2009 was a good year for quality IF games. A great year, in fact. It's time to give recognition to the best of them as voting for the 2009 XYZZY Awards begins at the brand new web site.

The problem, which I'm glad to have, is that there are so many games that would deserve an award, especially in the "best use of medium" category. I would like to nominate four or five games and the same amount in the "best game" category. And I haven't even played all the must-play titles yet!