iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 15/06/2026

I wrote a list of FAQ for tabletop roleplaying games which might also be a manifesto, which might also be a one-page game ⚁⚃⚃⚂⚂⚀⚁⚅⚃⚄⚂⚀⚁⚀⚅⚀⚄⚂⚄⚄⚂⚄⚅⚄⚂⚃⚀⚅⚃⚀⚅ COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT TABLETOP ROLEPLAYING GAMES →→→ pyrofoux.itch.io/common-questions-about-tabletop-roleplaying-games #ManifestoJam2026

A brown mole has a thought bubble with a gun on it. She's in front of the words "Common Questions about Tabletop Roleplaying Games"

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 13/06/2026

See, I can tell you with 100% accuracy that the ones who wrote GOAT EYES have sipped mint tea while looking at the sunset, sitting on a plastic chair at the foot of their apartment block in one of the concrete cities around Paris. I was friends with this character in high school, guys.

Screenshot from Zero Parade, going through GOAT EYES' dialogue tree.

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 08/01/2026

and if you're a bit sad about the end of this series, I have an extra challenge for you: 🌈In Scriddle #31, can you line up *every* respected rule icon in 4 guesses? You win if your screen shows this:

10 check icons in a circle, forming a rainbow of colors.
They're titled "Guess #4".

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 08/01/2026

aaand here's the last Scriddle –a puzzle with secret rules– of this series. I hope you had fun playing them! I'm off to enjoy the last hours of my birthday and get some rest 😌✨ ⚪ SCRIDDLE #31 ▶️ scriddle.net?d=MzEtMDEtMj...

A screenshot of a puzzle grid, titled SCRIDDLE - the secret rules puzzles.
The 9x9 grid contains black and white dots, and is surrounded by numbers.
The puzzle in its original ruleset was designed by @nu_nu_notami.

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 07/01/2026

⚫ SCRIDDLE #30 ▶️ scriddle.net?d=MDctMDEtMj...

A screenshot of a puzzle grid, titled SCRIDDLE - the secret rules puzzles.
The 6x6 grid contains regions, letters and geometric shapes.
The puzzle in its original ruleset was designed by kobouzu17.

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 07/01/2026

🟣 SCRIDDLE #29 ▶️ scriddle.net?d=MDYtMDEtMj...

A screenshot of a puzzle grid, titled SCRIDDLE - the secret rules puzzles.
The 10x10 grid contains numbers.
The puzzle in its original ruleset was designed by tibisukemaru.

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 07/01/2026

Scriddle is an experimental game where you have to solve a puzzle whose rules are kept secret. Here are the last entries in our series. I'll send the final one tomorrow! 🔵 SCRIDDLE #28 ▶️ scriddle.net?d=MDUtMDEtMj...

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 05/01/2026

🟢 SCRIDDLE #27 ▶️ scriddle.net?d=MDQtMDEtMj... (source of the original puzzle in reply)

A screenshot of a puzzle grid, titled SCRIDDLE - the secret rules puzzle.
The 6x6 grid is containing numbers.
The puzzle in its original ruleset was designed by @TealsPuzzles.

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 04/01/2026

Do you want to solve a puzzle without being told its rules? Try Scriddle, an (experimental) daily puzzle game where the rules are kept secret. I'll share one here each day this week! 🟡 SCRIDDLE #26 ▶️ scriddle.net?d=MDMtMDEtMj... 🔽 source of the original puzzle in reply

A screenshot of a puzzle grid, titled SCRIDDLE - the secret rules puzzles.
The 10x10 grid is contains regions and numbers.
The puzzle in its original ruleset was designed by @AmGinE_8

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 04/01/2026

Hi friends! Here's more context about what Scriddle is, what I'm trying to do with it and what I'd like to do next after I send the last one.

What is Scriddle?

Scriddle is an experimental daily puzzly game. The player’s goal is to solve a puzzle in the style of the ones found in the Nikoli magazine, without being told its rules. To solve a Scriddle, you have to submit guesses and use the game’s feedback to deduce its specific ruleset.

Scriddle was initially planned to run only during December 2025, for a private group of playtesters that signed up for it. My goal was to gather feedback and see if that game concept had any potential. Each puzzle is selected from the puzz.link database, a public collection of puzzles in many pre-existing genres. Their authors did not design them with Scriddle in mind, which is why the game may be unbalanced at times. These puzzles in their original rulesets belong to their own designers and, of course, I don’t take credit for them.
Sharing Scriddle

Working on the first Scriddle prototype took me a bit longer than I expected, and I started sending them out to private playtesters a week later than I wanted. Players really wanted to play a month worth of puzzles though, so I decided to extend it to the first week of January.

Several players also wanted to compare their scores with friends, so I decided to share those last 8 Scriddles publicly, to gather a bit more feedback before the end. I think I took that decision too hastily, as Scriddle as it is was not really ready for a public-facing release.

