With the Flyers adding a second pick in the 2023 draft I wanted to take a look at the players who could be available at 22nd Overall on draft night. When getting into this part of the first round it usually becomes harder to predict where guys will go, especially this year when people are even having a hard time handicapping picks outside the top 3. Predicting the Flyers selection is even tougher, given Briere and Jones don't have an established track record, the team likely didn't scout players in this range as intensely throughout the year, and the fact that (as of right now) the team wont pick again until 87th Overall means that there are a lot of unknowns in figuring out who the Flyers could pick. So I will cast a wide net to show a wide variety of players who could or should be available.
Have to Fall
I did a preview on who the Flyers could pick at 7th Overall last month. 8 of those 15 players (Cristall, Sale, Barlow, Reinbacher, Yager, Danielson, Perreault, and Wood) are all ranked 22nd or lower in at least one draft ranking, so there is always the chance that one of those players fall. While I wouldn't get your hopes up on any one specific player, and there is a good chance that all of them are off the board at 22nd, there is a chance that one of these guys slips through to the Flyers second pick. Outside of these guys there is only one player that I'll categorizes as "Have to Fall".
Riley Heidt - F, 5'11, Prince George Cougars - Heidt has some high end tools that could see him come off the board earlier than a lot of people expect, but some deficiencies that could keep him on the board until 22nd OA. He has great speed and can handle the puck at speed. Combined with the fact that he is an elite playmaker makes him one of the most dangerous set up men in the draft. His ability to change direction and create small openings to thread the needle lead him to the top of the WHL assist charts, tying Bedard for the league lead. One of the big drawbacks is that he is probably too much of a playmaker, he doesn't have a strong shot and does use his shot enough, with this draft being big on shooters we could see teams taking shoot first guys over someone like Heidt. He is also pretty slight and while being 5'11 which is not really undersized he does play a small player's game. I think he'll be off the board, but if he's available the Flyers could steal a super talented playmaker. He's played a lot of center but will likely be a winger in the NHL.
Wheelehouse
Mikhail Gulyayev - D, 5'10, Avangard Omsk Organization - Gulyayev had been considered the top defenseman in the draft for most of the year, on a pure talent level he likely still is with him falling behind guys like Reinbacher and Sandin Pellikka due to Russian circumstances. Gulyayev is an elite skater, not just fast but with excellent edgework that makes him able to maneuver at speed and breeze by players. He's got great hands and vision making him a dangerous passer in all three zones. These offensive attributes are combined with a great hockey sense that helps in positioning as well joining the rush and positioning. He does have a bit of an issue being overaggressive and sometimes leaving to early or over pursuing in the D zone, but those are fixable issues. He is small, only 5'10 which means he may take a little more time getting to the NHL. The bigger issue is as a Russian player it's unknown how much Flyers scouts have seen him and it's unclear how the geopolitical situation with Russian players will impact where he goes in the draft. If Russia didn't invade Ukraine Gulyayev could have been a top 10 pick, so if the Flyers like what they see he could be a steal.
Dmitri Simashev - D, 6'4, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Organization - The other big Russian D prospect, and I mean big in both prominence and statue. Simashev is a big defensive defenseman, but skates almost as well as his 5'10 countryman Gulyayev. He is great at all the major defensive skills, his positioning is great, stick checks are quick and accurate, and he can be physical but he's not an overly dominating physical presence. The biggest drawback is there is almost no offensive upside. Given how strong of a skater he is you would think there would be more offense, but he is a weak puck handler which not only limits his offense but can lead to problems getting zone exits if its not figured out. Like with Gulyayev, the limited scouting, lack of best on best comparisons, and geopolitical issues make it difficult to guess where Simashev will go, and he could even slide out of the first round.
Otto Stenberg - F, 5'11, Frolunda - Stenberg is another really interesting prospect in this range. He has tons of talent, with great speed, great hands, and a great shot. He also has great intangibles, he's a smart player, a hard worker, and a great leader. With that kind of skillset he should be projected to go closer to 7th than 22nd, but he is projected to go 22nd or later by a majority of rankings. The reason being that he failed to impress not only at the SHL level but at the Swedish junior level as well. Not being able to stand out in a pro league at 17 isn't that strange, but perhaps a bit underwhelming given Stenberg's skills, but not putting it together in the junior league is a bit bigger of an issue. While he has struggled for his club Stenberg has been legendary for his country. At the U18s he finished with 16 points, right behind the great American trio, and tied the Swedish record for most points at a U18 (tied with Willie Nylander). The next highest scoring player on Sweden had 11 points, that gap being the biggest between 1st and 2nd scorers in the tournament. It was similar at the pre-season Hlinka-Gretzky tournament where Stenberg had 9 points in five games, with a four point gap between the second highest scorer. And like at U18's Stenberg had the second most points ever at a Hlinka tournament by a Swede. When Stenberg is going he's a superstar, but even when he's not he's still a reliable depth player. He could be Mitch Marner, or he could be Scott Laughton. While that may be a wide gap, drafting a boom/bust type where the "bust" is still a great depth player should be something the Flyers (and a lot of other teams) consider.
Samuel Honzek - C, 6'4, Vancouver Giants - Honzek is another member of the Slovak prospect Renaissance, but unlike guys like Slafkovsky, Nemec, or this year's Dalibor Dvorsky, Honzek made the jump over to North America for his pre-draft year. He could be looked at like a Slafkovsky-lite, though Honzek is slightly bigger. He has good speed, good skill, good physicality, and a great quick and heavy shot. His ability to play in tight spaces and get off a quick accurate shot makes him an ideal power forward, drawing comparisons to a player like Alex Tuch. He has defense and consistency issues, but he's also a smart player so those issues could be worked out as he develops. With this year's draft being heavy on smaller forwards I wonder if a team earlier in the draft grabs Honzek, after Leo Carlsson there are only 2-3 forwards 6'2 or over projected to go in the top 20, but if he's on the board he will definitely be someone the Flyers give a close look to.
Calum Ritchie - C, 6'2, Oshawa Generals - Ritchie was oddly a player I was hoping the Flyers avoided most of the season, because I don't think he has 7th Overall talent. But he could be a very interesting option at 22nd, if he gets there. Ritchie is a big bodied but not overly physical two way center. That two-way center thing is what made me dread the Flyers reaching for him in the top 10, but the fact that Ritchie compliments his two way abilities with great playmaking, anchored by excellent vision and a good set of hands make him more than a one dimensional defense-first center. He is not a particularly fast player, while this draft class has a number of guys that aren't really plus skaters, most of the guys expected to go in the late teens-early 20s are pretty speed which would hurt Ritchie. He also does not have a great shot and often defers opportunities to shoot. It's an odd comparison, but think of him as a taller more defensive Morgan Frost. That could be just the type of player the Flyers are looking for long term.
Quentin Musty - LW, 6'2, Sudbury Wolves - Musty was the 1st Overall pick in the OHL draft and has the skills to show off why. He has a great shot, very good hands, and combines good speed and vision to be a great playmaker - all this leading to him having the highest ppg for a U18 in the OHL this season. All that in a 6'2 frame makes for quite the intriguing prospect. The problem with Musty is that he is not always engaged and can sometimes float around. He is not particularly good defensively and is not really physical. Right now he's a fairly one dimensional player, a boom/bust type where he could have a higher potential than someone like Stenberg or Honzek, but couldn't play the same depth role they could. But if the Flyers believe in that high end potential and that Torts and the Org could shake out any bad habits they could see taking him as less of a risk.
One interesting thing to consider is that there is a wide variety of skill sets, sizes, and potentials with these players listed so far. The players around 7th Overall are similar in that it's a very diverse group of players. Who the Flyers take at 7th Overall and 22nd Overall will give us a good idea of what attributes the new front office values most, if most of the players discussed are available.
Reach
I say "Reach" but at this point in the draft there is usually more differences in pre-draft rankings and what actually happens. Plus pretty much every player in this draft has a wide range of rankings, with some players that are in the "Wheelhouse" for 7th Overall being ranked lower than 22nd, and every player in this "Reach" section being ranked higher than 22nd Overall in at least one ranking. So when I say "Reach" I'm referring to players ranked 26th or lower in the Elite Prospects consolidated rankings.
Gavin Brindley - RW, 5'9, Michigan - Brindley carved out a place on an absolutely stacked Michigan team and earned a spot on the US World Junior team. Brindley has a ton of skill with great hands and some creative passing, and along with a high level of speed and acceleration, and paired with a high compete level and good defensive play. This combination of factors has lead some people, such as Corey Pronman at The Athletic, to rank him as high at 8th. His big problem? He's only 5'9. He's also not a remarkable shooter like other undersized recent forwards like Caufield and DeBrincat. Outside of games on TV I actually saw Brindley live this season and he can be an absolute force on the ice, he stood out Michigan almost as much as Fantilli and can overwhelm opponents with his speed and tenacity. Maybe Briere will see something of himself in Brindley and take a shot on the little guy.
Daniil But - LW, 6'5, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Organization - But is the biggest player listed here and if he goes in the first round he will very likely be the biggest guy taken. He is similar to Honzek in that he has great size, can win battles, and has a big shot that could make him an asset. But But is also Russian leading to a lot of complicating factors already mentioned, not to mention he has an acceleration issue even if his top speed and edgework is solid. The only way I see the Flyers going with But is if they have their heart set on Honzek and he gets taken at 21st overall.
Lukas Dragicevic - D, 6'2, Tri-City Americans - Dragicevic is a great skating offensive RHD who put up great numbers in the WHL this season with 75 points in 68 games. He's got good instincts when joining the rush and has the speed to make up for mistakes on the back check. But as you can guess seeing these insane offensive numbers on a guy projected to go late in the first round there are some defensive issues. He can be over active in the D zone pushing himself out of position, or he can lose focus and puck watch and fall behind, leading to potentially the worse combo for a defenseman. If the Flyers think they could work through those issues they may think they have a steal, but time will tell if Dragicevic turns into a Shea Theodore, Michael Del Zotto, or a David Rundblad.
Oliver Bonk - D, 6'1, London Knights - Bonk is a RHD who will likely be more of a defensive defenseman in the NHL. Projected more as a 2nd rounder Bonk could move up into the first given the lack of defenseman in the first round. But Bonk's high hockey IQ, positioning, and ability to create turnovers on defense make him an interesting pick. If the Flyers are dead set on a defenseman with this second pick, and don't want to risk taking a Russian, I could easily see them taking Bonk over Dragicevic.
Goalies
Taking goalies can certainly be risky in the first round. Recently first round goalies have been fairly hit and miss with guys like Jake Oettinger and Spencer Knight looking like potential franchise goalies, Samsonov looking streaky or serviceable, and the jury still being out on Askarov, Cossa, and Wallstadt but they are each showing mixed results. Still, with the Flyers potentially moving Hart or at least thinking about it, now would be the time to look at drafting a goalie considering their longer timelines and the fact that there are some pretty talent guys available. The Flyers not having another pick until 87th could also affect this as the three top goalies listed should all be off the board by then. I'm going to look at three goalies who all have potential to be first rounders, though it's unlikely more than any one guy ends up in the first round.
Michael Hrabal is a 6'6 Czech playing in the USHL. He put up solid numbers for a pretty terrible Omaha Lancers team and very good numbers for an underwhelming Czech U18 team. He is very fluid in his motion for such a big guy and uses that size when battling to make saves. He will be playing at UMass next season who is noted for usually having a strong defense. That could allow him to develop without having to keep his team in games.
Carson Bjarnason is the archetypal goalie. 6'3, great at tracking pucks, and great moving around in his crease. Like Hrabal he played on a bad junior team with the Brandon Wheat Kings, and while his stats weren't impressive most places I've see say he has all the skills to build into the perfect pro goalie. He'll also likely backstop Canada's world junior team the next two seasons.
Trey Augustine - Speaking of starting for World Junior teams, Augustine has already won a Bronze medal at World Juniors for Team USA, along with winning Gold at the U18s. At 6'1 Augustine is a bit undersized, and with any undersized goalie that means his positioning, agility, and reactions need to great to compete at a high level. If Augustine was 6'3 I think he would be a shoe in for a top 16 pick as his athleticism and precision make him a great puck stopper. Augustine will be joining Michigan State this upcoming season, re-teaming with his former NTDP coach who has started drawing some of his old players back through the transfer portal. Augustine could turn Michigan State into a force to reckon with in a tough Big Ten.
Who Should/Will They Take
A couple of things I want to mention. One is I think there is a chance the Flyers move up or down, they have assets and depending how things shake out as it gets closer to their pick they could jump up or slide back. Also, I know a lot of people will believe that with two picks the Flyers should take a forward and a defenseman, but given the players available I don't know if the Flyers should go in with that logic. Reinbacher and Sandin Pellikka are both more middle first round pick type players than 7th Overall and I think it would be mistake to reach for them. Similarly, outside of the Russians, Dragicevic and Bonk are more late first/early second round players and the Flyers would have to reach past more talent and well rounded forwards to get them. And frankly I don't think the Flyers will take one of the Russians, based largely on the fact they probably haven't scouted them as thoroughly as they'd like.
Who I think they'll take and who I want them to take is actually the same person, Otto Stenberg. The Flyers usually have more eyes and put more emphasis on international tournaments where Stenberg has shined. If he's off the board the guy I'd be most interested in is Gulyayev or Brindley, but the guy I think they'd go with is Ritchie, but if Ritchie is also off the board I think they actually go with Bonk.
For the draft overall, I think the best value for selection would be if Michkov and Gulyayev fell, the Flyers would be getting a first overall talent (in most other years) and a top 10 talent at 7th and 22nd. But I think there is little chance the Flyers take any Russians and almost no chance they take two. My ideal situation would be to take Zach Benson at 7th OA and Otto Stenberg as 22nd OA, while I think Ryan Leonard at 7th OA and either Stenberg or Calum Ritchie at 22nd OA is who they will take. Actually, between this and my 7th Overall preview I've covered 29 players, so the Flyers will probably take one of the few guys I didn't cover like Nate Danielson or Ethan Gauthier haha.

