[HN Gopher] Winners of the 2024 IFComp
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Winners of the 2024 IFComp
Author : mdom
Score : 16 points
Date : 2024-10-20 11:51 UTC (11 hours ago)
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| kleiba wrote:
| A few years back, I used to host somewhat regular IF parties at
| my house. I used to have a projector and even a canvas then, and
| would hook up my computer to it with some IF game in fullscreen
| mode.
|
| A couple of my nerd friends would come over, unhealthy snacks and
| drinks were provided by yours truly, and we'd play the game
| together, taking turns at who gets to type in the commands
| through a wireless keyboard.
|
| It was actually quite fun, especially when you get further into
| the story and inevitably come across puzzles that are not totally
| trivial. Everybody chimes in with their suggestion, sometimes
| even leading to semi-arguments on how to try and proceed. It was
| a matter of course that no-one was allowed to look up clues on
| the internet.
|
| Thinking back, I don't think we ever got to finish a game. At
| some point, the group would usually take the decision to give up,
| either because we got stuck or because no-one really felt like
| playing on, but I recall that we also had some games that we
| continued at the next meeting from where we left the last time.
|
| It wasn't uncommon for the party to somehow move on to other
| things after a few hours but the game was always left on, and
| everybody was welcome to grab the keyboard and try something if
| they had an idea how to solve a puzzle.
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| But today, with having wives and all, I'm not sure such a party
| would be possible anymore.
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