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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 28/08/2026

Finally (after decades) started a #blog on my personal webpage. joelriley.com/hello-world

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What a time to start a blog

A blog post about blog posts.

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 26/06/2026

Just launched a digital logic #puzzle #zine on my site Puzzarium: puzzarium.com/p/zine/1 This issue focuses on Fillomino, with 31 playable puzzles (6 free, no Patreon needed). I'm excited to keep iterating on the Zine format, to make it as weird and wacky as the real deal.

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 29/05/2026

I just made the stand alone "Every 5x5 Nonogram" game free, forever, no IAPs, no ads (other than linking to my other games): iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/every... Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

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Every 5x5 Nonogram App - App Store

Download Every 5x5 Nonogram by okayest! studios on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Every 5x5 Nonogram.

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 29/04/2026

I'm working on a new #logicgame engine with the eventually goal of supporting 52 different logic #puzzle games: LOGIC52 Join my Puzzarium Patreon page to follow along its development. Last drop was Fillomino. This week: Sudoku. www.patreon.com/posts/156898... Includes playable puzzle links.

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Sudoku - LOGIC52 Drop #2 | Puzzarium

Sudoku - LOGIC52 Drop #2 by Puzzarium on Patreon. Join Puzzarium's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 13/04/2026

Pixelogic is now officially Steam Deck verified! ✅ store.steampowered.com/verified/367...

Steam Deck playing Pixelogic. Text states "Pixelogic: Nonograms Unlimited is Verified on Steam Deck"

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 19/03/2026

If I'm allowed to plug my own thing...Every 5x6 Nonogram, the sequel to the MMO collaborative puzzle game Every 5x5 Nonogram which was mentioned in a previous issue of Installer. puzzarium.com/every-5x6-no...

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Every 5x6 Nonogram - Puzzarium

Can you help solve all 90,305,804 5x6 nonogram puzzles? Every puzzle has a unique solution, requires no guessing, is true-to-size, and excludes rotations and reflections.

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 30/01/2026

New player color: Rainbow 🌈 puzzarium.com/every-5x6-no...

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 19/12/2025

In Every 5x6 Nonogram, players can have unique colors that leave a permanent mark in the puzzle grid when nonograms are solved. It's been interesting to see these "turf wars" play out. puzzarium.com/every-5x6-no...

Screenshot of the Every 5x6 Nonogram game, showing a grid of puzzles in a patchwork of colors.

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 06/12/2025

I also tried to solve the "where is everyone?" problem by adding a Popular Sections, uh section, to the section selector with per-section online counts. I'm not sure if this is really enough though, perhaps I should have players just land where all the action is in some intelligent way?

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 06/12/2025

@itseieio.bsky.social I released a follow up to my Every 5x5 Nonogram game, Every 5x6 Nonogram, incorporating some of your feedback from last time! puzzarium.com/every-5x6-no... Now it supports realtime progress, so you can see every square other players click.

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Every 5x6 Nonogram - Puzzarium

Can you help solve all 90,305,804 5x6 nonogram puzzles? Every puzzle has a unique solution, requires no guessing, is true-to-size, and excludes rotations and reflections.

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 05/12/2025

Every 5x6 Nonogram, the collaborative, realtime logic puzzle web game, is now available for all - no account needed! puzzarium.com/every-5x6-no... Almost 4x the logic puzzles of the previous challenge, leaderboards, watch others solve in realtime, colors, and many more improvements.

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Every 5x6 Nonogram - Puzzarium

Can you help solve all 90,305,804 5x6 nonogram puzzles? Every puzzle has a unique solution, requires no guessing, is true-to-size, and excludes rotations and reflections.

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 21/11/2025

Every 5x6 Nonogram now available to all members of my Puzzarium Patreon page, free or paid. I've added a lot of improvements this week: dark mode, popular sections, and leaderboards. "Guest play" is coming soon, though account play will be the best experience. puzzarium.com #nonogram #picross

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 18/11/2025

Also leaderboards will be coming this week.

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 18/11/2025

Similar to Every 5x5 Nonogram with new stuff: • player accounts - sync score across devices • watch others solve in realtime • leave your (colorful) mark - puzzles you solve are colored with your player color • no swiping! - in progress puzzles are locked to one player

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 18/11/2025

The next collaborative puzzle challenge, Every True 5x6 Nonogram, is now live on my new home for collaborative puzzles, Puzzarium: puzzarium.com This week will be a preview period open to paid Patreon members. Join now to get a head start! #nonogram #everynonogram #every5x5nonogram #webgame

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 31/10/2025

Just published Making Every 5x5 Nonogram: Part 1 www.patreon.com/posts/making... In this part, I go over the idea, architecture, and launch.

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 01/10/2025

Neat, the Every 5x5 Nonogram game is already #51 in Top Paid Board games (my secondary category). I guess I should enjoy it while it lasts. Maybe we can get to the top 25?

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 01/10/2025

Yeah, the color changes anytime the ones digit is 0. Since you start at puzzle #1 instead of #0, the first color change happens after 9 puzzles rather than 10.

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 01/10/2025

Every 5x5 Nonogram, the solo game, just launched today! 🎉Available for Android and iOS. Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/d... App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/every... #nonograms #picross #every5x5nonogram

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Every 5x5 Nonogram - Apps on Google Play

Play all 24,976,511 solvable 5x5 nonogram logic puzzles!

