Vampyre Cross

Competition disqualification

This game was entered into the 13th annual rec.arts.interactive-fiction short text adventure competition, but violated Author's Rule #4: All entries must be previously unreleased at the opening of voting, having been previously announced for download on April 1st of that year, some five months prior to the compo going live. Which sharp-eyed text adventure nerd over on Usenet caught this technicality? None; the duplicity was unearthed by your very own MobyGames approver Kabushi following my submission of the game, inadvertently disqualifying Paul Panks' game from competition. Turns out that the thoroughness for which we are known and feared can actually have ramifications! Tremble at the full consequences of our rigorous video game scholarship!