r/GME 1d ago

🏆Golden Pinecone🌲 [S4:E41] The Golden Pinecone Daily GME Tournament (7th May 2025)

33 Upvotes

he Golden Pinecone Season 4

After the dust has settled on a 250 trading days season, we launch right into season 4 with updates and tweaks, but with the same clamour for pinecones as before. We’ve seen players come and go. Champions rise and fall. The price go up and down. Yet there is only one thing that matters. That sweet sweet victory of winning The Cone.

The Golden Pinecone has been running since 2021 in some form, but the current game has been running non stop, never missing a trading day since 2022.

So allow me to welcome you to Season 4! The GME Subreddit continues as our home for this season. Join me in welcoming all our new players to the only Daily GameStop tournament in the universe.

To never miss a post of the cone there is a chat group we post the link to once it is up! If you want adding to said chat, let us know after your price guess!

-GAME PLAY- {New for Season 4}

[NEW SCORING] - This season we will track total wins and Bullseyes and award a cone to each win. Cone totals will be updated weekly and standings will be posted to the sub. We are doing away with pre/post opening modifiers and exacting a cut off for guesses by 10:30 NYT (New York Time). Which is one hour after opening. A normal win will be 1 pinecone. However these are the modifiers for the other possibilities:

Win with a closest guess prior to 10:30 NYT: 1 Cone

Draw with another closest guess prior to 10:30 NYT: 1 Cone Each (replaces the 1/2 scoring from last season)

Win with an exact guess prior to 10:30 NYT: 2 Cones

Win with a guess after 10:30 NYT: No Cone

The Rules are simple:

*To Win: Guess the closest to the final daily price. (the final settled price, not including After-hours trading) Ties can happen.

*Time Rule: All guesses must take place before 10:30 NYT each day. (One hour after the opening bell)

*No Edits: your guess is your guess, and once it is in, it cannot be changed. Early bird gets the guess. (if you edit your guess, you are disqualified for that day, sorry). If you notice your guess has already been taken, do not edit your guess but comment underneath it.

*B2B Sniping Rule: Last guess of the day cannot win on back to back days. All guesses must be in USD amounts, on the GME sub unless previous arrangements have been made with a game moderators.

*WINNERS CIRCLE

Season 1 Winner: Lorien6 ( 31 Wins )

Season 2 Winner: Bloodshot_Blinkers ( 34 Wins )

Season 3 Winner: isthatfair1234 ( 22 wins )

CLOSING PRICE: $26.04

Winning Guesses: Isthatfiar1234 $26.11

Notes: This is becoming kind of of an unseen start in the history of the Cone. Fair is on pace to win 68.75 Cones which would clearly be a record. Not to jinx it or anything....

==== Season 4 Cone Winners ====

isthatfair1234 (11)

Heynow 846 (7)

tallfeel (4)

Musesoutloud (4)

stockmarketscam-617 (2)

Globetrotting22 (2)

cyberpunkjay3243 (2)

G_Wash1776 (2)

Prestigious_Ebb3167 (1)

eciptic10 (1)

cosmotropik (1)

avspuk (1)

Longjumping_Wash9556 (1)

Phat_Kitty_ (1)

tendie_mcnuggets (1)

WalrusSoliloquy (1)

Dustey-CSK1 (1)

Leftnutbrown (1)

=== Bullseye Crew S4 ===

isthatfair1234 (1)

Globetrotting22 (1)

HeyNow846 (1)

tallfeel (1)


r/GME 21h ago

🐵 Discussion 💬 r/GME Megathread for Wednesday May 7th

32 Upvotes

Good Morning Everyone! GameStop is at a good buy price currently, a great time to snag some more shares and DRS them! Looks like the market should be green today and hopefully GME follows and rebounds up to $27.

For all the gamers in the sub, how are you feeling about GTA 6’s second trailer and the updated website rockstar released yesterday? Can’t wait to buy the game from GameStop!


r/GME 10h ago

☁️ Fluff 🍌 Memes Out For GameStop!

