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'The '''[[XYZZY Awards]]''' are the annual awards given to works of [[interactive fiction]], serving a similar role to the [[Academy Awards]] for film.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VIAkAQAAIAAJ&q=xyzzy+awards+-wikipedia|title=Videogame, Player, Text|year=2007|page=189|publisher=[[Manchester University Press]]|isbn=9780719074004}}</ref> The awards were inaugurated in 1997 by Eileen Mullin, the editor of ''XYZZYnews''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Twisty Little Passages: An Approach To Interactive Fiction|author=Nick Montfort|author-link=Nick Montfort|date=11 February 2005|page=210|publisher=[[MIT Press]]|isbn= 9780262633185|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XWI7YIU3QnAC&q=xyzzy+awards+-wikipedia&pg=PA210}}</ref>. Any game released during the year prior to the award ceremony is eligible for nomination to receive an award. The decision process takes place in two stages: members of the interactive fiction community nominate works within specific categories and sufficiently supported nominations become finalists within those categories. Community members then vote among the finalists, and the game receiving a plurality of votes is given the award in an online ceremony. Since 1996 the XYZZY Awards have become one of the most important events within the interactive fiction community.<ref>Carless, Simon. ''[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/03/xyzzy_ranks_top_text_adventure.php XYZZY Ranks Top Text Adventures For 2005]''. [[GameSetWatch]]. 28 March 2006.</ref> Together with events like the [[Interactive Fiction Competition]], the XYZZY Awards provide opportunities for the community to encourage and reward the creation and development of new works within a genre that is no longer commercially lucrative.<ref>Davidson, Drew. ''Well played 1.0: video games, value and meaning''. ETC Press. 2009. {{ISBN|0557069750}}</ref> {{r|iffaq}} The name of the awards comes from the magic word "[[Xyzzy (magic word)|xyzzy]]" causing teleportation from the popular early text adventure game ''[[Colossal Cave Adventure|Adventure]]''. == Categories == ===Best game=== The game which is the most enjoyable as a whole; other awards recognize merit in particular qualities. * '''1996''': ''So Far'' by [[Andrew Plotkin]] * '''1997''': ''[[I-0 (video game)|I-0]]'' by [[Adam Cadre]] * '''1998''': ''[[Spider and Web]]'' by [[Andrew Plotkin]] * '''1999''': ''[[Varicella (video game)|Varicella]]'' by [[Adam Cadre]] * '''2000''': ''[[Being Andrew Plotkin]]'' by [[J. Robinson Wheeler]] * '''2001''': ''[[All Roads]]'' by [[Jon Ingold]] * '''2002''': ''[[Savoir-Faire|Savoir Faire]]'' by [[Emily Short]] * '''2003''': ''[[Slouching Towards Bedlam]]'' by [[Daniel Ravipinto]] and [[Star Foster]] * '''2004''': ''[[Blue Chairs]]'' by [[Chris Klimas]] * '''2005''': ''[[Vespers (video game)|Vespers]]'' by [[Jason Devlin]] * '''2006''': ''[[The Elysium Enigma]]'' by Eric Eve * '''2007''': ''[[Lost Pig]]'' by [[Admiral Jota]] * '''2008''': ''[[Violet (video game)|Violet]]'' by [[Jeremy Freese]] * '''2009''': ''Blue Lacuna'' by [[Aaron A. Reed]] * '''2010''': ''Aotearoa'' by Matt Wigdahl * '''2011''': ''[[Cryptozookeeper]]'' by Robb Sherwin * '''2012''': ''Counterfeit Monkey'' by [[Emily Short]] * '''2013''': ''Coloratura'' by Lynnea Glasser * '''2014''': ''[[80 Days (2014 video game)|80 Days]]'' by inkle and Meg Jayanth * '''2015''': ''Birdland'' by Brendan Patrick Hennessy * '''2016''': ''Superluminal Vagrant Twin'' by C.E.J. Pacian * '''2017''': ''The Wizard Sniffer'' by