Day 1:
Few of the tributes got much sleep that night. The parties all throughout the Capitol did not end until dawn, and the noise could be heard in the accommodation building. Vannery and Carton ate breakfast slowly, like zombies. They were subsequently taken to the holding rooms. Organza wished Carton good luck before accompanying Vannery in her cell. She kept trying to reassure her as she put on her beige shorts and t-shirt. The young girl attached her hair with a purple ribbon that had been provided and climbed into the glass tube. Organza hugged her one last time, feeling her tears soaking her shoulder.
It was Platonia Travers who accompanied Carton. She muttered to herself about the outfit choice for this year. She tried to be cold to the boy, but she accepted to help him tie the purple ribbon to his wrist. He gave her a sad smile : “I probably won’t come back, but it’s nice to know that everyone in the Capitol isn’t heartless.” Platonia stood, mute, as the boy’s platform started to rise. She couldn’t keep the tears in this time.
A few cells over, the atmosphere was as morose. Alexandra had finally deigned to discuss their strategy with Delta. She accepted his plan of staying on the sidelines while he ran to the cornucopia. Still, he looked at her suspiciously and hounded her about working together for the whole breakfast. Halifax gave Delta one last pill to combat the morphling withdrawal, assuring him that the only symptoms he would experience were a mild headache and maybe some stiffness. He subsequently accompanied him to his holding room while Sean Callahan went with Alexandra.
Halifax took advantage of being alone with his mentee : “You shouldn’t trust her. I know these kinds of girls. They look harmless, but they’ll stab you in the back as soon as you let down your guard.”
“But-but…”
“You like her, huh ? Too bad, she doesn’t. So, man up and move on !”
Delta did not know what else to say. He climbed into the glass tube in silence, his brows forming a single black line over his dark eyes.
In the next holding room, another conversation was happening. “You don’t plan on allying with Delta, do you ?” asked Sean Callahan. Alexandra looked away coyly. “ I have other plans… With Angelo, we have an agreement.”
The mentor sighed, but he did not criticize the girl. He just told her to be prudent. You couldn’t trust careers. Alexandra nodded then flinched as the glass tube started descending from the ceiling.
The first thing she noticed as she rose into the arena was the noise. She hadn’t even emerged that she could hear a cacophony of bird songs. It was almost deafening, and she covered her ears before protecting her eyes from the sunlight.
The racket made Delta’s headache intensify. He first looked to his sides ; Hattie (3) cowered on the left while Angelo (2), on the right, was focusing on the cornucopia. This year, it had been made out of a thin weave of golden metal, almost like a very shiny basket. After this zoom on the cornucopia, the cameras started moving around to show off the arena. The tributes stood in the clearing of a dense rainforest. The terrain was relatively flat, with a few creeks and an explosion of colorful flowers. The main attraction of it was the birds, however, as thousands of them fluttered about, sang, and screamed.
As Carton looked around for his allies, Head Gamemaker Vishwa welcomed the tributes and wished the odds to be ever in their favor before starting the 30 seconds countdown. With Borea (5) and the girl from 10 to his sides, he didn’t feel safe. He finally found what he was looking for, but he didn’t like that his allies were so spread out. He made eye contact with Rivage and Vannery but was unable to see Sardine, who stood on the opposite side of the cornucopia.
Vannery caught sight of her district partner, as well as Sardine. She gave them a small wave, but made the mistake of looking to her left, where Perfecto (1) was sneering at her. Georges (N), on the other side, was just as intimidating. Instead, she looked straight ahead. As the countdown reached ten, she spotted a coil of rope on the outside of the cornucopia.
Delta had been pondering, unsure if it was worth entering the bloodbath. Alexandra, who happened to be just two podiums over, winked at him. She then pointed to the cornucopia. He understood. At that moment, the countdown reached zero. He sprinted to the center of the clearing, expecting her to follow, but she stayed on her podium.
On later replays, it was shown that Alexandra was winking at Angelo and not her district partner. As the boy from 2 sprinted forth to the cornucopia, the girl waited for a few seconds. She moved only when most of the other tributes were too occupied and grabbed a knife as well as a small bag of food. Angelo acted like he helped the other career tributes in order to pick up weapons and supplies, but as soon as they were occupied, he joined Alexandra. The pair was actually one of the first to leave the clearing, not counting Circuit (3) and the pair from 10 who had run away immediately.
When Vannery realized that she was running side to side with Perfecto (1), she immediately changed course and ran to Carton. She had to give up on the rope but managed to pick a water bottle off of the corpse of the boy from 9, who had just been stabbed by Glare (9).
If the career pack didn’t notice the disappearance of one of theirs, it wasn’t the case for Delta. When he saw his district partner escape with Angelo, he became enraged. He tried to exit the cornucopia. Fraxen then attacked him to try and steal his backpack. Delta threw him to the ground and punched him so hard it broke his neck. Now he had lost trace of Alexandra. As the fighting started to die down, he ran in a random direction.
Carton had dodged one of Glare’s knives and grabbed a bag of food and an unwieldy lance before Vannery and Rivage joined him. The trio heard Sardine scream from the other side of the cornucopia. Carton wanted to go and help her, but a second gargled wail convinced him that they couldn’t do anything else, especially since Proserpina (2) had now retrieved her axe from Sardine’s chest. As they left, they could hear the crunching of Ora’s neck (12) at the hands of Georges (N).
Meanwhile, Alexandra and Angelo were already far away, giggling at each other. It was only after Perfecto had stabbed Hattie (3) to death that the career pack noticed Angelo’s absence, but they didn’t seem bothered by it.
Delta was halfway to the perimeter when the five bloodbath cannons sounded. He was still seething, and the running helped him calm down. Eventually, he collapsed on the side of and old mossy tree, out of breath. Once he was a little better, he explored his surroundings. The big tree had a hole in his roots where Delta could fit, although it was a squeeze. He decided to stay there for now and used moss to hide himself. He also put some in his ears, which helped with his headache.
Carton, Rivage and Vannery had been running in the opposite direction. They wanted to put the most distance between themselves and the other tributes. They stopped long after the bloodbath cannons had sounded. They set up camp a few hundred feet away from the Northern part of the perimeter, next to a creek. Carton helped Rivage to take inventory. He had the lance, Rivage had gotten a trident, and between the three of them they had enough food to last two days at most. The bottle Vannery had taken was only half full, but the water of the creek was clear and drinkable.
The trio decided to stay put. Vannery and Carton would work on a shelter while Rivage fished for their dinner, as they had agreed to during training. In the early afternoon, they heard hurried footsteps coming their way. The boys readied their weapon, protecting Vannery between the two of us. Circuit (3) came running into their little encampment, which took him by surprise. He skidded to a halt and turned around as quickly as he’d arrived, leaving the trio dumbfounded.
Angelo and Alexandra had quite enough supplies to last a while. He held a sword in his hand and an “emergency axe” strapped to his back, while Alexandra held two knives. At first, they wanted to get away from the careers, but Alexandra eventually convinced Angelo to follow them from afar. They weren’t really hard to track, their bickering could be heard over the constant chatter of the birds. The noise also covered them. Proserpina, Glare and Perfecto were circling around the central clearing, slowly moving away from it. In the late afternoon, they discovered Forger (12) who was lying unconscious. He had received a deep wound during the bloodbath and was now at the mercy of the other tributes. Proserpina killed him.
The subsequent cannon surprised Vannery. She had climbed on top of a tree to get a view of the arena, and the sudden sound almost made her loose her grip. She didn’t fall, but while reaching her hand for a hold, she grabbed something warm and spherical. It crumbled and a viscous liquid dripped onto her finger. She looked up. She had inadvertently grabbed an egg from a nest. She was silent a moment, and a bright purple starling looked at her. “Oh no !” she whispered to herself. The bird screamed louder than she thought possible. Then it attacked.
All the birds in a radius of 50 feet coalesced into a multicolored tornado. Vannery fell to the ground, fortunately not hurting herself on the way down, and a feathery mass started clawing and pecking at her. They also attacked Carton and Rivage, who had been chilling at a distance. They batted the volatiles away, trying not to get scratched. Vannery managed to get up and run to the makeshift tent they had built. She picked up Carton’s lance and swung it, hitting some of the birds. She swung a second time and hit the metallic water bottle with a resounding CLANG! It seemed to stun the birds, but Vannery was too busy keeping them out of her face. Carton, however, noticed their reaction to the noise. He shouted loudly and flailed his arms : “Make noise ! They don’t like noise !”. Just his screaming was enough though. Eventually, the three tributes managed to drive the mutts out by hitting their weapons against rocks and the water bottle and screaming as loud as they could.
Delta also had an encounter with some angry birds. Those were red, with a long curvy beak and fearsome talons, but he managed to kill them all with a big branch he used as a bat. He then ate them, cooked over a small fire. Argus berated him for building a fire that could alert the other tributes to his location. However, the “Aviary Jungle” as it had been baptized by Urania Whimsiwick herself, was way too dense for anyone to see the smoke.
As the sun started to set, Delta squeezed himself back into his root hole, being careful to camouflage himself with moss. He held his branch in front of him just in case. An hour later, two cannons sounded in quick succession. They belonged to the pair from 10, who had had the great idea of making an omelet. The flock did not appreciate that…
When the sun started to set, Angelo suggested he and Alexandra find a place to sleep, preferably away from the career pack. She agreed, so they stopped following. They looked for a safe spot in the light of the dusk, eventually settling on the middle of a tight thicket. It was complicated to get inside, but the small space was comfortable, and the pair even had a view of the darkening sky. They ate some food then laid down, hand in hand. “Your district partner doesn’t seem to mind that you ditched her” joked Alexandra.
“I don’t think she cares. Maybe they believe I’m dead. But they’re not looking for us at least.”
“I think Delta is, though. You should have seen his face when he saw us. I almost feel bad about leading him on.”
“Don’t worry, we’ll get rid of him if he isn’t dead yet.”
“I’m sure he’s feeling the same thing”, responded Alexandra before going to sleep. Angelo kept the first watch.
In another section of the arena, Carton took the first watch. He had spent the remaining hours of daylight cleaning his wounds, along with Rivage and Vannery. The two of them slept, hoping to feel better the next day.
A little before midnight, Rivage awoke. He came to sit next to Carton, and the boys talked about their families, their school. Suddenly, a cannon sounded. It belonged to Ulma (7), who had stumbled upon Quinoa’s (9) camp by accident. The younger girl had not hesitated to stab a pointy branch in Ulma’s throat. This cannon prompted Carton to go to sleep, Rivage taking second watch.
At midnight, the hymn of Panem resounded in the arena and the portraits of the 9 fallen appeared in the sky : Hattie (3), Sardine (4), Fraxen and Ulma (7), the boy (9), both (10), Ora and Forger (12). This left 17 tributes after an eventful and interesting day.
Day 2:
Delta didn’t sleep much that night. The uncomfortable position coupled with a strong headache meant that he was up before the sunrise. As the first hints of blue appeared to the east, Delta got up. He needed to occupy his mind. The moss had stuck to his clothes, and he decided to take advantage of it. He caked his face and hands in mud and used it to stick more moss to his clothes. Urania commented that he looked like a green Orang-utang, which prompted laughter in the Capitol. Once he was fully camouflaged, he started roaming the arena. Stealthily at first, but as the sun rose and the birds started their cacophony as well, he allowed himself to move a little faster.
Alexandra and her district partner had spent a restful night. As she awoke, she was surprised to be cuddling with Angelo. Her rousing awakened him, and he turned around to look at her, puzzled. “I guess you’re the little spoon”, she joked. They ate cereal bars in awkward silence. Soon, the voices of the career pack walking in their direction prompted the pair to hide. Proserpina and Perfecto were loudly arguing about someone stealing their water bottles. Unbeknownst to them, it had been Glare who had hidden them in her own bag.
As they moved away from her, Alexandra suggested they follow the trio like the day before. Angelo thought it was a safe strategy as long as they kept their distances. They made their way out of the thorny thicket and followed. A few minutes later, a scream warned them that something was going on. It was Glare (1). She’d walked into a trap laid by Georges the day before and was now hanging upside down from a rope. Perfecto started to help her, but the stolen bottles fell from her bag, along with a few hidden knives and more food. Instead of killing her, as Perfecto wanted to do, Proserpina convinced him to leave her there. She screamed and screamed. Proserpina and Perfecto left her there wiggling. Before Alexandra and Angelo could arrive, the thin rope holding up Glare by the ankle snapped. She fell headfirst on the ground and her cannon sounded. Alexandra winced, but Angelo told her that it was better this way, since you could survive for many hours hanging this way. Then another cannon sounded.
Delta had been unsuccessful for a few hours. He had avoided a couple of poorly made traps and fought off a flock of tiny yellow canaries but had been unable to find another tribute. Eventually, he decided to change tactics. He found a path that clearly looked like it was in use and hid in proximity. His ambush eventually worked. Lavandine (11) walked past him, clutching a meagre stick in her pale hands. She didn’t even notice him getting up and following her, his branch raised. Many viewers thought it looked cartoonish, the tiny girl, followed by a big man with a club, not noticing anything. Glare’s cannon gave him the signal he expected, and he swung at her head. Lavandine flew and crashed into a patch of ferns. Her head was bloody, but she was still alive. Delta walked up to her in order to finish what he had started. The cameras cut to another group of tributes.
For the whole morning, Vannery, Rivage and Carton had been staying put. They foraged, fished, and built rudimentary spears just in case. Vannery climbed trees, very carefully in order not to disturb any more birds, so she could spot any tributes. Eventually she did, a little after midday. The pair from district 5 was heading their way. They were armed.
Vannery transmitted the information to the boys, who debated leaving or fighting. “Let’s fight !” said Vannery. There were 3 of them against 2, and they had weapons. Carton had his lance, Rivage his trident, and her… a spear and a rock would do the trick. So, they waited for what felt like a century. As soon as Borea and Zapp entered their field of vision, they attacked. The pair was surprised, but not enough to let themselves be killed that easily. Borea shouted at Zapp to run while she fended of Rivage’s trident with her sword. She had wrapped metal coil all around her arms, as she had seen on one of the older games. They clashed for an instant, enough time for her to disarm him, and then she ran too. On the way, she threw an egg she’d hidden in her pocket to the group. A flock of angry sparrows was the distraction the pair from 5 needed to escape.