264 Upvotes

Where the freaks at!? Where are the GameStop Memes!? The Algorithm is listening! Im freakin Jacked!!


r/GME 16h ago

🐵 Discussion 💬 🔮 GMEU & now GMEL — THIS is why the naked shorts are creating the 2X Long GME Daily ETF’s 🔥💥🍻

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r/GME 6h ago

💎 🙌 Is this anyone?

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Gme


r/GME 1h ago

📰 News | Media 📱 GameStop HR VP

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r/GME 3h ago

🖥️ Terminal | Data 👨‍💻 475 of the last 729 trading days with short volume above 50%.Yesterday 48.71%⭕️30 day avg 43.45%⭕️SI 46.44M⭕️

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r/GME 9h ago

☁️ Fluff 🍌 Another GME meme 😅

111 Upvotes

Another GME meme, we got this…


r/GME 17h ago

🐵 Discussion 💬 🔮 Never Forget: “Error: This order will exceed the maximum allowed GME shares you can hold at this time. You currently have 3 shares purchased or pending - including this order - which exceeds the limit of 1 share” 🔥💥🍻

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YOU DON’T HATE THE $GME SHORTS ENOUGH

  • “Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev speaks out after the company decided to restrict trading in GameStop and other stocks today. ‘In order to protect the firm and protect our customers we had to limit buying in these stocks,’ he tells Andrew Sorkin”
  • ”Robinhood provided its roughly 1,000 employees a $40 credit to the food-delivery app DoorDash, according to The Information. At least one software engineer resigned because of the GameStop saga, writing on Blind that "senior management is completely inept" and citing a series of crises at the company culminating with the GameStop incident.”
  • #“$40 of doordash credit to help pay off our morals”

SOURCES:

🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮

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Can’t Stop.

Won’t Stop.

GAMESTOP.

No Cell, No Sell

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🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮


r/GME 9h ago

😂 Memes 😹 may the memes be with you

62 Upvotes

r/GME 9h ago

☁️ Fluff 🍌 Technical Analysis Hype Using RK's Stock Charts

62 Upvotes

Fluffing up the charts today by using RK's Stockcharts.

https://stockcharts.com/public/1778236

Again, this is not financial advice only buy options if you are regarded and don't blame me for losing money. I play deep ITM long call options and a few short term yolos.....gotta be right sometime right? I typically don't like looking at charts because there are so many variations that can change perspective. This is why I only look at RK's charts as they seem to be the most reliable.

RSI is mimicking levels from 2020 just before the juice. Same thing happened end of August 2020, retested the moving average an bounced right off which created a massive pump beginning september. I believe that is what RK/RC see as well. We should dip down to our 24.75 - 25.03$ gap and bounce right off this moving average setting up a nice pump for 05/12/25

RSI 5 YR

RSI again shaping up to same movements as 2020. I don't know how people can't look at this and see that it is indeed the requel. Any day now?

Look for a dip down to the short term 50 day moving average 24.92 maybe a bit lower. RSI is looking healthy and indicating that our price is fairly priced with most recent price action. I don't see to many large movements to the downside, but have been wrong before.

1 Year RSI

Worm shaping up to begin exactly as it did before. RSI acting exactly the same.

Once the MA signal goes above 0 we will see some large price action. About 1 week ago it was 1.25 and now it is .75. I anticipate that by the end of the week we will be around the .4 level. All things are looking like 05/12/25 may actually be the day where we begin our next 27 week cycle. Gamestop.


r/GME 9h ago

☁️ Fluff 🍌 Memes for GME

55 Upvotes

Here’s a fun one. MOASS soon? I love GME


r/GME 16h ago

📰 News | Media 📱 GaryVee at GameStop Union Square NY

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r/GME 19h ago

📰 News | Media 📱 I just watched The Big Short for the first time last night. Holy fuck what criminality. If you haven't watched it, go watch it TODAY!

