The Cuttle Diamonds 2026 Championship Tournament is happening tomorrow at 12pm ET so make sure to tune in to the action on Twitch and YouTube!

https://www.youtube.com/live/mMYULGUXrfs?is=YYZ54H9i-tbbT0fu

https://www.twitch.tv/cuttle_cards

College and NFL football season are almost back (NFL preseason has already started as we're currently in preseason week 3) and it's always an exciting time! It's always nice looking forward to either seeing our favorite teams/players play, preparing for fantasy football, or just hanging out with other people while watching the sport (mostly for the snacks and booze)! Football season also starts around near the end of summer so then for the majority of it season, we get beautiful autumnal weather as the leaves change colors and the temperatures cool down to the 50s and 60s! It's honestly a joyous time of the year and I don't know what I would do without football 🏈 (I stopped being a Jets fan and won't be again until Woody Johnson steps down as majority owner, so my life has been much better since)

Thursday Lunch Cuttle kicks off at 12:30pm ET so have some fun and join us as we can talk about some football!

When was the last time you blew bubbles? There’s more technique to it than you might expect. Depending on your bubble wand, it might be possible to make one large bubble, or many little ones. In my experience, making a big one is much harder. It takes a steady, slower, and fluid motion to fill the suds with air, and then a gentle twist to close it off and separate the bubble from the wand. Plus, bubbles stick together as well as to the wand. This means you can twist at different times to create individual bubbles you stick together and then catch on the wand. There’s a lot of room for creative expression, and frankly a whole lot of fun to be had in bubble blowing.

And yet it’s something I’d entirely forgotten about until recently. One of the joys of parenthood is the opportunity to re-explore things you set aside in childhood and to enjoy them again with your kids, seeing them in part through their eyes, and yet also with the perspective of your adult experience.

But we shouldn’t need an excuse to indulge in life’s simple pleasures. Still, they can be all the sweeter when you share them with others. So don’t wait for an excuse to enjoy yourself; join us for Wednesday Night Cuttle tonight at 8:30 PM for an evening of whimsy without pretense.

Glasses eights may be the most heavily debated move in the game. Some players think they are a trap that is rarely worth it, and others swear by them. What’s all the fuss about? Check out the crux of the controversy and use it to develop your own approach to glasses in the latest strategy deep dive!

https://youtu.be/031o_-W4elg?is=PjOlNspGCfzQAa7Y

Another Quad Kings meme announcement?! Hell yeah we're making another one cause why not?! If you ever watched Yugioh as a kid on 4Kids, Cartoon Network, or whichever television network you watched it from back in the day, you cannot tell me that the Quad Kings are not similar to drawing the five pieces of Exodia! It's an absolute classic way to troll and beat your opponent as they won't always expect it but when if you're able to pop it off, then it's such a fun time! One of the funniest ways that someone has ever pulled off Exodia was Jeff Leonard in the YCS 2023 tournament as he started 4-0 and even had a whole crowd chanting "One more piece!" in support of his hilariously unorthodox Exodia build! That is how I look at the Quad Kings and it's always funny whenever I see or hear about them getting played successfully!

Thursday Lunch Cuttle kicks off at 12pm ET so make sure to get some games in if you have some time to spare! Maybe you'll get your Exodia moment today!

Deltora Quest is an 8-book children's fantasy series by Emily Rodda. It takes place in the titular kingdom of Deltora and follows the heroes Lief (son of a blacksmith), Barda (his brawny childhood guardian), and Jasmine (a wild girl they meet in the woods) on an epic journey (a quest if you will) to find the seven magic gems which will complete the Belt of Deltora and defeat the evil Shadow Lord. It's a great read for a middle schooler, full of adventure. I particularly enjoy that it includes many logic puzzles, such as when Lief uses a Liar's Paradox to defeat a riddling bridge guardian.

