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This is probably the oldest regular text adventure competition. It was held on the Compuserve Gamer's forum in the days before widespread Internet access.

• 1986
• 1988
• 1989
• 1990
• 1991
• 1992
• 1993

• 1st place: The Adventures of Alice who Went Through the Looking-Glass and Came Back Though Not Much Changed

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• Honorable Mention: Der Ring des Nibelungen, The Star Portal, Susan, a Lustful Game, Tamoret, Tark Simmons, Priestess of the First Church, in her battle against the Demon of Dark Desire
• 1st place: A Dudley Dilemma

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• Honorable Mention: The Battle of Philip against the Forces of Creation, Fast Lane, Heather's Easter Egg Hunt, The House of O's, The Misadventure of the Holy Grail, The Pilot, or, A Flight Into Fantasy, Pork 2: The Gizzard of Showbiz, The Pyramid of Muna, Sir Ramic Hobbs and the High Level Gorilla
• 1st place: Son of Stagefright

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• Honorable Mention: Adventures in NMR II, Andkara: Baby, the Rain Must Fall, Escape from the ELI, Magic Mansion, Mold: Deep Space Awakening, Pyramid, Storms I, Two Ways, Weekend Survival, Whatever We Decide To Call This Game
• 1st place: Cliff Diver, Investigator for Hire: Crime to the Ninth Power

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• Honorable Mention: Adventures in Sherwood, Apprentice, The Deadly Labyrinth, Disenchanted, Library, Mop and Murder, New England Gothic, Sanity Clause, The Spelunker's Tremendous Cave Adventure
• 1st place: Cosmoserve, The Multi-Dimensional Thief

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• Honorable Mention: The Caves of Dyanty, The Detective, A Journey into Xanth, The Lady in Green, The Murder of Jane Kranz, Oklib's Revenge, Quest for the Black Pearl, Reruns Again, Space Aliens Laughed at my Cardigan, The Tempest, TimeSquared Chapter One: Centroplis, What? No Low-Alcohol Mineral Water?!, What Personal Computer?, Wraith Blaster, Zim Greenleaf's Laboratory
• Group Effort: Shades of Gray
• Individual: Cliff Diver 2: Purchased Sight Unseen

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• Honorable Mention: CERCLA, The Darkest Road, Ducksoup, The Game of Recovery, Lost in Space: Dr. Smith Goes Home, Murder at the Folkestone Inn, Oceana, Sir Guy Gallant and the Deadly Warning, Space Mule, Toho Academy, 'Twas a Time of Dread, The Unborn One
• 1st place: The Jeweled Arena, Klaustrophobia

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