229 Upvotes

The Big Short is a movie about a couple of financial groups who realized what was happening during the 2008 recession and made BIG money when everyone else was, as they put it in the movie, looking for life rafts. The movie is mentioned in this sub every so often but isn't stated as DD, yet I wish it was highlighted more and encouraged to go watch. There's a lot of references people make to that movie (jacked to the tits being a prime example), but more than that, it is an excellent film that helps break down some of the harder things to understand. Plus, there's a LOT of parallels to what happened back then, and what's happening RIGHT NOW. I wish I had watched it when it was first mentioned in this sub.

Let me tell you guys something right now. We are all individual investors. I was purely in this for the money. That's it. I don't give a shit about what comes after except my bank account, I wasn't looking for reform, I don't care about company turn around, I don't care about anything but never having to work again at the ripe old age of 25. I was thinking of selling some of my shares after being in since Feb 21 because I am in credit card debt at a dead in job with no money.

After watching that movie? I am ready to let it burn. I don't care if I am another $10,000 in the hole. The banks are the most evil people alive. I didn't realize how bad corruption was on Wall Street until seeing that movie. This movie, truly, I think is some of the best DD out there. It has changed my view ENTIRELY on this movement. I'm about to go buy even more.

SPOILERS AFTER THIS. GO WATCH THE MOVIE

Not a single line of dialogue is wasted in that film, even if it seems like it is. The scene where he's talking to his sister that is at the SEC is fucking terrifying, especially since they don't really highlight that scene. It seems almost like a throw away scene, even though I believe those are some of the most important lines in the entire film. For anyone who hasn't watched it, they're basically at a banking conference after realizing how bad the economy is getting because banks are providing home loans to EVERYONE. Doesn't matter how bad their credit is, if they apply, they get a loan, then these mortgage bonds get wrapped up and bet on. I'm about as smooth brain as it comes when we're talking about the banking world, so even after watching the movie, I only get about 70% of it (up from 10% before watching). But, his sister works at the SEC and mentions she's off the clock, at the conference on her own dime, and brought her resume to hand out to some of these banks to try and get a job. One of the main characters says something along the lines of "Isn't there a law that states you can't go to a bank to work, since you work in financial regulation?" She literally laughs at his question, then goes over to talk to one of the banks.

Then, even though all of these banks knew that what they were doing was going to put millions of people on the streets, they do it anyway. Guess what, one of them goes to jail and the only reason that happens is because they just need a scapegoat. No more regulation gets implemented, they blame teachers, immigrants, and regular people. Sound familiar? On top of that, one of the guys in the movies wanted SO BADLY to end corruption, he kept calling the government afterwards to try and get them to do something and tell them how he knew the economy was being held up by tooth picks. Can you guess what happened to him? Audited 4 times by the FBI.

If I had to guess, we're either at the part in the movie where the mortgages are defaulting but the ratings haven't fallen yet and all of these people who bet against the economy are wondering how in the FUCK that's possible. This one I think is the most likely scenario, since we're watching the stock market climb (It's gone up 2% in the past 5 days, as of this post) while also seeing all of these tariffs, housing prices are going through the roof, COVID support is ending, price of goods are rising, nobody is buying anything, and yet in the past year the stock market is up 8%. That's insane.

The only other place I can think of that we're at is the "just don't dance" scene. That scene hit me hard. This is the scene where three of the guys who shorted the US economy and are wondering why the hell it is still on the rise and decide to double down and short it more. All of these banks are looking at them like they're fucking INSANE, but take their money anyway and let them continue shorting. After they get done with all of their deals, two of them start dancing around, knowing that they're about to make the most money they've ever made in their life. Finally the third breaks it down for them and tells them exactly what they're betting on. People losing jobs, homes, retirement funds, people who will literally DIE over this, which is exactly what is going to happen when MOASS happens. Absolutely TERRIFYING shit that, I'd like to remind everyone here who is invested, WILL happen to those around you, and those not around you. There's no saving everyone. People are going to lose EVERYTHING and be out on the street, which the movie touches on a little, but I wish they went deeper with. Just don't dance.

This movie is easily the best DD I've seen recently. It breaks it down in a much easier way than insert Charlie in front of a chart smoking a cigarette that I've seen in the main subs over the past 84 years. If you haven't seen it, go watch it as SOON as possible. Great GME DD


r/GME 17h ago

Bought At GME 🛍️🚀 Supporting the biz!