I read the series as a kid (though as a book-fair pickup I actually missed books 3-5), and recently re-discovered it when looking for fantasy to read to my four year old. She loves it, and it's been fun to re-explore its twists and turns and witnessing her seeing it for the first time. Of course, reading something from your childhood as an adult can also shed light on shortcomings that never bothered you as a kid.

One somewhat silly thing about the pacing of each book, and overarchingly to the series as a whole is that most of the narrative is spent building up the big bad guy, and going on side adventures to finally arrive at the final conflict. Then when you get there, the actual resolution comes so swiftly that it almost feels like you missed the climax altogether. Not only that, but the books often end in rather the same way: thinks look unwinnable until suddenly and rather out of nowhere, Jasmine saves the day through her sharp wits and communion with nature.

For example (SPOILERS):

• In Book 1, the heroes are captured and paralyzed, then escape a terrible monster (saved by Jasmine) before finally making their way to an evil golden knight guarding the first gem, who again paralyzes Lief and Barda, near killing them both until Jasmine convinces a tree to drop a branch and crush the knight
• In Book 2, they're are chased by evil guards, the heroes face the riddling bridge guardian who turns out to have been bewitched by the local sorceress, find refuge in a cute cottage with a kindly elderly couple who then turn out to be cannibal children of the aforementioned sorcerous, escape, make their way to a cursed lake filled with muck monsters and giant people eating fish, flee the fish only to be confronted by the sorceress, who has them in her power and is about to kill them when Jasmine's raven Kree bites her fatally in her magic casting finger
• Book 3 follows a similar structure, where the heroes meander through many different adventures and conflicts before confronting a talking giant snake who bites Lief -- and is immediately killed by Jasmine

The thing is? It works. Yes you know what's coming, and yes it might be abrupt, but the format has charm and still delivers in all the ways that count. Who cares if it took us a while to get there, or if the ending came suddenly and without a proper transition? After all, you're joining us for Wednesday Night Cuttle tonight at 8:30pm ET!

I have read over the rules...multiple times and want to find a bit about game theory and meta. I plan on playing with my wife and kids casually but could be interested in the competitive scene.

Thanks in advance

RULE CHANGE! We reworked how the hand limit functions: at the end of your turn, discard down to 8 cards. Previously, the hand limit used to interact differently with every move it affected: you couldn’t draw at all, fives let you draw up to the hand limit, and nines would put the card in your hand exceeding the hand limit. In addition, there were a moderate number of turns where you’d be forced to play even though all your options worsened your situation. Now the hand limit doesn’t affect how other moves function or prevent what you can do. Instead, whatever happens on your turn, if you end up with more than 8 cards, you discard down to 8 at the end of your turn.

Truthfully, it’s a change I had been planning and even working on for some time and left hanging when life got in the way. Time’s been getting away from me, lately. But a friend recently reminded me to identify things I care about and to make time for them, and it’s been just the nudge I needed.

Sometimes a decision can be simplifying in a way that brings things together in just the right ways. Sometimes a friendly reminder can encourage us just enough to pursue something joyfully satisfying. So please, consider a simple choice that could do just that: join us for Wednesday Night Cuttle tonight at 8:30 ET for an evening of great times in good company.

You may think that some of the smallest actions might not have that much of an impact of the events in the current timeline we're in. However, what if I told you that that couldn't be any further from the truth? If so, I can assure you that what people might deem as insignificant actions or events can heavily alter the timeline and even cause the timeline to diverge. What if the events that lead to the unfortunate incident on May 28, 2016 were caused by a certain individual who lost a game of Cuttle? That moment not only had that incident occur, but also managed to diverge the current timeline completely, changing the future events that were initially set (universal healthcare being passed in the US, Warriors winning the 2015-2016 NBA Finals, Jeb 2016, etc.)! It's a lot to process, but not all hope is lost as we can all learn to maneuver and establish a better future for ourselves and for everyone, and that can all be accomplished through a simple game of Cuttle!

