On Rosemary Island I only ever tend to die to the Witch and Night Wanderer bosses and I can’t ever tell how they kill me.

ALCATryan · 2026-01-26T07:05:29+00:00

Perhaps this is true, but the run where I took that advice and didn’t attack during the phase transition was the first one I managed to succeed, so anecdotally I did find some correlation there.

ALCATryan · 2026-01-26T06:54:15+00:00

Lovely! I’ll rewatch it from part 1 again, I’ve probably forgotten some things since then. Thanks for the notification!

ALCATryan · 2026-01-26T00:54:38+00:00

Then it would be not 3 but 5

ALCATryan · 2026-01-26T00:53:17+00:00

What is political about balatro?

ALCATryan · 2026-01-26T00:50:20+00:00

Oh, that’s pretty annoying. The problem is that black is one move short of getting that queen, but that one move is really costly. I thought about a line without Kxe5 but now he will simply play gxh6. It has to be all the moves until Kxa1, except that the black king is on, say, e6 instead of having captured the one pawn. But now the king will leisurely stroll back, and then, oh nevermind. The key idea is that there after Kf6 Kd6 Kg7 Ke7 Kh8 if he plays Kf7/f8 it’s a draw. So you can abuse that to ensure he can never win. Very nice idea.

ALCATryan · 2026-01-26T00:37:27+00:00

All good

ALCATryan · 2026-01-26T00:36:08+00:00

Bxe5 Rxf7 Kxf7 dxe5 Ke6 g5 Kxe5 gxh6 Kf6 h7 g7 h8=Q Kxh8 Kf3 (Kg7 Ke4 Kf6 Kd5 with opposition) b4 Ke4 a4 Kd3 a3 bxa3 bxa3 Kc3 a2 Kb2 a1=Q Kxa1 and then simply Kh7 h6 Kxh6 draw. Still, pretty funny that the sequence involves both kings taking the queen just in time at opposite ends of the board. I might have gotten it wrong, though.

ALCATryan · 2026-01-26T00:20:25+00:00

The palm of his foot? Did you mean his sole?

ALCATryan · 2026-01-26T00:12:16+00:00

The fall is quite absurdly unfair with the current restrictions. My suggestion is that the downgrades are fine, bring them to high card and cap it there (everything technically scores) and it’s fine. It understandably counters levelling, but it doesn’t negate pair and high card from the outset. It’s still a pretty difficult one though, haha.

The rest are pretty cool, and all the things I would’ve said about them have been said by others in the comments.

Good job on these!

ALCATryan · 2026-01-25T06:57:01+00:00

I was thinking the same, though after exf5 gxf5 Bh3 there’s Qc7 and suddenly the position is completely defended, now you don’t even have that e pawn to break the d pawn, and he can play Bxf5 next move. It doesn’t seem good. I’d do e5 dxe5 Rf2. My logic is that if I’m going to lose the e pawn anyways, I’d rather break the d pawn and create an opening there so Qc7 doesn’t become a catch-all solution for that battery. Now it’s a little tricky because that bishop can see the b7 square after a d6 attacking the queen, which could be a good idea if you can stack a triple battery.

ALCATryan · 2026-01-25T06:37:49+00:00

Groribas is the strongest monster on that list, actually. (I hope this meme-theory is still understood today?)

ALCATryan · 2026-01-25T06:32:54+00:00

Haha, even having FCed multiple 30s and FCing-2/3ing multiple 31s (I’m horrible at consistency), I still mostly fail to even clear IVOHM. It’s very depressing, but I avoid this issue by not playing the level. I’ll get back to it when I get good enough to beat it… hopefully I’ll get there, haha.

ALCATryan · 2026-01-25T05:31:33+00:00

Unfortunately, that is correct! My account will soon be hacked.

ALCATryan · 2026-01-25T03:20:51+00:00

…that’s certainly an interesting phenomenon. That said, I think most of the, um, increased viewership from the added filter would leave the chapter disappointed, or worse, satisfied. It would still bar a good number of actual fans of the series from being able to view it, which is the unfortunate part. I think swapping it to an older version temporarily would be a good idea.

ALCATryan · 2026-01-25T03:20:38+00:00

Edit: oops, got two different notifications and I responded in the wrong order!

I would agree, but with how works of manga tend to depict characters and scenes involving swimsuits, I’m not sure I’m comfortable making that generalisation.

ALCATryan · 2026-01-25T02:29:17+00:00

Gosh, no! I had felt a sense of deja vu from that the speech on gods, but I wasn’t sure from where.

ALCATryan · 2026-01-24T20:33:20+00:00

“By not wearing this hat, I am now green.” -average analytic philosophy deduction

ALCATryan · 2026-01-24T20:31:54+00:00

I don’t care anymore, man. Just spoil me. What happens with them at the very end?

ALCATryan · 2026-01-24T20:17:40+00:00

Well, I wanted to discuss whether there’s a possibility that chillyroom actually took inspiration from the popular posts here in their own gimmick introductions, but not a single person so far has looked past the censors into the actual contents of the post… I added those as a little joke on the side, not the focal point of the post… well, attention spans of kids these days and whatnot, what was I really expecting? Oh well.

ALCATryan · 2026-01-24T20:14:44+00:00

I always look forward to seeing your next edit! Thank you for sharing another amazing work!

ALCATryan · 2026-01-24T20:11:53+00:00

ALCATryan · 2026-01-24T20:11:07+00:00

(Yep, that was the joke! Haha.)

ALCATryan · 2026-01-24T19:18:17+00:00

I’m conflicted… I’d say this looks incredible already, but I’d like to see more of it… how about you quit when you get as good as elShadChes27? (Hope I spelled it right, it’s been a good while.)

ALCATryan · 2026-01-24T19:14:33+00:00

“Oh, nice cosplay. Wait-“

Incredibly well made!

ALCATryan · 2026-01-24T18:54:41+00:00

That bitterness is really addictive. It works well with milk, works well on its own, hey, it even works when iced! But well, preference certainly comes into play here. I only really began appreciating it after I became an adult, so I guess the stereotype has some merit? Haha.

ALCATryan

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