People's Champion Tournament 2025
Recommendations by Hidnook (United States)A fan-driven competition hosted by @otistdog, featuring 64 player-nominated games. See the intfiction.org thread for more information.
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1. The Abbey, by Art LaFrana (1993)
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Round 1: loss to Buggy by Mathbrush
2. Aisle
by Sam Barlow
(1999)
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Division 1
Round 1: tie (loss) to The Legend of Horse Girl by Bitter Karella
3. Alabaster
by John Cater, Rob Dubbin, Eric Eve, Elizabeth Heller, Jayzee, Kazuki Mishima, Sarah Morayati, Mark Musante, Emily Short, Adam Thornton, Ziv Wities
(2009)
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Round 1: loss to Six by Wade Clarke
4. Augmented Fourth
by Brian Uri!
(2000)
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Division 1
Round 1: win against Winter Storm Draco by Ryan Veeder
5. The Bible Retold: Following a Star
by Justin Morgan
(2010)
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Round 1: tie (loss) to Submarine Sabotage by Garry Francis
6. Buggy
by Mathbrush
(2022)
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Round 1: win to The Abbey by Art LaFrana
7. Everybody Dies
by Jim Munroe
(2008)
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Round 1: loss to Illuminismo Iniziato by Michael J. Coyne
8. Heretic's Hope
by G. C. Baccaris
(2019)
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Round 1: win to Tapestry by Daniel Ravipinto
9. Illuminismo Iniziato
by Michael J. Coyne
(2018)
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Round 1: win to Everybody Dies by Jim Munroe
10. The Legend of Horse Girl
by Bitter Karella
(2022)
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Round 1: tie (win) to Aisle by Sam Barlow
11. Six
by Wade Clarke
(2011)
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Division 1
Round 1: win to Alabaster by Emily Short et al.
12. Submarine Sabotage
by Garry Francis
(2023)
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Round 1: tie (win) to The Bible Retold: Following a Star by Justin Morgan
13. Tales from Castle Balderstone
by Ryan Veeder
(2018)
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Round 1: win to A Trial by B Minus Seven
14. Tapestry
by Daniel Ravipinto
(1996)
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Round 1: loss to Heretic's Hope by G. C. Baccaris
15. A Trial
by B Minus Seven
(2015)
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Round 1: loss to Tales from Castle Balderstone by Ryan Veeder
16. Winter Storm Draco
by Ryan Veeder
(2015)
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Round 1: loss to Augmented Fourth by Brian Uri
17. A Change in the Weather, by Andrew Plotkin (1995)
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18. CC's Road to Stardom
by OK Feather
(2022)
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19. A Dark Room, by Michael Townsend (2013)
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20. The Edifice
by Lucian P. Smith
(1997)
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21. Eidolon, by A.D. Jansen (2014)
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22. Inevitable, by Kathleen M. Fischer as Timothy Lawrence Heinrich (2003)
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23. Lime Ergot
by Caleb Wilson (as Rust Blight)
(2014)
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24. The Lost Labyrinth of Lazaitch
by Larry Horsfield
(2019)
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25. The Mystery of Winchester High
by Garry Francis
(2023)
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26. Nightfall
by Eric Eve
(2008)
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27. Over Here!
by auraes
(2020)
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28. Perdition's Flames
by Michael J. Roberts
(1993)
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29. Pogoman GO!
by Jack Welch and Ben Collins-Sussman
(2016)
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30. Sand-dancer
by Aaron Reed and Alexei Othenin-Girard
(2010)
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31. Taco Fiction
by Ryan Veeder
(2011)
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32. Word of the Day
by Richard Otter
(2017)
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33. All Things Devours, by half sick of shadows (2004)
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34. Brain Guzzlers from Beyond!
by Steph Cherrywell
(2015)
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35. Christminster, by Gareth Rees (1995)
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36. Dr. Dumont's Wild P.A.R.T.I.
by Muffy Berlyn and Michael Berlyn
(1999)
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37. The Dreamhold
by Andrew Plotkin
(2004)
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38. The End Means Escape, by Steve Kodat (2000)
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39. First Things First
by J. Robinson Wheeler
(2001)
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40. Galatea
by Emily Short
(2000)
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41. The Golden Heist
by George Lockett and Rob Thorman
(2021)
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42. To Hell in a Hamper
by J. J. Guest
(2003)
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43. Hunter, in Darkness, by Andrew Plotkin (1999)
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44. Never Gives Up Her Dead
by Mathbrush
(2023)
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45. Once and Future
by G. Kevin Wilson
(1998)
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46. Pick Up the Phone Booth and Aisle, by David Dyte, Steve Bernard, Dan Shiovitz, Iain Merrick, Liza Daly, John Cater, Ola Sverre Bauge, J. Robinson Wheeler, Jon Blask, Dan Schmidt, Stephen Granade, Rob Noyes, and Emily Short (2001)
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47. The Weapon
by Sean Barrett
(2001)
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48. What Heart Heard Of, Ghost Guessed
by Amanda Walker
(2021)
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49. Babel
by Ian Finley
(1997)
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50. Bogeyman
by Elizabeth Smyth
(2018)
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51. Captain Cutter's Treasure
by Garry Francis
(2021)
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52. Delightful Wallpaper
by Andrew Plotkin ('Edgar O. Weyrd')
(2006)
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53. For a Change
by Dan Schmidt
(1999)
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54. The Little Match Girl, by Hans Christian Andersen
by Ryan Veeder
(2021)
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55. Metamorphoses
by Emily Short
(2000)
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56. The Moonlit Tower, by Yoon Ha Lee (2002)
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57. Please Answer Carefully
by litrouke
(2019)
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58. Scents & Semiosis
by Sam Kabo Ashwell, Cat Manning, Caleb Wilson, Yoon Ha Lee
(2020)
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59. Scroll Thief
by Daniel M. Stelzer
(2015)
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60. Search for the Lost Ark
by Garry Francis
(2023)
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61. Thin Walls
by Wynter
(2022)
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62. Things that Happened in Houghtonbridge
by Dee Cooke
(2022)
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63. Winter Wonderland
by Laura Knauth
(1999)
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64. Yes, Another Game with a Dragon!, by John Kean (2000)
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