Solve These Strange Jigsaws

Strange Jigsaws' description is simple: It's a game of strange jigsaws where you solve strange jigsaws. I started playing it recently after seeing some posts about it on social media. Created by 20 Small Mazes puzzle master FLEB, Strange Jigsaws has about 50 or so puzzles—not necessarily all jigsaw puzzles, but using jigsaw pieces. It opens right into the chaos: "Solve jigsaws. Find the golden pieces. Open the door."

Designer FLEB opens Strange Jigsaw with a chaotic mess of multiple jigsaw

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Solve These Strange Jigsaws

From puzzle maker FLEB, Strange Jigsaws is one of my favorite games this year.

That Time A Student Asked Us Not To Write Any Weird Or Horny Shit Until 4:30 PM, And Other Highlights From Aftermath’s First Two Years

We did it. Against all odds (our profound lack of business acumen), we made it to our second anniversary, which is today, on the dot . We’ll have more – MUCH more – for you next week, but for now, let’s all reminisce about the highs and lows of our first two years (out of a planned infinity).

On the latest Aftermath Hours, the whole gang – Gita, Chris, Riley, Luke, Isaiah, Nicole, and I – gathers to


That Time A Student Asked Us Not To Write Any Weird Or Horny Shit Until 4:30 PM, And Other Highlights From Aftermath’s First Two Years

"Don’t be weird or horny until this time and date"

How The US Patent And Trademark Office Will Reexamine Nintendo’s Battling Patent

As Nintendo fights Palworld creator Pocketpair in Japanese court over patent infringement, the United States Patent and Trademark Office is taking the unprecedented step of reexamining one of Nintendo's already approved American patents. The patent being reexamined by the USPTO is entirely separate from the ones being scrutinized in Japanese courts. But that case—and the controversial nature of its broad patent—has thrust Nintendo's patent strategy into the spotlight.

The USPTO will reexamine covering a summoning and autobattling system that was approved by the government body in September.


Pokémon Battle Patent Reexamination A 'Disruption Of The Normal Status Quo,' Says IP Law Expert

Nintendo's patents continue to be scrutinized—now by a government body

Nothing But Respect For This Manual Ear And Nose Hair Trimmer

I try not to be gross on this site, but if you are a man of about 30 or 40 years old you know that your body just gets weird as you age. If you have met a very old man you will see that the hair in their ear and nose area is often out of control. Generally speaking, products for grooming the nose and ear are badly made, annoyingly loud, and battery powered. The Golden Birdie by South Korean brand Royal is none of those things, which is

A Golden Birdie. The background has an autumnal centerpiece behind it, various gourds can be seen behind the Golden Birdie. The case is open, exposing the foam cutout, next to the birdie, standing tall.
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Nothing But Respect For This Manual Ear And Nose Hair Trimmer

The Golden Birdie by South Korean brand Royal is a simple piece of metal that is leagues better than its flimsy, electric counterparts

Dispatch Brings Back The Halcyon Era Of Online Water Cooler Talk

It’s easy to grow jaded as a gamer, and even easier to forget why you got interested in games to begin with. As trends in video games change, you may find yourself longing for an imagined yesteryear, where that spark was still fresh. As a member of the diehard cult that hopes that , Dispatch feels like a return to the experimental golden age of episodic choice-driven storytelling, where fun isn’t in photorealism but in the online water cooler buzz of what you chose and why.

After


Dispatch Brings Back The Halcyon Era Of Online Water Cooler Talk

Adhoc Studio’s superhero choose-your-own-adventure feels like a fun hole-in-the-wall, word-of-mouth-recommended spot that the gaming communities haven’t had in a minute