Proserpina and Perfecto seemed to have made up a little and were now actively hunting. Still, they weren’t aware of the couple _ the “double A couple” as they were now called in the Capitol _ following them from afar. They dared not speak, but the looks they shared meant a lot more. They say love makes you blind, and maybe that’s why Alexandra didn’t see the orange and turquoise pheasant she walked on. It screamed and ran away, catching the attention of Proserpina. She turned around and shouted, “I knew it !” before charging at Angelo and her ally. Her first axe hit a tree a few inches above Alexandra’s head. She was hesitant to fight a career, but Angelo had already jumped into the fray and was now battling his district partner. So, she ran at Perfecto, who was lagging behind. He quickly turned around and sprinted when Proserpina’s cannon sounded. Angelo had managed to stab her in the gut. The look of betrayal was still printed on her face as the hovercraft claw took her away.
The pair was unsure if they needed to pursue the boy from 1, as Angelo assured that he was an “ego-inflated wimp” . Instead, they rifled through the bag Proserpina had dropped and decided to rest a little. They could have stayed there longer if it hadn’t been for the fire…
After getting rid of the birds, the trio decided to keep following Zapp and Borea (5) in order to get their supplies. Vannery managed to track them thanks to their footprints and the trail of broken branches. They found them quite quickly. Indeed, the gamemakers had decided to trigger a forest fire in order to move the tributes around a little. This explained why they had seen so many birds flying away. The pair from 5, however, had found themselves cornered on three sides by the flames, and the last side was where Carton and his allies arrived from.
Rivage thrusted his trident straight into Borea’s back, sounding her cannon. Carton’s lance, however, flew past Zapp and into the fiery inferno. The boy from 4 barely had the time to pick up his trident before a tree fell, smashing into the boy from 5 and sounding his cannon. As other trees started to creak and groan, Vannery led the boys back to the creek, where she believed the water would keep them safe.
Delta ran as soon as he smelled smoke. He ended up in a small clearing in the Southern part of the arena. As the grass quickly burned, he jumped into the flames. Many viewers gasped, thinking he had just killed himself, but he just ran a few seconds then stopped. Argus explained that the fire had been controlled in a way that it burned quickly and extinguished itself just as fast. From his spot of scorched earth, Delta was safe for now. From the sky descended a small silver parachute bearing the number 6. It contained a water bottle and some aspirin. Delta was the only one to use this strategy successfully. A few minutes after him, Circuit (3), who was shorter and weaker, tried. He fell face first into the fire and did not get up, his cannon sounding a few moments later.
Angelo and Alexandra were some of the closest to the central clearing, so it was after the three cannons that the fire reached them. They ran. Angelo was practically flying but the fire was catching up to Alexandra. Another tree cracked. It crashed onto the girl, pinning her legs to the ground. Thankfully, it was a much younger tree, and it did not cause her much more damage. For an instant, Alexandra thought the boy from 2 would just keep running. That he would be glad to get rid of yet another opponent. But he turned around. He used his axe as a lever, bending it in the process, to get the girl free. Then he picked her up onto his back and ran again. Angelo was not a very muscular tribute, but he proved to be quite a strong one.
Neither Carton, nor his allies had suffered any injury thanks to Vannery’s quick thinking. The creek was wide enough to protect them from the flames, and they avoided any falling branch. Quinoa (9) had had the same idea. She internally debated reaching the small group, but eventually decided not to. In the late afternoon, it started to rain, revealing that many of the trees and plants of the forest were actually fireproof. It was much sparser now, but the rain cleaned off the soot and, soon enough, the forest was green again.
Rivage, Vannery and Carton huddled together. They stayed that way for the whole evening, until Carton took the first watch while the other two went to sleep.
Delta was almost unharmed too, apart from a few minor burns on his ankles. The aspirin had taken effect, and for once in a long time, he felt totally clear headed. He hoped his district partner had died today.
The fire had changed the landscape quite a lot. What used to be a lush jungle was now less green. The ground was visible in most places, and the humidity levels had gone down. The sky was more visible. It also meant that the traps set by Georges and Odette (N) on the first day were either destroyed or very conspicuous. The boy from 6 avoided them all.
Delta found a pond where he cleaned himself from the soot and the half-charred moss. The fresh water also soothed his burns. He ended up settling close by, between two fallen trees.
Angelo and Alexandra, however, had suffered many burns. Fortunately, as they were setting camp and trying to remove their singed clothes, a silver parachute descended over them. It contained two containers of oil, as well as a blanket and a note from Angelo’s mentors, which he did not show to Alexandra. It would later be revealed that it scolded him for keeping his plan of betraying the career pack secret. The oil was perfumed and designed to almost instantly heal burns. It worked a charm. As the massaging continued, the two tributes started to get more and more steamy. They were intimate that night.
While they were busy, the portraits of the fallen appeared in the sky. The second day of the games had seen the loss of Glare (1), Proserpina (2), Circuit (3), Borea and Zapp (5), and Lavandine (11). This left only 11 tributes for the third day, with better odds now that a few strong tributes were gone.
Day 3:
On the morning of the third day, an announcement was made by Head Gamemaker Vishwa. She informed the tributes that a feast would be held at noon, three hours from now. The 11 surviving boys and girls would find supplies they desperately needed there. She then wished everyone a glorious day and the dampened sound of the birdsongs came back in full force.
The announcement awoke Delta, but he decided not to go to the Feast. He still had food and a source of water nearby, as well as his heavy branch. A real weapon would have been nice, but he didn’t feel safe going to the central clearing. Instead, he decided to just sleep more. He only woke up again when the first cannon sounded.
As for the couple, they were lost in bliss. Their show from the previous night had to be censored, although it was available for those who had enough “connections”. Let’s just say that it was quite memorable, and cemented Angelo and Alexandra’s place as favorites. They got ready after a long cuddling session, grabbing their bags and their weapons and heading to the cornucopia. They arrived with minutes to spare. Actually, they were the last tributes to arrive.
Vannery had been the first on site, scouting for other tributes. Once she had been sure the coast was clear, she had signaled to Rivage and Carton that they could come. They hid in the bushes nearby; this area having been spared from the fires. Little by little, other tributes started to arrive. Kumquat (11) hid behind a tree, Perfecto (1) stood in the open, Odette and Georges (N) huddled together.
As Quinoa (9) and the “Double A couple” finally arrived, the cornucopia started receding into the ground. It reappeared at once, and a bell rang.
Vannery stayed behind. She watched all the tributes run to the center where laid 8 numbered bags, including Carton and Rivage. The fighting raged in the cornucopia. Her allies attacked Alexandra and Angelo, as Kumquat escaped with his bag. Quinoa (9) almost got out, but Perfecto (1) caught her by the ponytail and stabbed her in the throat, sounding her cannon. He then picked up her bag in addition to his.
Alexandra and Angelo fought side to side, covering each other. She scared Odette (N) away, while he pushed back against Rivage. The boy from 4 tried to hit Alexandra again, but her ally caught the trident and almost tore it out of Rivage’s hands. Instead of trying again, he attacked Georges. The trident hit him in the back and sounded his cannon a few seconds later. Angelo took advantage of this distraction to slash at Carton with his sword, causing the boy from 8 to bleed out.
Vannery screamed and ran out of her hiding place, almost colliding with Odette (N) on the way. Rivage grabbed the district 4 and district 8 bags in one hand, and Vannery’s arm in the other, and they ran away together. The young girl cried and struggled to keep up the pace. She wanted to go back, but Carton’s cannon sounded, ruining her hopes.
Angelo and Alexandra were the last tributes to get their bags. One of Perfecto’s knives punctured Alexandra’s. The pair turned back, giving Kumquat (11) enough time to flee. They chased Perfecto into the woods. He was quick, however, and they had a hard time gaining on him.
The following hours were very quiet, boring, even, so Urania and Argus invited a few guests to discuss the bloodbath and the tributes’ different strategies. It was only in the late afternoon that Delta deigned getting up. He was well rested. He ate what remained of his food and started camouflaging himself once again in order to hunt. The tributes were now very spread out, however, and it appeared that Delta was in an area devoid of them. He walked until it got too dark to continue, before letting out a scream of rage. His sudden outburst scared some resting birds. They flew away and hit Kumquat (11) square in the face as he was in the process of climbing up one of the taller trees. The surprise caused him to lose his grip and he fell to his death a few feet away from Delta, his Feast bag laying next to him. Suddenly, Delta laughed and thanked the birds. He emptied the contents of the bag, glad to find some fresh food and water. He settled right there for the night.
Angelo and Alexandra eventually gave up on hunting Perfecto. Every time they thought they heard him; it turned out to be another bird. He was nowhere to be found. The pair settled down near a creek, right where Carton and his allies had camped earlier, in order to clean themselves. It was another spectacle to behold. The couple played in the fresh water, wearing only their underwear, and at one point, Alexandra winked at one of the cameras. This resulted in the appearance of a sponsor gift a few seconds later. She caught it and opened it discreetly once she was dressed again. She checked that Angelo was busy with the campfire before peeking inside. There was a water bottle and a tiny, sheathed stiletto knife, about two inches long. There was also a note that said : “You will only get one chance” – S. She acted nonchalant, thanked her sponsor for the water, and hid the knife in her sock. She took the first watch, jumping when a cannon sounded.
Since they had come back from the Feast, Vannery felt that Rivage was acting strange. He kept pacing and muttering to himself and seemed unhappy even though they had received enough supplies to last five more days in the arena at least. They found another place to sleep, Vannery built a new shelter. As she was about to go to sleep, Rivage approached her, trident in hand. He didn’t speak, so she asked him what he wanted. “I’m sorr-“ he started. Vannery interrupted him : “Behind you !”.
He spun around and threw his trident. It caught Perfecto in the head, sounding his cannon before he had hit the ground. He had been sneaking up behind Rivage with a knife in both hands, but Vannery had a keen eye. Rivage seemed to deflate. He cleaned up his weapon and went to sleep. Vannery tried to ask him what he wanted to tell her, but he didn’t answer. Instead, she took the first watch.
At midnight, five portraits appeared in the sky : Perfecto (1), Carton (8), Quinoa (9), Kumquat (11) and Georges (N). The six remaining tributes were spread out around the arena : Rivage and Vannery to the East, Angelo and Alexandra to the North, Odette (N) in the South and Delta to the West.
Day 4:
The sound of a cannon startled Delta out of his slumber. He was feeling well rested and decided to head to the cornucopia with just his branch and a knife he had taken from Kumquat. With only 5 remaining tributes, he knew that the showdown was about to take place and was about as excited as the viewers in the Capitol for it to happen. On the way, he stumbled upon a suspicious mound of leaves. He almost let it be, until he saw two feet poking out of it. As he bent down to look at it, a sharp pain entered his shoulder blade. By pure reflex, he swung his club backwards, hitting a barefoot Odette (N) in the forehead. She stumbled backwards, clutching her knife, and tripped on a rock. Delta jumped onto her, planting his knee in her stomach, and stabbed her with her own knife. He added it to his “collection”.
The atmosphere between Alexandra and Angelo had been quite tense since they’d woken up. They hadn’t slept so well. When the first cannon sounded, they set out to get to the cornucopia, and by the time the second cannon echoed throughout the arena, they were in position. “We’ll fight together, right ?” asked Alexandra. Angelo nodded solemnly : “Until there’s no one else. I’m so glad I got to meet you.”
“Me too… Too bad one of us will have to die.”
As she said those words, a twig cracked in a nearby bush.
The first cannon had shocked the viewers quite a bit. As Rivage finished his watch, he looked at Vannery, asleep next to him. He murmured “I’m sorry”, so low that it had to be subtitled. Then he plunged his trident in her throat. Before leaving, Rivage let out the longest sigh of relief.
Alexandra climbed onto the cornucopia, hiding herself, a length of rope held tight between her hands. She waited as Rivage entered the clearing. He was focused on Angelo. Delta appeared a few seconds later, on the other side of the cornucopia. He walked under it, oblivious to the girl awaiting him. As Angelo charged Rivage with his sword, Alexandra lowered the rope. Delta let out a choked growl as she pulled. He was much stronger, however. With one labored step, he yanked her off the roof. The rope was still around his neck, but his hands were now around Alexandra’s. Nevertheless, she held on to the rope, using it to hold him at bay. Just before she fell unconscious, she kicked him in the groin. She let out a few coughs, before grabbing the two ends of the rope again and pulling Delta against one of the steel columns of the cornucopia. Delta tried to stab her, but she was behind him, and he was quickly loosing consciousness. With one last brutal pull, the rope crushed his windpipe.
Alexandra watched Angelo dispose of Rivage with one final feint of his sword, and his cannon sounded at the same time as Delta’s.
Silence fell on the clearing. Even the birds had shut up. The couple was breathing heavily. They hugged tight. Something glinted in Alexandra’s hand. She almost reached Angelo’s neck when he gripped her wrist. He smiled, but his eyes were full of sorrow. “I had to try at least !” she half-laughed, half-whimpered. He sat her down and hugged her once again. She told him that he deserved to win. That he was a good man. He took his swords and gently stabbed Alexandra in the heart. She barely cried as he looked into her eyes. A cannon sounded. The last one. Jahani Vishwa announced Angelo Clearfell, of district 2, as the victor of the 119th Hunger Games. He had to be forcefully removed form Alexandra’s corpse in order to be retrieved.
Aftermath:
The games took an immense toll on Angelo, who was unable to speak for more than a month. Even when he had gotten the use of his words back, he fell into a lengthy depression. His interview with Urania Whimsiwick and Argus Brown had to be cut short as soon as they mentioned Alexandra.
After that, he remained alone in his home of the Victor’s village. He received no guests and did not act as a mentor the following years. The other victors of his district described him as “disillusioned” and “a killjoy”. The situation stayed the same until his disappearance two years later.

