diff --git a/all-is-cubes-base/src/lib.rs b/all-is-cubes-base/src/lib.rs
index fa8ec9367..ce581d9c3 100644
--- a/all-is-cubes-base/src/lib.rs
+++ b/all-is-cubes-base/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #![move_size_limit = "256"]
 #![feature(let_chains)]
 #![feature(never_type)]
+#![feature(try_blocks)]
 
 //! This library is an internal component of [`all-is-cubes`],
 //! which defines some core mathematical types and functions.
diff --git a/all-is-cubes-base/src/math/grid_aab.rs b/all-is-cubes-base/src/math/grid_aab.rs
index 9110ec9fc..f5acb7aef 100644
--- a/all-is-cubes-base/src/math/grid_aab.rs
+++ b/all-is-cubes-base/src/math/grid_aab.rs
@@ -170,18 +170,19 @@ impl GridAab {
     ) -> Result<Self, GridOverflowError> {
         #[inline]
         fn inner(lower_bounds: GridPoint, size: GridSize) -> Result<GridAab, GridOverflowError> {
-            let upper_bounds = (|| {
-                Some(GridPoint::new(
+            match try {
+                GridPoint::new(
                     lower_bounds.x.checked_add_unsigned(size.width)?,
                     lower_bounds.y.checked_add_unsigned(size.height)?,
                     lower_bounds.z.checked_add_unsigned(size.depth)?,
-                ))
-            })()
-            .ok_or(GridOverflowError(OverflowKind::OverflowedSize {
-                lower_bounds,
-                size,
-            }))?;
-            GridAab::checked_from_lower_upper(lower_bounds, upper_bounds)
+                )
+            } {
+                Some(upper_bounds) => GridAab::checked_from_lower_upper(lower_bounds, upper_bounds),
+                None => Err(GridOverflowError(OverflowKind::OverflowedSize {
+                    lower_bounds,
+                    size,
+                })),
+            }
         }
 
         inner(lower_bounds.into(), size.into())
diff --git a/all-is-cubes/src/block/eval/control.rs b/all-is-cubes/src/block/eval/control.rs
index 775857df2..b52660a26 100644
--- a/all-is-cubes/src/block/eval/control.rs
+++ b/all-is-cubes/src/block/eval/control.rs
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ impl Cost {
 
     /// Compute a cost from change in budget.
     pub(crate) fn from_difference(original_budget: Budget, final_budget: Budget) -> Self {
-        let Some(new_self) = (|| {
-            Some(Self {
+        let Some(new_self) = (try {
+            Self {
                 components: original_budget
                     .components
                     .checked_sub(final_budget.components)?,
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ impl Cost {
                 recursion: original_budget
                     .recursion_used
                     .checked_sub(final_budget.recursion_used)?,
-            })
-        })() else {
+            }
+        }) else {
             panic!("overflow computing budget difference: {final_budget:#?} - {original_budget:#?}")
         };
         new_self
diff --git a/all-is-cubes/src/lib.rs b/all-is-cubes/src/lib.rs
index 3823d0bfb..15f04e7db 100644
--- a/all-is-cubes/src/lib.rs
+++ b/all-is-cubes/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #![feature(let_chains)]
 #![feature(never_type)]
 #![feature(trait_upcasting)]
+#![feature(try_blocks)]
 
 //! All is Cubes is a game/engine for worlds made of cubical blocks, where the blocks
 //! are themselves made of “smaller” blocks (voxels) that define their appearance and