Buster Hudson * '''2018''': ''Bogeyman'' by Elizabeth Smyth * '''2019''': ''Crème de la Crème'', by Hannah Powell-Smith; and ''Zozzled'', by Steph Cherrywell (tie) * '''2020''': ''Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road'' by Kyle Marquis ===Best writing=== A game which rises above the others in the quality of its descriptive text. * '''1996''': ''So Far'' by Andrew Plotkin * '''1997''': ''Sunset Over Savannah'' by Ivan Cockrum * '''1998''': ''Photopia'' by Adam Cadre * '''1999''': ''For a Change'' by Dan Schmidt * '''2000''': ''Metamorphoses'' by Emily Short * '''2001''': ''Fallacy of Dawn'' by Robb Sherwin * '''2002''': ''The Moonlit Tower'' by Yoon Ha Lee * '''2003''': ''Narcolepsy'' by Adam Cadre * '''2004''': ''Blue Chairs'' by Chris Klimas * '''2005''': ''[[Vespers (video game)|Vespers]]'' by Jason Devlin * '''2006''': ''[[Delightful Wallpaper]]'' by Andrew Plotkin * '''2007''': ''Lost Pig'' by Admiral Jota * '''2008''': ''Violet'' by Jeremy Freese * '''2009''': ''Alabaster'' by Emily Short et al. * '''2010''': ''Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home'' by Andrew Plotkin * '''2011''': ''[[Cryptozookeeper]]'' by Robb Sherwin * '''2012''': ''[[howling dogs]]'' by [[Porpentine (game designer)|Porpentine]] * '''2013''': ''their angelical understanding'' by Porpentine * '''2014''': ''With Those We Love Alive'' by Porpentine and Brenda Neotenomie * '''2015''': ''Birdland'' by Brendan Patrick Hennessy * '''2016''': ''Take'' by Katherine Morayati * '''2017''': ''Eat Me'' by Chandler Groover * '''2018''': ''Bogeyman'' by Elizabeth Smyth; ''Animalia'' by Michael Waddell (tie) * '''2019''': ''Crème de la Crème'' by Hannah Powell-Smith * '''2020''': ''Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale'' by Kreg Segal ===Best story=== The game with the deepest or most original story. * '''1996''': ''Tapestry'' by Daniel Ravipinto * '''1997''': ''Babel'' by Ian Finley * '''1998''': ''Photopia'' by Adam Cadre * '''1999''': ''Worlds Apart'' by Suzanne Britton * '''2000''': ''My Angel'' by Jon Ingold * '''2001''': ''All Roads'' by Jon Ingold * '''2002''': ''[[Savoir-Faire|Savoir Faire]]'' by Emily Short * '''2003''': ''Slouching Towards Bedlam'' by Daniel Ravipinto and Star Foster * '''2004''': ''Blue Chairs'' by Chris Klimas * '''2005''': ''Beyond'' by Mondi Confinanti (Roberto Grassi, Paolo Lucchesi, and Alessandro Peretti) * '''2006''': ''The Traveling Swordsman'' by Mike Snyder * '''2007''': ''A Fine Day for Reaping'' by James Webb * '''2008''': ''Nightfall'' by Eric Eve * '''2009''': ''Blue Lacuna'' by [[Aaron A. Reed]] * '''2010''': ''The Warbler's Nest'' by Jason McIntosh * '''2011''': ''The Play'' by Deirdra Kiai. * '''2012''': ''[[howling dogs]]'' by [[Porpentine (game designer)|Porpentine]] * '''2013''': ''Solarium'' by Alan DeNiro * '''2014''': ''80 Days'' by inkle and Meg Jayanth * '''2015''': ''Birdland'' by Brendan Patrick Hennessy * '''2016''': ''Foo Foo'' by Buster Hudson * '''2017''': ''The Wizard Sniffer'' by Buster Hudson * '''2018''': ''Bogeyman'' by Elizabeth Smyth * '''2019''': ''Crème de la Crème'' by Hannah Powell-Smith; ''Turandot'' by Victor Gijsbers (tie) * '''2020''': ''A Rope of Chalk'' by Ryan Veeder ===Best setting=== The most original or best-described locations. * '''1996''': ''Small World'' by Andrew D. Pontious * '''1997''': ''A Bear's Night Out'' by David Dyte * '''1998''': ''[[Anchorhead]]'' by Michael Gentry * '''1999''': ''[[Hunter, in Darkness]]'' by Andrew Plotkin * '''2000''': ''[[Shade (interactive fiction)|Shade]]'' by Andrew Plotkin * '''2001''': ''All Roads'' by Jon