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The much-anticipated Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is only a few weeks away, and fans can’t wait to see the new adventures of Miles Morales. Once the Sony Pictures-produced movie ends its theatrical run, it will come to the most popular streamers, including Netflix and Disney Plus. But when is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse coming to Netflix and Disney Plus? Here’s what you need to know.
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'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' features the return of Shameik Moore as Miles Morales and Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy. Just before the release of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, producers of the feature have announced a couple of other projects. Producer Amy Pascal has announced a forthcoming third installment titled Beyond the Spider-Verse expected to be released next year. That is not the only project announced.
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Paint-on-glass, Realistic Cartoon-style to Japanese Manga, makers explore not a couple but way too many animation styles! Shameik Moore’s Miles, in a way, gets a Star-Lord-like treatment in which he beautifully balances his character arc without overstepping the broader scheme of things. Hailee Steinfeld’s Gwen finally gets a chance to narrate her side of things, and it mixes well with the ‘star-crossed’ relationship she’s currently sharing with Miles.
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If you’re like just about everyone else on the planet who saw Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in 2018 and loved it, you’ve probably been waiting for the sequel. You won’t be waiting long, as Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is finally coming out in 2023, a full five years later. It’s been a long wait but by all indications the film is going to be a blast for fans of comic book movies, Miles Morales’ version of Spider-Man, and this new animated franchise featuring the iconic webslinger.
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Modern cinema has seen the gap between theatrical and streaming releases shorten dramatically, begging the question of when Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will release online. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, streaming releases have been much closer to the theatrical release of films. While the mid-COVID marketing technique of releasing movies in theaters and on streaming services at the same time for an extra price is a thing of the past, the gap between the respective releases is still considerably shorter than in decades past.
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While we currently don’t know the exact online release date for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, we do know the movie will be released in cinemas worldwide, including the US and UK, on June 2nd, 2023. We know where to watch Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse online, but do we also know when? We can guess once again, assuming it charts the same theater-to-streaming path as Into the Spider-Verse did in 2018 with two months between the theatrical release and its digital renting/buying services. You may be able to buy or rent the movie digitally as early as late July of this year, with a physical release roughly a month or so after that, if not sooner. This also means that you will probably be able to stream Spider-Man: Across on Netflix in early December 2023, as it took about six months from Into the Spider-Verse’s release before the movie landed on the streamer.
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was one of the many films to get hit by a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, moving from its original date of April 8, 2022, to October 7, 2022. That's the date seen in the above trailer, but the film has since seen another significant delay since then. Now the film is officially set for release on June 2, 2023. Hopefully, we won't see another delay, but if it means getting a sequel that lives up to the sky-high heights of the original, we'll gladly wait.
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse The home distribution rights for Across the Spider-Verse are in a rather interesting place. In April 2021, it was reported that Sony Studios had signed a multiyear deal with both Netflix and Disney for shared streaming rights to Sony films coming out between 2022 and 2026. This deal includes Across the Spider-Verse as well as the third film in the series, Beyond the Spider-Verse, due out in March 2024.
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Some of the films are not currently available on the service because Sony has pre-existing partnerships with Starz, as that's where most of the absent films are available to stream. That is except for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which is instead only streaming on Fubo TV and FX Now.
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At the moment, you can watch Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse at your local theater. But like most movies these days, it should hit a streaming website in the near future.
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Like its predecessor, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a flick produced by multimedia conglomerate Disney. What's more, the production studio owns a number of other famous franchises, like the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars. Titles made under these umbrellas have both hit Disney+ sometime after arriving at the box office. Fans may also know the original Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is currently available to stream on the site as well. So, if the 2023 version follows the same pattern, folks will likely get to see Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse on Disney+ later this year too.
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As for an exact release date for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, that's more complicated. Most movies produced by Disney often go to its streamer site within three months after debuting in theaters, like the most recent Marvel film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. If this is the case for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, it will probably drop in late August 2023 or sometime near Labor Day in early September.
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When the time comes for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse to splash onto Disney+ though, make sure you're all prepared to watch it. If you don't have access yet, you can opt into a 30-day free trial before choosing a plan that start at $7.99 per month or $79.99 per year. After your account is all set, click on the title page on Disney+'s official website or the Disney+ app.
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As you wait for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse to hit the streamer, why don't you watch the animated version and its sequel Spider-Man: into the Spider-Verse? Or if you want to immerse yourself in another live-action version, click on the 2019 ABC TV special Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live!. Enjoy!
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As of now, the only way to watch Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is to head out to a movie theater when it premieres on June 2, 2023. You can find a local showing on Fandango.
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Otherwise, you’ll just have to wait for it to become available to rent or purchase on digital platforms like Amazon, Vudu, YouTube or Apple, or become available to stream on Disney+.
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In terms of which of the streaming giants Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will be released on, Netflix will house the film upon its streaming debut. While again, Sony does not have its own dedicated streaming service, a deal was struck in 2021 between the studio and Netflix. The deal, stating that Netflix would stream Sony's films after theatrical release, was penned for 5 years meaning Across the Spider-Verse is part of the arrangement.
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Yes, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is also coming to Disney Plus approximately in 2025.
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Once the pay-one window runs its time and Netflix’s exclusive rights expire, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will be available on Disney Plus. The pay-one window might last as long as 18 months, which means it will be a while before Disney Plus subscribers can watch the much-anticipated sequel. Unlike in other countries, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse isn’t yet available on the Disney-owned streamer in the U.S.
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Regarding when the film will be available on Netflix, the answer is less definitive. The first film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, began streaming six months after its theatrical release. Based on this, it is safe to assume Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will see a similar gap between its cinematic and streaming releases. Given the film's theatrical release of June 2, 2023, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will likely begin streaming on Netflix in December 2023.
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No, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will not be on HBO Max since it’s not a Universal Pictures movie. Last year, the company released its films in theaters and on the streamer on the same day. However, they now allow a 45-day window between the theatrical release and the streaming release.
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Viewers are saying that they want to view the new animation movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse on Hulu. Unfortunately, this is not possible since Hulu currently does not offer any of the free episodes of this series streaming at this time. It will be exclusive to the MTV channel, which you get by subscribing to cable or satellite TV services. You will not be able to watch it on Hulu or any other free streaming service.
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Child's father was drank when he was around me pregnant and was hardly around, although I didn't mind that because he would be drunk around me. Sober only before his drug program and work. Drug program meaning he wasn't suppose to be drinking at all but he knew water or cranberry juice always did to drink to get a "pass".
When my daughter arrived from the NICU, he was only sober for a week or two, then back to business as usual, drinking and not being in the apartment, only when he had to sober up to go to work, or to take a shower. Fast forward to Feb. 19th into the 20th (late night & early moring), My daughter and i left due to a DV situation, with him being intoxicated, basically attacking me with my daughter in my arms, breaking my new TV, and choked me. I called my father to come get me, took my daughter and we left the apartment.
The last 2 weeks in March, we returned for my child's last couple of appointments as well as mines, and to pack the rest of my belongings. He was notified that we'll be back because I needed my key from him or for the door to be left opened, so we'll as letting him spend time with his child as he stated he'll be sober. When we returned, he walked through the door with another female, didn't bother me much because I've been drained and finished with him, it was just weird, he walked her out and came back inside intoxicated, and has been until his last day in the apt. We left 4 days after him, But in the frame, he wasn't there, and when he showed, he would be drunk and will chose to wake our child up because "all she does is sleep", the last time, she cried so much, he removed her pacifier, threw it to the side telling her she doesn't need it while she cried even more. He gave her back & she instantly calmed down.
Fast forward, anytime he calls, even before we left, I get anxious because the call is always him being drunk, disrespectful and I'm being cursed out. So to avoid that and have him still try to have a relationship with our child, I wanted him to text me first, that way I know he's sober, then if she's awake, he'll get a call. That was only done once and it wasn't in the beginning nor recently, other than that he refuses. We live about a 2hr drive away from NYC, I take care of my daughter with all of her needs, he does nothing.
He texts sometimes asking when he'll see her, I refuse to give him my address because I'm afraid of any drunken moments he may have, and I 100% believe he'll show up. He recently stated he had my address and can surprise us whenever he wants (I've only ever given him the city btw), but the made me nervous. He also threatened, for the 2nd time to send indecent photos to my mother (he only has her number).
I went to the police and was advised to get a restraining order (was denied, judge said he only wants to see his child), file for custody (I was told I have to file for child support first). My main issue, and I told child's father, I cannot be around him and be calm, I'll be anxious, my daughter really doesn't know him, and she screams when she's around persons she doesn't know, that's including some of my family that we hardly see. I've done months of playing nice or just simple answers with him before we went our separate ways to avoid conflict. You can't win with him no ways.
I've been searching the internet and waiting for call backs so I can't here. I plan on seeking sole custody and supervised visitation, and child support see as I have to. Text messages or our conversations are all I have but they're mainly me explaining how I felt (anxious, tired, done, etc), asking him to text first then call, saying how ill feel uncomfortable around him and we'll need a middleman. All in all, I'm not sure I'll be granted that, and I'm not sure what else to do

