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Nominees for the 1998 XYZZY Awards Best game Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry Little Blue Men, by Michael Gentry Once and Future, by Gerry Kevin Wilson Photopia, by Adam Cadre Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin Best writing Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry Little Blue Men, by Michael Gentry Muse, by Chris Huang Photopia, by Adam Cadre Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin Best story Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry Little Blue Men, by Michael Gentry Losing Your Grip, by Stephen Granade Photopia, by Adam Cadre Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin Best setting Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry Muse, by Chris Huang Losing Your Grip, by Stephen Granade Once and Future, by Gerry Kevin Wilson Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin Best puzzles Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry Enlightenment, by Taro Ogawa Once and Future, by Gerry Kevin Wilson Losing Your Grip, by Stephen Granade Spider and Web, by Andrew Plotkin Best NPCs (non-player characters) Guilty Bastards, by Kent Tessman Mother Loose, by Irene Callaci Muse, by Chris Huang Once and Future, by Gerry Kevin Wilson Photopia, by Adam Cadre Best individual puzzle The snack machine puzzle in Little Blue Men (Michael Gentry) Getting out of the maze in Photopia (Adam Cadre) Entering the warehouse, The Plant (Mike Roberts) Getting out of the chair, from Spider and Web (Andrew Plotkin) The granite cube in Losing Your Grip (Stephen Granade) Best individual NPC Michael in Anchorhead (Michael Gentry) The troll in Enlightenment (Taro Ogawa) The wolf in Mother Loose (Irene Callaci) Alley in Photopia (Adam Cadre) The interrogator in Spider and Web (Andrew Plotkin) Best individual PC (player character) Bad Machine, Dan Shiovitz Little Blue Men, by Michael Gentry Muse, by Chris Huang Spider and Web, Andrew Plotkin Zork: A Troll's Eye View, by Dylan O'Donnell Best use of medium Arrival, by Stephen Granade Bad Machine, Dan Shiovitz Once and Future, by Gerry Kevin Wilson Photopia, by Adam Cadre Spider and Web, Andrew Plotkin Hope to see you Saturday! Eileen