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Alistair Hutton

@twitonatrain

Finally, your one stop shop for rugby, computer game development and number crunching analysis of Scottish politics chat Also #pico8 #postcarts

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Advanced level pundits are reverse ferreting on "Frances tap-back kick collection strategy is masterful" to "relying on a bouncing ball as a strategy is a huge error"

08.03.2026 16:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My neighbor told me kuwait keep shooting down his F15s so I asked how many F15s he has and he said he just goes to the airbase and gets a new F15 afterwards so I said it sounds like he's just feeding F15s to kuwait and then his daughter started crying.

02.03.2026 23:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 253 ๐Ÿ” 49 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Billion dollar idea

01.03.2026 00:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

- DDR May Cry

If this isn't Bayonetta then I need to know

27.02.2026 11:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Food invented while I've been alive is not real. I don't make the rules.

26.02.2026 22:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Ciabatta is an Italian white bread created in 1982

Ciabatta is an Italian white bread created in 1982

Correct. I can still remember my total surprise when I read this for the first time.

26.02.2026 18:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Perfect, no notes

26.02.2026 18:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Metacritic as the last vanguard of humanity checks out actually.

26.02.2026 18:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Every step of this has been transparently reaching for the conclusion that was already written.

19.02.2026 20:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

arts & crafts games sounds like the most ideal genre for games to be in many respects if you ask me lol

17.02.2026 20:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 51 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wow theoretically for 1 energy you could be looking at... Absolutely zero damage because you stage 1s and 2s are already dead.

17.02.2026 10:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes! As a Scriddle player this is absolutely right.

I think the important bit for a game designer is knowing when you are creating fun by making the player work out the system Vs creating busy work by obfuscating the model.

16.02.2026 12:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The iron law is you can't hide the data model through "UI" obfuscation. Players will always be able to work out the underlying numbers and relations even if you don't make it available in the "UI" (where UI means everything in the game not just labels and buttons)

16.02.2026 11:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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i have a theory. claude is a roleplaying game where you roleplay as a boss

15.02.2026 19:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 43 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

every alt band photo

15.02.2026 14:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 247 ๐Ÿ” 46 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I want to emphaises the Ryu/Ken fight was awesome. The way it had been described to me by others who had already gone made it sound a bit naff but the fighters had good padding on and so really walloped each other and made it feel impactful watching it in such a small enclosed space.

12.02.2026 23:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If it is in a walkable neighbour you'd be more easily able to hit your daily steps goals

12.02.2026 23:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Went to the Nintendo 3DS pre-launch public tour. They had an Aliens section where your were hustled through a corridor under attack and then we watched live action Ken and Ryu fight. Was amazing.

Then I played Kid Icarus 3DS and crippled my hands for life.

12.02.2026 23:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

12.02.2026 16:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 10352 ๐Ÿ” 3081 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 162 ๐Ÿ“Œ 419

The Starmer Vs Badenoch figure is astonishing isn't it?

10.02.2026 20:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why is he so grumpy? We will never know.

09.02.2026 12:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mr Grumpy the Heron

09.02.2026 12:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolutely jaw dropping

08.02.2026 23:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes a fine Rouge-like collection.

08.02.2026 17:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If a game is orange it is a Rouge-like. Therefore Half-Life is a Rouge-like but half-life 2 is not.

08.02.2026 17:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A Rouge-like is when it is kind of, but not actually, red.

08.02.2026 16:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He did what?

07.02.2026 19:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Gregor Townsend in front of a train and a sign that says Newcastle.

Gregor Townsend in front of a train and a sign that says Newcastle.

07.02.2026 16:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Only when he is finished

07.02.2026 13:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Turning up a generational talent just as our current generational talent nears retirement is pretty smart strategy by Scotland.

06.02.2026 21:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0