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by Alatar
Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:50 am
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4810
Views: 383155

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Strands #51
“As easy as pie”
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Wordle 1,039 4/6

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by Alatar
Mon Apr 22, 2024 3:48 pm
Forum: The Library of Rivendell
Topic: What are you reading?
Replies: 753
Views: 201413

Re: What are you reading?

Currently reading the Priory of the Orange Tree. Nice fantasy world with a Medieval/Japanese flavour. Very diverse, with a lot of female heroes. Its been branded a "feminist Lord of the Rings" which I think is unfair. Its a strong book in its own right and really doesn't need any compariso...
by Alatar
Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:36 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4810
Views: 383155

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Strands #40
“You can say that again!”
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Needed a hint to get me started

Wordle 1,028 5/6

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by Alatar
Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:17 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4810
Views: 383155

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Strands #38
“In closing”
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Wordle 1,026 5/6

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Dammit...
by Alatar
Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:19 am
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4810
Views: 383155

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Strands #36
“It goes by fast”
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by Alatar
Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:17 am
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4810
Views: 383155

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Strands #32
“Consumerism”
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by Alatar
Tue Apr 02, 2024 10:44 am
Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
Topic: TV obsessions—come on, admit it!
Replies: 1005
Views: 435014

Re: TV obsessions—come on, admit it!

Slow Horses is Fab. Picard and Discovery on the other hand... so disappointing.
by Alatar
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:42 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4810
Views: 383155

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Just about the only puzzle game I play these days is nonograms on the Katana app. Most nonogram apps have a limited number of puzzles, but Katana allows users to upload content so it's pretty much limitless. And just as I was hitting the limit of my interest, I noticed it has an Adventurers Guild, ...
by Alatar
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:41 am
Forum: The Shibboleth of Fëanor
Topic: List of Books By and About Tolkien
Replies: 96
Views: 152082

Re: List of Books By and About Tolkien

Crossposting here also

https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=120337246011

Tolkien on sale on Kindle today
by Alatar
Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
Topic: TV obsessions—come on, admit it!
Replies: 1005
Views: 435014

Re: TV obsessions—come on, admit it!

If you're a hard core trek fan there's literally hundreds of tiny easter eggs and references. YMMV
by Alatar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:45 pm
Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
Topic: TV obsessions—come on, admit it!
Replies: 1005
Views: 435014

Re: TV obsessions—come on, admit it!

I actually think Picard was dreadful, but the final Season was Fan Service-y enough to let me forgive them. Strange New Worlds is far superior to all other Trek right now (apart from Lower Decks)
by Alatar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:42 pm
Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
Topic: Dune
Replies: 101
Views: 25799

Re: Dune

I really hope he does Children of Dune because otherwise it feels like ending Star Wars with Empire...
by Alatar
Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:12 pm
Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
Topic: The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Replies: 22
Views: 11248

Re: The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Very good interview with Philippa Boyens

by Alatar
Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:37 pm
Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
Topic: War between Hamas and Israel
Replies: 349
Views: 47624

Re: War between Hamas and Israel

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/entertainment ... 82bb&ei=30

Offered without comment as I'm not really qualified
by Alatar
Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:50 am
Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
Topic: War between Hamas and Israel
Replies: 349
Views: 47624

Re: War between Hamas and Israel

Why? Surely a ceasefire is good news?
by Alatar
Thu Feb 01, 2024 7:25 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: The Tolkien Translation Game!
Replies: 7879
Views: 1570772

Re: The Tolkien Translation Game!

Beorn?
by Alatar
Mon Jan 29, 2024 1:13 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4810
Views: 383155

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Wordle 954 4/6

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Quite happy with that