Ingold * '''2002''': ''[[1893: A World's Fair Mystery]]'' by Peter Nepstad * '''2003''': ''Slouching Towards Bedlam'' by Daniel Ravipinto and Star Foster * '''2004''': ''The Fire Tower'' by Jacqueline A. Lott * '''2005''': ''[[Vespers (video game)|Vespers]]'' by Jason Devlin * '''2006''': ''Floatpoint'' by Emily Short * '''2007''': ''Varkana'' by Maryam Gousheh-Forgeot * '''2008''': ''Nightfall'' by Eric Eve * '''2009''': ''Blue Lacuna'' by [[Aaron A. Reed]]; ''The King of Shreds and Patches'' by Jimmy Maher (tie) * '''2010''': ''Aotearoa'' by Matt Wigdahl * '''2011''': ''[[Cryptozookeeper]]'' by Robb Sherwin * '''2012''': ''Counterfeit Monkey'' by [[Emily Short]] * '''2013''': ''Robin & Orchid'' by Ryan Veeder and Emily Boegheim * '''2014''': ''Hadean Lands'' by Andrew Plotkin * '''2015''': ''Sunless Sea'' by Failbetter Games * '''2016''': ''Cactus Blue Motel'' by Astrid Dalmady * '''2017''': ''1958: Dancing With Fear'' by Victor Ojuel * '''2018''': ''Cannery Vale'' by Hanon Ondricek * '''2019''': ''Heretic's Hope'' by Grim Baccaris * '''2020''': ''Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale'' by Kreg Segall ===Best puzzles=== The most well-crafted, clever, and appropriate puzzles. * '''1996''': ''So Far'' by Andrew Plotkin * '''1997''': ''The Edifice'' by Lucian P. Smith * '''1998''': ''Spider and Web'' by Andrew Plotkin * '''1999''': ''The Mulldoon Legacy'' by Jon Ingold * '''2000''': ''[[Ad Verbum]]'' by [[Nick Montfort]] * '''2001''': ''First Things First'' by J. Robinson Wheeler * '''2002''': ''[[Savoir-Faire|Savoir Faire]]'' by Emily Short * '''2003''': ''Gourmet'' by [[Aaron A. Reed]] * '''2004''': ''The Dreamhold'' by Andrew Plotkin * '''2005''': ''Distress'' by Mike Snyder * '''2006''': ''Delightful Wallpaper'' by Andrew Plotkin * '''2007''': ''Suveh Nux'' by David Fisher * '''2008''': ''Gun Mute'' by C. E. J. Pacian * '''2009''': ''Earl Grey'' by Rob Dubbin and Adam Parrish * '''2010''': ''Aotearoa'' by Matt Wigdahl * '''2011''': ''PataNoir'' by Simon Christiansen * '''2012''': ''Counterfeit Monkey'' by [[Emily Short]] * '''2013''': ''Coloratura'' by Lynnea Glasser * '''2014''': ''Hadean Lands'' by Andrew Plotkin * '''2015''': ''Sub Rosa'' by Joey Jones and Melvin Rangasamy * '''2016''': ''16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds'' by Abigail Corfman * '''2017''': ''The Wand'' by Arthur DiBianca * '''2018''': ''Junior Arithmancer'' by Mike Spivey * '''2019''': ''Zozzled'' by Steph Cherrywell * '''2020''': ''The Impossible Bottle'' by Linus Åkesson ===Best NPCs=== Appropriate, amusing, and well-written casts of non-player characters. * '''1996''': ''Kissing the Buddha's Feet'' by Leon Lin * '''1997''': ''[[The Frenetic Five|The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang]]'' by [[Neil deMause]] * '''1998''': ''Once and Future'' by G. Kevin Wilson * '''1999''': ''[[Varicella (video game)|Varicella]]'' by Adam Cadre * '''2000''': ''Being Andrew Plotkin'' by J. Robinson Wheeler * '''2001''': ''Pytho's Mask'', by Emily Short * '''2002''': ''Lock & Key'' by Adam Cadre * '''2003''': ''City of Secrets'' by Emily Short * '''2004''': ''Sting of the Wasp'' by Jason Devlin * '''2005''': ''[[Vespers (video game)|Vespers]]'' by Jason Devlin * '''2006''': ''[[Floatpoint]]'' by Emily Short * '''2007''': ''Child's Play'' by Stephen Granade * '''2008''': ''Everybody Dies'' by Jim Munroe * '''2009''': ''Broken Legs'' by Sarah Morayati * '''2010''': ''Aotearoa'' by Matt Wigdahl * '''2011''': ''[[Cryptozookeeper]]'' by Robb Sherwin * '''2012''': ''Guilded Youth'' by [[Jim Munroe]] * '''2013''': ''Ollie Ollie Oxen Free'' by