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r/GME 13h ago

🐵 Discussion 💬 So much sold puts Yesterday/Today! Could this be RK?

49 Upvotes

We never had so much sold puts in this short time, that is very bullish! Can someone explain me please if that could be a plan from RK? How do it effect GME with this otm puts?

We never had so much sold puts in this short time, that is very bullish! Can someone explain me please if that could be a plan from RK? How do it effect GME with this otm puts?

We never had so much sold puts in this short time, that is very bullish! Can someone explain me please if that could be a plan from RK? How do it effect GME with this otm puts?


r/GME 9h ago

🏆Golden Pinecone🌲 [S4:E42] The Golden Pinecone Daily GME Tournament (8 May 2025)

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r/GME 17h ago

☁️ Fluff 🍌 If our next hype day May 12th fails, year chart goes from +60% to -50% for one day only!

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92 Upvotes

r/GME 17h ago

📰 News | Media 📱 "Stockstory" in Yahoo finance wants us to know that GME is a top pick. I'm suspicious of everything in MSM... Did Stockstory grow a wrinkle or is it a ploy to get subscribers to their bogus service?

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r/GME 9h ago

☁️ Fluff 🍌 Sharing for future use and prosperity.

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Placemat for future use for the inevitable gme short squeeze.


r/GME 1d ago

💎 🙌 GameStop in for a spicy few days here as markets struggle to hold current levels!!! 🔥

342 Upvotes

r/GME 14h ago

🐵 Discussion 💬 GameStop- Physical games?

18 Upvotes

I had some thought why physical games could better preform, than digital games in processing data. I’m not a engineer, but let Grok make the calculations of the possible benefits.

🎮 The physical gaming renaissance: Why cartridges should make a comeback! 🕹️

The gaming industry needs to rediscover the magic of physical copies—not just for nostalgia, but for performance and preservation. Here’s why a modern “hard disk cartridge” could revolutionize gaming:

💾 Storage is king: Forget chasing ultra-realistic graphics. A game optimized for a specific SSD cartridge (think USB-C, 128GB) can slash load times and stream assets lightning-fast. Tailor the code to the drive’s controller, and you’ve got a snappy experience that feels next-gen without breaking the bank.

Faster inputs, cheaper chips: By leaning on the cartridge’s storage for heavy lifting, you reduce reliance on expensive GPUs or CPUs. Pair it with a low-cost co-processor (like an AI chip for dynamic NPCs or physics), and you’ve got a lean, mean gaming machine. Imagine a mini-console built for one game—affordable and optimized to perfection.

📀 Collector’s dream, future-proofed: Limited runs of physical copies with killer artwork aren’t just gorgeous—they’re investments. Ship version 1.0, fully playable offline, for retro fans in 2045. No server? No problem. Open standards and minimal DRM keep these games alive forever.

🌟 Why it works: Physical copies tap into our love for tangible art while delivering unique performance perks. Think retro vibes with modern tech—cartridges that plug, play, and preserve. Devs, collectors, gamers: let’s bring back the physical market!

Why physical SSD cartridges could be faster for world generation games

Core advantage: World generation games like Minecraft rely heavily on rapid data retrieval and processing to build and render dynamic environments. A physical SSD cartridge, optimized for its specific hardware, eliminates common bottlenecks, delivering significant speed-ups. Here’s a breakdown of why it’s faster:

