XYZZY Awards Winners
The following are the winners of this year's XYZZY Awards. Congratulations
to all of them, and see you next year!
Best Game
- Cryptozookeeper (Robb Sherwin)
Best Writing
- Cryptozookeeper (Robb Sherwin)
Best Setting
- Cryptozookeeper (Robb Sherwin)
Best Puzzles
- PataNoir (Simon Christiansen)
Best NPCs
- Cryptozookeeper (Robb Sherwin)
Best Individual Puzzle
- The hat mystery (also in Doctor M, Last Day of Summer, and Playing Games) in Cold Iron (Andrew Plotkin)
Best Individual NPC
- Grimloft in Cryptozookeeper (Robb Sherwin)
Best Individual PC
- Mentula Macanus in Mentula Macanus: Apocolocyntosis (Adam Thornton)
Best Use of Innovation
- Kerkerkruip (Victor Gijsbers)
Best Technological Development
Best Supplemental Materials
- PDFs and screencast tutorials for Kerkerkruip
Special Recognition
- Zombie Exodus (Jim Dattilo)