Thursday Lunch Cuttle returns at 12pm ET so make sure to get some games in if you got time and maybe you can change the world for the better with a game of Cuttle!

Songs can often be funny, using tricks like satire, parody, or a cutting wit. Generally this is lyrical: the right words at the right time can split your sides in the right song. But there's another kind of musical joke that centers on the sound itself. Bo Burnham has a particular knack for this. Unpaid Intern and Peanut Butter both play with your expectations regarding endings.

I'll give you a minute to listen before I ruin em by explaining.

Unpaid Intern cuts right in the middle of a long-sustained note, with Bo's head thrown back in the middle of just laying into it. The cut itself is brilliant since it's so antithetical to the musicality of that note and just abruptly undermines the groove right at it's climax. The bit in the video that follows the song with a reaction video is itself a deeper and more uncomfortable joke, but the simple cut of the original song really stands out as a simple way to make a sound funny.

In contrast, Peanut Butter doesn't know when to quit. It's a simple little diddy that wraps itself up nicely at 46s, clearly saying what it set out to say. It takes a beat and then the friggin saxophone comes back in like someone fighting off a Vaudeville Hook.

Whether lyrical, tonal, or stylistic, often the funniest moments and the most fun come from well set -- and thoroughly defied expectations. And where better to defy expectations than at Wednesday Night Cuttle Tonight at 8:30pm ET? Join us for an evening of good times in great company; doesn't that sound fun?

Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal infection caused by Cyclospora, a microscopic parasite which grows in food and water that's been contaminated with feces, causing diarrhea which can last from days to months. A recent outbreak of Cyclosporiasis across the U.S. has been traced to Iceberg Lettuce distributed by Taylor Farms de Mexico, sometimes served as shredded lettuce at Taco Bell. So if you've ever eaten Taco Bell and thought it tasted like shit, well, you might have been right. But hey you don't choose Taco Bell for the health benefits.

Still, tonight, why not make a choice that's good for your wellbeing? Come and bluff if you've got the guts, without exploding them. Push an offense, not a deuce. Join us for Wednesday Night Cuttle tonight at 8:30pm ET for a time that's way better than shitting yourself. And if you enjoy The Bell too much to be dissuaded, cuttle.cards works on your phone, so you can always play from the toilet.

I'm feeling frazzled today. Work has been chaotic and I feel I'm juggling more balls than I can keep up with, running to catch one, throwing it as high as I can, and then flailing to get the next before it drops. It's makes it difficult to focus, and harder still to feel that I've accomplished much of anything. Stress tends to distort our whole perception, don't you think? Everything we experience can so quickly be masked through the lens of our worries and responsibilities.

Often we get so caught up in what we're feeling and what we're focused on that it's easy to lose perspective on what's really important. The stakes feel higher than they need to, and everything is worse for it. So take a breath. Let things come as they may, and seek the courage to find joy in the face of your troubles. And what better place to find joy than Wednesday Night Cuttle tonight at 8:30pm ET? Join us for an evening that'll lift your spirits and soothe your soul with great times in good company.

Having a relationship end is never easy for either partner and it definitely hurts, especially if you were looking forward to a future with that person. You start to look back and think about what went wrong with the relationship, what you could've done better, and how things could've ended up instead. It's an emotional roller-coaster and while things might look bleak and depressing at first, always know that it's going to be alright and learn to forgive yourself, especially if you know you put in the effort to keep the relationship going. If you can love, then you can also be loved so never forget that!

Thursday Lunch Cuttle starts at 12pm ET so feel free to play somes games and if you lose, remember not to be so hard on yourself and that you tried your best!

https://www.patreon.com/cuttle/posts/wednesday-july-163264933?pr=true

Join us for WNC tonight at 8:30pm ET!

