Chrome Extension · Completely Free · Probably Fine
The Golden Chainsaw

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The OTF Archives

Browse the Off-Topic Forum. Collect legendary treasures. Tell no one.
Every useless topic has a story. Collect them all.

Wait, what is this

Classified briefing

A Chrome extension
for people who
read the OTF.

The OTF Archives is a browser extension that hides collectible treasures inside chess.com Off-Topic Forum topics. Browse as normal. Sometimes a treasure appears. Sometimes it doesn’t. The lore is real. The treasures are not. Your parents won’t understand.

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Browse normally
Open any OTF topic. That’s it. That’s the whole mechanic. You were already doing this for free.
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Sometimes, treasure
Not every topic has loot. Most don’t. The scarcity is intentional. Stop refreshing.
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Collect and hoard
Your collection lives in the extension popup. Click the icon. Admire your treasures. Tell someone. They won’t care. It’s fine.
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100% local
No account. No server. No data collected. We don’t know who you are. We don’t want to know.

Classified inventory

33 treasures.
4 tiers of rarity.
Zero practical value.

Older topics hide rarer treasure. This is lore, not a bug. Scholars are studying it. They are not getting paid.

OTF History
Legendary
Ancient relics of forum mythology. Two exist. Neither has ever been confirmed. Good luck.
Deep Lore
Rare
Items of great significance to exactly the kind of person reading this page right now.
Touch Grass Moments
Uncommon
Commemorating the brief periods when OTFers almost went outside.
Skill Issues
Common
You will find many of these. They are yours now. Please take them.

Acquire the lore

Get the extension.

Free. Always. No account required. No data collected. Just treasures.

Add to Chrome — It’s Free Available now on the Chrome Web Store.

Operational manual

How to use it.
(You already know.)

Some topics hide treasure. Each topic can reward you once per week. Older topics hide rarer treasure. Click the extension icon in your toolbar to see your collection. That’s the whole game. There is no leaderboard. There is no winning. There is only the OTF.

Important legal-ish notice: The OTF Archives is an unofficial fan project made by an OTFer, for OTFers. It is not affiliated with chess.com. Chess.com does not know it exists. If they ask, you didn’t hear it from us. The extension collects zero data, contacts zero servers, and knows nothing about you. Your treasures live on your computer and go nowhere. They are yours. Cherish them. Or don’t. We’re a browser extension, not your mum.