Ryan Ayton
@ryanayton.bsky.social
🎮 Lead Game Developer @ Landmark Games 🧩 Puzzle Enthusiast 🎵 Eurovision Nerd 🎲 Board game junkie 🤘 Metalhead 🏎️ F1 Fan 🐢 He/him 💖 💛 💙
I've been informed it's a nyckelharpa. A Swedish keyed fiddle
December 14, 2024 at 4:26 PM
I've been informed it's a nyckelharpa. A Swedish keyed fiddle
Ahhh they were so good! Even better than I thought they'd be!
Whole band gave it absolutely everything. And they ended with an incredible moment where Gunnhild, the lead singer, sang completely unamplified. Haunting and beautiful. Highly recommend!
Whole band gave it absolutely everything. And they ended with an incredible moment where Gunnhild, the lead singer, sang completely unamplified. Haunting and beautiful. Highly recommend!
December 13, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Ahhh they were so good! Even better than I thought they'd be!
Whole band gave it absolutely everything. And they ended with an incredible moment where Gunnhild, the lead singer, sang completely unamplified. Haunting and beautiful. Highly recommend!
Whole band gave it absolutely everything. And they ended with an incredible moment where Gunnhild, the lead singer, sang completely unamplified. Haunting and beautiful. Highly recommend!
Gig night tonight! Norwegian folk-rock band, Gåte. Have listened to some of their stuff but not super familiar with em so looking forward to being surprised!
December 13, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Gig night tonight! Norwegian folk-rock band, Gåte. Have listened to some of their stuff but not super familiar with em so looking forward to being surprised!
My aim at the start of the year was to listen to at least one new album every day. According to my spreadsheet (yes of course there's a spreadsheet) I'm woefully short.
Time to spend the Christmas break cramming in as many as I can.
What's your favourite album from 2024? What have I missed?
Time to spend the Christmas break cramming in as many as I can.
What's your favourite album from 2024? What have I missed?
December 12, 2024 at 9:19 AM
My aim at the start of the year was to listen to at least one new album every day. According to my spreadsheet (yes of course there's a spreadsheet) I'm woefully short.
Time to spend the Christmas break cramming in as many as I can.
What's your favourite album from 2024? What have I missed?
Time to spend the Christmas break cramming in as many as I can.
What's your favourite album from 2024? What have I missed?
If you'd have told me at the start of the year that 33% of the songs in this year's Eurosong would end up in my top 20 songs of the year playlist I would have laughed in your face. What a glow up Ireland had this year!
December 10, 2024 at 11:27 AM
If you'd have told me at the start of the year that 33% of the songs in this year's Eurosong would end up in my top 20 songs of the year playlist I would have laughed in your face. What a glow up Ireland had this year!
My uncle found our old Master System in the loft! Showing off to my nephew. Not sure he was very impressed 😅
December 8, 2024 at 12:40 PM
My uncle found our old Master System in the loft! Showing off to my nephew. Not sure he was very impressed 😅
Forgot to post Taskmaster pics from yesterday! Had a great time. The experience was well done, and the little museum outside was very cool.
Unfortunately I did not come home with the taskmaster's golden head. 3rd place wasn't bad though!
Unfortunately I did not come home with the taskmaster's golden head. 3rd place wasn't bad though!
December 5, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Forgot to post Taskmaster pics from yesterday! Had a great time. The experience was well done, and the little museum outside was very cool.
Unfortunately I did not come home with the taskmaster's golden head. 3rd place wasn't bad though!
Unfortunately I did not come home with the taskmaster's golden head. 3rd place wasn't bad though!
It's time to task!
December 4, 2024 at 11:37 AM
It's time to task!
I am having vegan curry for BREAKFAST because I have completed the transformation into my final hipster form
December 4, 2024 at 10:57 AM
I am having vegan curry for BREAKFAST because I have completed the transformation into my final hipster form
And obviously it can't be me delivering them. It has to be Wilmot's friendly postwoman Sam!
(I was going to print these messages and include them in the boxes but our printer gave up the ghost so instead they're arriving digitally)
(I was going to print these messages and include them in the boxes but our printer gave up the ghost so instead they're arriving digitally)
December 1, 2024 at 4:16 PM
And obviously it can't be me delivering them. It has to be Wilmot's friendly postwoman Sam!
