Subject: [Comp98] Early Contest Post
Date: 23 Feb 98 08:24:29 +1100
From: ddyte@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au (David Dyte)
Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia
Newsgroups: rec.arts.int-fiction,rec.games.int-fiction

As you may have read, Whizzard has passed on the torch of contest organiser
to a new sucker (er, volunteer).

And the new organiser is me. So consider this the first official post on
the topic of the 1998 Interactive Fiction Competition. In my capacity as
organiser, you can mail me at this address or ddyte@cricket.org with any
messages you may feel I urgently require.

This year's competition will have a timetable roughly the same as in 1997,
mail me by September 1 (end of September 1 all round the world- so late
on September 2 here in Australia) to register your intent to enter, and
mail me your games by September 30. Obviously I'll repeat this announcement
closer to the time.

There have been a lot of posts about various rule suggestions- there will
be some minor rule changes, in consultation with Whizzard. Nothing too
drastic- certainly NOT two divisions or compulsory source code uploads.
I'll post an announcement when the revised rules hit the competition web
site.

Now I'll keep quiet a while,

- David Dyte