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The Short Game · September 28 · 59 min

IFComp 2026

The Short Game kicks off its 2026 IFComp coverage with a new three-episode format, along with a brief chat about custom IF engines and the comp's new AI rules. 0:00 - Intro and IFComp Basics 5:00 - How We Are Covering IFComp This Year 10:54 - 9 Days in a Van with Your 3 Best Friends by Nathan Leigh 25:55 - Sidetrack: Custom Engines, AI, and IFComp 29:41 - Forensic Necromancy: A Murder in Nineveh by Daniel M. Stelzer 45:10 - Ryan Veeder's Agatha Christie's The Murder on the Orient Express 57:39 - Wrap Up (00:00) - Intro and IFComp Basics (05:00) - How we are covering IFComp this year (10:54) - 9 Days in a Van with your 3 Best Friends by Nathan Leigh (25:54) - Sidetrack about custom engines, AI, and IFComp (29:41) - Forensic Necromancy: A Murder in Nineveh by Daniel M. Stelzer (45:10) - Ryan Veeder's Agatha Christie's the Murder on the Orient Express by Ryan Veeder (57:39) - Wrap Up

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The Short Game kicks off its 2026 IFComp coverage with a new three-episode format, along with a brief chat about custom IF engines and the comp's new AI rules.

  • 0:00 - Intro and IFComp Basics
  • 5:00 - How We Are Covering IFComp This Year
  • 10:54 - 9 Days in a Van with Your 3 Best Friends by Nathan Leigh
  • 25:55 - Sidetrack: Custom Engines, AI, and IFComp
  • 29:41 - Forensic Necromancy: A Murder in Nineveh by Daniel M. Stelzer
  • 45:10 - Ryan Veeder's Agatha Christie's The Murder on the Orient Express
  • 57:39 - Wrap Up
  • (00:00) - Intro and IFComp Basics
  • (05:00) - How we are covering IFComp this year
  • (10:54) - 9 Days in a Van with your 3 Best Friends by Nathan Leigh
  • (25:54) - Sidetrack about custom engines, AI, and IFComp
  • (29:41) - Forensic Necromancy: A Murder in Nineveh by Daniel M. Stelzer
  • (45:10) - Ryan Veeder's Agatha Christie's the Murder on the Orient Express by Ryan Veeder
  • (57:39) - Wrap Up

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