For example, the source of the original puzzle was only shown when you solved the puzzle. I tried to keep minimal information on the welcome screen, so the first playtesters wouldn’t get confused and spoil themselves accidentally. For a public game however, you ideally want the source of the original puzzle to be seen at all times, not just at the end of the puzzle.

I’m sorry for the confusion! I did my best to correct everything that was brought to my attention. Players in the private playtest had much more contextual information about Scriddle. I think I should have framed things better on socials for the public puzzles.

Scriddle is, for me, an experiment, not a finished game. It has hiccups, it is unbalanced and it can be frustrating at times. Still, I’m happy to see that it had a great reception overall. Some players are excited to share their scores and playthroughs. It allowed a few people to discover puzzle genres and designers they didn’t know before.
Next Steps

My plans for the future of Scriddle is to analyse the feedback I got and answer the question: if it was a fully fletched game, what would make a good Scriddle puzzle? Then, I’d like to design my own specific puzzles informed by it. I’d also like to create a free tool so that others puzzle designers can easily make a Scriddle-type puzzles and share it with others.

Thank you for your interest, your time and your feedback.
I hope we’ll have a great puzzling time together!
— Younès ★

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 02/01/2026

Here's another Scriddle, an (experimental) daily puzzle where the rules are kept secret. I'll share one here each day this week! 🟠 SCRIDDLE #25 ▶️ scriddle.net?d=MDItMDItMj...

A 6x6 grid containing numbers. Original puzzle by rever (https://rever-puzzos.blogspot.com/2023/12/logic-puzzles-43-45-revers-25-days-of.html)

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 01/01/2026

Can you solve a puzzle without knowing the rules? For the first week of January, I'm publicly sharing the experimental beta of Scriddle - a daily puzzle where the rules are kept secret. I'd love to know how many guesses it took you to solve it. 🔴 SCRIDDLE #24 ▶️ scriddle.net?d=MDEtMDEtMj...

A 6x6 grid containing numbers. Original puzzle by nyoroppi - https://twitter.com/nyoroppyi/status/1230510304011833344

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 24/11/2025

Do you like weird puzzles? You don't mind playing the first experimental iterations of a game? Like this post and DM me your mail, I'll have a surprise in your inbox everyday of December 🎁✨

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 19/11/2025

they're two sides of the same coin: pacing issues in regards to player agency. imo if you want to design challenges à la Skyblock, Skygrid (pictured) etc. you want the space of possible actions to inflate at a smooth rate, with a clear sense of progression while keeping enough room for surprise

Screenshot of a Skygrid minecraft map. The world is made of random blocks, evenly spaced in the void.

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 26/10/2025

Just had the honor of presenting my talk at @roguelike.club! Slightly more erratic than I wanted, but it came from the heart. Before replays are up, here's my favorite slide:

Title: "Maxwell's Demon" crossed out. "Younès Little Guy".

A tiny creature transports tiny pixel arts from one box labelled Impossibility Space to Possibility Space. Text on the right:
"We are Maxwell’s Demons.
We are the little guys.
We are the curators, the creators, the gardeners, the sculptors.
We encode our knowledge in our datasets and our generators.
We know it isn’t cheap.
It is cheap only if you steal from the little guys."

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 26/10/2025

Tune in to @roguelike.club in 3 hours for my talk about the analogy between physics and procedural generation! We'll see how generators can be solid, liquid or gaseous and why –just like Maxwell's Demon– designers are underrated little guys. 🍵🫖

Title slide.
We Are Maxwell's Demons: The Thermodynamics of Procedural Generators. Younès Rabii. Roguelike Celebration 2025.

Bottom right: pixel art of a tiny guy heating up a teapot.

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 23/10/2025

felt cute, might dither later

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 22/10/2025

my head is a bird nest now. i'm this guy

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 14/10/2025

A while ago, I found an interesting number pattern and designed a puzzle about it. Would you take a small break and have a go at it? 🍵🫖 Please tell me if you think you got the solution, or if you need a hint.

Text on the right:
The Tower of Ba5el.
Each stage of the tower is a different integer, written in an unknown language.
What is the tower's next stage?
Can the tower grow infinitely tall?
a puzzle designed by Younès Rabii, original painting by Bruegel.

Calculations on the left:
1. A
2. A^B
3. A^(B+C)
4. A^(C-B)
5. A^(B+D)*C
6. A^(C+D+E)/2
7. A^(D-C+E)/2
8. ?

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 27/09/2025

you're featured in the current world record video as the previous contender (bottom left)

screenshot from the Youtube video "Unfair Flips Speedrun in 8:20 [World Record]"

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 04/09/2025

In 30min join us LIVE for a game of space mechs, doomed lesbians, psychic storms and cities-turned-monsters trying to reclaim the last chunks of mother Earth 🦾🌍✨ also i'm fab

picture of me, a bearded arab with curly hair, wearing glasses and green/gold eyeliner. smiling at the camera and doing a peace sign with one hand

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 20/06/2025

I met with a new group of players and asked them if they were interested in playing a game of deep political intrigue, feudal feuds and magical conspiracies set in the world of... Rock Paper Scissors. They said yes. 🪨📜✂️ #PetraChartaForceps

A fictional esoteric symbol. On top of a ring of leaves are a rock, a scroll of paper and a pair of scissors. Between them are the words "PETRA CHARTA FORCEPS". In the middle is a single open eye, emitting rays of lights.

