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Comment on Pandora's Legacy: An escape-room style jigsaw puzzle in ~games.tabletop
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Pandora's Legacy: An escape-room style jigsaw puzzle
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Comment on Tildes Book Club schedule 2025 - 2026 in ~books
kfwyre LinkOur current book, Terry Pratchett’s The Truth, is available with a bunch of other Discworld novels in a current Humble Bundle. Two big caveats: The last time they ran this bundle, it was region...Our current book, Terry Pratchett’s The Truth, is available with a bunch of other Discworld novels in a current Humble Bundle.
Two big caveats:
- The last time they ran this bundle, it was region locked to the US and unavailable outside of it. I assume that remains the case for this one.
- Instead of DRM-free downloads, these are linked to a Kobo account.
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Comment on CGA-2026-02 🕹️🚗 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 Racing Lagoon in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentDoes the emulator you’re using let you use save states? I’ve been using those to help myself along.Does the emulator you’re using let you use save states? I’ve been using those to help myself along.
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Comment on Olivia Colman: “I’ve always described myself to my husband as a gay man” in ~lgbt
kfwyre Link ParentYou’re welcome! I have nothing but love for you, sparksbet. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜You’re welcome! I have nothing but love for you, sparksbet.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
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Comment on Olivia Colman: “I’ve always described myself to my husband as a gay man” in ~lgbt
kfwyre Link ParentSorry for the late reply — I thought I had responded to you but apparently never did. Congrats on the HUGE milestone! Being able to be comfortable in your own self is such a relief, and I’m so...Sorry for the late reply — I thought I had responded to you but apparently never did.
Congrats on the HUGE milestone! Being able to be comfortable in your own self is such a relief, and I’m so glad you’re able to live in that. I’m returning your big gay hug with one of my own!
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Comment on CGA-2026-02 🕹️🚗 INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 Racing Lagoon in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentWhat a journey! Thanks for writing it all up. Stuff like this is why I love emulation. Who ever thought that anyone could even play a Japanese PS1 game on a Nintendo 3DS in English? It’s such a...What a journey! Thanks for writing it all up.
Stuff like this is why I love emulation.
Who ever thought that anyone could even play a Japanese PS1 game on a Nintendo 3DS in English? It’s such a wild setup and yet, it’s entirely possible thanks to the efforts of tons of different people who make something as absurd as this entirely realistic.
We really are living in the future.
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What are you working through?
A loss A problem A struggle An emotion Something difficult Something perplexing Something that takes a lot of effort Something that doesn't fit neatly into an easy description What are you working...
A loss
A problem
A struggle
An emotion
Something difficult
Something perplexing
Something that takes a lot of effort
Something that doesn't fit neatly into an easy descriptionWhat are you working through, and how is it going?
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Comment on Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection being delisted March 31 in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentOoh, thanks for the heads up! I love collecting delisted games. I am torn on this one though. I’m not sure I’ll pick it up unless it goes on discount before it leaves.Ooh, thanks for the heads up! I love collecting delisted games.
I am torn on this one though. I’m not sure I’ll pick it up unless it goes on discount before it leaves.
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Comment on Nine dead after shooter opens fire at Canadian high school in ~news
kfwyre LinkTo all the Canadians here: I’m so sorry. (from an American neighbor who’s also hurting)Ten people including the shooter are dead after an assailant opened fire at a high school in western Canada on Tuesday in one of the country's deadliest mass casualty events in recent history.
The attack brought to Canada the type of mass shooting more common in the neighboring United States, and was carried out by a shooter described as female, police said.
Six people were found dead inside a high school in the town of Tumbler Ridge, in British Columbia, two more people were found dead at a residence believed to be connected to the incident, and another person died on the way to hospital, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.
At least two other people were hospitalized with serious or life-threatening wounds, and as many as 25 people were being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
To all the Canadians here: I’m so sorry.
(from an American neighbor who’s also hurting)
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Nine dead after shooter opens fire at Canadian high school
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Comment on Tildes Book Club schedule 2025 - 2026 in ~books
kfwyre Link ParentThis book is once again on sale if anyone needs to snag it.This book is once again on sale if anyone needs to snag it.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - January 2026 - Fire on the Mountain by Terry Bisson in ~books
kfwyre Link ParentI loved that movie! Great recommendation.I loved that movie! Great recommendation.
