The development period has ended.
An unforgettable battle, to be sung through the ages. Iron Chef Inform 7 Afterward was as remote and mysterious as one might expect, and has delivered his dish with the cryptic advisory that pooled efforts may be desirable. Challenger lpsmith invited the whole world to join him on his journey, but the map is not the territory! In the finest tradition of those working to tight deadlines, both chefs worked almost to the last minute.
Next comes the most difficult challenge of all: the test of play.
As is traditional, the dish from the challenger is offered first:
course correction, by Challenger @lpsmith
[or play online]
… and the dish prepared by the defending Iron Chef is offered second:
The Van der Nagel Papyrus, by Iron Chef Inform 7 @Afterward
[or play online - official Iron ChIF version
or at The Van der Nagel Papyrus]
The finished dishes are now released for the audience to enjoy, and the judges retire to contemplate these new creations and issue their scores. We’ll find out their verdict in two days’ time, when audience voting begins at noon UTC on Sunday March 1st.
In the meantime, I congratulate our competing chefs, who conducted themselves honorably and well. Stay tuned for their final thoughts as the post-match interviews with both are posted here over the next two days.
[Audience members are encouraged to discuss the dishes on the audience commentary thread, but please make liberal use of spoiler tags when posting about details of the games!]