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Introcomp 2006

“IntroComp” is a yearly competition to which authors submit the introductions to works of IF they plan to complete and release later. Here are my comments on the entries for 2006.

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Author Emily ShortPosted on August 5, 2006October 13, 2015Categories interactive fiction, parser, ReviewsTags Art of Deception, Child's Play, introcomp, Mechs, Nothing But Mazes, Sabotage, Southern Gothic, Unyielding Fury1 Comment on Introcomp 2006

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