Carolyn VanEseltine * '''2014''': ''Creatures Such As We'' by Lynnea Glasser * '''2015''': ''Birdland'' by Brendan Patrick Hennessy * '''2016''': ''Cactus Blue Motel'' by Astrid Dalmady; ''Foo Foo'' by Buster Hudson (tie) * '''2017''': ''The Wizard Sniffer'' by Buster Hudson * '''2018''': ''Animalia'' by Michael Waddell * '''2019''': ''Zozzled'' by Steph Cherrywell * '''2020''': ''Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale'' by Kreg Segall ===Best individual puzzle=== The most inspired, well-crafted, and intriguing puzzle. * '''1996''': Opening the gate, in ''So Far'' by Andrew Plotkin * '''1997''': The language puzzle, in ''The Edifice'' by Lucian P. Smith * '''1998''': Getting out of the chair, in ''Spider and Web'' by Andrew Plotkin * '''1999''': The maze, in ''Hunter, in Darkness'' by Andrew Plotkin * '''2000''': The whole game, in ''Rematch'' by Andrew Pontious * '''2001''': Deciphering the language, in ''[[Gostak|The Gostak]]'' by Carl Muckenhoupt * '''2002''': Setting the traps, in ''Lock & Key'' by Adam Cadre * '''2003''': The purple room, in ''The Recruit'' by Mike Sousa * '''2004''': The time puzzle, in ''All Things Devours'' by "half sick of shadows" * '''2005''': Following the murderer, in ''Beyond'' by Mondi Confinanti (Roberto Grassi, Paolo Lucchesi, and Alessandro Peretti) * '''2006''': Navigating the mansion in ''Delightful Wallpaper'' by Andrew Plotkin * '''2007''': Identifying the killer, in ''An Act of Murder'' by Christopher Huang * '''2008''': Disconnecting the Internet/getting rid of the key in ''Violet'' by Jeremy Freese * '''2009''': Finding out how the goggles work in ''Byzantine Perspective'' by Lea Albaugh * '''2010''': Crossing the river in ''Aotearoa'' by Matt Wigdahl * '''2011''': The hat mystery (also in ''Doctor M'', ''Last Day of Summer'', and ''Playing Games'') in ''Cold Iron'' by [[Andrew Plotkin]] * '''2012''': Surviving the fall in ''Bigger Than You Think'' by [[Andrew Plotkin]] * '''2013''': Creating the meat monster in ''Coloratura'' by Lynnea Glasser * '''2014''': The sequence of time-travel in ''Fifteen Minutes'' by Ade McT * ''2015'': Understanding how the RPS cannon works in ''Brain Guzzlers from Beyond!'' by Steph Cherrywell * '''2016''': Customizing the robot in ''The Mary Jane of Tomorrow'' by Emily Short * '''2017''': Getting past the dragon in ''The Wizard Sniffer'' by Buster Hudson * '''2018''': Solving your murder in ''Erstwhile'' by Maddie Fialla and Marijke Perry * '''2019''': Inspiring the artist in ''Zozzled'' by Steph Cherrywell * '''2020''': Leaving the house in ''The Impossible Bottle'' by Linus Åkesson ===Best individual NPC=== A particularly well-implemented and well-written [[non-player character]]. * '''1996''': The [[Burin (engraving)|burin]], in ''Frobozz Magic Support'' by Nate Cull * '''1997''': Bob, in ''She's Got a Thing for a Spring'' by Brent VanFossen * '''1998''': The interrogator, in ''Spider and Web'' by Andrew Plotkin * '''1999''': Miss Sierra, in ''[[Varicella (video game)|Varicella]]'' by Adam Cadre * '''2000''': Galatea, in ''[[Galatea (video game)|Galatea]]'' by Emily Short * '''2001''': Yahoweh Porn, in ''Fallacy of Dawn'' by Robb Sherwin * '''2002''': Boldo, in ''Lock & Key'' by Adam Cadre * '''2003''': Triage, in ''Slouching Towards Bedlam'' by Daniel Ravipinto and Star Foster * '''2004''': Audrey, in ''Necrotic Drift'' by Robb Sherwin * '''2005''': The storyteller, in ''Whom the Telling Changed'' by [[Aaron A. Reed]] * '''2006''': Leela, in ''The Elysium Enigma'' by Eric Eve * '''2007''': The gnome, in ''Lost Pig'' by Admiral Jota * '''2008''': Violet