 970925.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/zcode/#mimesis.z5> (compiled game file) and in
</if-archive/games/source/inform/#mimesis.zip> (source code and makefile))

# inform/newday
tuid: 33d1xjeqyglg6io9
ifwiki: A New Day

A New Day, by Jonathan Fry.
Release 1 / Serial number 970929.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/zcode/#newday.z5>)

# inform/pintown
tuid: 9xoaki0wz1erk46t
ifwiki: Pintown

Pintown, by Stefan Blixt.
Release 1 / Serial number 970902.
Story file and walkthrough.

# inform/pizza
tuid: fxwhvtzggrhlc4fk
ifwiki: Phred Phontious and the Quest for Pizza

Phred Phontious and the Quest for Pizza,
an Interactive Errand by Michael Zey.
Release 1 / Serial number 970929.

# inform/reflect
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ifwiki: Symetry

Symetry, a Matter of Self Trust by Rybread Celsius.
Release 1 / Serial number 970925.

# inform/spring
tuid: km1xagfje83xzkbp
ifwiki: She's Got a Thing for a Spring

She's Got a Thing for a Spring,
an Interactive Dip in a Hot Spring by Brent VanFossen.
Release 1 / Serial number 970926.
Story file and walkthrough.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/zcode/#spring.z8>)

# inform/sylenius
tuid: gs1cucq97y4hefkz
ifwiki: Sylenius Mysterium

Sylenius Mysterium, an Interactive Transcendence.
by whomever wrote it.  Release 1 / Serial number 970928.
Story file, guide, and walkthrough.

# inform/tdragon
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ifwiki: The Town Dragon

The Town Dragon, by David A. Cornelson.
Release 2 / Serial number 970929.

# inform/tempest
tuid: rvttymjuxw86pjap
ifwiki: The Tempest

The Tempest, an interactive performance by William Shakespeare.
Release 3 / Serial number 970929.

# jacl/grail
tuid: 7p2rxk0e667yraf2
ifwiki: Unholy Grail

The Unholy Grail, by Stuart Allen,
release 1.
Story file, walkthrough, and JACL interpreter
(MS-DOS/Linux/source).
NOTE: edit file "config" to point to your game file.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/jacl/#grail.zip>)

# tads/aardvark
tuid: 9yisa78izk2cl1dj
ifwiki: The Obscene Quest of Dr. Aardvarkbarf

The Obscene Quest of Dr. Aardvarkbarf, by Gary Roggin.
Story file and walkthrough.

# tads/almanac
tuid: je0vz4z7edut4q7t
ifwiki: Poor Zefron's Almanac

Poor Zefron's Almanac: an interactive cross-genre romp
by Carl W. Klutzke.  Version 1.0, 30sep97.
(source code is in </if-archive/games/source/tads/#almsrc.zip>)

# tads/babel
tuid: z5xgyw0jbt9r3ah1
ifwiki: Babel

Babel, by Ian Finley.
Story file, hints, and walkthrough.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/tads/#Babel31.gam>)

# tads/frenfive
tuid: 4lyivfptn0eed4a1
ifwiki: The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang

The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang,
interactive fiction by Anonymous.  Competition version.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/tads/#frenfive.gam>,
</if-archive/games/mac/#frenfive.sit.hqx>,
and in </if-archive/games/pc/#frenfive.zip>)

# tads/glow
tuid: b1xy3s75cjlty973
ifwiki: Glowgrass

Glowgrass, an Interactive Short Story by Nate Cull.
Release 1.

# tads/savannah
tuid: pwyjp54iubdq70p0
ifwiki: Sunset Over Savannah

Sunset Over Savannah, an Existential Vacation by Ivan Cockrum.
Release 1.0, 30sep97.
Story file and solution.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/tads/#savannah.gam>)

# tads/temple
tuid: ou81ipzrly1zj8tk
ifwiki: Temple of the Orc Mage

Temple of the Orc Mage (level one), by Gary Roggin.
Story file and walkthrough.

# tads/vtech
tuid: 8iaylgu3ynj1310y
ifwiki: VirtuaTech

VirtuaTech, by David Glasser,
Release 1.
Story file, author's notes, and walkthrough.

# tads/zero
tuid: nzydrfu1rl2qkuop
ifwiki: Zero Sum Game

Zero Sum Game, an Exercise in Fantastic Futility
by Cody Sandifer.  Release 1.
Story file and hints.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/tads/#zero.gam>)

# tads/zombie
tuid: 1ryqybw3jw8469ox
ifwiki: Zombie!

Zombie! The Interactive Creepshow by Scott W. Starkey.
Story file and walkthrough.

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