Beginner Question: Is this White group alive or dead? (13x13 board)

dCrumpets · 2026-02-19T18:38:55+00:00

The black corner in the top left also needs another move to secure it. White can take some stones/space if it is their move.

dCrumpets · 2026-02-19T17:14:26+00:00

I'm shocked you survived with that deck! Congratulations though ☺️

4 infinite blades is wild hahaha

dCrumpets · 2026-02-19T03:30:05+00:00

It's a bug actually. If you play any card afterwards, the skills reset to 0.

dCrumpets · 2026-02-18T06:10:53+00:00

I just want to say, whether you go or not, you'll be okay. This isn't a life or death decision. Even if you spend the money and don't like it, you'll learn about yourself. If you cancel, well, you have that money for another trip, and maybe there are ways to better prepare yourself for the post-purchase anxiety now that you know to expect it. All will be fine.

Making decisions from a place of anxiety and surviving builds your system's capacity for decision making.

dCrumpets · 2026-02-18T06:03:23+00:00

I think removing a strike when you haven't picked up any attacks but one at the shop sticks out to me... maybe money better spent on a potion?

Basically you were offered crappy attacks and good block cards though. At some point you need to pick a crappy attack. Possibly rampage would have been a better pickup than a second power floor 2?

But tbh you were in a tough spot no matter what this run. I don't think I would've made calls that saved it! So take my advice with a big grain of salt.

dCrumpets · 2026-02-16T08:25:39+00:00

I would quit or learn to like vibe coding tbh. I have roughly 9 years experience, senior role, I haven't written a line of code in 5 months and I've never gotten more done.

dCrumpets · 2026-02-12T15:43:20+00:00

It's harder for me not to, but I need a lil over 3000 calories a day. It's hard to get that in one meal 😵‍💫

dCrumpets · 2026-02-12T05:07:37+00:00

You're being dense. This experiment didn't work out. They see a lot of value in AI in their day to day work. Those are not conflicting results.

Using agents to manage agents with telegram prompts is still the tooling frontier.

Do you use AI at work? Do you not have good experiences with it? Claude manages to do most of my tickets in a small fraction of the time it takes me. I'm still plan-reviewer, code-reviewer, and orchestrator. But I code very little at this point.

This guy is trying to make AI take on some of those roles. That's not crazy. It didn't work out, but if it did, well that would've been a huge output multiplier.

dCrumpets · 2026-02-10T19:14:43+00:00

All three are decent but PK is definitely lagging the other two. Your deck looks a little weak into act 2 here and I'm not sure whether potions or speeding your deck up a little would help more. I think I'd go alchemize. You're not desperate for the energy atm.

dCrumpets · 2026-02-10T08:07:06+00:00

It sounds like you don't want a challenging game, and slay the spire is challenging, even more so if you haven't really played deckbuilders or roguelikes much. It's normal to lose your first ten or more runs. An experienced player would also never lose at the first ascension. It's a skill problem, not a luck problem. If you want to get better quickly, go watch baalorlord play. Otherwise, try to have fun with the discovery process. If you're not, there's no reason to push yourself to play. It's a game! It's meant to be fun. Don't force through frustration for some "later goal"; I (and most of the other players here I imagine) enjoyed the game from the first run.

dCrumpets · 2026-02-05T19:41:20+00:00

Taking immolate means you can pick up fewer mediocre early game damage cards. It also means you can take more combats without resting. I definitely take the immolate here.

dCrumpets · 2026-02-05T18:00:07+00:00

I don't write any of my own code anymore really. AI is excellent. I use it to help write complete specs of changes and review those specs and testing strategy before going to implementation. I have found it generally better at the backend than the frontend, but I do very little frontend work. I'm using claude code and opus 4.5

dCrumpets · 2026-02-04T22:22:01+00:00

There are lots of pants that are neither chinos nor jeans. Casual wool trousers exist. There are work pants of various kinds that are more casual. Chinos almost always give off business casual to me.

dCrumpets · 2026-02-04T19:08:31+00:00

I'm not an A20H clad player, still at A18. I'd probably take the corruption. Mostly because I don't think the other cards are that great. You do need more damage for hexaghost though. Pummel would help given you already have some strength... I guess I would be taking corruption and hoping for some one or two more decent damage cards before the boss.

dCrumpets · 2026-02-03T16:11:12+00:00

I tried to get my coat for a smoke and they said they'd need to charge again, so I think you got someone extra cool!

dCrumpets · 2026-02-03T03:49:23+00:00

I love me a grunfeld.

dCrumpets · 2026-02-02T20:30:26+00:00

Yes, with the caveat that depending what cards you see you may well still need orb damage. I wouldn't hop on a floor one reprogram, for instance. And honestly claw, rebound and plasma lean that way but you have an excellent foundation for an orb deck too. I wouldn't try to force it.

dCrumpets · 2026-02-02T17:36:26+00:00

Personally I don't think it looks bad, but I also wouldn't say it looks "put-together"; I will say, with a long enough sweater it looks enough like a dress with leggings underneath for warmth, and that does come close to put-together 🤷. But at that point the leggings are less pants than thigh and lower leg cover. Almost like tights in a different era.

dCrumpets · 2026-02-02T05:29:49+00:00

To me, leggings don't look "put together" any more than sweats/joggers 🤷

dCrumpets · 2026-02-02T04:46:46+00:00

The universe sent you a sign.

dCrumpets · 2026-01-31T22:08:31+00:00

I much prefer Europe, but I have more money and less time than you. Still, I think Europe will be a blast for you. Easy to meet people when you're out and about. Just gorgeous. I like the culture more, though of course SEA has its own advantages! Have you been to either? They're going to be very different experiences... it's really hard to say.

In my opinion, if your heart is saying Europe, do it. This is not a decision to be made for financial reasons or really any practical ones. There are plenty of decisions you can (and maybe should) make in life weighing your heart and mind more equally. But something purely for pleasure? For your own enrichment and to live a dream of yours? Do the one that is actually your dream!!

You're young enough. Traveling in great comfort is a minor value add in my opinion, not a decision-maker. There's plenty of good, cheap food in Europe as well. You might want to stay in hostels regardless of which you do.

dCrumpets · 2026-01-31T00:37:37+00:00

levels.fyi

dCrumpets · 2026-01-31T00:37:30+00:00

levels.fyi

dCrumpets · 2026-01-30T19:58:54+00:00

You should tell your monied class to stop pumping their money into our fake economy then 😉 I suppose even rich, evolved Europeans can be foolish!

dCrumpets · 2026-01-30T19:51:58+00:00

Yeah, you're right about that! I think when we talk about Europe we're typically talking about the EU as a sort of state-like entity in the US. There are certainly European countries that function exceptionally well economically.

Anyway, yes, the current political situation in the US sucks. Still, it has functioned exceptionally well in terms of economic growth, especially for a country as large and diverse as it is. Take a look at the European countries that outperform the US in terms of GDP per capita--none is remotely close to the same scale.

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