1999 XYZZY Awards

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Award date: February 12, 2000

Games and Awards

Best Game

Winner: Varicella, by Adam Cadre
Nominee: For a Change, by Dan Schmidt
Nominee: Lunatix - The Insanity Circle, by Mike Snyder
Nominee: The Mulldoon Legacy, by Jon Ingold
Nominee: Worlds Apart, by Suzanne Britton

Best Writing

Winner: For a Change, by Dan Schmidt
Nominee: Exhibition, by Ian Finley
Nominee: Lunatix - The Insanity Circle, by Mike Snyder
Nominee: Varicella, by Adam Cadre
Nominee: Worlds Apart, by Suzanne Britton

Best Story

Winner: Worlds Apart, by Suzanne Britton
Nominee: Aisle, by Sam Barlow
Nominee: Common Ground, by Stephen Granade
Nominee: Lunatix - The Insanity Circle, by Mike Snyder
Nominee: The Mulldoon Legacy, by Jon Ingold
Nominee: Varicella, by Adam Cadre

Best Setting

Winner: Hunter, in Darkness, by Andrew Plotkin
Nominee: Erehwon, by Richard Litherland
Nominee: For a Change, by Dan Schmidt
Nominee: The Mulldoon Legacy, by Jon Ingold
Nominee: Winter Wonderland, by Laura Knauth
Nominee: Worlds Apart, by Suzanne Britton

Best Puzzles

Winner: The Mulldoon Legacy, by Jon Ingold
Nominee: Lunatix - The Insanity Circle, by Mike Snyder
Nominee: Not Just an Ordinary Ballerina, by Jim Aikin
Nominee: Varicella, by Adam Cadre
Nominee: Worlds Apart, by Suzanne Britton

Best NPCs

Winner: Varicella, by Adam Cadre
Nominee: A Day for Soft Food, by Tod Levi
Nominee: The Frenetic Five vs. Mr. Redundancy Man, by Neil deMause
Nominee: The Mulldoon Legacy, by Jon Ingold
Nominee: Worlds Apart, by Suzanne Britton

Best Individual Puzzle

Winner - The maze: Hunter, in Darkness, by Andrew Plotkin
Nominee - The water puzzle: Break-In, by Jon Ingold
Nominee - Stopping the flood: For a Change, by Dan Schmidt
Nominee - The clone puzzle: The Frenetic Five vs. Mr. Redundancy Man, by Neil deMause
Nominee - Getting the light upstairs: The Mulldoon Legacy, by Jon Ingold

Best Individual NPC

Winner - Miss Sierra: Varicella, by Adam Cadre
Nominee - Anatoly Domokov,: Exhibition, by Ian Finley
Nominee - The wumpus: Hunter, in Darkness, by Andrew Plotkin
Nominee - Princess Charlotte: Varicella, by Adam Cadre
Nominee - Lyric/Echo: Worlds Apart, by Suzanne Britton

Best Individual PC

Winner - Primo Varicella: Varicella, by Adam Cadre
Nominee - The player character: Aisle, by Sam Barlow
Nominee - The cat: A Day for Soft Food, by Tod Levi
Nominee - The wife: Exhibition, by Ian Finley
Nominee - Sarah: Winchester's Nightmare, by Nick Montfort

Best Use of Medium

Winner: Aisle, by Sam Barlow
Nominee: Hunter, in Darkness, by Andrew Plotkin
Nominee: Six Stories, by Neil K. Guy
Nominee: Varicella, by Adam Cadre
Nominee: Worlds Apart, by Suzanne Britton

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