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 24/09/2025

Gah, sorry 😅. Sent this out at the end of the day when my brain was fried. I'll repost.

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 19/09/2025

Every 5x5 Nonogram: The Single Player Game is coming soon and is now available to pre-order! 🤖 Pre-register on Google Play (Android): play.google.com/store/apps/d...  Pre-order on App Store (iOS): apps.apple.com/us/app/every... #nonogram #picross #every5x5nonogram

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Every 5x5 Nonogram - Apps on Google Play

Play all 24,976,511 solvable 5x5 nonogram puzzles!

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 14/09/2025

The idea is the laptop will serve as the back glass and run the software, the monitor is the play field. Only cost should be two mounts and a button kit with housing. Am I missing anything? #pinball

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 14/09/2025

I want to make a #virtualpinball machine out of some old parts I already own: a curved ultrawide monitor, a MacBook pro (Intel), and an IKEA storage shelf. Here is a side view of what I'm thinking.

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 09/09/2025

Every 5x5 #Nonogram, the solo game, is now available for alpha testing on Android and iOS! www.patreon.com/posts/every-... It's for Patreon members only at the moment. Consider becoming a member if you're able, which helps me fund the next collaborative challenge.

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Every 5x5 Nonogram solo game now available for alpha testing | Puzzarium

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 27/08/2025

The next Every Nonogram challenge has been determined: Every True 5x6 Nonogram. I write more about what that means, and how I arrived at that decision on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/next-n...

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The Next Nonogram Challenge | Puzzarium

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 20/08/2025

Is Every 6x6 Nonogram even possible? I take a deep dive on my Patreon. Available to members (free or paid). www.patreon.com/posts/is-eve... #every5x5nonogram #nonograms

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 20/08/2025

So I created a Patreon page to help me make more fun puzzle experiences. Help me build the next internet thing! www.patreon.com/puzzarium

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Creating experimental puzzle games

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 19/08/2025

Whoops, misspelled 'Linux' as 'Linus' in my Every Nonogram Interest form. Good thing only 500+ people saw that 😅

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 19/08/2025

100k+: Diamond 10k+: Gold 1k+: Silver 1+: Bronze I'm not sure if anyone got diamond, though I know some people were at least close.

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 18/08/2025

All caught up now 🙂

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 18/08/2025

It should catch up in the next 10 mins

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 18/08/2025

We did it! 🎉 All 24,976,511 solvable 5x5 nonograms completed in 80 days by over 200k players. Thank you everyone who participated! Hope it was fun.

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 15/08/2025

@lit.dev I wrote a realtime, collaborative nonogram web game with Lit: pixelogic.app/every-5x5-no...

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Every 5x5 Nonogram

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 15/08/2025

Only 1 million to go now!

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 15/08/2025

Only 1 million more puzzles to go until all solvable 5x5 nonograms are complete! pixelogic.app/every-5x5-no... #nonogram #webgame

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 07/08/2025

Every 5x5 #nonogram is almost 90% complete. We're in the home stretch! At the current rate, all 24,976,511 puzzles should be complete in about 10 days. Can we complete it earlier? pixelogic.app/every-5x5-no...

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 31/07/2025

Thanks! I see it on github. Big fan of Downpour and the mission to make game creation more accessible. My daughter (10yo) is having fun making a game right now.

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 31/07/2025

@v21.bsky.social Question about Downpour: is html used internally when storing games/pages locally, or is just an export format? I'm working on a sticker book type app with some overlap with Downpour (images positioned on a page).

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 31/07/2025

I'm working on a new app and thinking about #data portability. This got me thinking: what are the forever file formats? Say its 50-100 years in the future, what file types can we still open and access without a lot of headache? Probably .txt, pdf, png, jpeg. Anything else?

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 31/07/2025

No, I do not have any individual stats. I wanted to minimize data collection, though honestly, I just wrote the thing so quick I didn't think to keep track of stuff like that.

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 08/07/2025

I only include puzzles that are line-solvable, that is can be solved by looking at each row and column in isolation. This prevents the need for trial-and-error and back-tracking strategies. I go in some depth in my newsletter: weekly.pixelogic.app/p/pixelogic-...

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Pixelogic Weekly #14

Nonogram puzzles for the week of July 6th, 2025

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 08/07/2025

Sometimes the section completion lags behind a bit. It should resolve itself in under an hour (looks like 711 is marked complete now).

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 08/07/2025

What's more ridiculous than a web game where you collaborate to complete 25 million nonogram puzzles? A puzzle book! "Every 5x5 Nonogram" is now available on Amazon. Volume 1 of a 4,995 volume series. www.amazon.com/Every-5x5-No... #every5x5nonogram #nonogram #puzzlebook

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Every 5x5 Nonogram: Volume 1: 5,000 bite-sized puzzles

Every 5x5 Nonogram: Volume 1: 5,000 bite-sized puzzles [Riley, Joel] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Every 5x5 Nonogram: Volume 1: 5,000 bite-sized puzzles

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Joel Riley @joelriley.com · 30/06/2025

I illustrate some, and used to post somewhat regularly on instagram (www.instagram.com/joel.draws/), though these days it feels like I'm just feeding the image generation models. Where do folks post their art these days? Mastodon, Bluesky, somewhere else?

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