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Re:Show HN: Spin Cycle – Tetris in a Washing Machine on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @04:24PM (#50078151)
made the changes!
Re:Show HN: Spin Cycle – Tetris in a Washing Machine on Friday October 09, 2026 @10:15PM (#50028865)
on it! also, what was your high score? :D

Show HN: Spin Cycle – Tetris in a Washing Machine

https://verywacky.games/

Hi HN!I've been spending a bunch of time going through my old game design journals, prototyping and building a bunch of the games I've had on the to-do list for a while now.verywacky.games is where they're all going to live.I published Spin Cycle which is something like playing Tetris in a washing machine :)Would love for folks to give it a try and tell me what y'all think!

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Show HN: 3·6·9 COMMANDER, a turn-based strategy card game

https://forgottenmachine.itch.io/369-commander

3·6·9 Commander is a turn-based strategy card game. I've been designing this for a while and it is now at a point where the demo gets the basic point across.I haven't seen a game like this before. Personally, I think the soldier mechanic makes it fun and the 7th turn adjustments also allow for some cool mechanics.3 arenas, each with 2 conflict points. Both players play 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2...

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Own your software. Own your music. Self host. This is becoming ridiculous.

It is ironic how digital has led to us owning nothing, now that it should have been so much easier!

That's awesome! Yeah basically this is where the whole journal for each book came from. I'm reading some old economics textbooks and some old CS books!

Show HN: A local-first eBook reader with a journal for each book you read

https://forgottenmachine.itch.io/ms-penrose-in-the-library

I made this eBook reader because I was looking for something (especially, after I got a foldable phone) that would allow me to effectively:1. have a journal for every book I read. Taking notes is easier when I can mark up the book + insert my own pages as needed2. have an RSVP (Rapid serial visual presentation) reading mode, not for the speed reading perspective, but for the focus3. have all my...

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Re:Calvin and Hobbes and the Price of Integrity on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @10:37PM (#48565080)
thank you for sharing this. It was a lovely read!