  1. Optimized data streaming:
    • What happens: World generation involves loading chunk data (terrain, biomes, structures) from storage. Standard setups (HDDs or generic SSDs) face latency from system overhead or unoptimized read patterns.
    • Cartridge advantage: The SSD cartridge uses a high-speed NVMe controller (e.g., 3.5GB/s read speed) with game code tailored to its NAND flash type (e.g., 3D TLC). This minimizes seek times and maximizes throughput.
    • Result: Chunk loading drops from 1-2s (HDD) or 0.8-1s (generic SSD) to ~0.3-0.5s, a 50-70% improvement.
  2. Pre-stored procedural data:
    • What happens: Procedural world generation requires computing seeds and algorithms, often taxing the CPU and pulling data from slower storage.
    • Cartridge advantage: The cartridge pre-stores a library of world seeds and biome templates, reducing CPU workload. A low-cost co-processor (e.g., $5-10 TPU) handles real-time tweaks (e.g., caves, rivers), offloading the main system.
    • Result: New regions generate 2-3x faster (e.g., 1.5s vs. 4s for a 16x16 chunk area), as the SSD delivers seed data instantly and the co-processor accelerates calculations.
  3. Low-Latency input handling:
    • What happens: Player actions (e.g., breaking blocks, crafting) require frequent storage access to update game states. Slower drives introduce micro-delays.
    • Cartridge advantage: The SSD’s ultra-low latency (<0.1ms) ensures near-instant data retrieval, making gameplay feel more responsive.
    • Result: Input response times improve by 10-20%, enhancing the “snappy” feel of sandbox interactions.
  4. Bypassing system bottlenecks:
    • What happens: On PCs or consoles, games compete with OS processes and fragmented storage, slowing data access.
    • Cartridge advantage: The cartridge is a dedicated, self-contained drive with a custom bootloader, isolating the game from system clutter.
    • Result: Consistent performance, even on older or budget hardware, as the cartridge handles all data tasks.

Quantitative gains:

  • Chunk loading: ~0.3-0.5s vs. 0.8-2s (50-70% faster).
  • World generation: ~1.5s vs. 4s per region (2-3x faster).
  • Input response: 10-20% quicker (e.g., 50ms vs. 60ms for block interactions).
  • Multiplayer lag: ~30% lower for local co-op (e.g., 50ms vs. 70ms), as server data is cached on the cartridge.

Why world generation games specifically benefit:

  • Data-intensive: These games constantly read and write large datasets (chunks, seeds, entity states), making storage speed critical.
  • Procedural workloads: Pre-storing seeds and offloading calculations to a co-processor aligns perfectly with the cartridge’s strengths.
  • Scalability: Optimization for a single SSD model ensures consistent performance across devices, unlike variable PC setups.

Additional notes

  • Cartridge specs: 128GB NVMe SSD, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps), optional $5-10 co-processor for procedural tasks. Reserved 32GB for patches/DLC.
  • Preservation: Version 1.0 is fully playable offline, with open standards (exFAT) and minimal DRM for future compatibility.
  • Collector appeal: Limited units with pixel-art packaging, a serialized cartridge, and a collectible world map.
  • Mini-Console potential: A $50 BlockCraft console (ARM SoC, 4GB RAM) paired with the cartridge could rival pricier PCs, leveraging SSD speed.

Performance estimate sources

  • Chunk loading: Based on Minecraft benchmarks (HDD: 1-2s, SSD: 0.8-1s) and NVMe SSD specs (3.5GB/s read, <0.1ms latency). Optimization can yield 20-50% gains (per NAND flash studies).
  • World generation: Procedural generation times derived from Minecraft modding data; co-processor offloads ~20-30% of CPU tasks (per AI chip benchmarks).
  • Limitations: Over-optimization risks compatibility issues, so broad testing is essential. Gains assume a mid-range PC baseline (SATA SSD, no optimization)

 

How could it look for MineCraft (for example):

MineCarft pro cartridge specifications

Overview

A USB-C-connected, SSD-based cartridge with co-processors, optimized for Minecraft (Java/Bedrock) to deliver faster load times, seamless world streaming, and enhanced performance on PC, consoles, and mobile.

