apterous is a UK-based puzzle game where players compete to solve word and number puzzles. You can play in British English, French, German, Welsh, global English and a variety of other languages.
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Miscellaneous topic by Liam O. Status: Unconfirmed.
Has anyone reported this as a bug by any chance? Long delays between selecting the numbers and the appearance of the round/clock/target. [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Brainstorm by Martin Hurst. Status: Unconfirmed.
An interesting posed by Elwin Carlos on the following tournament: https://www.apterous.org/to_tourney.php?tourney=5513 ***Does it count as cheating to have that (MH: the Pneumo word) copied to your device's ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Website feature request by Gevin Chapwell. Status: Unconfirmed.
This week there appear to be no games to vote on in Game Of The Week. But it still has the thing at the top of the page asking if you want to vote. This doesn't go away after you click "Take me there". ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Website feature request by Graeme Cole. Status: Unconfirmed.
Following from here: http://c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=16379 c4countdown.co.uk still uses HTTP rather than HTTPS, which means all our activity, including login details, are sent unencrypted. If ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Game feature request by Jon O'Neill. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi, it would be nice if there was a little bit more contrast on the timer bar vs. the background as it's hard to see how much time is left from the corner of the eye. Here is my proposed CSS for this: ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Game feature request by Mike Lee. Status: Unconfirmed.
Can the keyboard for solving a conundrum appear automatically at the beginning of the conundrum round when playing by mobile? I find my first focus in this round is pressing the box to bring the keyboard ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Game feature request by Etho Burrow. Status: Unconfirmed.
I've been practicing conundrums a lot lately, and one thing I find myself wishing for is some way to select the difficulty range of the conundrums I face in a particular game. I think the current system ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Game feature request by Dave Robjohns. Status: Unconfirmed.
This ticket was created by the Character Spindlomatic, which you should use to create your own characters! https://www.apterous.org/spindlomatic.php --------------------------------------- I suggest the ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Announcement by George Armstrong. Status: Unconfirmed.
Countdown has found itself a new Yorkshire home in the beating industrial heart of Sheffield! We will be at St Bartholomews, Primrose Hill, Langsett, Sheffield, S6 2UW. Just a 15 minute drive or 20 minute ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Website feature request by Charlie Reams. Status: On-going.
A small number of people run most of apterous' many excellent tournaments, and currently they spend a lot of time waiting around for me to approve them. I suggest a system in which people with a reasonable ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Announcement by Darren Godfrey. Status: Unconfirmed.
Oxford. Countdown. Euro 2024 opening weekend. Me. What more do you need? C4C: http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=16167&sid=e2dad96b40d5e268afcf628bf3cf1566 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/v9jXu57UCxjwMQaB/ ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Miscellaneous topic by Anan Nathan. Status: Unconfirmed.
is there a way of retrieving previous games or is that not possible [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Miscellaneous topic by Maurice Conway. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hey, I can't make sense of the rating system and how points are allocated at the end of a game. Could you help me understand please? [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Announcement by Rob Foster. Status: Unconfirmed.
The latest version of the Words by Usefulness Doc is out. Special mentions go to ANTIPOSE and ANTIPOLE for being among the most useful additions. As for UNDERBOOB - must try harder. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DAcyuWyoLBx6T32mlw0eYWPmvl3PoNWL/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102346750340488444279&rtpof=true&sd=true ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Brainstorm by Sarah Matthews. Status: Unconfirmed.
I would love to see a Bot Tourney that is a little bit easier than the current ones. Maybe a mix of games against various Bots and and various formats that are little bit easier for us more average players. ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Announcement by Chris Hare. Status: Unconfirmed.
Another year has skipped merrily over the horizon, leaving behind it only memory and a vague sense of unease. 2024 stretches before us, a blank canvas as yet unsullied by the deranged scribblings of our ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Announcement by Andy SC. Status: Unconfirmed.
Here’s a christmas present for you all. The 2024 Apterous ATP Tour is a series of 66 tournaments that closely follows the real life ATP calendar. The 2024 Apterous ATP Tour will comprise of the ATP ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Website feature request by Fiona T. Status: Unconfirmed.
Suggestion is that instead of 20 announcements that "Player X tied the high score for Junior Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes." there is just one ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Game feature request by Marty P. Status: Unconfirmed.
I thought it would be handy if you let users pre-configure custom challenges for their preferred game formats and include links to these on their profile pages so other users could straightforwardly send ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Brainstorm by M S R. Status: Unconfirmed.
Trying something new to help in my slightly cock-eyed attempt to get better at this. Putting it out here so A-You can try it should you wish and B-I'm wanting to finesse things, and feedback is welcome ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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