{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Short Game","title":"102: IFComp 2016","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2924,"description":"Now in its 22nd year, IFComp (The Interactive Fiction Competition) is\nan annual celebration of new text-based games. We covered last year’s competition in a pair of episodes last October, and this year we’re back with our first impression of this year’s entries.\nThis is IFComp’s biggest year yet, with 58 games competing. All of them are available to play for free on the IFComp website. This episode was recorded on only 2 days after the start of the competition. We share our thoughts on the games we have tried so far, and note some exciting looking games we’ll be trying before the competition concludes in November.\nLast year’s episodes:\nThe Short Game 61: IFComp 2015\nThe Short Game 63: More IFComp 2015\nRules for the competition\nPlayed and Discussed:\nDetectiveland by Robin Johnson\nThe Queen’s Menagerie by Chandler Groover\nMirror and Queen by Chandler Groover\nBlue Cactus Motel by Astrid Dalmady\nThe Game of Worlds TOURNAMENT! by Ade\nPogoman Go! by Jack Welch and Ben Collins-Sussman\n16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds by Abigail Corfman\nFair by Hanon Andresek\nMentioned:\nStuff and Nonsense by Felicity Banks\nBlack Rock City by Jim Munroe\nEvermore by Adam Whybray and Edgar Allan Poe\nThe Shoe Dept. by Aquanet\nColor the Truth by Mathbrush\n\nYou can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame\nLike the show? Support us by writing a review on iTunes!\nYour hosts this week were:\n\nRaygan Kelly – @raygank\nShane Kelly – @8bitShane\nNate Heininger – @natestl\nLaura Nash – @laurajnash","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/CxYZwjjs_4iLjyLDzLnaaznbL5170eSsi-gM7hls96Q/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iYzFm/ZGZmOGU2NDYxOTZl/YzAzNTU2NWM4MzJk/NzBmNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}