in ''Violet'' by Jeremy Freese * '''2009''': Snow White in ''Alabaster'' by Emily Short et al. * '''2010''': Dr Sliss in ''Rogue of the Multiverse'' by C. E. J. Pacian * '''2011''': Grimloft in ''Cryptozookeeper'' by Robb Sherwin * '''2012''': New Rat City in ''[[Rat Chaos]]'' by Winter Lake<ref name="Porpentine 2013">{{cite web|author=Porpentine|url=http://porpentine.tumblr.com/post/50275079888/howling-dogs-continues-the-sweep|title=PORPENTINE — HOWLING DOGS CONTINUES THE SWEEP|work=PORPENTINE|publisher=[[Tumblr]]|date=May 12, 2013|accessdate=April 13, 2017}}</ref> * '''2013''': Captain Verdeterre in ''Captain Verdeterre’s Plunder'' by Ryan Veeder * '''2014''': The Empress in ''With Those We Love Alive'' by Porpentine and Brenda Neotenomie * '''2015''': Bell Park in ''Birdland'' by Brendan Patrick Hennessy * '''2016''': The robot (variously-named) in ''The Mary Jane of Tomorrow'' by Emily Short * '''2017''': Squire Tuck in ''The Wizard Sniffer'' by Buster Hudson * '''2018''': The bogeyman in ''Bogeyman'' by Elizabeth Smyth * '''2019''': Turandot in ''Turandot'' by Victor Gijsbers * '''2020''': The parrot in ''The Magpie Takes the Train'' by MathBrush; Kingfisher in ''Vain Empires'' by Thomas Mack, Xavid (tie) ===Best individual PC=== A particularly well-defined and well-written player character. * '''1997''': Tracy Valencia, in ''I-0'' by Adam Cadre * '''1998''': The employee, in ''Little Blue Men'' by Michael Gentry * '''1999''': Primo Varicella, in ''[[Varicella (video game)|Varicella]]'' by Adam Cadre * '''2000''': Rameses Alexander Moran, in ''Rameses'' by Stephen Bond * '''2001''': The Kissing Bandit, in ''The Tale of the Kissing Bandit'' by J. Robinson Wheeler * '''2002''': Pierre, in ''[[Savoir-Faire|Savoir Faire]]'' by Emily Short * '''2003''': The player character in ''Episode in the Life of an Artist'' by Peter Eastman * '''2004''': Julia, in ''Sting of the Wasp'' by Jason Devlin * '''2005''': Wendy Little, in ''Tough Beans'' by Sara Dee * '''2006''': The player character in ''Delightful Wallpaper'' by Andrew Plotkin * '''2007''': Grunk, in ''Lost Pig'' by Admiral Jota * '''2008''': Hardy the Bulldog in ''Snack Time!'' by Renee Choba * '''2009''': Lottie Plum in ''Broken Legs'' by Sarah Morayati * '''2010''': Anthony Saint Germain in ''Death Off the Cuff'' by Simon Christiansen * '''2011''': Mentula Macanus in ''[[Mentula Macanus: Apocolocyntosis]] by Adam Thornton * '''2012''': Alexandra in ''Counterfeit Monkey'' by [[Emily Short]] * '''2013''': The Aqueosity in ''Coloratura'' by Lynnea Glasser * '''2014''': The PC in ''the uncle who works for nintendo'' by michael lutz * '''2015''': Bridget in ''Birdland'' by Brendan Patrick Hennessy * '''2016''': BEL/S in ''Open Sorcery'' by Abigail Corfman * '''2017''': Fred Strickland in ''Will Not Let Me Go'' by Stephen Granade * '''2018''': The Magpie in ''Alias 'The Magpie' '' by J. J. Guest * '''2019''': Hazel Greene in ''Zozzled'' by Steph Cherrywell * '''2020''': The doppelganger in ''Doppeljobs'' by Lei ===Best use of medium=== The category had no specific criteria given to voters; many chose to interpret this award as a recognition of particularly daring interpretations of the limits and abilities of interactive fiction, especially as regards the relationship between the [[Player (game)|player]], narrator, and player character. This award was retired in 2010, when Best Implementation and Best Use of Innovation were introduced as replacements. * '''1997''': ''The Tempest'' by Graham Nelson * '''1998''': ''Spider and Web'' by Andrew Plotkin * '''1999''': ''Aisle'' by [[Sam Barlow (video game