For Your Consideration - XYZZY-eligible puzzles of 2013 - an IFDB Poll
by Sam Kabo Ashwell
RSS FeedThis poll is a place to suggest individual puzzles from games released in 2013, which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual Puzzle in the XYZZY Awards. Leave a brief, unspoilery-as-possible title for the puzzle in the comment on your vote.
This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not mentioned here will remain eligible. The point of poll is partly to suggest games that others might want to check out, partly as your own reminder for when XYZZY season comes around.
This isn't intended as a straw poll; please don't upvote games already on the list, unless you want to add another puzzle from the same game, not yet mentioned in comments. And mention every puzzle that you think deserves consideration, not just your one favourite.
| A Roiling Original, by Andrew Schultz 2 votes "Building the computer; freeing Dr. Yow" [+]"Building the computer; freeing Dr. Yow: (These puzzles are in the Store P and Store W regions.)" --strivenword... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Guinnea...  Vote for this game | |
| Coloratura, by Lynnea Glasser 2 votes "Creating the meat..." [+]"Creating the meat monster." ( ) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... "The outcome of..." [+]"The outcome of the meat monster puzzle was memorable, but I feel like there was a better puzzle in this game. But I can't think of a specific one to nominate..." () --Doug Orleans... Vote for this game | |
| ULTRA BUSINESS TYCOON III, by Porpentine 2 votes "Earning one million dollars." [+]"Earning one million dollars." ( ) --Brendan Patrick Hennessy... (No comment) [+](No comment) --keres... Vote for this game | |
| You Will Select a Decision, by Brendan Patrick Hennessy 1 vote "The campfire scene in Book 2" [+]"The campfire scene in Book 2: Also up for consideration: getting the bear some honey in Book 1. (Note: I am prepared to accept the complaint that neither of these are really puzzles.)" ( ) --Molly... Vote for this game | |
| KING OF BEES IN FANTASY LAND, by Brendan Patrick Hennessy 1 vote "Signing the peace treaty" [+]"Signing the peace treaty" --Molly... Vote for this game | |
| Valley of Steel, by The Custodian 1 vote "Getting the tags from Garb-O's" [+]"Getting the tags from Garb-O's: Clever but fair, and also cool that you need to re-use one of the items in a different location." ( - Full review) --Doug Orleans... Vote for this game | |
| Threediopolis, by Andrew Schultz 1 vote "Discovering the type of route that works" [+]"Discovering the type of route that works" ( ) --Edward Lacey... Vote for this game | |
| Faithful Companion, by Matt Weiner 1 vote "Unlatching all three latches" [+]"Unlatching all three latches: when the ghost repeats your actions two turns later, thwarting your attempts to open the door. " --Hanon Ondricek... Vote for this game | |
| Chemistry and Physics, by Caelyn Sandel (as Colin Sandel) and Carolyn VanEseltine 1 vote "Escaping the lab/finding a way of fending off your attacker" [+]"Escaping the lab/finding a way of fending off your attacker: May also be cheekily described as 'the entire game'." --Molly... Vote for this game | |