Oh nice, I just arranged to be in London for a few days in December. Glad they'll have a show available to go to!

The second mystery is harder (no names list, first/last are separate), and seems to have more rabbitholes to dig through. I think it'll rely more on allusion, and the plot already seems more interesting than the first, though it is a continuation of the original story.

I finished the first mystery, and it was pretty satisfying. The best part for me was the few leaps you had to make that weren't spelled out, just vaguely hinted at. The intuition number really is useful later, when you are like "how is this one picture still 8?" but the explanation is rough.

I love the idea of Really Bad Chess but I’ve given up playing it due to lack of difficulty settings or accommodations. I don’t care about leaderboards, I just want unlimited undo and not to be punished for starting over with the ever increasing move count!

Right there with you. Not being able to eat gluten makes me feel more excluded from normal daily societal things than being vegan ever did. Every interaction containing food becomes a minefield.

Inspector Morse!