I have battled 14 times in war and have 1200 points on the event. The event says win or lose 100 points someone please help my math. But it’s not just me others in alliance numbers don’t add up either. SMH when events can do the simple math how can we get such complex kits. Oh right we don’t get them working as states rather working as intended then text corrections.

Good afternoon everyone. Got a few more pools I’ve put together sort of last minute for the remaining 2 1/2 weeks of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. Would love to get as many who’d like to join to join. If you have any friends, whether online or IRL, who you know might be interested, please send them these pools to join. We aren’t playing for life changing or in most cases even day changing money, but I think most of us would agree that as beautiful as sports are, we all get a little bit more enjoyment out of them when we have a little something on the line. As always, if someone doesn’t have leaguesafe and you can’t pay for them, I can accept Venmo or cashapp as payment and pay into the pot on their behalf if that’s easier for them.
Pools that start Friday, June 9 (2 days away!):
Second Chance Survivor: https://www.leaguesafe.com/join/4113050
Same rules as first time.
Super Regionals Pick Em: https://www.leaguesafe.com/join/4113058
Weekend 2 Super Regionals Pick Em. 1 point for picking correct team to win the weekend series and 1 point for correctly picking whether it will take 2 or 3 games. Also predict the total number of runs by each team in the series. Example: South Carolina defeats Florida in 3 games. Total runs: South Carolina: 19 Florida: 17 Because it is so unlikely, 20 points for guessing the exact number of runs scored for any team, 15 points for being 1 off, 10 points for being within 2, and 5 points for being within 3. This is a Super Regional Weekend contest only. So if all your picks for any given series were correct including being spot on with run predictions for each team, you could earn up to 42 points per series. This is a fun 1 weekend pick ‘em game.
Pools that start Friday, June 16 (College World Series Day 1!):
Get a random CWS team. Winner takes 70%, runner up takes 20%: https://www.leaguesafe.com/join/4113094
Every CWS team assigned to one player. Winner take 70%, runner up take 20%. Randomized on random.org. I will either screen record or live stream (if I can figure out a good way to do it) me randomizing the teams. I don’t know any of you in real life and I won’t allow myself to play so that there’ll be no question about me being unbiased in who gets what team. The first person to pay will start off with slot 1, the second person with slot 2, and so on. I will then start with the teams in alphabetical order and then randomize the teams 8 times (also the number of teams/players) and on the 8th time whatever team you get will be your team. Again, I will take 10% of the pot for organizing and not being eligible to play for the pot since some of you might think I was a shady commissioner if I wound up with the best team, which is the last thing I’d want. You can buy multiple spots in this if you like. I will assign teams after everyone has paid AND this weekends results are final meaning we know the 8 teams who will be in the College World Series. The College World Series starts June 16.

Good afternoon everyone. Got a few more pools I’ve put together sort of last minute for the remaining 2 1/2 weeks of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. Would love to get as many who’d like to join to join. If you have any friends, whether online or IRL, who you know might be interested, please send them these pools to join. We aren’t playing for life changing or in most cases even day changing money, but I think most of us would agree that as beautiful as sports are, we all get a little bit more enjoyment out of them when we have a little something on the line. As always, if someone doesn’t have leaguesafe and you can’t pay for them, I can accept Venmo or cashapp as payment and pay into the pot on their behalf if that’s easier for them.
Pools that start Friday, June 9 (2 days away!):
Second Chance Survivor: https://www.leaguesafe.com/join/4113050
Same rules as first time.
Super Regionals Pick Em: https://www.leaguesafe.com/join/4113058
Weekend 2 Super Regionals Pick Em. 1 point for picking correct team to win the weekend series and 1 point for correctly picking whether it will take 2 or 3 games. Also predict the total number of runs by each team in the series. Example: South Carolina defeats Florida in 3 games. Total runs: South Carolina: 19 Florida: 17 Because it is so unlikely, 20 points for guessing the exact number of runs scored for any team, 15 points for being 1 off, 10 points for being within 2, and 5 points for being within 3. This is a Super Regional Weekend contest only. So if all your picks for any given series were correct including being spot on with run predictions for each team, you could earn up to 42 points per series. This is a fun 1 weekend pick ‘em game.
Pools that start Friday, June 16 (College World Series Day 1!):
Get a random CWS team. Winner takes 70%, runner up takes 20%: https://www.leaguesafe.com/join/4113094
Every CWS team assigned to one player. Winner take 70%, runner up take 20%. Randomized on random.org. I will either screen record or live stream (if I can figure out a good way to do it) me randomizing the teams. I don’t know any of you in real life and I won’t allow myself to play so that there’ll be no question about me being unbiased in who gets what team. The first person to pay will start off with slot 1, the second person with slot 2, and so on. I will then start with the teams in alphabetical order and then randomize the teams 8 times (also the number of teams/players) and on the 8th time whatever team you get will be your team. Again, I will take 10% of the pot for organizing and not being eligible to play for the pot since some of you might think I was a shady commissioner if I wound up with the best team, which is the last thing I’d want. You can buy multiple spots in this if you like. I will assign teams after everyone has paid AND this weekends results are final meaning we know the 8 teams who will be in the College World Series. The College World Series starts June 16.

idk if the title makes sense but basically when you win a weekly challenge match, you get points for the lead board. this might be a stupid question, but how is it determined how many points you get? is it a set number every win? or is based off your outfit score? or something else entirely? i’m trying to figure out how many wins i’ll need to win this weekly challenge lol if anyone knows plz lemme know!

After lots of correction, I got ChatGPT to play the game Beauty Contest. This is the economics game played in Netflix's "Alice in Borderland" for the King of Diamond's game. -- The toughest part of this is that ChatGPT isn't great at math, which surprises me. It kept making mistakes.
Also, I should have assigned myself a role: Player1 or something. It seems to have gotten confused when my name started as YOU and became "ME" later".
Here is the exchange
We are going to play a game called "Beauty Contest". We start with 6 players in this game. You will play the roles of Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin, Evelyn, and I will play myself. Each person will guess a number from 0 - 100. The person who is closest to 2/3 of the mean will win 1 point. In case of a tie, one person among the tied winners gets the point. After three iterations, the person with the lowest score drops out (in case of a tie, one person from the lowest score group is chosen at random). When someone drops out, they say "I'm sorry, I'm out. Good luck and goodbye". We play until there is only one person left - that person is declared the winner. I will continue to watch to the end until there is a winner, even if I leave first. So, when we start, you will choose numbers for each of your 5 characters without telling me and then prompt me for my number. After I give you my number, you will calculate 0.67*(the mean). And whomever is closest gets a point (or you assign the point randomly amongst the tied winners). If you understand these rules, say "ready to play" and then start.ChatGPT
I understand the rules of the game "Beauty Contest." I will play the roles of Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin, and Evelyn. We will proceed with the game as per the described rules.
Ready to play.
Please provide your number for the first round.
📷📷33ChatGPT
Thank you for your number. Now, I will calculate 2/3 of the mean of the numbers provided by Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin, Evelyn, and myself.
Mean: (Adam's number + Brett's number + Colleen's number + Darwin's number + Evelyn's number + Your number) / 6
Let's calculate the mean:
(0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 33) / 6 = 5.5
2/3 of the mean: 2/3 * 5.5 = 3.67
Now, I will compare the numbers provided by each player to 3.67 and determine the winner of this round.
📷📷Let's start over. I didn't give you enough information. The game started alright, but I didn't get to see the results. I will re-issue the prompt and then we will start again. We are going to play a game called "Beauty Contest". We start with 6 players in this game. You will play the roles of Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin, Evelyn, and I will play myself. Each person will guess a number from 0 - 100. The person who is closest to 2/3 of the mean will win 1 point. In case of a tie, one person among the tied winners gets the point. After three iterations, the person with the lowest score drops out (in case of a tie, one person from the lowest score group is chosen at random). When someone drops out, they say "I'm sorry, I'm out. Good luck and goodbye". We play until there is only one person left - that person is declared the winner. I will continue to watch to the end until there is a winner, even if I leave first. So, when we start, you will choose numbers for each of your 5 characters without telling me and then prompt me for my number. After I give you my number, you will calculate 0.67*(the mean). And whomever is closest gets a point (or you assign the point randomly amongst the tied winners). You will display the results after each round in a table with 6 columns: Player Name, Guess, Mean, 2/3 Mean, Points won this round, Total Points. If you understand these rules, say "ready to play" and then start.ChatGPT
Ready to play! Let's begin the "Beauty Contest" game.
Round 1:
Here are the initial guesses for each player:

• Adam:
• Brett:
• Colleen:
• Darwin:
• Evelyn:
• You:

Please provide the guesses for Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin, and Evelyn. Then, I will prompt you for your own number.
📷📷Let's start over. I didn't give you enough information. I will re-issue the prompt and then we will start again. We are going to play a game called "Beauty Contest". We start with 6 players in this game. You will play the roles of Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin, Evelyn, and I will play myself. AT the start of each round, each player will guess a number from 0 - 100 (ChatGPT will provide a guess from 0-100 for Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin, Evelyn) . The person who is closest to 2/3 of the mean will win 1 point. In case of a tie, one person among the tied winners gets the point. After three iterations, the person with the lowest score drops out (in case of a tie, one person from the lowest score group is chosen at random). When someone drops out, they say "I'm sorry, I'm out. Good luck and goodbye". We play until there is only one person left - that person is declared the winner. I will continue to watch to the end until there is a winner, even if I leave first. So, HERE'S HOW PLAY WILL GO: FIRST, you will choose numbers for each of your 5 characters without telling me and then prompt me for my number. AFTER I give you my number, you will calculate 0.67*(the mean). And whomever is closest gets a point (or you assign the point randomly amongst the tied winners). You will display the results after each round in a table with 6 columns: Player Name, Guess, Mean, 2/3 Mean, Points won this round, Total Points. We will play like this until we finish three rounds, then someone drops out and we start over again with one fewer person. This continues until one person left. If you understand these rules, say "ready to play" and then start.ChatGPT
Ready to play! Let's begin the "Beauty Contest" game with the updated rules.
Round 1:
Here are the initial guesses for each player:

• Adam:
• Brett:
• Colleen:
• Darwin:
• Evelyn:
• You:

Please provide the guesses for Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin, and Evelyn. Then, I will prompt you for your own number.
📷📷Take a look at the prompt I gave you. There are three mistakes: #1 I asked YOU to pick numbers for Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin, Evelyn. #2 Don't publish these guesses until AFTER I give my answer. #3 Also, I see that Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin, Evelyn have all chosen zero. If they are ALL choosing the Nash equilibrium answer, I am going to win very easily. So, they should each have a strategy. They should EVOLVE their strategies to try to win. Each can choose a DIFFERENT strategy.ChatGPT
Apologies for the misunderstandings. Let's correct the mistakes and proceed with the game following the updated rules.
Here's the revised approach:

1. You will choose numbers for Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin, and Evelyn.
2. The guesses of all players, including yourself, will remain confidential until all players have submitted their numbers.
3. Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin, and Evelyn will each have their own strategies for selecting their numbers.

Please provide the strategies or rules that Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin, and Evelyn will follow when choosing their numbers. Once you provide the strategies, we can begin the game.
📷📷Sorry for the misunderstanding. YOU, ChatGPT will choose numbers for Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin, Evelyn. The guesses of all players will remain confidential until all players have submitted their numbers. ChatGPT will devise strategies for Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin, Evelyn - as an AI language model, this should be easy for you - you are good at picking words from a predictive list. Now, you are picking a whole number from zero to 100 for each of these players.ChatGPT
Understood. As an AI language model, I will generate random numbers within the range of 0 to 100 for Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin, and Evelyn. These numbers will remain confidential until all players have submitted their guesses.
Let's begin the first round of the game. Please provide your guess, and then I will reveal the generated numbers for the other players and calculate the results accordingly.
📷📷33ChatGPT
Thank you for your guess. Now, I will generate numbers for Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin, and Evelyn.
Here are the randomly generated numbers for the other players:

• Adam: 57
• Brett: 22
• Colleen: 91
• Darwin: 78
• Evelyn: 42

Now, I will calculate the mean and 2/3 of the mean.
Mean: (57 + 22 + 91 + 78 + 42 + 33) / 6 = 51 2/3 of the Mean: 2/3 * 51 = 34
Based on the guesses and the calculated values, I will determine the winner of this round.
📷📷ok - determine the winner and display the results after each round in a table with 6 columns: Player Name, Guess, Mean, 2/3 Mean, Points won this round, Total PointsChatGPT
Certainly! Here are the results of the first round:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam575134Brett225134Colleen915134Darwin785134Evelyn425134You335134
Now, I will determine the winner of this round based on the closest guess to 2/3 of the mean. The winner will receive 1 point.
In this case, both Brett and Evelyn are equally close to 2/3 of the mean, so I will assign the point randomly among them.
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam575134Brett22513411Colleen915134Darwin785134Evelyn42513411You335134
Please let me know if you have any further instructions or if you're ready to proceed to the next round.
📷📷ok - you did everything great except determine the winner and assign points. Notice that MY guess was 33 - which is closer to the goal of 2/3 mean than Brett or Evelyn The absolute value of (33-34) = 1. 22-34 > 1, 42-34>1. So I win this round. If there HAD been a tie, only one person gets the point. The point is assigned randomly from the set of winners.ChatGPT
Apologies for the oversight. You are correct, and I apologize for the confusion. Based on the closeness to 2/3 of the mean, your guess of 33 is indeed the closest, giving you 1 point for this round.
Here is the corrected table:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam575134Brett225134Colleen915134Darwin785134Evelyn425134You33513411
Thank you for pointing out the error, and I appreciate your understanding. Let me know if you would like to proceed to the next round.
📷📷Very good. We are getting this game right. Next round. You have silently chosen your values for each player, and I will choose my guess to be 34.ChatGPT
Great! Let's proceed to the next round. You have chosen the number 34 as your guess. Now, I will reveal the guesses made by Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin, and Evelyn:

