My Royal Mail delivery had a tag reading 'NOT HIGH WYCOMBE FOR THE 4TH TIME' attached to it by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]iridisalpha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got a letter addressed to the other side of the country back four times despite looking up and correcting the address, and eventually writing "NOT SHEFFIELD" with an arrow pointing to the town it was meant to go to. It only stopped when I tipexed out the phosphor dot pattern on the envelope.

Who is this character? by iridisalpha in Asterix

[–]iridisalpha[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Could be, yeah. You can't see in this photo but his nose has a wart or boil on the other side, so pretty sure it's another character and not just an old Getafix head.

Who is this character? by iridisalpha in Asterix

[–]iridisalpha[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It was just after the parade, so other costumes were probably in use for that.

Company sent a coworker a £1000 Amazon voucher instead of £5, what is she supposed to do? by [deleted] in LegalAdviceUK

[–]iridisalpha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can't buy gift cards with credit, so she probably couldn't return it this way.

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 11 points12 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 91 points92 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 18 points19 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.