In this short episode we’re introducing our upcoming coverage of IFComp 2017 with an introduction to the competition and to interactive fiction for new players. We covered IFComp in both 2015 and 2016, and this year we’re preparing for the best and biggest year the competition has ever had. Join us on our next episode for reviews and reactions to some of the games of 2017.
Want to learn more? Here are a few of our past episodes on IF:

IF Comp 2015: Episode 61, Episode 63
IF Comp 2016: Episodes 102, 104, 107
The Short Game | 31: Interactive Fiction
The Short Game | 45: Spring Thing 2015 – Interactive Fiction Festival
The Short Game | 59: Porpentine: Eczema Angel Orifice
https://www.theshortgame.net/36-80-days/ 80 days

Guides for IF Beginners:
How to Play Interactive Fiction (An Entire Strategy on a Postcard)
Emily Short’s Guide to Interactive Fiction (PDF)
IFComp – About IF
History of the Festival
http://ifwiki.org/index.php/Mathbrush
The twine invasion of 2012 (most interesting moment in the recent history of the comp)
http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=22855

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Your hosts this week were:

Raygan Kelly – @raygank
Shane Kelly – @8bitShane
Laura Nash – @laurajnash

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