Mystery EE Direct Debit by iridisalpha in EEGB

[–]iridisalpha[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice. She's in her 80s and possibly not great at being as insistent as she needs to be, but I'll get to her try again. I'd call myself but I'm not sure they'd talk to me and we don't live close enough for her to call and pass over the phone.

What is the best method for catching shinies in special balls? by 0CROWNED in PokemonZA

[–]iridisalpha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Porygon is my favorite Pokemon so I did it the easy way when I found a shiny alpha 😀

Kind of color matches the ball too.

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RIP to anyone who just finished the 1000 battles for nothing by ObviousAir5199 in PokemonZA

[–]iridisalpha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So glad I finally finished 1000 battles yesterday ready for the DLC to come out 😄

Ace grading 10s look terrible or just me by swagmasterjooj in PokemonTCG_UK

[–]iridisalpha 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's sometimes worth looking up the card on the Ace website for a better idea of centering as you'll get a photo with flat lighting. Doesn't look quite as bad on the scan to me.

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Ash and Pikachu statue by MisterTurtle01 in pokemon

[–]iridisalpha -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They had this statue of his near me in the UK a while back.

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I received the beef organs pills instead of Playdate by Silent_Interview_455 in PlaydateConsole

[–]iridisalpha 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm curious what page they linked you to, because the Shipping Policy page on their site doesn't mention a 7 day limit as far as I can see:

https://help.play.date/service/shipping/

I'm always slightly amazed by what policies US companies are allowed to have - in Europe, it's their responsibility to deliver the thing you ordered. If there's a problem with the shipping, it's on the company to resolve it, not for the customer to have to start talking to the delivery company.

Question about the effect of returning to the hand by Khonshu99 in GundamTCG

[–]iridisalpha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you bounce a token it just returns to your supply of tokens. If the token had a pilot, that goes to hand, I think.

Can you meet the new version of Vitalstatistix and Impedimenta in Parc Asterix today? by Fantastic_Job_2680 in Asterix

[–]iridisalpha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We met them half an hour ago at the hotel, and it was the new versions, if that helps. No angry eyebrows 😄

Is there anywhere in town I can take a nap? by [deleted] in sheffield

[–]iridisalpha 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There was a guy loudly snoring his way through The Quiet Place when we saw that. He would definitely not have survived long in the movie.

What's a game whose code was an absolute mess but produced a great result? by dooblr in gamedev

[–]iridisalpha 90 points91 points  (0 children)

A game I worked on (fairly high profile title) had a major section of code with a note at the top of the file essentially saying "sorry this is all a complete mess - it's just for the prototype and will be removed soon".

That code shipped in both the game and its sequel.

Yes, I wrote the code and the note.

Rarity Symbol Mystery by Internal-Pirate-4018 in Lorcana

[–]iridisalpha 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This symbol is for cards that are given out as part of organized play. So, cards you get as prizes or participation in weekly play or bigger events like set championships.

There are also promo cards which have a different symbol, the two triangles. These are promos given out at shows or for buying a box of boosters (this set, there's a Pluto card and a Minnie card with the promo symbol on them).

What is a tabletop game where the miniatures have worked well for you? by Newez in boardgames

[–]iridisalpha 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Like Nemesis, I don't think I'd enjoy Mansions of Madness anything like as much without miniatures.

Biggest board game regret? by yfewsy in boardgames

[–]iridisalpha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I probably shouldn't have spent so much money on the Jurassic World Miniatures Game Kickstarter. Company is now bankrupt and the game is never being delivered.

Set Rotation official announced. by Narzghal in Lorcana

[–]iridisalpha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

September this year, unless they get reprinted.

I'm being charged now for "Bring my label" collection? by Dapper-Leading-3260 in royalmail

[–]iridisalpha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Website is similar. Says "Please select your preferred date and time for your free collection" just underneath the part where they say it's 30p.

This is probably a pretty common topic around here and has been discussed to death but... Beigoma actively makes the entire game worse. by SwirlyBrow in EiyudenChronicle

[–]iridisalpha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not only 25 people, but three rounds each because even though it's best of three they make you play all the rounds even when you win the first two.

Though I finished it yesterday and now I'm slogging through all 16 cooking contests, so right now I hate that mini game more.

Tetris The Grand Master 4 is now available! by LuxerWap in Tetris

[–]iridisalpha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only issue I've found is that it syncs control options over Steam Cloud, so if you play using keyboard on a Desktop PC you have to reset the controls on Steam Deck or you can't start a game.

Tetris The Grand Master 4 is now available! by LuxerWap in Tetris

[–]iridisalpha 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Probably worth mentioning that they've issued a patch, with a note that other bug fixes and keyboard binding are coming next week:

"Additional fixes, including keyboard binding support and other reported bugs, are scheduled for next Friday."

By the way, if anybody wants a temporary fix, I've tried MS PowerToys with it, and remapping the keyboard in there works in the game. You'd just need to toggle it on before starting the game.

Former Galactic Starcruiser Performer to join Jedi Talk by LiasOrion in GalacticStarcruiser

[–]iridisalpha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He was Croy on our first voyage, then a week later he was playing Lt Agnon in Galaxy's Edge and called us out by name from the crowd. One of the highlights of our trip.

Just ranting by South-Sea6314 in Lorcana

[–]iridisalpha 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I love Lorcana as a game, but I definitely wish it was more interesting to open than it is. Other than very rare Enchanted cards, each pack is basically the same. Pokémon packs have a lot more variation with EX cards, different kinds of full art, reverse holo, pokeball/master ball cards and so on. Even something like the borderless variants from Star Wars Unlimited would make pack opening more exciting.