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 20/05/2025

lmao yours are kinda on point. here's mine, i think it's pretty accurate too ✨

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 20/03/2025

TTRPG session this afternoon, I'm practicing my condescending evil gay CEO face

Picture of me, wearing a black shirt and a golden tie, frowning at the camera.

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 07/02/2025

⚠️INFOHAZARD WARNING⚠️ Close your eyes. Turn off the TV. Stop any ongoing conversations. (HQ loop + source in reply) #p5js · #processing · #creativecoding

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 20/01/2025

Big fan of the various options offered to 868-BACK's backers, to customise which kind of Thank You they will receive from @smestorp.bsky.social

A drop down menu for a "Thank you message". The options are Friendly, Earnest and slightly akward, Gruff but well-meant, Ominous, Neutral and Glitched. "Ominous" is highlighted.

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 14/12/2024

he's sulking because he lost

Orange cat, sitting on a chess board in the parc. Viewed from the back.

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 14/12/2024

aggressive moves, today. let's see if it pays off

Orange cat on a chess board, in a parc. It's putting its left front paw on a chess square, as if it was playing a move.

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 14/12/2024

meeting my rival for our daily game of chess

Picture of a an orange cat (left) sitting on a stool, at a chess table in a parc.

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 13/11/2024

inspired by my friend M — a tarot reading using a deck of Dulux paint colour samples (it has 1800+ cards)

A set of colored paint swatches, arranged like tarot cards. The deck has a dog on its back with the title "Dulux". Cards are, from left to right, top to bottom: Sphagnum Moss, Olive Wood, Mercurial, Peppermint Patty, Namaste, Empress Teal, Mirror Mirror, Gray Violet, Shaded Whisper, Rainsong.

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 29/10/2024

I was fiddling with a #picotron prototype when I accidentally created this mesmerising pattern 🌀

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 02/09/2024

Cool coincidence: I was working on a puzzle based on transforming a french word into another, a single letter at a time. I wrote a *Python* script to list all possible moves in the dictionary for me. After a long calculation, the very last word on the list was...

A list of paronyms ending with the line "zython: python" underlined in red. On the bottom right, a little doodle of the python icon, winking.

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 31/08/2024

found a new glitched misspelling of my name that is surprisingly quite gender

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 31/03/2024

just chillin in my heavily glitched bedroom

Screenshot from Pokémon gold. Main character is in their bed room, with glitched sprites.

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 28/03/2024

Continuing my work on fundamental theory of procedural generators. One result can be nicely summed up as: "The Library of Babel contains no knowledge."

Erik Desmazières - La Bibliothèque de Babel.

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 08/03/2024

They're out there claiming they own the concept of a "5x6 grid" and different color cues for correct/incorrect guesses. .... On a totally unrelated note, here's a picture of 1993 french board game MOTUS, based on a TV show with the same game.

“The Times’s Wordle copyright includes the unique elements of its immensely popular game, such as the 5x6 grid, green tiles to indicate correct guesses, yellow tiles to indicate the correct letter but the wrong place within the word, and the keyboard directly beneath the grid."

Picture of the 1993 board game "MOTUS". Left: 6x5 grid of words, with different color cues for letters in the right place and letters in the wrong place.

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 14/02/2024

just doing some meditative late night gamedev

central circle in clay color, stamped by symbols of a running human. the corresponding stamp is next to it

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 23/01/2024

new video game genre just dropped

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 03/01/2024

For eg in that picture, there's no single way to spatially arrange the combinations of AxB. Should (red triangle, blue star) be close to (orange triangle, green star)? How far are they from each other? If you add a way to answer those questions, then you have a coordinate system describing a space!

Visualization of a cartesian products of two sets.

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 01/01/2024

Non-french speaking people probably don't know about Michel Souris, the canonical evil French mouse who wants to take Mickey's place

Mickey Mouse behind bars while Michel Souris evil laughs and says "Ainsi, il n'y aura qu'un seul Mickey sur terre... moi!"

Michel Souris, smiling while holding a tea cup

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 27/12/2023

accidentally made a game in the 'ADHD trap' genre

screenshot of a game featuring colored numbered squares and several white bouncing ball

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 24/12/2023

My entry for the generative advent calendar is an animated adaptation of Refaat Alareer's poem "If I must die". He was murdered by the IDF six days after publishing it. Please take the time to read it, and consider donating to the charity in the reply.

A white kite in front of a snowy night sky.
Bottom left corner: "If I must die
let it bring hope
let it be a tale"

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Younès ★ @pyrofoux.itch.io · 29/09/2023

after eggdog, there's an eggcat??

drawing of a dog shaped like an egg (sic)

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