(I was going to print these messages and include them in the boxes but our printer gave up the ghost so instead they're arriving digitally)
(I was going to print these messages and include them in the boxes but our printer gave up the ghost so instead they're arriving digitally)
These have then been split into boxes to be delivered each day!
December 1, 2024 at 4:16 PM
These have then been split into boxes to be delivered each day!
So I divided the puzzle mostly into these sections, though I've split up and mixed together some of the grid squares to keep things interesting, and to match the sort of puzzle solving cadence you actually get in the game, where some puzzles have their pieces arrive over multiple in game days.
December 1, 2024 at 4:16 PM
So I divided the puzzle mostly into these sections, though I've split up and mixed together some of the grid squares to keep things interesting, and to match the sort of puzzle solving cadence you actually get in the game, where some puzzles have their pieces arrive over multiple in game days.
She's a big fan of these wooden Wentworth puzzles (they are very lovely jigsaws. So satisfying to slot together) And conveniently I saw they do this advent themed one, which has these 24 nice distinct sections
December 1, 2024 at 4:16 PM
She's a big fan of these wooden Wentworth puzzles (they are very lovely jigsaws. So satisfying to slot together) And conveniently I saw they do this advent themed one, which has these 24 nice distinct sections
So (most) years I try to make my wife an advent calendar. This year, as she's a big fan of jigsaws, I decided to create one inspired by one of our favourite games this year, Wilmot Works It Out
She's not on BlueSky so I can safely show you what I did...
She's not on BlueSky so I can safely show you what I did...
December 1, 2024 at 4:16 PM
So (most) years I try to make my wife an advent calendar. This year, as she's a big fan of jigsaws, I decided to create one inspired by one of our favourite games this year, Wilmot Works It Out
She's not on BlueSky so I can safely show you what I did...
She's not on BlueSky so I can safely show you what I did...
✨ First mince pie of the season ✨
December 1, 2024 at 3:35 PM
✨ First mince pie of the season ✨
Well that's breakfast sorted
December 1, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Well that's breakfast sorted
Clyde is excited for the weekend and he hopes you are too 💚🐢
November 29, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Clyde is excited for the weekend and he hopes you are too 💚🐢
Alright let me just review this pull request...
Oh 🫠
Oh 🫠
November 28, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Alright let me just review this pull request...
Oh 🫠
Oh 🫠
Post your favourite Pokémon. Wrong answers only
November 26, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Post your favourite Pokémon. Wrong answers only
Me to every melfest songwriter:
November 26, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Me to every melfest songwriter:
Finished Wilmot Works It Out yesterday. What a wonderful game.
Have now started tackling the marathon mode. And err yeah...
This is gonna take a while 😅
Have now started tackling the marathon mode. And err yeah...
This is gonna take a while 😅
November 25, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Finished Wilmot Works It Out yesterday. What a wonderful game.
Have now started tackling the marathon mode. And err yeah...
This is gonna take a while 😅
Have now started tackling the marathon mode. And err yeah...
This is gonna take a while 😅
What's your 10/10 album?
November 22, 2024 at 2:42 PM
What's your 10/10 album?
Right I finished it. It was...ok! A fun puzzle platformer with a neat aim-and-fire jumping mechanic.
It did however commit the heinous crime of completely changing its mechanics for the final boss. Really glad I spent the previous 5 hours mastering all those other mechanics 🙄
It did however commit the heinous crime of completely changing its mechanics for the final boss. Really glad I spent the previous 5 hours mastering all those other mechanics 🙄
November 21, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Right I finished it. It was...ok! A fun puzzle platformer with a neat aim-and-fire jumping mechanic.
It did however commit the heinous crime of completely changing its mechanics for the final boss. Really glad I spent the previous 5 hours mastering all those other mechanics 🙄
It did however commit the heinous crime of completely changing its mechanics for the final boss. Really glad I spent the previous 5 hours mastering all those other mechanics 🙄
I'm not falling for this
November 21, 2024 at 7:19 PM
I'm not falling for this
I guess I played that album a lot huh
November 21, 2024 at 8:58 AM
I guess I played that album a lot huh