2021 XYZZY Awards

Best Technological Development:
Nominee - Frankendrift release
Nominee - Gruescript release

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Details

Series: XYZZY Awards

Official Web site: https://xyzzyawards.org/

Organizer(s): Sam Kabo Ashwell profile

Qualification opening date: January 1, 2021

Qualification closing date: December 31, 2021

Games and Awards

Best Game

Finalist: And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One, by B.J. Best
Finalist: The Best Man, by Stephen Bond
Finalist: Even Some More Tales from Castle Balderstone, by Ryan Veeder
Finalist: The Faeries Of Haelstowne, by Christopher Merriner
Finalist: The Libonotus Cup, by Nils Fagerburg
Finalist: The Weight of a Soul, by Chin Kee Yong
Finalist: What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed, by Amanda Walker

Best Writing

Finalist: The Best Man, by Stephen Bond
Finalist: Dr Horror's House of Terror, by Ade McT
Finalist: Sting, by Mike Russo
Finalist: What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed, by Amanda Walker

Best Story

Finalist: And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One, by B.J. Best
Finalist: The Best Man, by Stephen Bond
Finalist: Excalibur, by J. J. Guest, G. C. Baccaris, and Duncan Bowsman
Finalist: Off-Season at the Dream Factory, by B.J. Best (writing as “Carroll Lewis")
Finalist: What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed, by Amanda Walker

Best Setting

Finalist: Even Some More Tales from Castle Balderstone, by Ryan Veeder
Finalist: The Faeries Of Haelstowne, by Christopher Merriner
Finalist: The Golden Heist, by George Lockett and Rob Thorman
Finalist: The Weight of a Soul, by Chin Kee Yong

Best Puzzles

Finalist: Dr Horror's House of Terror, by Ade McT
Finalist: Grooverland, by Mathbrush
Finalist: Gruesome, by Robin Johnson
Finalist: The Song of the Mockingbird, by Mike Carletta
Finalist: What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed, by Amanda Walker

Best NPCs

Finalist: And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One, by B.J. Best
Finalist: Lady Thalia and the Seraskier Sapphires, by E. Joyce and N. Cormier
Finalist: Mean Mother Trucker, by Bitter Karella

Best Individual Puzzle

Finalist - Dead Armadillo: Mean Mother Trucker, by Bitter Karella
Finalist - Hair Swap: The Libonotus Cup, by Nils Fagerburg
Finalist - The moveable stage with the laserfight: Grooverland, by Mathbrush
Finalist - The statuette puzzle: The Golden Heist, by George Lockett and Rob Thorman

Best Individual NPC

Finalist - Cécile: The Libonotus Cup, by Nils Fagerburg
Finalist - The Green Knight: At King Arthur's Christmas Feast, by Travis Moy
Finalist - Liz: Sting, by Mike Russo
Finalist - Melpomene: Lady Thalia and the Seraskier Sapphires, by E. Joyce and N. Cormier
Finalist - Ottoline: The Faeries Of Haelstowne, by Christopher Merriner
Finalist - Riley: And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One, by B.J. Best
Finalist - Skeleton: Gruesome, by Robin Johnson
Finalist - The Witch: And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One, by B.J. Best

Best Individual PC

Finalist - Aiden Tunney: The Best Man, by Stephen Bond
Finalist - Big Ester: Mean Mother Trucker, by Bitter Karella
Finalist - Emerson: And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One, by B.J. Best
Finalist - Marid: The Weight of a Soul, by Chin Kee Yong

Best Implementation

Finalist: And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One, by B.J. Best
Finalist: Dr Horror's House of Terror, by Ade McT
Finalist: Even Some More Tales from Castle Balderstone, by Ryan Veeder
Finalist: The Libonotus Cup, by Nils Fagerburg
Finalist: Open Sorcery: Sea++, by Abigail Corfman
Finalist: The Weight of a Soul, by Chin Kee Yong

Best Use of Innovation

Finalist: 4x4 Archipelago, by Agnieszka Trzaska
Finalist: Even Some More Tales from Castle Balderstone, by Ryan Veeder
Finalist: Excalibur, by J. J. Guest, G. C. Baccaris, and Duncan Bowsman
Finalist: Fish & Dagger, by grave snail games
Finalist: The Last Night of Alexisgrad, by Milo van Mesdag
Finalist: What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed, by Amanda Walker

Best Use of Multimedia

Finalist: Cygnet Committee, by P.B. Parjeter
Finalist: Fish & Dagger, by grave snail games
Finalist: Off-Season at the Dream Factory, by B.J. Best (writing as “Carroll Lewis")
Finalist: [PYG]MALION*, by C.J.

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