XYZZY Awards Historical Results
The following are the finalists for the 2010 XYZZY Awards. For more historical data, you can
return to the historical results page.Best Game
- Aotearoa (Matt Wigdahl)
- Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home (Andrew Plotkin)
- One Eye Open (Colin Sandel and Carolyn VanEseltine)
- Rogue of the Multiverse (C.E.J. Pacian)
- The Warbler's Nest (Jason McIntosh)
Best Writing
- The Blind House (Maude Overton)
- Gris et Jaune (Jason Devlin)
- Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home (Andrew Plotkin)
- Hoosegow (Ben Collins-Sussman and Jack Welch)
Best Story
- Gris et Jaune (Jason Devlin)
- Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home (Andrew Plotkin)
- One Eye Open (Colin Sandel and Carolyn VanEseltine)
- The Warbler's Nest (Jason McIntosh)
Best Setting
- Aotearoa (Matt Wigdahl)
- Gris et Jaune (Jason Devlin)
- Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home (Andrew Plotkin)
- One Eye Open (Colin Sandel and Carolyn VanEseltine)
Best Puzzles
- Aotearoa (Matt Wigdahl)
- Dual Transform (Andrew Plotkin as "Nigel Smith")
- Fragile Shells (Stephen Granade)
- One Eye Open (Colin Sandel and Carolyn VanEseltine)
- The People's Glorious Revolutionary Text Adventure Game (Taylor Vaughan)
Best NPCs
- Aotearoa (Matt Wigdahl)
- Gris et Jaune (Jason Devlin)
- Hoosegow (Ben Collins-Sussman and Jack Welch)
- Rogue of the Multiverse (C.E.J. Pacian)
Best Individual Puzzle
- Crossing the river in Aotearoa (Matt Wigdahl)
- Deciding what to do with the baby in The Warbler's Nest (Jason McIntosh)
- Dividing up the oxygen reserves in Oxygen (Benjamin Sokal)
- Getting the lighter from Kai in Allein mit Kai (Ingo Scharmann and Joana Markus)
- Roof tile repair in The 12:54 to Asgard (J. Robinson Wheeler)
- Saving Dr. Ephart in One Eye Open (Colin Sandel and Carolyn VanEseltine)
Best Individual NPC
- Dr Sliss in Rogue of the Multiverse (C.E.J. Pacian)
- Gaspar in The Bible Retold: Following a Star (Justin Morgan)
- Mariel in Mariel (Michael Baltes)
- The monkey-thing in Aotearoa (Matt Wigdahl)
- Muddy in Hoosegow (Ben Collins-Sussman and Jack Welch)
Best Individual PC
- Anthony Saint Germain in Death Off the Cuff (Simon Christiansen)
- Balthasar in The Bible Retold: Following a Star (Justin Morgan)
- Helena in The Blind House (Maude Overton)
- PC in Gris et Jaune (Jason Devlin)
Best Implementation
- Aotearoa (Matt Wigdahl)
- Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home (Andrew Plotkin)
- Hoosegow (Ben Collins-Sussman and Jack Welch)
Best Use of Innovation
- Aotearoa (Matt Wigdahl)
- > by @ (Aaron A. Reed)
- Rogue of the Multiverse (C.E.J. Pacian)
Best Technological Development
- Automatypewriter (Jonathan M. Guberman) -- http://upnotnorth.net/2010/10/29/a-new-way-to-interact-with-fiction/
- GLIMMR (Erik Temple)
- Inform 7's "Release with an interpreter." (Graham Nelson)
- QTads 2, cross-platform HTML TADS interpreter (Nikos Chantziaras)
- Quixe, online Glulx interpreter (Andrew Plotkin)
- Undum (I.D. Millington) -- http://undum.com/
Best Supplemental Materials
- Cover artwork for »Allein mit Kai« (Ingo Scharmann and Joana Markus)
- Creating Interactive Fiction with Inform 7 (Aaron Reed)
- The PDF manual for Leadlight (Wade Clarke)
- Teaser poster (Emily Short) -- http://emshort.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/customs-poster-wp.png
- Website for Leadlight (Wade Clarke)