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Weird but strangely entertaining. That's all I've got to say on this one.Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Covered over 700 episodes ago, this spooky skill is still a great choice for a chilling question or two to put you in a haunted Halloween mood.Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Brian Counter (@CultoftheOld on the Twitters) brings us this brilliant demo of a virtual-card-based equivalent of a board game full of fighting aliens and snappy sound-effects.Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Suggested by @CultoftheOld, this one takes a bit of setup but then you're quickly into full-on superhero battle action. Desperately needs some super sound-effects, though.Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Is it too early to start scaring us out of our wits with some horrible Halloween skills? Nah.Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Who'd have thought that there was so much to owning and caring for a guide dog? This new skill will be a great resource for both the guide dog owner and the curious.Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

To celebrate Black History Month, let's test our knowledge in this area to the very limit and (probably) far beyond…Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Finally, solve your Rubik's Cube so you can put it back on the shelf with all those nice colours neatly in place at last. Today's skill will tell you how to solve any 3x3 Cube in as few a moves as possible, normally just 20. This skill assumes you have a cube with red, green, blue, yellow, white and orange squares, and that white should be opposite yellow, red should be opposite orange, and blue should be opposite green. If your cube is different, just say "I have a different cube".Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

By those clever guys at wordplays.com, this crossword-solving skill could just be the ultimate shortcut to tackling those tricky clues - however CHALLENGING OR cryptic they can be. We covered most of the commands in the demo, but for info you can also say "Next" if the first offered answer isn't correct (some clues will have multiple correct answers of that letter count, say), as well as "Wait" for a little more time before the skill closes.Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

It's Prime Day, er, Days today and tomorrow (13 and 14 Oct) and there are some sweet, sweet deals across Amazon's website. You can also get some amazing Amazon tech at ridiculously low prices through the A-lady herself.Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

The Times is a truly venerable and well-trusted source of news - and now they have a radio station too. Nice.Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

From those helpful and informative people at the New York Times, today's skill serves up sound advice on staying healthy and happy. Why not give it a go?Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

If I hadn't been cut short by the doorbell, I'd probs be a tenth level grandmaster mage by now. Either that or toast…Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Today we llook at how your Echo's now even better at helping you find just the skill you'd like. We also have a sneaky peek at Yak Yak Quiz - a must-play from those great guys at Vocala.Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Covered over 700 episodes ago, this skill will twist your brain into a sort of stress ball in a smoothy-maker scenario.Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

You will have a grate mite suing this kills to voles anagrams.Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Yikes! There's nothing magic about my maths in this numberpuzzle escape room skill.Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

I feel like a right lemon after lofting a losing return in today's tennis-flavoured tribute to Fizz-Buzz. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Wow! This skill's got every single sound of all creatures great and small. God bless them all.Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Can you avoid the raptors and help this clever girl escape the island? Can you avoid this skill crashing before you finish your quest? So many questions…Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com