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pyrofoux.bsky.social
Younès ★
@pyrofoux.bsky.social
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Game designer, researcher, and performer. I'm a triple A developer: AMAB. ARAB. ACAB. ❖ they/them ❖ 🇫🇷 🇲🇦 🇬🇧

Designer & Writer for neurocracy.site


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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.bsky.social · Nov 24
Do you like weird puzzles? You don't mind playing the first experimental iterations of a game? Like this post and DM me your mail, I'll have a surprise in your inbox everyday of December 🎁✨
SCRIDDLE - the secret rules puzzle
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discoelysiumbot.bsky.social
No. This is somewhere to be. This is all you have, but it's still something. Streets and sodium lights. The sky, the world. You're still alive.
October 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
pyrofoux.bsky.social
Darynda Jones: The fact that there’s a Highway to Hell and only a Stairway to Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers

me (nodding wisely): car owners will go to hell, got it
January 12, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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transferdinand.gay
Lmao apparently people near me are freaking out about a non binary teacher

And I am watching the entire community come together to dunk on the much smaller group of transphobic dipshits and it is DELICIOUS

The local newspaper even snarkily wrote about them and I am CRYING
- A group of fully grown adults collapsed into emotional rubble this week after encountering a teacher title that did not personally receive their approval. The incident triggered mass Facebook posts, legal threats, and a community-wide reminder that the people screaming "kids are too soft" cannot emotionally survive one new word. Parents immediately announced they were pulling children from music class, threatening lawsuits, and demanding firings, all because children accepted something calmly, politely, and without a meltdown. This response enraged adults, who had worked very hard to be upset. Children processed the situation in under 30 seconds. Adults have now entered day three of spiral posting. Several parents described the issue as "dangerous" and "immoral," words they apparently reserve for situations involving tambourines and basic respect. One adult warned that children might ask questions, confirming the real horror is not gender, but curiosity. The fragility on display has been remarkable. These are the same adults who mock participation trophies, complain about snowflakes, and brag about "how we were raised." That upbringing, it turns out, produced people who short-circuit when reality fails to match their Facebook comfort zone. Experts note that not one child reported confusion, distress, or identity crisis. However, dozens of adults reported being personally wounded, spiritually attacked, and victimized by the existence of a teacher who did not cater to their feelings. At press time, children remained fine. Music class remained fine. The school remained fine. Only the adults were broken, trembling before the terrifying idea that the world does not freeze until they approve it. Community Note: If you would like to counter the noise, the district needs supportive messages reminding them that calm, inclusive adults still exist and that children do not need to be rescued from basic human respect. The encourages these parents to locate the nearest mirror and ask themselves why a second grader has more emotional stability than they do.
January 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
pyrofoux.bsky.social
Scriddle is an experimental game where you have to solve a puzzle whose rules are kept secret. Here are the last entries in our series. I'll send the final one tomorrow!

🔵 SCRIDDLE #28
▶️ scriddle.net?d=MDUtMDEtMj...
A screenshot of a puzzle grid, titled SCRIDDLE - the secret rules puzzles. The 10x10 grid contains numbers. The puzzle in its original ruleset was designed by direkrow.
January 7, 2026 at 6:52 PM
pyrofoux.bsky.social
🟢 SCRIDDLE #27
▶️ scriddle.net?d=MDQtMDEtMj...
(source of the original puzzle in reply)
A screenshot of a puzzle grid, titled SCRIDDLE - the secret rules puzzle. The 6x6 grid is containing numbers. The puzzle in its original ruleset was designed by @TealsPuzzles.
January 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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chrisbratt.bsky.social
Why We're Boycotting Xbox:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybj1...
The Xbox Boycott (Still) Matters
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
pyrofoux.bsky.social
Do you want to solve a puzzle without being told its rules? Try Scriddle, an (experimental) daily puzzle game where the rules are kept secret. I'll share one here each day this week!