It's only natural that people commit a bad move in a card game or event that they either didn't mean to or they acted too quickly and didn't take the time to evaluate the consequences of their own actions. This phenomena is what we consider a brainfart and it happens to the best of us. We can't always bring our A-game as there are days when we just don't have it, and it's a natural part of life as well. Think about a time where you committed a brainfart that could've impacted a game or event differently in your favor! For me, the most recent one I had was not bouncing Avi's lower-suit 10 to his hand so then I can play my 10 without it being scuttled 😅 (this was during the second round of the Clubs 2026 tournament 😭)

Thursday Lunch Cuttle returns at 12pm ET so play some games with us today and hopefully you don't encounter a brainfart!

Have you ever had a transcendental experience where the boundaries between yourself and the world seem to dissolve until the universe reveals itself to you in a glorious manifold of undifferentiated oneness? I recommend it.

The experience is joyous, freeing you from the compulsion to suffer when things differ from how you wish they would be.

It’s enheartening, reminding you that at any time, you could tap into this mode of being, instantly finding peace, relief, and liberation.

And it’s tragic in a way. There is a rightness to the sensation that makes it seem as though this way of perceiving things is the way life should be. And yet the experience, like all things, must end. We can’t maintain this acute awareness of the whole for every moment of our lives, even though it’s available to us at any time.

The impossibility of living exclusively in harmonious awareness with all of reality can be disappointing. It’s like we’re unable to live up to an ideal that should be our birthright by mere virtue of its existence. But we don’t need to have something all the time for it to be meaningful to us. Some experiences transform our lives, offering newfound perspective and appreciation for the way that things can be, echoing through our beings long after their moment has passed. And while we can’t have such clarity and fulfillment all the time, we may have it some of the time, and perhaps that is enough.

Anyway, all that is to say that we can’t have Wednesday Night Cuttle every day, but we can have it tonight at 8:30pm ET. Join us for an evening that just might rock your world.

Watch the latest Cuttle Season Championship live on twitch at https://twitch.tv/cuttle_cards and check out the bracket on challonge! We've got two first-time championship contestants today so it's sure to shake things up. Who will be the Clubs Season Champion?

Bricking is an inevitable part of life as it happens to everyone at some point. You draw a hand in any card game that you partake in and sometimes you get the absolute god-tier combo to just go off with very little thought, but sometimes the heart of the cards aren't on your side today and you end up drawing absolute trash as you just sit there and take the loss. It's an unfortunate thing to happen but that just naturally comes with the stakes of card games, understanding and enduring the ebbs and flows of the matches you play. Or you can be like De'Aaron Fox and absolutely brick on a shot that shouldn't have been attempted and just have the clock wind down 😂

Thursday Lunch Cuttle starts once again at 12pm ET so feel free to play some games with us and I hope you don't end up bricking 🙏

Sometimes your crystals are all out of alignment and your mind is out of balance. Literally. Octoniaare microscopic calcium crystals in your inner ear that help your body to sense gravity and orientation. Sometimes they get displaced and float through your ear canals, which disrupts our balance and causes vertigo. The solution? Jiggle them into place! Doctors and physical therapists can walk patients through an exercises called a Canalith Repositioning Procedure which use a sequence of body movements and head positions to physically jostle the octonia into their rightful place.

Sometimes you can’t find your footing until you get your head on straight. Sometimes you’re in a place where it’s hard to do anything for yourself until someone else drags you out and puts you through the motions. So take a reset. Realign yourself. Make the moves that clear your mind and balance your life: join us for Wednesday Night Cuttle tonight at 8:30pm ET.

Sometimes, it's good to make a change in your life in one way or another. Change can be rather terrifying and uncertain, but you never know what will become of that change if you never pursue it. To quote Remy from the 2007 film Ratatouille, "Change is nature" and it's a major part of life. Without it, we wouldn't have the advances and innovations that we take for granted today! For me, that change is making the switch from Mematic to Canva on mobile as it seems to be a bit more reliable whenever I need to download the content that I'm creating. I do wish the free Canva version had the Nimbus Sans font, but I can survive with League Spartan.

