On March 12th, 2005, at 4:00 P.M. EST (10:00 P.M. GMT), the XYZZY Awards Ceremony was held at ifMUD. Below is the transcript of the event, including side-comments that those in attendance made on the #peanut-gallery channel. Should you not wish to see those comments, an expurgated version is also available.

 

lpsmith says, "OK, there seems to be only one award left."
[peanut-gallery] Norah says (to merk), "That's true, isn't it."
lpsmith exclaims, "And we have an Eileen here!"
Eric asks, "Only one?"
eileen tiptoes carefully up onto the stage.
klimas says, "yay eileen!"
inky says, "hooray for eileen"
Miseri turns attention back to screen just in time. yay
maga says (to Merk), "yeah, but if he keeps it up he may be rewarded by his very own r*if troll nemesis"
lpsmith exclaims, "So, the floor's yours. Here's the nominees and winner for Best Game!"
JasonD exclaims, "YAY EILEEN!"
eileen winces when a floorboard creaks.
sdee applauds
DrewMochak asks, "Hey Jason, can you write my next game?"
Merk says (to maga), "Heh."
Rob says, "yay eileen"
maga says, "EILEEN"
olethros exclaims, "Ei-Leen!"
eileen exclaims, "Hello, everyone!"
Rob claps
jmac cheers!
Norah claps
robgrassi claps
Rob says, "hi!"
klimas says, "hi Eileen!"
Bishop exclaims, "Yay Eileen!"
olethros claps harmoniously!
wojohz says, "hello"
eileen says, "I'm going to present this award as quietly as I can, because my son is taking a nap."
JasonD says, "As long as you test it Drew :)"
Dave hides his eyes, "I can't watch...it's too suspenseful..."
Lee cheers
Jacqueline says, "shhh"
wojohz claps resoundingly
HairBrain says, "Son! Son!"
[peanut-gallery] wojohz:
[peanut-gallery] Bishop says, "Man, everybody's kids are napping."
eileen exclaims, "I know that line's been used already tonight, but it's true for me too!"
JasonD says, "hah"
[peanut-gallery] wojohz says, "the kids are alright"
HairBrain says, "Children equal true!"
Bishop holds his breath, rapt with anticipation.
[peanut-gallery] olethros says, "as long as they are not kidnapping. Har har."
[peanut-gallery] Merk says (to Bishop), "Yeah, I keep expecting Addie to scream any minute now. She doesn't like waking up and not seeing her daddy. :)"
Lee is turning blue
lpsmith says, "It's like we're all members of the same socioeconomic quartile."
[peanut-gallery] DrewMochak says, "I can play that song with two drums."
eileen says, "The finalists for best game are:"
[peanut-gallery] Bishop says, "Aw, you don't have a laptop you can take into the room with her? Wouldn't want you to miss any of the show."
eileen says, "All Hope Abandon, by Eric Eve"
wojohz says, "yay Eric Eve"
Rob claps
Norah claps
klimas says, "woot!"
Eric modestly refrains from clapping.
[peanut-gallery] jmac says, "zarf is napping here, too"
Lee cheers
Merk exclaims, "Good luck Eric Eve!"
sdee applauds
olethros says, "hoooooray"
wojohz clap
Jacqueline claps for Eric.
[peanut-gallery] zarf says, "nap nap"
eileen says, "Chancellor, by Kevin Venzke"
wojohz says, "yay Chancellor by Kevin Venzke"
wojohz applauds
Jacqueline claps.
Lee claps
Rob claps
olethros exclaims, "huuzzzah!"
Eric claps loudly.
sdee claps
[peanut-gallery] zarf says, "sleepy sleep nap nap time"
[peanut-gallery] Merk says (to Biship), "Actually yeah, I guess I could. :)"
Merk exclaims, "Good luck, Kevin Venzke!"
eileen says, "Distress, by Mike Snyder"
Rob claps
Guest1 says, "ya distress"
Merk exclaims, "Good luck, self!"
sdee claps
klimas says, "yay!"
Norah exclaims, "Yay!"
wojohz applauds
Jacqueline claps for Mike.
Eric stamps his feet to make more noise.
Lee claps
zarf says, "yay"
eileen says, "Finding Martin, by Gayla Wennstrom"
ErWenn cheers his throat raw.
Rob claps
zarf claps
Multum_Viri walks out from under the archway south of here, although you didn't notice it approaching it from the other side.
sdee claps
Lee claps
Merk says, "Good luck, Gayla Wennstrom!""
lpsmith cheers.
klimas applauds!
inky says, "hooray for eccentric houses"
Norah claps
JasonD says, "Good luck all"
wojohz says, "gaylafindsxyzzy"
ErWenn gets a headache and feels dizzy when he tries to look at the contents of the envelope.
Eric claps.
inky says (to ErWenn), "ha"
eileen says, "and Vespers, by Jason Devlin"
Guest1 exclaims, "CMON VESPY BABY!"
Rob claps
Jacqueline claps for Jason.
olethros says, "hooray once more"
Merk says, "And good luck, Jason Devlin""
maga claps
zarf says, "yay!"
