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 Basics5:00 - How We Are Covering IFComp This Year10:54 - 9 Days in a Van with Your 3 Best Friends by Nathan Leigh25:55 - Sidetrack: Custom Engines, AI, and IFComp29:41 - Forensic Necromancy: A Murder in Nineveh by Daniel M. Stelzer45:10 - Ryan Veeder's Agatha Christie's The Murder on the Orient Express57:39 - 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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Episode 459