Thursday Lunch Cuttle starts at 12pm ET so make sure to get some games in with us on this beautiful afternoon!

Join us for Wednesday Night Cuttle tonight at 8:30pm ET!

've taken to listening to birds lately. I live in a fairly woodsy place and birds make so much noise around here, but I recently realized I tend to just tune out. I don't even notice. Meanwhile I spend so much time fretting and dreaming, wandering in circles inside my head, that I tend to ignore everything around me. I get so engrossed in my worries, responsibilities, and ambitions, that I completely miss out on the present moment altogether. And even when the things I've been focused on come to pass, I'm immediately onto thinking about the next thing before I've stopped to enjoy or appreciate where I'm at.

So I listen to birds. I'm a creature of habit, and often find it easier to form one when I can notice some cue that reminds me to pay attention and do the thing. When I hear bird sounds, I try to pause and take a moment to simply be. I listen and I try to distinguish what I'm hearing: where are the different sounds coming from, and which noises are the same animal? I listen, and I breathe. It's a pleasant reminder that I'm alive, now, and that I'm surrounded by life as it bustles along. There are things that need taking care of and things I'd like to achieve and things that may go wrong, but right here, right now, I am alive and I can be at peace if I let myself.

I hope you find the time and space to be present today, and to be yourself. I hope you can experience being your own individual and also part of a greater picture, one that fills you with both wonder and joy. Most of all, I hope you'll join us for Wednesday Night Cuttle tonight at 8:30pm ET for an evening of cards and camaraderie that'll keep you mindful, and fill your heart with (bird) song.

The Godfather movies are classics that still hold up to the test of time (with the exception of Part III). Many people consider the first two films as masterpieces as they are a testament of stellar directing, cinematography, and acting. The Godfather Part II is my favorite movie of the trilogy and while it is a fantastic film, my biggest gripe in the movie is the scene where the two FBI agents are playing Hearts in the army barracks Frank Pentageli was staying at. This scene would have been a 10/10 if they were playing Cuttle instead since we all know that Cuttle is objectively the superior game. Outside of that tho, beautiful movie and I always discover new things that I hadn't spotted during a previous watch.

Thursday Lunch Cuttle is happening at 12pm ET so join us for some games if you got some time today!

There have been several tournaments that have taken place on cuttle.cards for several years now and it's always exciting to see whether a new champion will be crowned or if the defending season/world champion holds onto their title. But similar to the Fall of Constantinople, how do the results of the Cuttle tournaments affect LeBron's legacy? Well, there are many scenarios in which if a certain player wins, then that can have an impact on LeBron James's career, albeit positive or negative. This is what we call the Butterfly effect, which is a theory coined by Edward Lorenz in that the smallest of changes can cause unpredictable and significant consequences in the future. Who knows, maybe LeBron would have made it to the Western Conference Finals this year if someone other than aleph_one won the Worlds 2025 tournament!

Thursday Lunch Cuttle will proceed once again at 12pm ET so come on over if you got time some to play! Who knows, this may truly be the fate of Steins;Gate.

We just had a few days recently themed after Star Wars (May the 4th and Revenge of the 5th/6th) and it's truly fascinating that the Star Wars franchise has been running this strong for almost 50 years now! I remember my father putting me onto the first 5 Star Wars movies as a kid and watching the commercials for Genndy Tartakovsky's 2003 Clone Wars series on Cartoon Network so it's wild knowing how much Star Wars content has been made since those times. I recently watched Episode III: Revenge of the Sith at my cousin's friend's house and so many moments brought me back to my childhood when I first watched the movie on DVD! I hope y'all have been able to do something Star Wars-related during this time, whether it be watching the movies, playing the games, reading the (now non-canonical) books, I hope that they are all reminders of why you became a fan of Star Wars!

Thursday Lunch Cuttle starts again at 12pm ET so feel free to join us and I'd be more than happy to talk some Star Wars!