The judges have finished their scoring, each with one eye cast toward the shared rubric and another toward the subjective “X-factors” that influence his or her personal opinions about what makes interactive fiction great. They have pondered at length before rendering their well-considered judgment.
That judgment is not binding, however. In mere moments, audience voting will begin, and the rules of the contest place the ultimate choice within your hands.
Will the judges’ verdict stand? Will their influence be decisive? Only time will tell! We now reveal the judges’ numeric scores, and their determination of the most exemplary dish…
(text version of scoring results)
Mike Russo
Challenger*: Writing 8, Playability 7, Design 8, Inventiveness 7, Challenge 6 / TOTAL 36
Iron Chef: Writing 6, Playability 6, Design 8, Inventiveness 6, Challenge 9 / TOTAL 35
Amanda Walker
Challenger*: Writing 9, Playability 7, Design 8, Inventiveness 8, Challenge 9 / TOTAL 41
Iron Chef: Writing 7, Playability 7, Design 8, Inventiveness 8, Challenge 10 / TOTAL 40
Rovarsson
Challenger: Writing 10, Playability 8, Design 8, Inventiveness 8, Challenge 9 / TOTAL 43
Iron Chef*: Writing 8, Playability 8, Design 8, Inventiveness 8, Challenge 10 / TOTAL 42
Emery Joyce
Challenger*: Writing 10, Playability 8, Design 8, Inventiveness 9, Challenge 9 / TOTAL 44
Iron Chef: Writing 8, Playability 7, Design 9, Inventiveness 8, Challenge 10 / TOTAL 42
Wade Clarke
Challenger*: Writing 10, Playability 7, Design 9, Inventiveness 10, Challenge 10 / TOTAL 46
Iron Chef: Writing 7, Playability 6, Design 9, Inventiveness 10, Challenge 10 / TOTAL 43
JUDGES CHOOSE: CHALLENGER
NOTE: Asterisks denote each judge’s choice for winner, which may contradict that judge’s assigned scores.
We’ll be hearing more from the judges soon as they post their written evaluations of each dish, providing some insight into the reasoning behind their decisions and the laudatory qualities they observed in each dish. In the meantime, there is one last question to decide…
- Ancient Treasure, Secret Spider by Premier Challenger Pacian
- Endymion by Iron Chef Dialog Draconis
Make your choice in the poll above, and share your thoughts on the audience discussion thread. Voting will close in 48 hours, and the victor in this episode will be declared at noon UTC on Tuesday November 18th. Don’t miss it!