🟡 SCRIDDLE #26
▶️ scriddle.net?d=MDMtMDEtMj...
🔽 source of the original puzzle in reply
A screenshot of a puzzle grid, titled SCRIDDLE - the secret rules puzzles. The 10x10 grid is contains regions and numbers. The puzzle in its original ruleset was designed by @AmGinE_8
January 4, 2026 at 2:48 PM
pyrofoux.bsky.social
Hi friends! Here's more context about what Scriddle is, what I'm trying to do with it and what I'd like to do next after I send the last one.
What is Scriddle? Scriddle is an experimental daily puzzly game. The player’s goal is to solve a puzzle in the style of the ones found in the Nikoli magazine, without being told its rules. To solve a Scriddle, you have to submit guesses and use the game’s feedback to deduce its specific ruleset. Scriddle was initially planned to run only during December 2025, for a private group of playtesters that signed up for it. My goal was to gather feedback and see if that game concept had any potential. Each puzzle is selected from the puzz.link database, a public collection of puzzles in many pre-existing genres. Their authors did not design them with Scriddle in mind, which is why the game may be unbalanced at times. These puzzles in their original rulesets belong to their own designers and, of course, I don’t take credit for them. Sharing Scriddle Working on the first Scriddle prototype took me a bit longer than I expected, and I started sending them out to private playtesters a week later than I wanted. Players really wanted to play a month worth of puzzles though, so I decided to extend it to the first week of January. Several players also wanted to compare their scores with friends, so I decided to share those last 8 Scriddles publicly, to gather a bit more feedback before the end. I think I took that decision too hastily, as Scriddle as it is was not really ready for a public-facing release. For example, the source of the original puzzle was only shown when you solved the puzzle. I tried to keep minimal information on the welcome screen, so the first playtesters wouldn’t get confused and spoil themselves accidentally. For a public game however, you ideally want the source of the original puzzle to be seen at all times, not just at the end of the puzzle. I’m sorry for the confusion! I did my best to correct everything that was brought to my attention. Players in the private playtest had much more contextual information about Scriddle. I think I should have framed things better on socials for the public puzzles. Scriddle is, for me, an experiment, not a finished game. It has hiccups, it is unbalanced and it can be frustrating at times. Still, I’m happy to see that it had a great reception overall. Some players are excited to share their scores and playthroughs. It allowed a few people to discover puzzle genres and designers they didn’t know before. Next Steps My plans for the future of Scriddle is to analyse the feedback I got and answer the question: if it was a fully fletched game, what would make a good Scriddle puzzle? Then, I’d like to design my own specific puzzles informed by it. I’d also like to create a free tool so that others puzzle designers can easily make a Scriddle-type puzzles and share it with others. Thank you for your interest, your time and your feedback. I hope we’ll have a great puzzling time together! — Younès ★
January 4, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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weeble.bsky.social
Scriddle continues! Fun one today, not too difficult, but one tricky rule that confused me for a while.
youtu.be/Wd8pdAUdhYA
January 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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innes.bsky.social
if you're into puzzly things, I cannot recommend signing up for scriddle strongly enough. great variety and just the right level of challenge to be a daily joy
pyrofoux.bsky.social Younès ★ @pyrofoux.bsky.social · 12d
Here's another Scriddle, an (experimental) daily puzzle where the rules are kept secret. I'll share one here each day this week!

🟠 SCRIDDLE #25
▶️ scriddle.net?d=MDItMDItMj...
January 2, 2026 at 12:21 PM
pyrofoux.bsky.social
Here's another Scriddle, an (experimental) daily puzzle where the rules are kept secret. I'll share one here each day this week!

🟠 SCRIDDLE #25
▶️ scriddle.net?d=MDItMDItMj...
A 6x6 grid containing numbers. Original puzzle by rever (https://rever-puzzos.blogspot.com/2023/12/logic-puzzles-43-45-revers-25-days-of.html)
January 2, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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weeble.bsky.social
SCRIDDLE #24 (5⨯ - 26:28)
Solve video: youtu.be/L-R_z_wcjBc
I think I was a bit slow on this one and confused myself with some counting mistakes, but I'm happy with this result. I think I'd be a fair bit quicker if I weren't trying to articulate all my thought processes.
January 1, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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fenic.moe
this was so fun
SCRIDDLE #24 (5⨯ - 10:41) scriddle.net
January 1, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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eteogames.bsky.social
Though sad and uncomfortable, winter - and death - are often necessary to prevent game worlds from feeling stagnant.

