2020 XYZZY Awards

Best Technological Development:
Winner - Adventuron
Nominee - Dialog

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Details

Series: XYZZY Awards

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

Organizer(s): Sam Kabo Ashwell profile

Award date: October 8, 2021

Qualification opening date: January 1, 2020

Qualification closing date: December 31, 2020

Games and Awards

Best Game

Winner: Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road, by Kyle Marquis
Nominee: The Impossible Bottle, by Linus Åkesson
Nominee: A Rope of Chalk, by Ryan Veeder
Nominee: Tavern Crawler, by Josh Labelle
Nominee: Vain Empires, by Thomas Mack and Xavid

Best Writing

Winner: Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale, by Kreg Segall
Nominee: Limerick Quest, by Pace Smith
Nominee: A Rope of Chalk, by Ryan Veeder
Nominee: Scents & Semiosis, by Sam Kabo Ashwell, Cat Manning, Caleb Wilson, Yoon Ha Lee
Nominee: Stuff of Legend, by Lance Campbell

Best Story

Winner: A Rope of Chalk, by Ryan Veeder
Nominee: Electric word, "life", by Lance Nathan
Nominee: The Impossible Bottle, by Linus Åkesson
Nominee: Lore Distance Relationship, by Naomi "Bez" Norbez
Nominee: Stuff of Legend, by Lance Campbell
Nominee: Tavern Crawler, by Josh Labelle
Nominee: Vain Empires, by Thomas Mack and Xavid

Best Setting

Winner: Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale, by Kreg Segall
Nominee: Ascension of Limbs, by AKheon
Nominee: The Eleusinian Miseries, by Mike Russo
Nominee: The Impossible Bottle, by Linus Åkesson
Nominee: The Magpie Takes the Train, by Mathbrush
Nominee: A Murder in Fairyland, by Abigail Corfman
Nominee: A Rope of Chalk, by Ryan Veeder
Nominee: Shadow Operative, by Michael Lauenstein
Nominee: Vain Empires, by Thomas Mack and Xavid

Best Puzzles

Winner: The Impossible Bottle, by Linus Åkesson
Nominee: The Eleusinian Miseries, by Mike Russo
Nominee: JELLY, by Tom Lento, Chandler Groover
Nominee: A Rope of Chalk, by Ryan Veeder
Nominee: Sage Sanctum Scramble, by Arthur DiBianca
Nominee: Seasonal Apocalypse Disorder, by Zan and Xavid
Nominee: Stuff of Legend, by Lance Campbell
Nominee: Vain Empires, by Thomas Mack and Xavid

Best NPCs

Winner: Jolly Good: Cakes and Ale, by Kreg Segall
Nominee: The Impossible Bottle, by Linus Åkesson
Nominee: The Magpie Takes the Train, by Mathbrush
Nominee: A Rope of Chalk, by Ryan Veeder
Nominee: Stuff of Legend, by Lance Campbell
Nominee: Tavern Crawler, by Josh Labelle

Best Individual Puzzle

Winner - Leaving the house: The Impossible Bottle, by Linus Åkesson
Nominee - Registering the game: Crocodracula: The Beginning, by Ryan Veeder and Harrison Gerard
Nominee - Cow Tipping: Seasonal Apocalypse Disorder, by Zan and Xavid
Nominee - Following the cat through the forest: Stuff of Legend, by Lance Campbell

Best Individual NPC

Winner (Tie) - The Parrot: The Magpie Takes the Train, by Mathbrush
Winner (Tie) - Kingfisher: Vain Empires, by Thomas Mack and Xavid
Nominee - The Sister: Lore Distance Relationship, by Naomi "Bez" Norbez
Nominee - Sassy Britches: Stuff of Legend, by Lance Campbell

Best Individual PC

Winner - The doppelganger: Doppeljobs, by Lei
Nominee - The Magpie: The Magpie Takes the Train, by Mathbrush
Nominee - The open sorcerer: A Murder in Fairyland, by Abigail Corfman
Nominee - Elizabeth Boldan: Sense of Harmony, by Scenario World
Nominee - Ichabod Stuff: Stuff of Legend, by Lance Campbell
Nominee - The demon: Vain Empires, by Thomas Mack and Xavid

Best Implementation

Winner: The Impossible Bottle, by Linus Åkesson
Nominee: 4x4 Galaxy, by Agnieszka Trzaska
Nominee: Limerick Quest, by Pace Smith
Nominee: The Magpie Takes the Train, by Mathbrush
Nominee: A Murder in Fairyland, by Abigail Corfman
Nominee: A Rope of Chalk, by Ryan Veeder
Nominee: Several Other Tales from Castle Balderstone, by Ryan Veeder

Best Use of Innovation

Winner: The Impossible Bottle, by Linus Åkesson
Nominee: The Cursèd Pickle of Shireton, by Hanon Ondricek
Nominee: JELLY, by Tom Lento, Chandler Groover
Nominee: A Murder in Fairyland, by Abigail Corfman
Nominee: The Prongleman Job, by Arthur DiBianca
Nominee: Sense of Harmony, by Scenario World
Nominee: Shadow Operative, by Michael Lauenstein

Best Use of Multimedia

Winner: Crocodracula: The Beginning, by Ryan Veeder and Harrison Gerard
Nominee: Babyface, by Mark Sample
Nominee: Congee, by Becci
Nominee: A Murder in Fairyland, by Abigail Corfman
Nominee: Present Quest, by Errol Elumir
Nominee: Sense of Harmony, by Scenario World
Nominee: Shadow Operative, by Michael Lauenstein

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