director)|Sam Barlow]] * '''2000''': ''[[shrapnel (computer game)|shrapnel]]'' by Adam Cadre * '''2001''': ''[[Gostak|The Gostak]]'' by Carl Muckenhoupt * '''2002''': ''[[Earth and Sky| Earth and Sky 2: Another Earth, Another Sky]]'' by Paul O'Brian * '''2003''': ''ASCII and the Argonauts'' by J. Robinson Wheeler * '''2004''': ''The Dreamhold'' by [[Andrew Plotkin]] * '''2005''': ''Mystery House Possessed'' by Emily Short * '''2006''': ''The Baron'' by [[Victor Gijsbers]] * '''2007''': ''Deadline Enchanter'' by Alan DeNiro * '''2008''': ''The Moon Watch'' by Paolo Maroncelli and Alessandro Peretti * '''2009''': ''Blue Lacuna'' by [[Aaron A. Reed]] ===Best implementation=== Introduced in 2010 along with Best Use of Innovation, to replace the Best use of Medium award. It recognizes "completeness of implementation, excellence in parser messages, etc".<ref name="whatsnew">{{cite web|title=What's new with the XYZZY Awards in 2010?|url=http://xyzzyawards.org/faq.php#newawards|work=XYZZY Awards FAQ|accessdate=2013-12-20|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727010828/http://xyzzyawards.org/faq.php#newawards|archivedate=2012-07-27}}</ref> * '''2010''': ''Aotearoa'' by Matt Wigdahl * '''2011''': ''Six'' by Wade Clarke * '''2012''': ''Counterfeit Monkey'' by [[Emily Short]] * '''2013''': ''Trapped in Time'' by Simon Christiansen * '''2014''': ''Hadean Lands'' by Andrew Plotkin * '''2015''': ''Midnight. Swordfight.'' by Chandler Groover * '''2016''': ''Superluminal Vagrant Twin'' by C.E.J. Pacian * '''2017''': ''Eat Me'' by Chandler Groover * '''2018''': ''Cragne Manor'' by Ryan Veeder et al. * '''2019''': ''Ryan Veeder's Authentic Fly Fishing'' by Ryan Veeder * '''2020''': ''The Impossible Bottle'' by Linus Åkesson ===Best use of innovation=== Introduced in 2010 along with Best Implementation, to replace the Best use of Medium award. It recognizes the "most innovative game".<ref name="whatsnew"/> * '''2010''': ''Aotearoa'' by Matt Wigdahl * '''2011''': ''Kerkerkruip'' by Victor Gijsbers * '''2012''': ''First Draft of the Revolution'' by [[Emily Short]], Liza Daly, and Inkle Studios * '''2013''': ''18 Cadence'' by Aaron A. Reed * '''2014''': ''Hadean Lands'' by Andrew Plotkin * '''2015''': ''Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory'' by Katherine Morayati * '''2016''': ''The Ice-Bound Concordance'' by Aaron A. Reed and Jacob Garbe * '''2017''': ''Harmonia'' by Liza Daly * '''2018''': ''I. A. G. Alpha'' by Serhii Mozhaiskyi * '''2019''': ''AI Dungeon'' by Nick Walton * '''2020''': ''The Impossible Bottle'' by Linus Åkesson ===Best technological development=== Recognizes "interpreters, authoring systems, libraries, utilities, and so on".<ref name="whatsnew"/> * '''2010''': [https://github.com/erkyrath/quixe Quixe], online Glulx interpreter by Andrew Plotkin * '''2011''': [[TADS]] 3.1 * '''2012''': [http://vorple-if.com/ Vorple] for Inform 7 * '''2013''': [[Twine (software)|Twine]] 1.4 * '''2014''': [[Twine (software)|Twine]] 2; [[Inform#Inform 7|Inform 7]] 6L02 (tie) * '''2015''': [https://sequitur.github.io/raconteur/ Raconteur] by Bruno Dias * '''2016''': [[Inkle (video game company)|Ink]] * '''2017''': Vorple for Glulx * '''2018''': Dialog * '''2019''': AI Dungeon * '''2020''': Adventuron ===Best supplemental materials=== Outstanding non-game content ("[[feelie]]s") created to accompany specific games. Eligibility is based on the year when the supplemental materials were released, regardless of the year of release of the game. * '''2010''': ''Creating Interactive Fiction with Inform 7'' (Aaron Reed) * '''2011''': PDFs and screencast