In our first article on Seasons, @hollynielsen.bsky.social explores how winter provides vital friction in the Harvest Moon series:

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Winter and Death in Harvest Moon
While letting go of a beloved pet is hard, death plays an essential role in preventing farming sims from feeling stagnant.
vist.ly
January 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
pyrofoux.bsky.social
Can you solve a puzzle without knowing the rules?
For the first week of January, I'm publicly sharing the experimental beta of Scriddle - a daily puzzle where the rules are kept secret. I'd love to know how many guesses it took you to solve it.

🔴 SCRIDDLE #24
▶️ scriddle.net?d=MDEtMDEtMj...
A 6x6 grid containing numbers. Original puzzle by nyoroppi - https://twitter.com/nyoroppyi/status/1230510304011833344
January 1, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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samanthamash.bsky.social
As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back

You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
December 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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shing.bsky.social
One of my favorite works this year was this illustration of a pigeon on a hero's journey, commissioned by my MFA program as this year's student/staff shirt. I later made a risograph print of the image!
a risograph print in lime green, pink and brown, showing a pigeon on a hero's journey
December 28, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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mtrc.bsky.social
New Post: Magpie (Part One) 🐦‍⬛

Magpie is my tool for livecoding visuals, made inside #picotron! This post explains what livecoding is (briefly), what Picotron is (also briefly), and shows a bit of what Magpie can do.

www.possibilityspace.org/blog/posts/m...
December 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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jayxwolf.bsky.social
A review does not have to be long or sophisticated either! Just say you liked it, or something you liked about it!

One of the best reviews of all time was that one-liner on ye olde Twitter from *checks notes* bigolas dickolas

It does matter, it does help.
thoughtsstained.bsky.social Nicole Evans | Editor and Author @thoughtsstained.bsky.social · Dec 9
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"

Reviews.

Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)

Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
pyrofoux.bsky.social
Everything I'm reading about video games today is making me deeply sigh. Instead of reacting to it, I'm going to share a cryptic joke that came to me in a dream:

How do you call a French gay who's into old video games?
Une rétropédale.

Bonne journée 🌈🚲✨
December 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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v21.bsky.social
complicated situation here, handled with grace by Alan
draknek.bsky.social Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · Dec 12
So, “Order of the Sinking Star” by Thekla was just announced, which takes several small free games (two of which are mine) and gives them a major graphical upgrade and mashes up their rulesets. I haven’t been very involved but it’s a great concept and looks cool.
December 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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moomanibe.bsky.social
look i wasn't gonna say anything but when you hear "10 years in the making" from a game by jonathan blow just know that a game never takes 10 years because of good employee relationships and clear leadership direction
December 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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drjclau.bsky.social
Shout out also to @hard-drive.net for their show on Friday, especially as they fundraise for a great cause (which TGA has refused to acknowledge for years and you all know how this led to the disbanding of Future Class) bsky.app/profile/hard...
hard-drive.net Hard Drive @hard-drive.net · Dec 3
Are you an indie developer with a game that you’d like to promote during the Hard Drive Game Awards?(Dec 12, 7PM ET)

We’d love to talk to you!

The only requirement is a willingness to be silly. 🤪

Send us a DM if you’re interested.

Fundraising for www.pcrf.net
tilt.fyi/qKf4ZQh2b0
PCRF
The Palestine Children's Relief Fund was established in 1992 by concerned humanitarians in the USA to bring injured and sick children for free medical care they could not get locally
www.pcrf.net
December 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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patsux.bsky.social
🦄
Digital painting of a majestic looking man wearing a white loincloth, and a fabric wrapped around and over his shoulder. There are twin unicorns frolicking by his side, and he is reaching out to a very tiny baby dragon, flying in front of him.
December 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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jjvincent.bsky.social
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM