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-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 1d

let's go better next time

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-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 4d

not just Japan and the US that influences the storytelling in these games

The Not So Hidden Israeli Politics of 'The Last of Us Part II'

'The Last of Us Part II' presents what at first seems like an evenhanded point of view, but perpetuates the very cycles of violence it's supposedly so troubled by.

www.vice.com

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-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 6d

Tetris the Grand Master 4: Absolute Eye (tetris that makes good at tetris..? ++//)

With the addition of the x.1 modes, this is now the best TGM game to recommend by sheer virtue of accessibility and presentation.

But in terms of coherent vision and skill measuring MAN is this game a complete mess.

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Thedavotigger @thedavotigger.bsky.social · 9d

Since the wonderful @zan.puyo.us is currently running a Puyo AND a Tetris event, I’d like to make a special petition to be the Head TO for PPT2 Mixed Vs to ensure it can stay in the Vortex Gallery lineup at Frosty Faustings this year.

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-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 9d

Pretty much comes down to aesthetic preference. PPT2 Puyo Only events tend to outperform PPC in both entrant count and viewership.

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-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 9d

not running mixed vs this year because I don't want to die running 3 brackets. still got time to volunteer to run it or swap though

956Productions @956.productions · 9d

Your game is missing from the chilly vibes?

We are still taking new tourney submissions over at:

vortexgallery.moe/apply

Make sure you come and Bring Your Own MIX!

REPRESENT YOUR SCENE - Community Tournaments at FFXVIII | Vortex Gallery

The largest community tournament in the FGC.

vortexgallery.moe

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-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 9d

I'm running both PPT2 and TGM at VG this Frostys! This is the first year we've ever done solo brackets for both Puyo and Tetris at VG, so if this is what you like to see, get your butts in those seats and sign up!

956Productions @956.productions · 9d

Sup y'all.

Here's our Initial Lineup for Vortex Gallery at
@FrostyFaustings !

We are still looking for even more tournaments to Bring Their Own MIX!

Registration is now LIVE!

start.gg/vortexgallery

#VGFFXVIII #FFXVIII2026

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-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 9d

hmm, not sure about that one. controller input got standardized to xinput (steam input still available ofc) and multiple keyboards are allowed now though

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-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 9d

im TOing it so I'm happy to workshop a non cursed ruleset lol.

input mapping is slightly less cursed after the CWTC patch too

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956Productions @956.productions · 9d

Sup y'all.

Here's our Initial Lineup for Vortex Gallery at
@FrostyFaustings !

We are still looking for even more tournaments to Bring Their Own MIX!

Registration is now LIVE!

start.gg/vortexgallery

#VGFFXVIII #FFXVIII2026

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Frosty Faustings @frostyfaustings.bsky.social · 10d

Registration opens tomorrow
😇 10/1 @ 12pm CENTRAL TIME ZONE

🎮 start.gg/FFXVIII (main games & 2v2s)

🌪️ start.gg/VortexGallery (community games)

🏨 Partnered Hotel Links (will be available on our website and on our start.gg page at 12pm 10/1)

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-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 10d

how do you map out future chains? when I'm making build order decisions I'm comparing it against visual models of the form+variations in my head

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-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 10d

out of curiosity, are there any puyo players who have aphantasia? "image training" is regarded as an integral stepping stone towards high level play so I'm wondering what strategies people have come up with in lieu of that.

recently learned that one of the best tgm invis players has the condition

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Rider24 @rider24.bsky.social · 12d

Most importantly, here's the current Global Points standings heading into October! Activity has continued to be an important factor for some of the players clinging onto top 12 spots, while some players have broken into the top 12 with strong performances throughout the month!

The standings for the top 16 players of the Puyo Puyo Global Ranking Series (PGRS for short) heading into the month of October, listing the players, their home country, and the current number of Global Points they have. To the left of every player's name is a symbol, representing whether they have gone up (in green), gone down (in red), or stayed the same position (in yellow), along with the number of spots they went up or down. There are two lines separating players in the top 16, with one in-between the players ranked 4th and 5th, representing the cutoff for receiving a bye on the first day of the Other Region Finals, and another in-between the players ranked 12th and 13th, representing the cutoff for qualifying for the Other Region Finals. The rankings are as follows:
(=) 1. Void (Brazil) - 75 points
(+1) 2. Yoshi100_Aus (Australia) - 65 points
(-1) 3. TBP_Rick (Taiwan) - 52 points
(+9) 4. anameru (USA) - 37 points
(=) 5. aclivtak (Taiwan) - 37 points
(-2) 6. Hiku (France) - 34 points
(=) 7. DdR_Dan (USA) - 33 points
(-2) 8. Villain.R (South Korea) - 26 points
(=) 9. neruu.tsu (Germany) - 24 points
(-2) 10. FriMeka (France) - 23 points
(-1) 11. Rider24 (USA) - 23 points
(+4) 12. Koopary (USA) - 22 points
(-1) 13. Wizzkidwas (UK) - 19 points
(+1) 14. Malxx125 (USA) - 19 points
(-1) 15. Angel OF Diamond (France) - 16 points
(-5) 16. Zanyu Gai (USA) - 16 points
There's a disclaimer in the bottom that states: "Ties are broken based on the number of events played in).

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-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 12d

its unfortunate an english-speaking APAC-based puyo tourney org never managed to get off the ground. that region is completely starved for PGRS point opportunities that take place during sane hours

-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 16d

four yakuzas.

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-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 18d

www.solder.party/keeb/#keebde... looks handy for people who need to test PC setups at events and doesn't want to lug around a full size kb+m. even has a USB mouse built in!!

BB Q20 Keyboard with trackpad, USB/I2C/PMOD by Solder Party on Tindie

A BB Q20 Keyboard with trackpad in a portable format. Easily add a QWERTY keyboard to your project!

www.tindie.com

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-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 19d

Shape of Dreams, demo (MOBA roguelike +/)

I don't really do roguelikes, but I still have a large PSO-shaped hole in my heart...

This isn't it though. Nice aesthetic and technically competent, but I can't imagine myself running this over and over. Maybe it'd be more fun with coop, but for how long?

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-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 19d

the awkward part of adding flowers to the sanma tile pool is that with hand shuffling you can't split the wall equally between three players anymore

you can fix this by adding 2 5m as extra nukidora, but instead consider adding 23m to make it an even 120 tiles. bonus: you can score sanshoku again

-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 20d

this technically puts me at the same PBs ive hit in unofficial games

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-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 20d

its called qqq beats because the bubbles are Q like boba pearls

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-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 20d

fighting game players when they have to learn puzzle game fundamentals

-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 21d

yeah a few years ago I wasn't hot on puyo crossplay because of the maintenance cost, but if it's being adopted company wide it makes it easier to upkeep at the system level

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-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 21d

Wumbo

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-ZAN @zan.puyo.us · 21d

I did actually get out of bed at 6am today cause I had a dream they announced Puyo Puyo W

no clue what W means

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