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Suggest a person, case or story, and vote for the ones you want most. When I cover one, it moves to Covered with a link to the video. Public figures and public cases only.
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Reading from the Sobering Stories library.
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Kraving Killer
Having a craving? Most last two to five minutes. Play something dumb until it passes.
Watch the sketch...
Twist the knobs (drag them in a circle) or use the arrow keys. In Maze, touch a wall and it shakes and resets, so reach the red flag. In Free draw, make anything, switch the sand color whenever you like, and shake to erase.
Don't Fall Off the Wagon
Ride a little red wagon from hill to hill. Hold B (or press and hold the screen) to dive and gain speed. Press Shift (or the JUMP button) to jump. Don’t fall off the wagon.
Hold B (or press and hold the screen) to dive and gain speed. Let go near the top of a hill to launch, and tap Shift (or the JUMP button) to jump. Grab the gold chips. It starts calm and slowly gets steeper, shorter and rockier. If you fall off the wagon, climb back on.
Finding a table…
Game over
Tap a piece, move it over the board (drag on a phone), rotate or flip it, then place it. On a computer: click to place, R to rotate, F to flip.
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How to play
- Throw: pull the glowing disc back and let go, like a slingshot. The further you pull, the harder and further it goes.
- Hyzer and anhyzer: pull it back straight down for a flat throw. Pull back to the right and it flies out on a hyzer (fades left). Pull back to the left and it flies on an anhyzer (curves right). The tilt shows as you pull. A full-power pull shakes a little, just like a real arm.
- Aim and nose: the three bars above the buttons set aim, nose angle (how high it launches) and a power limit so you cannot overthrow. You can also drag anywhere that is not the disc to turn the view.
- Disc: tap the disc at the bottom left. Drivers go far, putters go short and straight. The Backhand button flips to a forehand throw.
- Flyover: each hole starts with a quick fly along the line to the basket, then drops you back at the tee. Tap to skip, or switch it off in the Menu.
- Your dog: tap it to give it a pet. Tap rabbits and squirrels too.
- Putting: inside about 22 m you putt instead. Inside about 3 m (roughly 10 feet) a Tap it in button appears, and the disc goes straight into the basket for one throw. Put your finger down, pull back toward you, then push forward toward the basket. A longer, quicker push putts harder, and the direction of your push is your aim. Pick Straddle or the overhead Pizza putt (cuts through wind) with the pizza button.
- Water: putters and midranges skip across the water if you throw them flat and fast.
- Score: hit the chains. Beat par to earn badges and medals.
Dog model: “bull terrier” by marcelo_ramos_lopez, CC BY 4.0.
Hole done
Aim: drag the view: side to side points the throw, up and down changes how high it launches. Disc: tap the disc at the bottom left (the four numbers are its real speed | glide | turn | fade). Power: hold THROW and let go. Use Max to cap your power so you can't overthrow, it resets after each throw. Tune holds the hyzer, anhyzer, nose angle and aim sliders. The dotted line shows where your setup lands. Wind, trees, bushes, boulders and water are real, and to score you have to hit the chains. Beat par to earn badges and medals.
More games coming. If you are struggling right now, the free 24/7 SAMHSA helpline is 1-800-662-4357.
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About
Sobering Stories is a true crime and conspiracy channel about the dark side of fame, and the addiction and substance abuse behind so many of the headlines. Each video is a deep dive built on documented facts, with the sources behind it.
Trust those who seek the truth but doubt those who say they have found it.André Gide
New videos come out on Fridays.
The silent partner
Meet Kim, my better half
Behind every episode of Sobering Stories is Kim. She is my better half and the silent partner of this channel, and a big part of why any of it works. She keeps this thing going, and she backs every one of my crazy aspirations and theories, even the ones that keep me up all night.
She never asks for the spotlight, so I want to give her some of it here. Thank you, Kim.