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Comment on itch.io: No ICE in Minnesota Bundle in ~games
kfwyre (edited )LinkA heads up to anyone who bought this (or any of the other mega itch.io bundles): itch.io doesn't auto add the games to your library so as not to flood it. To add a game to your library, you have...A heads up to anyone who bought this (or any of the other mega itch.io bundles):
itch.io doesn't auto add the games to your library so as not to flood it. To add a game to your library, you have to access the game's download page, after which it will show up.
Unfortunately, this means that if you want everything in the bundle to show up in your library, you have to go one-by-one through all the items, which is super tedious.
Alternately, you can automate it by using this userscript with Tampermonkey.
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Comment on itch.io: No ICE in Minnesota Bundle in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentThe site has now been updated to include this bundle.The site has now been updated to include this bundle.
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Comment on itch.io: No ICE in Minnesota Bundle in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentYup! Someone will coordinate the bundle (in this case it was jesthehuman who has coordinated other charity bundles in the past). Devs can include their work if they want. The norm for bundles like...Yup! Someone will coordinate the bundle (in this case it was jesthehuman who has coordinated other charity bundles in the past). Devs can include their work if they want.
The norm for bundles like this is for a whole lot of devs/creators to jump on as a show of support, and also because they know the value proposition of something like this isn’t so much about any particular titles but instead about the sheer volume of things. The more items in the bundle = the higher likelihood of generating money for the cause.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentIt’s awesome to see you playing all these giveaway games! Thanks for taking the time and effort to both play them and share your thoughts with us.It’s awesome to see you playing all these giveaway games! Thanks for taking the time and effort to both play them and share your thoughts with us.
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Comment on itch.io: No ICE in Minnesota Bundle in ~games
kfwyre Link ParentIf you’re on Windows, Playnite can import your itch.io library and download metadata for them, letting you sort or filter them quite easily. (Note to all Linux users: the Playnite dev is finally...If you’re on Windows, Playnite can import your itch.io library and download metadata for them, letting you sort or filter them quite easily. (Note to all Linux users: the Playnite dev is finally planning for a Linux release!)
I’ve bought enough of these mega charity bundles (among other random itch.io purchases) that I treat my itch library more like a literal “library” than I do a curated collection. There’s SO much in there that I don’t even try to have a handle on everything. Instead, it’s fun to just browse/sift through it and pull out something that’s new to me and looks interesting.
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Comment on itch.io: No ICE in Minnesota Bundle in ~games
kfwyre LinkWe created this bundle to raise funds for Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota in response to the Trump administration sending ICE agents to the Minneapolis area and the reckless murder of an innocent people by ICE agents. ILCM provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in Minnesota and North Dakota. They also work to educate the community about immigration matters and advocates for public policies which respect the universal human rights of immigrants. ILCM provides services based on capacity and has a generally high demand for services. The more we are able to fundraise, the more people they will be able to assist.
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itch.io: No ICE in Minnesota Bundle
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My husband and I just finished this, and we really enjoyed it! It took us probably 10 to 15 hours total, and we did it over the course of about a week and a half.
It's a satisfying jigsaw puzzle in its own right, but it's got a lot of additional escape-room-style puzzles built in to it, many of which are cleverly executed. There are a lot of "unlocks" in the game, where you'll complete a riddle, then open one of the sub-boxes which will give you new jigsaw pieces, a new tool, new puzzle components, etc.
It uses a companion website that you use to put in answers to riddles, get hints, and even utilize for some of the puzzles directly. The website saves your progress so that you can return to it (the game is way too much to do in a single sitting).
The site has full repacking instructions for all of the different parts of the game so that it's fully replayable. We're passing our copy on to some friends of ours. The only consumable you need is tracing paper, but the game comes with extra sheets, and you could always buy some more if you end up running out.
As is the case with any game like this, there were some puzzles that we didn't particularly love, but the game hits a lot more than it misses. There were some really clever ones. It has some quality "aha!" moments where something finally clicks.
We did get unlucky though: our copy has a misprint that made one of the puzzles unsolvable. Thankfully, we were able to get the answer for that puzzle from the hints on the website and could still proceed. For anyone curious, it was the
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Hedge Maze puzzle
To be honest, we weren't terribly torn up about missing this one, as it seemed kind of tedious in the first place. XD
All told, it was a thoroughly enjoyable time and we recommend it if you're the kind of person who thinks this sounds like fun. We played it together, but it's definitely playable solo too.
And, hopefully this goes without saying, but this isn't an ad! I'm sharing this simply because we had a great time with it and think other people might enjoy it as well.