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"This is for suggesting games released in 2018 which you think might be worth considering for Best Innovation in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination.This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to suggest..."
by MathBrush - 8 votes for 7 games, last vote on May 19, 2018; created on March 18, 2018"This is for suggesting games released in 2017 which you think might be worth considering for Best Use of Innovation in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. The category will still be text-entry, and games not..."
by Canalboy - 8 votes for 7 games, last vote on February 13, 2023; created on June 23, 2022"I mean games that have no posted solutions. I realise that a lot of these could be buggy and therefore unfinishable but some will be just too difficult. I guess only the authors would know for sure."
by Malasana - 8 votes for 4 games, last vote on January 17, 2023; created on December 31, 2022"Ideally, Winter/Christmas-themed games."
by David Welbourn - 8 votes for 7 games, last vote on October 16, 2023; created on July 23, 2023"One really cool thing about interactive fiction games is that they don't need to conform to normal physics. Sometimes, a game will let you take an abstract quality from something, as if it was its own object, and use it on something else..."
by Andrew Schultz - 8 votes for 7 games, last vote on October 3, 2023; created on September 2, 2023"I played two entries in the Single Choice jam that made very visible references to root beer. Then I realized not many other games did that I could think of. I had one of my own. But given I like root beer much better than Coke or Pepsi,..."
by High virago - 8 votes for 7 games, last vote on December 13, 2021; created on August 24, 2020"i don't know how to play a game in the ifdb so can you please tell me?"
by Bentabnick - 8 votes for 8 games, last vote on January 9, 2024; created on April 6, 2021"If you made or can find a medium-hard adventure game, puzzle game, or both, please respond."
by Andrew Schultz - 8 votes for 7 games, last vote on December 25, 2023; created on September 4, 2023"I'm interested in works where you have one city or state or country (or city-state) per room. David Welbourn noted that this may apply to a significant sub-area of a work, too, and in this case I'd like to allow Greg Boettcher's Nothing..."
by MathBrush - 8 votes for 3 games, last vote on February 18, 2024; created on February 1, 2024"This poll is part of the 2023 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the best game in a custom system of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members...." by MathBrush - 8 votes for 2 games, last vote on February 18, 2023; created on January 30, 2023"This poll is part of the 2022 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the game with the best feelies of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members...." by MathBrush - 8 votes for 3 games, last vote on February 15, 2023; created on January 30, 2023"This poll is part of the 2022 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the best PunyInform game of 2022. Voting is anonymous and open only to IFDB..." by MathBrush - 8 votes for 4 games, last vote on February 17, 2023; created on January 30, 2023"This poll is part of the 2022 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the best retro game of 2022. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible games..." by JonathanCR - 8 votes for 7 games, last vote on February 15, 2016; created on November 23, 2009"There are two competing philosophies in game design (in games in general, not just text games). One is the story: tell a story in which the player is the protagonist. Games of this kind have strong plotting but they can often seem to..."
by StrawberryPie1 - 8 votes for 7 games, last vote on August 5, 2022; created on April 1, 2016"I'm looking for realistic gaming stories that include creepypasta"
by tiffanyfh - 8 votes for 8 games, last vote on August 9, 2022; created on April 9, 2009"im a teen and i want games that are entertaining for people around my age (16) to play. i liked punk points for example something like that would be nice. thanks."
by MathBrush - 7 votes for 7 games, last vote on December 3, 2019; created on May 13, 2016"I'm looking for your favorite games that are written in the German language. I've added a few games I've liked."
by MathBrush - 7 votes for 6 games, last vote on July 2, 2020; created on June 22, 2020"This is for suggesting games released in 2019 which you think might be worth considering for Best Implementation in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination.This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to..."
by Sobol - 7 votes for 7 games, last vote on September 22, 2021; created on September 17, 2021"This is for suggesting games released in 2020 which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual PUzzle in the XYZZY awards. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. This is not an official list. The point of poll is partly to..."
by MathBrush - 7 votes for 5 games, last vote on May 26, 2022; created on May 20, 2022"This is for suggesting games released in 2021 which you think might be worth considering for Best Individual Puzzle in the XYZZY awards. Please include a comment mentioning the puzzle. This is not a zeroth-round nomination. This is not..."