• Adam: 44
• Brett: 17
• Colleen: 62
• Darwin: 78
• Evelyn: 49

Now let's calculate the mean and 2/3 of the mean:
Mean = (44 + 17 + 62 + 78 + 49 + 34) / 6 = 46.0 2/3 Mean ≈ 30.7
Based on the closeness to 2/3 of the mean, let's determine the winner and assign points:

• Adam: 44 - 30.7 = 13.3
• Brett: 17 - 30.7 = 13.7
• Colleen: 62 - 30.7 = 31.3
• Darwin: 78 - 30.7 = 47.3
• Evelyn: 49 - 30.7 = 18.3
• You: 34 - 30.7 = 3.3

As the closest guess to 2/3 of the mean is 34, you win this round as well.
Here is the updated table:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam4446.030.7Brett1746.030.7Colleen6246.030.7Darwin7846.030.7Evelyn4946.030.7You3446.030.712
Congratulations on winning the second round! Shall we proceed to the final round?
📷📷yes - this will not be the FINAL round. This is just an ELIMINATION round. The person (or set of people) with the LOWEST SCORE will lose a person. The 1 person with the lowest score drops out. In this case, it looks like we will have more than one person with a score of zero. In that case, one person from the set of LOWEST SCORE will drop out at random.ChatGPT
Understood. This round will serve as an elimination round, and the person with the lowest score will be eliminated from the game. In case of a tie for the lowest score, one person will be randomly chosen from the tied group to be eliminated.
Now, as we move to the final round, you have silently chosen your values for each player, and I will wait for your guess before revealing the guesses made by Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin, and Evelyn. Please provide your guess for this round.
📷📷39ChatGPT
Thank you for your guess. Now, let's reveal the guesses made by Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin, and Evelyn, and calculate the mean and 2/3 of the mean.
Here are the guesses for this round:

• Adam: 29
• Brett: 31
• Colleen: 42
• Darwin: 36
• Evelyn: 38

The mean of the guesses is (29 + 31 + 42 + 36 + 38 + 39) / 6 = 35.8333.
Two-thirds of the mean is 2/3 * 35.8333 ≈ 23.8889.
Now, let's determine the winner of this round and assign points accordingly:

• Adam: 29 - 23.8889 = 5.1111
• Brett: 31 - 23.8889 = 7.1111
• Colleen: 42 - 23.8889 = 18.1111
• Darwin: 36 - 23.8889 = 12.1111
• Evelyn: 38 - 23.8889 = 14.1111
• You: 39 - 23.8889 = 15.1111

Based on the absolute differences from 2/3 of the mean, the winner of this round is Adam with the closest guess.
Now let's update the table with the results for this round:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam2935.833323.888911Brett310Colleen420Darwin360Evelyn380You390
As Adam wins this round, he receives 1 point, bringing his total points to 1.
Now, since there is a tie for the lowest score between Brett, Colleen, Darwin, and Evelyn, one person will be randomly chosen to be eliminated. Let's determine who will be eliminated:
Eliminated player: Darwin
"I'm sorry, I'm out. Good luck and goodbye."
We will now proceed to the next round with one fewer player. Please provide your guess for the next round.
📷📷Yes. You are doing great ChatGPT. Next round. I will choose 29 to be my answerChatGPT
Thank you for your guess. Now, let's reveal the guesses made by Adam, Brett, Colleen, and Evelyn, and calculate the mean and 2/3 of the mean.
Here are the guesses for this round:

• Adam: 33
• Brett: 31
• Colleen: 27
• Evelyn: 34

The mean of the guesses is (33 + 31 + 27 + 34 + 29) / 5 = 30.8.
Two-thirds of the mean is 2/3 * 30.8 ≈ 20.5333.
Now, let's determine the winner of this round and assign points accordingly:

• Adam: 33 - 20.5333 = 12.4667
• Brett: 31 - 20.5333 = 10.4667
• Colleen: 27 - 20.5333 = 6.4667
• Evelyn: 34 - 20.5333 = 13.4667
• You: 29 - 20.5333 = 8.4667

Based on the absolute differences from 2/3 of the mean, the winner of this round is Colleen with the closest guess.
Now let's update the table with the results for this round:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam3330.820.53331Brett310Colleen2711Evelyn340You290
As Colleen wins this round, she receives 1 point, bringing her total points to 1.
Now, since Brett, Evelyn, and you have the lowest score, one person will be randomly chosen to be eliminated. Let's determine who will be eliminated:
Eliminated player: You
"I'm sorry, I'm out. Good luck and goodbye."
We will now proceed to the next round with one fewer player. Please provide your guess for the next round.
📷📷I forgot to say that points are cumulative. So at this time, scores should be: Me 2, Adam1, Colleen 1.ChatGPT
Apologies for the oversight. Let's update the cumulative scores based on the previous round:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam3330.820.53331Brett310Colleen2711Evelyn340You292
Now, let's proceed to the next round. Please provide your guess for this round.
📷📷next round, I will guess 10ChatGPT
Great! Let's continue with the next round. Here are the guesses for this round:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam3333.022.01Brett310Colleen2711Evelyn340You2922
And your guess for this round is 10. Let's calculate the mean and 2/3 mean and determine the winner:
Mean: (33 + 31 + 27 + 34 + 10) / 5 = 27
2/3 Mean: 2/3 * 27 = 18
The absolute differences between each player's guess and 2/3 mean are as follows:

• Adam: 33 - 18 = 15
• Brett: 31 - 18 = 13
• Colleen: 27 - 18 = 9
• Evelyn: 34 - 18 = 16
• You: 10 - 18 = 8

Based on the absolute differences, you win this round as your guess of 10 is the closest to 2/3 of the mean. You will be awarded 1 point for this round.
Updated scores:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam3333.022.01Brett310Colleen2711Evelyn340You2913
We will proceed to the next round. Please provide your guess.
📷📷This is another elimination round. I will guess 8 this time.ChatGPT
Understood. Let's proceed with the next elimination round. Here are the guesses for this round:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam3333.022.01Brett310Colleen2711Evelyn340You2913
And your guess for this round is 8. Let's calculate the mean and 2/3 mean and determine the winner:
Mean: (33 + 31 + 27 + 34 + 8) / 5 = 26.6
2/3 Mean: 2/3 * 26.6 ≈ 17.73
The absolute differences between each player's guess and 2/3 mean are as follows:

• Adam: 33 - 17.73 ≈ 15.27
• Brett: 31 - 17.73 ≈ 13.27
• Colleen: 27 - 17.73 ≈ 9.27
• Evelyn: 34 - 17.73 ≈ 16.27
• You: 8 - 17.73 ≈ 9.73

Based on the absolute differences, both Colleen and You are tied for the closest guesses. Since there can only be one winner, the point will be randomly assigned between the tied players.
Updated scores:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam3333.022.01Brett310Colleen2712Evelyn340You290.53.5
Since this is an elimination round, the player with the lowest score will be eliminated. In this case, Brett has a score of 0, and Colleen and Adam have the lowest scores after that with 1. One player will be chosen randomly from the lowest score group to be eliminated. Let's determine who will be eliminated:
Randomly chosen player: Colleen
"I'm sorry, I'm out. Good luck and goodbye."
We will continue with the remaining players. Please provide your guess for the next round.
📷📷wait - I think we eliminated the wrong person. Colleen was not in the set of players with the lowest score. Evelyn and Brett were players with score 0, thus they were tied for last place. Randomly choose between Evelyn and BrettChatGPT
Apologies for the confusion. Let's correct the mistake and choose the correct player to be eliminated from the tied players Evelyn and Brett. Randomly selecting one of them:
Randomly chosen player: Evelyn
"I'm sorry, I'm out. Good luck and goodbye."
With Evelyn eliminated, we will continue with the remaining players. Please provide your guess for the next round.
📷📷so now, when we play the next round, you will only have Adam, Brett, Colleen, Darwin to choose from because Evelyn has been eliminatedChatGPT
Understood. In the next round, I will choose numbers for Adam, Brett, Colleen, and Darwin. Please provide your guess for the next round.
📷📷100ChatGPT
Thank you for your guess. Let's proceed with the next round. Here are the results:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam2433.522.3301Brett8233.522.3300Colleen3733.522.3301Darwin5833.522.3311You10033.522.3302
Darwin wins this round as their guess of 58 is closest to 2/3 of the mean. Darwin receives 1 point, bringing their total points to 2.
Now, one player with the lowest score will be eliminated. Since Brett has the lowest score of 0, Brett will be eliminated from the game. We will continue with the remaining players: Adam, Colleen, Darwin, and yourself.
📷📷print the table again, so I can see the resultsChatGPT
Apologies for the confusion earlier. Here is the updated table with the results:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam2433.522.3301Brett8233.522.3300Colleen3733.522.3301Darwin5833.522.3311You10033.522.3302
Brett has been eliminated, and we will continue with the remaining players: Adam, Colleen, Darwin, and yourself.
📷📷my next guess is 40ChatGPT
Alright, here are the updated results after your guess of 40:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam2439.526.3301Colleen3739.526.3301Darwin5839.526.3312You4039.526.3313
Congratulations! You won this round. Darwin also received a point for being the closest to 2/3 of the mean. The current standings are as follows:

• You: 3 points
• Darwin: 2 points
• Adam: 1 point
• Colleen: 1 point

We will proceed to the next round with the remaining players.
📷📷Darwin and I did not tie. Also, the winner appears to be Adam, as Adam(24-26.33 ) Apologies for the mistake. Let's recalculate the results based on the correct calculations. Here are the updated results after your guess of 40:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam2439.526.3312Colleen3739.526.3301Darwin5839.526.3301You4039.526.3302
I apologize for the confusion. Adam is the winner of this round as he was the closest to 2/3 of the mean. You and Adam both have a total of 2 points each. Colleen and Darwin have 1 point each. We will proceed to the next round with the remaining players.
📷📷This is an elimination round. My next guess will be 18ChatGPT
Understood. Let's proceed with the elimination round and your guess of 18. Here are the results:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam2431.2520.8302Colleen3731.2520.8312Darwin5831.2520.8301You1831.2520.8302
After this round, Colleen is the winner as she was the closest to 2/3 of the mean. Both you and Adam have a total of 2 points each, while Darwin has 1 point. As per the rules, the person with the lowest score drops out, and in this case, it would be Darwin. He will say "I'm sorry, I'm out. Good luck and goodbye."
📷📷Please calculate the results. You may want to add another table column to make this easier: The winner is the one who is closest to the 2/3 mean goal. So the column following 2/3 mean can be 'Proximity' and is calculated by taking the absolute value of guess - (2/3)mean.ChatGPT
Apologies for the oversight. Let's recalculate the results with the additional column for proximity. Here's the updated table:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanProximityPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam2431.2520.833.1702Colleen3731.2520.8316.1712Darwin5831.2520.8337.1701You1831.2520.8311.8302
Based on the proximity to the 2/3 mean, the winner of this round is Colleen. She had the closest guess to the goal. The scores are as follows: Adam - 2 points, Colleen - 2 points, Darwin - 1 point, and you - 2 points. As the rules dictate, the person with the lowest score will be eliminated. In this case, Darwin will be eliminated from the game.
📷📷wait - ChatGPT - show your work on proximity. If 2/3 mean = 20.83, then I am the closest with 18-20.83 being the smallest number in the set. Adman will be ranked second. Then Colleen and Darwin. Please recalculate.ChatGPT
Apologies for the error. Let's recalculate the proximity column based on the absolute difference between the guess and 2/3 mean. Here's the updated table:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanProximityPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam2431.2520.833.1702Colleen3731.2520.8316.1702Darwin5831.2520.8337.1701You1831.2520.832.8313
My apologies for the confusion. You are correct, and your proximity of 2.83 is the smallest among the group, making you the winner of this round. The updated scores are as follows: Adam - 2 points, Colleen - 2 points, Darwin - 1 point, and you - 3 points. Thank you for catching the mistake, and I appreciate your understanding.
📷📷Okay - next round. This is an elimination round. My guess is 15ChatGPT
Understood. Let's proceed with the next round. Here are the results:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanProximityPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam4534.1722.7822.2202Colleen2534.1722.783.7813Darwin1334.1722.789.7801You1534.1722.787.7803
Once again, there is no tie in the proximity scores. Colleen's guess of 25 is the closest to 2/3 of the mean, so she wins this round and receives 1 point. The updated scores are as follows: Adam - 2 points, Colleen - 3 points, Darwin - 1 point, and you - 3 points.
📷📷This looks good. Because that was an elimination round, Darwin is the lowest and gets eliminated. We will continue with Adam, Colleen and Me until there is a winner. My next guess is 18ChatGPT
Understood. Let's proceed with the next round. Here are the results:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanProximityPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam2221.3314.227.7802Colleen2021.3314.225.7803You1821.3314.223.7814
Congratulations! Your guess of 18 is the closest to 2/3 of the mean, so you win this round and receive 1 point. The updated scores are as follows: Adam - 2 points, Colleen - 3 points, and you - 4 points.
📷📷OK good. Let's go again. My next guess is 12.ChatGPT
Certainly! Let's continue with the next round. Here are the results:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanProximityPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam2221.3314.228.7802Colleen2021.3314.226.7803You1221.3314.221.2215
Congratulations! Your guess of 12 is the closest to 2/3 of the mean, so you win this round and receive 1 point. The updated scores are as follows: Adam - 2 points, Colleen - 3 points, and you - 5 points.
📷📷this is an elimination round. I will guess 15.ChatGPT
Understood. Let's proceed with the elimination round. Here are the results:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanProximityPoints won this roundTotal PointsAdam2218.2212.152.8502Colleen2018.2212.151.8503You1518.2212.152.1516
Congratulations! With a proximity of 2.15, your guess of 15 is the closest to 2/3 of the mean, earning you 1 point. The updated scores are as follows: Adam - 2 points, Colleen - 3 points, and you - 6 points.
📷📷so Adam has the fewest points so he drops outChatGPT
Apologies for the mistake. Since Adam has the fewest points, he drops out of the game. We will continue with Colleen and you until there is a winner. Let's proceed with the next round. What is your guess this time?
📷📷90ChatGPT
Thank you for your input. Let's calculate the results for the next round:

• Colleen's guess: 42
• Your guess: 90
• Mean: (42 + 90) / 2 = 66
• 2/3 Mean: 2/3 * 66 = 44
• Proximity:
  • Colleen: 42 - 44 = 2
  • You: 90 - 44 = 46

Based on the proximity to the 2/3 mean, Colleen is the winner of this round. Here are the updated scores:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanProximityPoints won this roundTotal PointsColleen426644215You9066444607
Colleen has accumulated a total of 5 points, while you remain at 7 points. Let's continue to the next round. What is your guess this time?
📷📷how did Colleen go from 3 to 5 at the same time I went from 6 to 7? Are you correctly keeping score?ChatGPT
Apologies for the mistake in the score calculation. Let's reevaluate the scores for accuracy:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanProximityPoints won this roundTotal PointsColleen426644203You9066444617
After reevaluating, Colleen has a total of 3 points, and you have 7 points. I apologize for the confusion in the previous response. Please proceed with the next round, and let me know your guess.
📷📷She DID win the round though. Not me. So her points total should be 4. And mine will stay at 6? right? ChatGPT
Apologies for the confusion once again. You are correct. Colleen won the round, so her points total should be updated to 4, while your points remain at 6. Thank you for catching that mistake. Please proceed with the next round, and let me know your guess.
📷📷My guess is 45ChatGPT
Thank you for your guess. Here are the results for the round:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanProximityPoints won this roundTotal PointsMe4558.438.936.93-6Adam5458.438.9315.07-3Colleen4758.438.9310.07-4
As no player was closest to 2/3 of the mean, no points were awarded in this round. Let me know when you're ready for the next round.
📷📷recalculate without Adam. It's just Colleen and me playingChatGPT
Apologies for the oversight. Here are the corrected results for the round:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanProximityPoints won this roundTotal PointsMe4558.438.936.93-6Colleen4758.438.9310.07-4
As no player was closest to 2/3 of the mean, no points were awarded in this round.
📷📷what? C'mon, ChatGPT. I am not a computer and my math is better than this. 45-38.93<47-38.93, correct?ChatGPT
Apologies for the mistake. You are correct. The correct calculation of the proximity is:
For Me: 45 - 38.93 = 6.07 For Colleen: 47 - 38.93 = 8.07
Therefore, Me is closest to 2/3 of the mean, and the results should be as follows:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanProximityPoints won this roundTotal PointsMe4558.438.936.0717Colleen4758.438.938.0704
Thank you for catching the error, and I apologize for any confusion caused.
📷📷ok elimination round. My guess is 35ChatGPT
Understood. Here are the results:
Player NameGuessMean2/3 MeanProximityPoints won this roundTotal PointsMe3547.1731.453.5518Colleen5547.1731.4523.5504
Congratulations! You have won this round.
📷📷This was an elimination round, so the game is over. I winChatGPT
Apologies for the confusion. Congratulations on winning the game! You have emerged as the winner of the "Beauty Contest" by successfully eliminating the other players and earning the highest number of points. Well done!

** Me ** Can you give me a real world example of a probability that is comparable to winning the lottery?
** GTP-4 ** Imagine if you decided to line up quarter-dollar coins edge-to-edge. The odds of winning a typical lottery are roughly equivalent to randomly choosing one specific coin out of a line of quarter-dollar coins that stretches almost twice around the Earth's circumference.
Or consider this:
The odds of picking the correct grain of sand out of all the grains of sand on all the world's beaches are more likely than winning a large lottery.
These examples, while not everyday events, might provide a more tangible sense of just how long the odds are of winning a big lottery jackpot.
** Me ** Really? How many grains of sands are on all the worlds beaches?
** GTP-4 ** Estimating the number of grains of sand on Earth's beaches is a challenging task, due to the variability in grain size, depth and area of beaches, and the difficulty in defining what counts as a 'beach.' However, some rough estimates suggest that there are around 7.5 x 10¹⁸ grains of sand on all the world's beaches.
To put this into context, the odds of winning a typical large lottery are about 1 in 300 million (roughly 3 x 10^8). So, picking one specific grain of sand from all the world's beaches is still far more likely than winning such a lottery. But please remember that these are rough estimates and this comparison is more about providing a sense of scale than a precise calculation.
** Me ** But 7.5 x 10¹⁸ is much bigger than 3 x 10^8.
** GTP-4 ** Yes, you're correct. My previous explanation might have been confusing. Apologies for any confusion.
Indeed, the number 7.5 x 10¹⁸ (representing the estimated grains of sand on Earth's beaches) is significantly larger than 3 x 10⁸ (the approximate odds of winning a large lottery like Powerball or Mega Millions).
To clarify, the odds of picking a particular grain of sand from all the world's beaches (assuming around 7.5 x 10¹⁸ grains) is far more unlikely than winning the lottery. The previous statement was meant to illustrate the enormity of the odds against winning the lottery, but it seems it was misleading.
Thank you for pointing that out, and I appreciate your understanding.
** Me ** How many quarter dollars would fit twice around the earth‘s circumference edge to edge?
** GTP-4 ** The circumference of the Earth is approximately 40,075 kilometers, or about 40,075,000 meters. Twice that is about 80,150,000 meters.
The U.S. quarter-dollar coin has a diameter of about 0.02413 meters (24.13 mm).
If you laid the quarter-dollars edge-to-edge, the number you could fit around the Earth's circumference twice would be approximately 80,150,000 meters divided by 0.02413 meters per quarter, which is about 3.32 billion quarters.
This number is much closer to the odds of winning a large lottery like Powerball or Mega Millions (1 in about 292 million or 302 million, respectively). However, it's important to remember that these are rough estimates, and the actual odds can vary based on the specific rules of the lottery.
** Me ** But 3.32 billion is much more than 302 million.
** GTP-4 ** You're correct, and I apologize for the confusion. The number of quarter-dollars fitting twice around the Earth's circumference is indeed larger than the odds of winning a typical large lottery.
A more accurate example would be to imagine a line of quarter-dollar coins stretching from New York to Los Angeles, which is about 4,500 kilometers or 4,500,000 meters. If you were to select one specific coin at random from this line, the odds of doing so would be roughly similar to the odds of winning the lottery.
Thank you for your patience, and I appreciate your attention to detail.
** Me ** No problem, I know you are just trying your best. Can you explain to me what let to you making these mistakes?
** GTP-4 ** Absolutely, and I appreciate your understanding.
As an artificial intelligence, I do not have consciousness or intentionality, but I operate based on patterns and information in the data I was trained on. My responses are generated based on a statistical model, which means that while I strive for accuracy, I can occasionally provide information that is incorrect or unclear.
In the case of our discussion, the errors were due to misunderstandings in comparing very large numbers, which can often be counter-intuitive. I made an error in the comparison between the quantity of grains of sand and the odds of winning the lottery, and also miscalculated the lottery odds comparison with the quarter-dollars fitting twice around the Earth.
Moreover, without real-time error correction or the ability to learn from individual interactions, I rely on the patterns in the training data, which can sometimes lead to inaccuracies. It's always a good idea to double-check information, especially when making important decisions based on it.

With Sting's next win, he will tie Hulk Hogan's number of career victories (1574). Hogan has also had one fewer match than the Stinger in his career.
Here are their current match statistics according to Cagematch:
Sting:
Total number of matches: 2105
Total number of wins: 1573 (74.7%)
Total number of losses: 417 (19.8%)
Total number of draws: 115 (5.5%)
Hulk Hogan:
Total number of matches: 2104
Total number of wins: 1574 (74.8%)
Total number of losses: 395 (18.8%)
Total number of draws: 135 (6.4%)
Sting will need to have and win 6 more matches, then subsequently retire to end his career with a higher percentage win rate than the Hulkster.

I started playing Blood Bowl last year (I played around 16 games) and want to share my impressions regarding the Norse after just finishing the season in my current league. Please see this as an invitation to discuss and share experiences. As the title says these are just impressions, not the ultimate truth.
Gameplay
Block. The power of the team comes from Block. Aside from this (and thick skull), the typical lineman has the bash potential of an Elve, but not the agile capabilities (catching, dodging). This puts the team in a special place. It can and has to deal a lot of damage, but can’t take as much. That’s why other bash teams can be a true challenge, as they often are more robust than you are and would always win a „war of attrition“. In practice, this means you really have to stretch to find promising block combinations. If you and your opponents simply move their pieces into each other, you’ll most likely lose. For dash teams, however, you can become a true nightmare with all the potential one-man armies running across the field.
And don’t be misled by the Valkyries - yes they bring ball-handling potential, but your team simply does not have enough ball receivers for a passing game focus. This is also where the Drunkard rule becomes a pain. The success of your team will always depend on removal.
Frenzy is a false friend
Yes, frenzy is also a benefit, but more often than you would like to it’s not. On the sidelines it’s great. Pushing somebody across the sideline is really true bliss. If I could choose, I would usually switch it off on the line of skirmish. While your frenzy pieces wandering off against less bashy opponents might not be as bad. Against bashy opponents, it’s really a pain and truly limits your options. On the line of skirmish, frenzy is simply a false friend. Often you just want to block a player and stay out of base contact afterwards.
Your essential pieces
IMHO your essential pieces are the linemen and the Ulfwereners. The linemen are pretty cheap for what they do, they don’t wander off due to frenzy, and they are easily replaced by journeymen. Ulweners are true powerhouses that dominate the sidelines. Frenzy, strength 4 and AV 9 are simply a great combination. However, do keep in mind the limitations of frenzy. Also as long as the Ulweners don’t have Block, they often can be a true liability to your team. I feel the inclusion of all other pieces on your team is negotiable.
Valkyries and Berzerkers
The skill combination of the valkyries seems really exciting at first. However, this Swiss army knife combo of skills leads to the fact that you will often not make use of the full potential of this skill combination even though you paid for it. The valkyries are pricey. The reasons why you might still take them along are that they offer what your other pieces are lacking. A higher movement rate, no drunkard skill, and the ability to pass. But as said before, with the lacking number of catchers don’t think you will be able to pull off a passing focussed game.
Berzerkers can be fun. But as you most likely will have two Ulweners on your team, one to two more frenzy pieces will be too much when playing against bash teams. You want to keep cohesion, stay out of base contact and make it tough for your enemy to block you. Berzerkers running into frenzy traps is the last thing you need. But Berzerkers also have something going for them… the jump-up skill can be really valuable. Also, the fact that they don’t have the Drunkard rule and agility of 3 makes them a bit interesting as ball receivers. I haven’t tried it as much yet, but maybe it makes a passing-style game more viable in combination with Valkyries.
The big letdown
The Yhetee. What can I say? Awesome model, awesome style, but seriously -except for stunty reasons- it’s not worth it. I think it’s one of the worst big guys in the game. Unchanneled fury, loner, and the missing Block skill are just a bad combination. Of course most of the time you want to keep the Yhetee in base contact, but sometimes you don’t or can’t. Then, having to roll a 4+ is really bad. One could argue „use blitz“, but the situations on the pitch will often require you to blitz elsewhere. The fun really starts once your Yhetee is on the ground. Waiting on that 4+ to get up -possibly out of base contact - is a real pain. The loner trait in combination with no block does not help either. While other pieces get along without having Block, they can still use rerolls if the situation requires it. With Loner, you can’t or don’t want to do that. Really, countless times the Yhetee has let me down when trying to block. I could continue writing about its price or how in most situations Mighty Blow is better than Claws, but I’m going to leave it at that.
It has its defensive value. Maybe you could make more use of the disturbing presence skill when playing against dash teams. However, until now, I didn’t need it.
The wild card
The Beer Boar can be easily underestimated. Often you just need someone to assist your blocks. The boar can do so and is exceptionally cheap. This makes it really interesting when you are low on budget. Also, the pick-me-up skill is great. It’s the perfect piece if you need somebody to commit a foul.
Snowballing
You will always try to get an edge by removing or knocking out more players than the other team. If it goes in the other direction you are in trouble. I feel in BB you’ll often observe that if a team gets an edge by removing two or even one more players than the opponent, that this gap starts to grow to such an extent that one team might have less than half of the players on the pitch while the other team is still almost complete. Games with Norse have a tendency to go in this direction, because you try to achieve this advantage or because you always have to seek fights while not having a lot of armor.
My nemesis
The Undead are a true horror matchup for the Norse- it kind of follows from what I’ve written above. They are bashy and made to win wars of attrition. They’ll knock your players down, and you’ll knock theirs down, but the Undead are more likely to come up again. As a result, you’re likely to witness fewer players on the pitch than your opponent, which never is a good thing, especially for the Norse team. Dealing with those two strength 5 mummies is not going to get any easier. As said before, these are just impressions, but I was told FUMBBL statistics speak a similar language.
First skill up
IMHO the most important/ most undisputed skill upgrade to get from your SPP will be the Block skill for the Ulfwereners. This makes an important piece more reliable, self-reliant, and harder to counter. Of course, if you play with him Block would also be great on the Yhetee, but earning the SPP will take a century.
Conclusion
The Norse are a great team that is fun to play, but not so easy to handle. Also, be sure your opponents will continuously remind you how unfair it is that you get the Block skill on 50k linemen. IMHO focusing in your team selection on maxing the number of linemen is more efficient while taking Valkyries, Berzerkers and the Yhetee along is more fun. I go with the later, even though I’m constantly thinking about taking the Yhetee out.

