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