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 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