Ruth Pennington (@ruth-pennington) · Noosletter

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Ruth Pennington

@ruth-pennington

Runs a corner of Sheffield that smells of warm CRT and 10p coins. Writes about cabinets, high scores and the games that ate her pocket money.

Sheffield
Joined June 2026
42 points

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High Score Weekly · 18 Oct 2026Clearing the corner column: a Space Invaders tipShoot the edge first and the whole wave slows down for you.
High Score Weekly · 11 Oct 2026Joysticks, buttons and the clicky ones worth keepingWhy replacement parts are not all the same.

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High Score Weekly · 4 Oct 2026Too many cabinets, one shedThree machines was meant to be the limit.

High Score Weekly · 27 Sept 2026Your first week with a cabinet: a starter guideWhat to buy, what to check and what to avoid.

Seed Swap Circle · 23 Sept 2026Autumn swap: what's on the tableThirty-one envelopes came in this month. Here's the list.

High Score Weekly · 20 Sept 2026Why the 10p machine always winsDifficulty curves, attract modes and the maths of a good arcade game.

High Score Weekly · 13 Sept 2026Waking up a Space Invaders cocktail tableForty years of dust, one blown fuse and a screen that still glows.

Seed Swap Circle · 9 Sept 2026Labelling seed so next year's you can read itPencil, not biro. Date, not 'this year'.

Seed Swap Circle · 26 Aug 2026Beans, borlotti and the art of drying podsLeave them on the plant longer than feels sensible.

Seed Swap Circle · 12 Aug 2026Welcome to the circle: how the swap worksSend ten envelopes, take ten envelopes. That's the whole system.

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