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Nubbin tail mouse montage

The Scotto Grotto (org) ·

2025/11/24

Visited Nov 23 2025

Revised and reskinned Martian chess

The Scotto Grotto (org) ·

2025/11/24

https://svonberg.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/martianchessai3.html https://svonberg.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/starcitychessv1.html https://svonberg.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/moonchess1.html <!DOCTYPE html><html lang=”en”><head> <meta charset=”UTF-8″> <meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0″> <title>Roanoke: Star

Birds and cricket

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2025/11/23

The backyard camera picked up a little night shift worker again. A single cricket wandered into the glow like it had stepped onto a tiny stage. It paused right in front of the lens, antennae sweeping the air, as if deciding whether the backyard was safe for another round of quiet exploring. These late night … Continue reading Birds and cricket →

Skunk and Mouse

The Scotto Grotto (org) ·

2025/11/22

We had a lovely skunk and an *active* little mouse with a very long tail last night. #backyardzoo #roanokeva #skunk #mouse

Martian chess classic layout

The Scotto Grotto (org) ·

2025/11/21

For folks that want the layout of the original game, with three of each pawns, drones and queens. Modified pyramid design, made it vertical to look more like original 2 player, and implemented some non-stalemate cpu player action https://svonberg.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/martianchessclassic3.html Based on looney labs martian chess – https://www.looneylabs.com/content/martian-chess

Dreams of Mars

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2025/11/21

https://svonberg.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/xcrashmars.html Inspired by slakingfool (https://bsky.app/profile/slakingfool.bsky.social) https://svonberg.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/martainruins.html https://svonberg.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/martainossuarypyramid.html https://bsky.app/profile/scottobear.bsky.social/post/3m63uourdzk23

Martian Chess 2 to 6 players

The Scotto Grotto (org) ·

2025/11/21

https://svonberg.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/martianchess2to6.html

Martian Chess ai / atrophy

The Scotto Grotto (org) ·

2025/11/21

https://svonberg.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/martainchessstalemateai.html I have updated the game to include the 27-Move Rule (The “Atrophy” Rule). Changes ImplementedNew Game Rule: Added a counter for movesSinceCapture. If it reaches 27, the game ends immediately. AI Awareness:The AI now receives the current movesSinceCapture count in its simulation. Winning Strategy: If the AI is ahead in points and the counter … Continue reading Martian Chess ai / atrophy →

Martian Chess ai test

The Scotto Grotto (org) ·

2025/11/21

https://svonberg.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/martianchessai2.html

Day 20,738

The Scotto Grotto (org) ·

2025/11/13

Seeing if I can crib the new design for the Salem RidgeYaks in my own style, just for the fun of it. Maybe I’ll get a tshirt made up to wear to a game? Images are, 1. my doodle,2. actual design, and then 3. a more direct replica of the logo to make into stickers … Continue reading Day 20,738 →

Snow! Salem Ridgeyaks!

The Scotto Grotto (org) ·

2025/11/10

A surprise sprinkling of snow drifted in before sunrise, soft and quiet as a held breath. Just a dusting – the kind that doesn’t quite stick but still turns the world silvery for a blink. The air held that hush that only snow brings, a sound thinner than silence. Later, as twilight settled in, the … Continue reading Snow! Salem Ridgeyaks! →

Dinner nosh

The Scotto Grotto (org) ·

2025/11/09

A variant on this https://www.lemontreedwelling.com/jalapeno-popper-wonton-cups/ Made in the style of buffalo chicken dip, but with jackfruit, in wonton Also played a little Dead Island 2 on ps5 – free if you already pay for plus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Island_2

My Shelfie

The Scotto Grotto (org) ·

2025/11/08

Day 20,733

The Scotto Grotto (org) ·

2025/11/08

🌊 Carvins Cove, November Carvins Cove keeps its own kind of time. Out there, just beyond the last of the city’s neighborhoods, the world hushes itself. The reservoir stretches wide and still, a mirror for the gray sky. A few brown leaves drift across the surface like tiny boats heading nowhere in particular. The air … Continue reading Day 20,733 →

Day 20,732

The Scotto Grotto (org) ·

2025/11/07

🍂 Explore Park, November Explore Park sits at that “edge of the world”-feeling spot, where the Blue Ridge Parkway dips its shoulder toward the valley. November has folded itself over the trees like a faded quilt, russet, smoke, a whisper of frost along the grass. The cabins there lean with the kind of contentment you … Continue reading Day 20,732 →

HOA meeting

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2025/11/06

Community Support Initiatives– Providing food and assistance to families in need since 1993.– Operating a store where qualified individuals can choose items for free.– Offering various volunteer opportunities and ways to support the community. Youth Fundraising Activities– Friend’s grandson’s baseball team conducting leaf removal as a fundraiser.– Donations-only service, teaching youth the value of earning … Continue reading HOA meeting →

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