From: xyzzynews@aol.com (XYZZYnews)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.int-fiction
Subject: Xyzzy Awards nominees
Date: 3 Feb 1997 15:19:31 GMT

The votes are in for the inaugural Xyzzy Awards for best I-F of 1996. In
each category, the top five vote-getters have been designated as the
nominees. The winning games will be revealed at the First Annual Xyzzy
Awards Ceremonies, to be held *live* via telnet this upcoming Saturday.

To attend, telnet to 

sarnac.edoc.com 4201

and find your way to the auditorium. The ceremonies start at 2 pm EST
(that's 7 pm GMT) on Saturday, Feb. 7th, and will continue until we run
out of things to announce.

Without further ado, the nominees (in alphabetical order) are...

BEST GAME: 
	The Light: Shelby's Addendum, by Colm McCarthy
	Lost New York, by Neil deMause
	The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet, 
		by Graham Nelson
	So Far, by Andrew Plotkin
	Time: All Things Come To An End, by Andy Phillips

BEST WRITING:
	Aayela, by Magnus Olsson
	Lost New York, by Neil deMause
	The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet, 
		by Graham Nelson
	So Far, by Andrew Plotkin
	Tapestry, by Daniel Ravipinto

BEST STORY:
	Delusions, by C.E. Forman
	Lost New York, by Neil deMause
	So Far, by Andrew Plotkin
	Tapestry, by Daniel Ravipinto
	Time: All Things Come To An End, by Andy Phillips
	
BEST SETTING:
	The Light: Shelby's Addendum, by Colm McCarthy
	Lost New York, by Neil deMause
	A Night at the Computer Center, by Bonni Mierzejewska
	Small World, by Andrew Pontious
	So Far, by Andrew Plotkin
		
BEST PUZZLES:
	Frobozz Magic Support, by Nate Cull
	Lost New York, by Neil deMause
	The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet, 
		by Graham Nelson
	So Far, by Andrew Plotkin
	Time: All Things Come To An End, by Andy Phillips

BEST NPCS:
	Kissing the Buddha's Feet, by Leon Lin
	Lost New York, by Neil deMause
	Small World, by Andrew Pontious
	The Underoos That Ate New York, by Gerry Kevin Wilson 
	The Wedding, by Neil J Brown

BEST INDIVIDUAL PUZZLE:
	Cramped, crawling, from So Far
	The crystals, from Fear
	The elephant, from The Meteor, the Stone 
		and a Long Glass of Sherbet
	Opening the gate, from So Far
	Riding the creature, from So Far

BEST INDIVIDUAL NPC:
	The Burin, from Frobozz Magic Support
	Christopher Robin, from Ralph
	The Devil, from Small World
	Evan, from Kissing the Buddha's Feet
	Leo the Lemming, from Phlegm