From: xyzzynews@aol.com (XYZZYnews) Newsgroups: rec.arts.int-fiction Subject: Xyzzy Awards nominees Date: 3 Feb 1997 15:19:31 GMT The votes are in for the inaugural Xyzzy Awards for best I-F of 1996. In each category, the top five vote-getters have been designated as the nominees. The winning games will be revealed at the First Annual Xyzzy Awards Ceremonies, to be held *live* via telnet this upcoming Saturday. To attend, telnet to sarnac.edoc.com 4201 and find your way to the auditorium. The ceremonies start at 2 pm EST (that's 7 pm GMT) on Saturday, Feb. 7th, and will continue until we run out of things to announce. Without further ado, the nominees (in alphabetical order) are... BEST GAME: The Light: Shelby's Addendum, by Colm McCarthy Lost New York, by Neil deMause The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet, by Graham Nelson So Far, by Andrew Plotkin Time: All Things Come To An End, by Andy Phillips BEST WRITING: Aayela, by Magnus Olsson Lost New York, by Neil deMause The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet, by Graham Nelson So Far, by Andrew Plotkin Tapestry, by Daniel Ravipinto BEST STORY: Delusions, by C.E. Forman Lost New York, by Neil deMause So Far, by Andrew Plotkin Tapestry, by Daniel Ravipinto Time: All Things Come To An End, by Andy Phillips BEST SETTING: The Light: Shelby's Addendum, by Colm McCarthy Lost New York, by Neil deMause A Night at the Computer Center, by Bonni Mierzejewska Small World, by Andrew Pontious So Far, by Andrew Plotkin BEST PUZZLES: Frobozz Magic Support, by Nate Cull Lost New York, by Neil deMause The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet, by Graham Nelson So Far, by Andrew Plotkin Time: All Things Come To An End, by Andy Phillips BEST NPCS: Kissing the Buddha's Feet, by Leon Lin Lost New York, by Neil deMause Small World, by Andrew Pontious The Underoos That Ate New York, by Gerry Kevin Wilson The Wedding, by Neil J Brown BEST INDIVIDUAL PUZZLE: Cramped, crawling, from So Far The crystals, from Fear The elephant, from The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet Opening the gate, from So Far Riding the creature, from So Far BEST INDIVIDUAL NPC: The Burin, from Frobozz Magic Support Christopher Robin, from Ralph The Devil, from Small World Evan, from Kissing the Buddha's Feet Leo the Lemming, from Phlegm