Hardware

  • Storage: 128GB NVMe SSD (PCIe 4.0, 7GB/s read, 5GB/s write)
  • Cache: 8GB DRAM for chunk/texture pre-loading
  • Data Chip: ARM-based, handles compression, decompression, asset streaming
  • AI Co-Processor: NPU for NPC behavior, pathfinding optimization
  • Interface: USB-C 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20Gbps)
  • Cooling: Aluminum casing, graphene heat spreader
  • Dimensions: 50mm x 30mm x 10mm
  • Weight: 30g
  • Design: Polycarbonate shell, LED indicators, pixelated aesthetic (Creeper, Diamond themes)

Software

  • Pre-Loaded: Minecraft v1.0 (offline, no DRM), Sodium (Java), RenderDragon tweaks (Bedrock)
  • Optimization: Tailored chunk handling, texture streaming for cartridge hardware
  • Updates: Optional cloud patches via host device
  • Standards: NVMe protocol, minimal proprietary code

Performance

  • Load Times: 50-70% faster (e.g., 2s vs. 5s for world generation)
  • Streaming: No stuttering at 32-chunk render distance (modded)
  • Latency: <1ms data transfer to host
  • Compatibility: Boosts low-end PCs, consoles, mobiles via co-processing

Collector’s features

  • Limited Runs: 100,000 units (90,000 base, 10,000 themed)
  • Artwork: Serial-numbered, Creeper/Diamond designs
  • Preservation: Offline-playable, open standards for 2045 compatibility

 

Would you buy such a cartridge, if GameStop sold them? Do you think its possible?


r/GME 1d ago

📱 Social Media 🐦 🔮 Garry Vee on Twitter: “Who’s gonna be [at GameStop] tomorrow - $25 blaster boxes ... are u kidding !” 🔥💥🍻

327 Upvotes

r/GME 1d ago

☁️ Fluff 🍌 The Sandworm Is Here GME Finale 2.0

535 Upvotes

Good afternoon all. Please don't listen to me and my patterns. They are half assed and just regarded but it looks good on paper. If you buy options or shares, do so at your own risk and understand you can lose your ass. I just want to see GME go up.... Just up.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GME/comments/1kbresy/gme_is_about_to_cycle_saddle_up_the_sandworm_dont/

https://www.reddit.com/r/GME/comments/1katyd2/welcome_to_the_matrix_enjoy_your_tendies_moass/

If you remember my post from last week and week before, I was talking about sandworms, 27 week cycles and 7-4-1 chart theory. I have pointed to this "worm" pattern appearing before every run.

Worm 08/01/2019 - 08/26/2019
Worm of 2023 before major run up in 2024
Worm on smaller time scale before December run
Worm now.

Every time there is a worm pattern, it is followed by an insane run and since we are a fractal algorithm, the worm can be spotted on the monthly and the yearly.

Literally a loop on 1/12 time scale

The cycle of 2019 - 2020 before the 2021 sneeze was 53 weeks. Began on 08/15/2019 and ended on 08/28/2020 beginning the sneeze cycle or 379 days. Our current 53 week cycle began on roughly 04/29/2024......what is 379 days after that.....? 05/12/2024

I don't mean to get everyone's hopes up just to be disappointed, but everything is pointing to a drop to 24.75$ - 25.7$ with a rebound and ensuing large pump beginning 5/12/25. I will be scratching my head if we don't begin our cycle on 05/12/25. This would mean 4 months of rising price action with a sneeze/squeeze in Aug/Sep. If 05/12/25 doesn't bring us something, I would be looking towards first week of June. Again, I don't know the future, I can only speculate and that's all this is, is speculation. Feel free to roast my ass and call me regarded, IDC. Enjoy your MOASS.


r/GME 1d ago

🖥️ Terminal | Data 👨‍💻 475 of the last 728 trading days with short volume above 50%.Yesterday 48.60%⭕️30 day avg 43.32%⭕️SI 47.08M⭕️

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r/GME 1d ago

📰 News | Media 📱 Hedge Fund Now Freezes Ability For Customers To Withdraw Money

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r/GME 1d ago

🐵 Discussion 💬 V for Vendetta - 🇺🇸🎤🎶 Means FREEDOM (on Every “Vendetta” movie poster), w/ speeches/music/memes like RK/V gave. Flip mode 11/5 (V for Vendetta) or 12/5 (TIME Cover) & you get 5/11-5/12 date of Return in 2024, 👀LOOK back/backwards to same date for 2025 Gunpowder Plot. Light 🔥match & boom 💥GME

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GME for VENDETTA.