tutorials for ''Kerkerkruip'' * '''2012''': Feelies for ''Muggle Studies'' * '''2013''': Multimedia – ''Dominique Pamplemousse'' ===Best use of multimedia=== * '''2014''': ''80 Days'' by inkle and Meg Jayanth * '''2015''': ''Secret Agent Cinder'' by Emily Ryan * '''2016''': ''The Ice-Bound Concordance'' by Aaron A. Reed and Jacob Garbe * '''2017''': ''Harmonia'' by Liza Daly * '''2018''': ''Bandersnatch'' by Charlie Brooker * '''2019''': ''Dull Grey'' by Provodnik Games; ''Heretic's Hope'' by Grim Baccaris (tie) * '''2020''': ''Crocodracula: The Beginning'' by Ryan Veeder, Harrison Gerard ==See also== *[[List of XYZZY Awards by category]] *[[Spring Thing]] *[[Interactive Fiction Competition]] ==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="iffaq">{{cite web | last1 = Montfort | first = Nick | author-link = Nick Montfort | last2 = Ashwell | first2 = Sam Kabo | last3 = Cornelson | first3 = Dave | last4 = Shiovitz | first4 = Dan | url = http://nickm.com/if/faq.html | title = Interactive Fiction FAQ | work = Interactive Fiction: Other Poetic and Imaginative Writing for the Computer and Writing on Digital Media Topics | date = 2005-04-08 | access-date = 2010-09-01 }}</ref> }} * {{cite web |url=http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/IF/xyzzies.html |title=XYZZY Award Results 1996-2004 by Dylan O'Donnell |accessdate=2007-02-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210041114/http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/IF/xyzzies.html |archivedate=2007-02-10 }} * {{cite web |url=http://wurb.com/if/award/3 |title=XYZZY Awards at Baf's Guide to the IF Archive |accessdate=2007-02-16 |format= |work= }} * {{cite web |url=http://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/magazines/XYZZYnews/award96-nominees.txt|title=XYZZYNews 1996 finalists (at IF Archive)|accessdate=2007-02-16 |format= |work= }} * {{cite web |url=http://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/magazines/XYZZYnews/award96-winners.txt|title=XYZZYNews 1996 winners (at IF Archive)|accessdate=2007-02-16 |format= |work= }} * {{cite web |url=http://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/magazines/XYZZYnews/award97-nominees.txt |title=XYZZYNews 1997 finalists (at IF Archive) |accessdate=2007-02-16 |format= |work= }} * {{cite web |url=http://www.xyzzynews.com/97winners.html |title=XYZZYNews 1997 winners |accessdate=2007-02-16 |url-status=dead 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|archivedate=2011-07-20 }} * {{cite web |url=http://www.ifwiki.org/index.php/XYZZY_Awards_2010 |title=XYZZY awards finalists 2010 |accessdate=2011-03-23 |format= |work= }} * {{cite web |url=http://xyzzyawards.org/awards/historical.php |title=XYZZY Awards Historical Results |accessdate=2013-12-20 }} ==Further reading== * {{cite book|title=Retro Gaming Hacks: Tips & Tools for Playing the Classics|author=Chris Kohler|date=12 October 2005|page=296|publisher=[[O'Reilly Media]]|isbn=9781449303907|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fz8lndvLhJQC&q=xyzzy+awards+-wikipedia&pg=PA296}} ==External links== *[http://xyzzyawards.org/ Xyzzy Awards] *[http://wurb.com/if/award/3 Baf's Guide: Xyzzy Awards] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070210041114/http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/IF/xyzzies.html XYZZY Award Results 1996-2004 (with game files)] *[http://grandtextauto.org/?s=xyzzy&submit=%3F Xyzzy Awards on GrandTextAuto] {{MUDs}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Xyzzy Awards}} [[Category:Fiction awards]] 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