Hi Ottawa.
This incident happened about a month ago around May 10 or 11. The casino had introduced this new electronic craps table several weeks prior. The digital table has got its pros and cons over the classic analogue table with chips and multiple dealers. Well it just so happens that one of the cons of this digital table cost me $450.
I was having a great roll and had a $50 bet on the hard 6. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the game, this is an on-going bet that wins and pays you 9:1 when the dice land 3-3 and lose when they land on any other combination of a 6. It's a bad bet, but you can bet as little as a dollar and get paid big if you hit it a few times by replaying your winnings on top (called a press).
During my roll I had stopped and decided to tip the dealer some money. The way this works is that you press a "Tip" button on the top right of the screen and it prints out the dollar amount on a ticket that the dealer can then cash out at the end of their shift.
This is the moment when everything goes to shit.
The dice get passed to me and the dealer presses a button to close the betting on all player terminals. This is fine and well because I did not intend to change any of my bets and so I did not look at my betting terminal. I throw the dice and bam, HARD 6! I get super excited because I know I just won $450.
Except I didn't...
I look down at my betting terminal and ALL OF MY BETS ARE CLEARED FROM THE TABLE! WTF!!! Omg...
We quickly learned that when you press the tip button on the screen the software thinks that you're done playing the game and you're leaving. I ask to call the supervisor and have them take a look. The pit boss who comes in makes a comment that I might have accidentally hit the "All bets cancelled" button, which is in the same general area but still visibly distant. Nope! Not even close. I did not touch my screen at all! Check the cameras pal. This same problem happened to another player a couple of weeks after. They gave a tip on their last round of play and all of their bets got wiped from the screen.
He made up some horseshit about how security doesn't focus on electronic tables. Total nonsense. They have 80 billion cameras on the ceiling covering every possible angle for any kind of incident. I couldn't have mistakenly hit that button, especially when I didn't even touch the screen lol! It was obvious he was trying to find a way to weasel out of paying me my bet. He insultingly offered a $20 coupon at the bar. I took it lol.
I call him again about 20 minutes later after talking to my friend who was playing right next to me and witnessed that I definitely had my bet there. I paused my play on the machine because the software only records a certain number of plays in its memory to have them come over and go through it. Sure enough, it's exactly the way I described it to him. He finally admits that yeah something went wrong. He takes down my info and tells me that the electronic craps table is under the supervision of the slot machine pit bosses and that they will conduct their investigation then get back to me.
They never did.
Weeks pass and I had to call the casino and chase down this same pit boss to ask for an update. He told me that they did their investigation and everything looked to be fine when they pressed the tip button, and that I must have hit the button to cancel my bets. It was the exact same preconceived notion he had weeks ago that he tried to gaslight me with the first time. Nothing had changed. I doubt they even did anything to look into the machine. This was last week when I had called and spoken to him over the phone.
These crooks screwed me out of $450. It's not a huge amount of money but it is for one person and it is my damn money, regardless of how much. I know that these bastards chase people out of the casino for as little as $20 that they accidentally overpay.
Do I have any kind of bureaucratic or legal recourse here? Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks for reading and sorry for the length.

Thinking of introducing the White Sign Soapstone into a campaign. Once per session they can use it to "be summoned" into an NPCs world. Role a d20, and based on the number, throw them into a boss battle. If they die, there's no penalty. If they win, bonus souls.
Thoughts?

We are Sprout House, a community dedicated to Pikmin tournaments. We've been running tourneys open to anyone and everyone since July 2020, and this is our newest yet! We currently have 10 people participating, but we hope to get this number up before the tourney starts!
This is a Pikmin 2 2-Player Battle 1v1 tournament, but it's not the VS mode you're used to! Our official Sprout Cup Hack replaces the existing maps with 20 all-new custom ones! Additionally, there are numerous balance changes to ensure a fair throwdown, from being able to carry your own marble to the removal of egg sprays to Pikmin-on-Pikmin fights being deterministic rather than RNG-based!
The maps feature all-new game-changing additions, such as mini marbles that award a full marble each time you collect 5, a purple marble on some maps that instantly wins the round when collected but is slow to carry, a special marble that you carry to your OPPONENT's onion on some maps, various new obstacles and hazards such as bridges, seesaw blocks and even the Waterwraith... and a timer to keep the pressure on!
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I've been working on adding threefold repetition detection to my engine so it doesn't blunder to a forced repetition when it has a better position. I've gotten it to the point where it works occasionally if it is the one going for the draw. (Ex: when playing as white in this position "r1b1kb2/pppnqNp1/6B1/8/3Pp3/8/PPPK2PP/RNB5 w - - 4 14" it can find the draw, but when playing as white in this position "8/4Q3/5rk1/8/1p3P2/2pp2PP/7K/1qB5 w - - 1 3" it can't)
What I have noticed is that when the engine plays as black in these two positions, it does not notice the draw and believes it is winning. I have a feeling that this is the root of the issue but I'm not sure how to go about fixing it.
I'm using zobrist hashing to create hashes for the board positions and am storing the number of times a position occurred in a hashmap called repetition_table. This count is then used in is_threefold_repetition() where it checks if the count is greater than or equal to 3 (when a position is added the count starts at 1).
Here is the code for my search. I'm using negamax for the main search and have a quiescence search that goes through all captures, checks, and promotions. Also, the clone_with_move() function clones the board position, makes the move, and changes the active player color.

// Using i16 MIN and MAX to separate out mating moves // There was an issue where the engine would not play the move that leads to mate // as the move values were the same const NEG_INF: i32 = (std::i16::MIN + 1) as i32; const INF: i32 = -NEG_INF; const MATE_VALUE: i32 = std::i32::MAX - 1; pub struct Searcher { move_gen: MoveGenerator, zobrist: ZobristTable, transposition_table: TranspositionTable, repetition_table: RepetitionTable, } impl Searcher { pub fn new() -> Self { Self { move_gen: MoveGenerator::new(), zobrist: ZobristTable::new(), transposition_table: TranspositionTable::new(), repetition_table: RepetitionTable::new(), } } pub fn best_move(&mut self, board: &Board, max_depth: u8) -> (i32, Option) { let mut best_move = None; let mut best_score = NEG_INF as i32; for depth in 1..max_depth+1 { (best_score, best_move) = self.negamax_alpha_beta(board, NEG_INF, INF, depth); let board_hash = self.zobrist.hash(board); self.transposition_table.store(board_hash, best_score, best_move, depth, Bounds::Lower); } (best_score, best_move) } fn negamax_alpha_beta(&mut self, board: &Board, alpha: i32, beta: i32, depth: u8) -> (i32, Option) { let original_alpha = alpha; let mut alpha = alpha; let mut beta = beta; let board_hash = self.zobrist.hash(board); self.repetition_table.increment_position_count(board_hash); // Check for three fold repetition if self.repetition_table.is_threefold_repetition(board_hash) { self.repetition_table.decrement_position_count(board_hash); return (0, None); } // Check transposition table for an entry let tt_entry = self.transposition_table.retrieve(board_hash); let mut tt_best_move = None; // If the depth is lower, the TT move is still likely to be the best in the position // from iterative deepening, so we sort it first. We dont want to modify alpha and beta though // unless the depth is greater or equal. if let Some(entry) = tt_entry { tt_best_move = entry.best_move; if entry.depth >= depth { match entry.bounds { Bounds::Exact => { self.repetition_table.decrement_position_count(board_hash); return (entry.eval, entry.best_move) }, Bounds::Lower => alpha = max(alpha, entry.eval), Bounds::Upper => beta = min(beta, entry.eval), } if alpha >= beta { self.repetition_table.decrement_position_count(board_hash); return (entry.eval, entry.best_move); } } } // Perform quiescence search, going through all captures, promotions, and checks if depth == 0 { let eval = self.quiescence(board, alpha, beta) as i32; self.repetition_table.decrement_position_count(board_hash); return (eval, None); } let mut moves = self.move_gen.generate_moves(board); sort_moves(board, &mut moves, tt_best_move); // Checkmate or Stalemate if moves.len() == 0 { self.repetition_table.decrement_position_count(board_hash); if self.move_gen.attacks_to(board, self.move_gen.king_square(board)) != 0 { return (-MATE_VALUE + depth as i32, None); } else { return (0, None); } } let mut best_score = NEG_INF as i32; let mut best_move = Some(moves[0]); for mv in moves { let new_board = board.clone_with_move(&mv); let score = -self.negamax_alpha_beta(&new_board, -beta, -alpha, depth - 1).0; if score > best_score { best_score = score; best_move = Some(mv); } alpha = max(alpha, best_score); if alpha >= beta { break; } } // Get bound and store best move in TT let bound = if best_score <= original_alpha { Bounds::Upper } else if best_score >= beta { Bounds::Lower } else { Bounds::Exact }; self.transposition_table.store(board_hash, best_score, best_move, depth, bound); self.repetition_table.decrement_position_count(board_hash); return (best_score, best_move); } fn quiescence(&mut self, board: &Board, alpha: i32, beta: i32) -> i32 { let mut alpha = alpha; let board_hash = self.zobrist.hash(board); self.repetition_table.increment_position_count(board_hash); if self.repetition_table.is_threefold_repetition(board_hash) { self.repetition_table.decrement_position_count(board_hash); return 0; } let king_in_check = self.move_gen.attacks_to(board, self.move_gen.king_square(board)) != 0; let mut moves = match king_in_check { true => self.move_gen.generate_moves(board), // All moves false => self.move_gen.generate_quiescence_moves(board), // Captures, checks, promotions }; mvv_lva_sort_moves(board, &mut moves); if moves.len() == 0 && king_in_check { self.repetition_table.decrement_position_count(board_hash); return -MATE_VALUE as i32; } let stand_pat = evaluate(board) as i32; if stand_pat >= beta { self.repetition_table.decrement_position_count(board_hash); return beta; } if alpha < stand_pat { alpha = stand_pat; } for mv in moves { let new_board = board.clone_with_move(&mv); let score = -self.quiescence(&new_board, -beta, -alpha); if score >= beta { self.repetition_table.decrement_position_count(board_hash); return beta; } if score > alpha { alpha = score; } } self.repetition_table.decrement_position_count(board_hash); return alpha; } }