Checkers. You start with only one piece type and they go to the trouble to make all those squares and you only use half of 'em.

That got stuck in another canal, not the panama one. Maybe Suez?

After i read your comment, i thought “Nah, its a worldwide community” and when i checked back a few hours ago, its pretty much back to usual. Oh well.

I know its only one data point, but I just logged on to see how many people were online in a sub i used to frequent and it was down 30-50%, the lowest numbers i’ve seen all year.