Norah says, "Heheh"
DrewMochak says, "Oh, what a shock that is."
Eric claps loudly.
[peanut-gallery] Rob says, "heh"
Lee claps
sdee claps
Rob applauds all nominees
Multum_Viri clap
olethros asks, "what happenned to that guy who wanted to sweep the awards?"
(From wojohz) God rolls dice.
Merk says (to Jason), "Once or twice, my fingers get crosswired and I've referred to you as Jason Devil."
eileen says, "...and the winner is"
lpsmith | "Help me, father!" Cecilia calls from the tower. "He has gone mad!"
lpsmith | >ne
lpsmith | Base of the Bell Tower
lpsmith | Nestled in the northeast corner of the cloister, the bell tower rises high: higher than the steeples of the church. Footsteps cut a line in the snow from the cloister to the southwest to the tower itself in the northeast.
lpsmith | Someone jars into the bell and a slothful ring begins as the bell sways back and forth. One. Two. The momentum slows. Three. Four. Five. It sounds like it will stop.
lpsmith | No.
lpsmith | Six.
lpsmith | Vespers.
Bishop is far too lightheaded to applaud.
eileen stops and listens for a sec. Was that a baby crying?
olethros exclaims, "hooray!"
koblin applauds.
(From wojohz) Audrey says (to God), " that parts over"
Rob applauds?
Norah says, "yay"
Bishop exclaims, "Yay!"
Jacqueline says, "Hooray for Jason - very deserving."
klimas says, "yay!"
sdee exclaims, "hurray!"
maga says, "good work, sir"
jmac woohoos
ErWenn applauds.
GaylaW cheers
Lee applauds
olethros exclaims, "Excellent!"
JasonD exclaims, "YAY!"
Multum_Viri exclaims, "hurray!"
Guest1 exclaims, "pray to cecilia baby!!!"
klimas says, "now you have to come up with some sort of coherent speech!"
Recchi exclaims, "congrats!"
zarf says, "congrats"
inky says, "woot"
wojohz says, "yay Jason Devlin"
Rob cheers
eileen applauds for Jason
Eric exclaims, "Well done, Jason! Richly deserved!"
robgrassi says, "congrats"
Lee says, "congrats"
wojohz says, "you win again"
Multum_Viri goes home.
Norah says, "congrats"
ErWenn exclaims, "Mazel tov, Jason!"
Eric applauds thunderously.
JasonD says, "Thanks everyone! This has been amazing"
[peanut-gallery] wojohz says, "that was exciting"
eileen gives Best Game 2005 XYZZY to JasonD.
[peanut-gallery] wojohz says, "wow two hours"
jmac says, "Good job, mr. jason"
[peanut-gallery] Bishop says, "4 awards? Nice sweep."
Guest1 asks, "whats next for jasond?"
Jota claps.
[peanut-gallery] Rob asks, "was it that many?"
Multum walks out from under the archway south of here, although you didn't notice it approaching it from the other side.
[peanut-gallery] Jota says, "Only two hours? Quick ceremony."
wojohz says (to Guest1), "he's building a shelf"
[peanut-gallery] olethros says, "yah"
[peanut-gallery] Jacqueline says, "And here I rushed my presentation a bit because I thought the natives were restless, when I could have milked my bear jokes more."
Rob claps for everybody
[peanut-gallery] maga says, "I think it went slowly early on and then everyone panicked and sped things up"
Jaybird cheers!
[peanut-gallery] olethros says, "so now I have to replay Beyond, and try Telling and Mystery House"
sdee applauds
JasonD says, "I'm working on a somewhat IF-related project which is fairly top secret at the moment"
[peanut-gallery] maga says, "eww, bear milk"
[peanut-gallery] zarf says, "yeah"
wojohz applauds winners and also-winners
[peanut-gallery] olethros asks (of maga), "you have tried it?"
[peanut-gallery] Jacqueline says (to maga), "heehee"
Bishop asks (of JasonD), "Man, you're on the I7 dev-team too?"
wojohz and all nominees
inky says (to Bishop), "this is how rumors get started!"
[peanut-gallery] Jacqueline says, "I am sad no one even looked at the bear."
ErWenn congratulates all who were nominated (especially his mom).
JasonD says, ":)"
olethros says, "hehe"
Thrax belatedly cheers Vespers.
[peanut-gallery] Rob says, "we were too scared"
wojohz applauds, heck, even the first round nominees
[peanut-gallery] inky says, "I thought we weren't supposed to make eye contact"
olethros asks, "something like DRAMA?"
HairBrain asks, "Oh no! Rumors at an awards ceremony?"
lpsmith exclaims, "Thank you all for coming!"
inky says, "congratulations to everyone who was nominated!"
Multum disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
Merk exclaims, "Yes, congrats to winners and all the nominees!!"
Bishop says, "Yay everyone who wrote _anything_ this year."
Jacqueline says, "Congratulations to everyone!"
zarf says, "indeed"
[peanut-gallery] olethros says, "aha"
JasonD exclaims, "Congrats to everyone!"
DrewMochak says, "I uh... wrote something..."
Merk asks, "Other than the first award, were any of them non-ifcomp games?"
inky says, "thanks to David Welbourn for putting together the winner list, and lpsmith for MCing!"
DrewMochak says, "DIdn't release a game, but y'know..."
koblin congratulates everyone.
lpsmith says, "And thank you, authors, for providing us with another year's worth of IF."
Dave says, "even if you didn't finish yet"
Guest1 says, "shame bolivia didnt win anything, but nice spread of awards otherwise..."
inky says (to Merk), "Whom the Telling Changed was in the springcomp, not the ifcomp"
robgrassi exclaims, "bye all guys, greetings fro mItaly, and good night!"
[peanut-gallery] wojohz exclaims, "I x'ed bear!"
Lee applauds everyone
Bishop says (to DrewMochak), "So did I, but not soemthing I'd mention in polite company."
Merk says (to inky), "That's right."
[peanut-gallery] Bishop grins sheepishly.
Merk says, "Thanks."
Dave disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
klimas says (to robgrassi), "night!"
[peanut-gallery] Bishop says, "ILAA."
wojohz asks, "where's the Carousel Bar and Grill?"
HairBrain says, "Does anyone remember Animate Dead offhand? I could use a drink."
[peanut-gallery] Merk says, "I think IFComp gives a leg up."
robgrassi goes home.
Trumgottist wakes up, and asks "Is the bear gone?"
inky says, "yeah, traditionally we go to the Carousel Room for a bit -- west, north, up"
lpsmith says, "The traditional post-award ceremony banquet is held in the Carousel Bar and Grill."
[peanut-gallery] Norah says, "Probably."
[peanut-gallery] Merk exclaims, "Now it's time for D&D.... gotta go!"
Recchi leaves the auditorium to the west.
zarf says, "Must run"
zarf walks off through the wall; vivid gold light flares briefly around him.
maga leaves the auditorium to the west.
lpsmith says, "Which, yeah, that."
Norah leaves the auditorium to the west.
[peanut-gallery] Bishop says, "Well,e veryone plays the IFcomp games, and I suppsoe some people who don't play all the games vote for one of the ones they _have_ played."
Guest1 leaves the auditorium to the west.
jmac ciaos.
Thrax leaves the auditorium to the west.
jmac goes home.
Guest4 goes home.
GaylaW leaves the auditorium to the west.
Jaybird leaves the auditorium to the west.
inky says, "oh, and of course thanks to eileen for doing the website and the votes and everything else!"
Lee leaves the auditorium to the west.
ParserGirl is whisked away by a violet beam of violent energy!
Bishop leaves the auditorium to the west.
Merk exclaims, "Thanks again to everybody who voted me a Best Puzzles award! Congrats to the winners and all the nominees! Congrats to JasonD for a whopping... 4 awards? Take care all!!!!"
Jacqueline says, "Hm. Time to hit the bar."
[peanut-gallery] Norah says, "That's what I did."
klimas leaves the auditorium to the west.
inky says, "have fun killing the orcs"
Jacqueline asks (of Bear), "You coming?"
wojohz says, "yay eileen"
TheBear says, "Sure, why not. If it won't put people in a panic..."
sdee goes home.
Merk says (to inky), "It's desert bandits right now, I think. :)"
eileen says, "My little guy really is stirring so I have to run... thank you all for another amazing year of IF and community"
lpsmith says, "Hee"
Merk goes home.
Trumgottist faints again when seeing bear.
HairBrain says, "eileen! eileen!"
wojohz concentrates, and disappears.
wojohz walks out from under the archway south of here, although you didn't notice him approaching it from the other side.
Jacqueline disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
TheBear disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
eileen exclaims, "big thanks to inky for everything too!"
lpsmith exclaims (at eileen), "Thank you again!"
wojohz says, "woo inky"
eileen exclaims (at lpsmith), "Right back at you... thanks!!"
GregB leaves the auditorium to the west.
JasonD exclaims, "Alright, time to go! Bye everyone and thanks for putting on a great show!"
eileen goes home.
cendare goes home.
mcp leaves the auditorium to the west.
Eric heads off home to bed.
inky leaves the auditorium to the west.
Eric goes home.
lpsmith leaves the auditorium to the west.
ErWenn goes home.
a chalkboard listing the XYZZY Award winners disappears.
olethros disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
Lee arrives from the west.
HairBrain leaves the auditorium to the west.
ParserGirl walks out from under the archway south of here, although you didn't notice her approaching it from the other side.
koblin starts casting an AIMFIZ spell while muttering something about some obscure OS or other.
Jota leaves the auditorium to the west.
ParserGirl leaves the auditorium to the west.
wojohz leaves the auditorium to the west.
Emily is whisked away by a violet beam of violent energy!
koblin watches his spell fizzle.
koblin leaves the auditorium to the west.
Allen asks, "where'd the chalkboard go?"
Allen disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
Jearl leaves the auditorium to the west.
Guest2 leaves the auditorium to the west.
Lee leaves the auditorium to the west.
Rob leaves the auditorium to the west.
PerrySim exclaims, "I guess that's all!"