What is apterous?
The first thing to say is that apterous is definitely not Countdown. It is not endorsed by Countdown, Channel 4 or anyone important at all. However, it is a game with rounds including numbers, letters and conundrums. This may sound familiar. You can play against your friends over the Internet, or other people's friends if you don't have any of your own. To play, just register and then log in. If you're having problems, head over to our FAQ and, if that doesn't work, please do email me and I'll do my best to help.
Current Duel Leaders
| # | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Cappleman | — |
Format: 12 rounds of 30 seconds.
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Top DogDiscussions
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Spoon of Awesome for Matthew Tassier
Brainstorm by Martin Long. Status: Unconfirmed.
I was looking through the people with a Spoon of Awesome and was very surprised to see that Matthew Tassier hasn't got one! Matthew has been a pioneer in every Numbers Attack variant for a number of years ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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November 2021 dictionary update (small)
Announcement by Charlie Reams. Status: Unconfirmed.
Pretty minor changes this time, although some difficult calls on particular words. Overall 27 additions and 102 deletions (mostly 10+ letters). Added: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XG4VcwZuZzmsKby-6nnsRx88i0GIgRfs2XtG2HctYqQ/edit#gid=23874157 ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
16 0 0
Calling all parkrunners!
Announcement by Fiona T. Status: Unconfirmed.
I've created a Countdowner parkrunners group on Strava - if you're an apto parkrunner, and on Strava, please join up! https://www.strava.com/clubs/c4cparkrunners You might also be interested in the ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
23 1 4
A "Remove all unplayed tournament games" button
Website feature request by Andy SC. Status: Unconfirmed.
As somebody that hosts tournaments, often with large amounts of fixtures, I think it would be quite useful if there was a button added to the tournament page that says "Remove all unplayed tournament games." ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
15 0 7
Jeopardy on Sunday the 28th!
Announcement by Andres S.. Status: Unconfirmed.
So I think I'll experiment with doing other things on here besides Countdown, and maybe bring some of my trivia culture here with some Jeopardy! I'll have a board patched up that will replace any U.S.-centric ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
17 1 8
Obvious Indication at Language (especially for duel)
Game feature request by Adam Finlay. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hello, I'm sure plenty of us yesterday when playing the French duel (20/11/21) didn't realise it was French until after one round (or maybe even further). Could we please have a better indication at what ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
14 1 5
Tourney System: "Play X Times" rather than "Best of X"
Website feature request by Rhys Benjamin. Status: Unconfirmed.
Useful for aptolympics and so on, if you want x attempts or to double/triple/etc a round-robin, can we have an option for "play 5 times" rather than putting in the same fixture 5 times? [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Activity Status to Be Retained After Logout or Disconnect
Game feature request by Philip Aston. Status: Unconfirmed.
At present, the user's default status is "Available" when logging in 100% of the time – so if you want to be on "Busy" by default, say, then you have to remember to change it before one challenges you ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
23 1 20
Bot Lexicons - Notably Nude, Plum and Waldorf
Game feature request by James Rowan. Status: Unconfirmed.
Overall, the standard of play on average exhibited by bots matches their ratings, however it's usually the letters that make the bulk of the scoreline. Their lexicons however still seem a little bit unrealistic ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
24 3 5
Shendown
Variant idea by M S R. Status: Unconfirmed.
Might be a bugger to code, but could be fun. LETTERS-In each round, both players alternate picking a letter. This carries until one player buzzes in. A player buzzes in upon seeing a nine and wins ten ... [Read more] [More variant ideas]
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On-screen indication that an upcoming conundrum is crucial
Game feature request by Johnny Canuck. Status: Unconfirmed.
When the last round of a game is a conundrum and the difference between the players' scores is 10 points or fewer, might it be possible to introduce some kind of indication, on the game screen, that the ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Mr Dog to warn you if you are not eligible
Brainstorm by Paul W. Status: Unconfirmed.
I've recently started playing the daily Mr Dog challenges, which involve a series of LNC rounds, and is handicapped. However, Mr Dog cannot give you a target unless you have played 55 rounds of LN or C ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
8 1 4
Earlier warning when you are at your maximum bot games
Brainstorm by Jonathan Wynn. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi. As someone who plays bots fairly infrequently, I often have a backlog of unfinished games with bots. I often find myself starting a game with a bot just until I get a challenge and then the games ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
4 1 5
Spoiler alert - MODIST
Brainstorm by Rhys Benjamin. Status: Unconfirmed.
Language: English (ODO) I am not sure whether Apterous should allow this - it was allowed on Countdown today, Lexico is not very helpful, but has been rejected on CD twice before. [Read more] [More miscellany]
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SPOON OF AWESOME FOR DAVE ROBJOHNS' APTOLYMPICS EFFORTS?!
Brainstorm by Stu Harkness. Status: Unconfirmed.
So I've never proposed this on the website before, but that Aptolympics was class. Dave's attention to detail paid throughout was incredible, and keeping all the spreadsheets up to date, and 40+ competitors ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Repeat selection. Just a freak coincidence or bug?
Brainstorm by Tal Lessner. Status: Unconfirmed.
I played 3 hyper number attacks with 6 large selections within an hour. There are 494,945 possible such games (55 different numbers selections times 8999 possible targets) So the chances of having 2 identical ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Any ideas for new words on Apterous?
Announcement by John Carpenter. Status: Unconfirmed.
Dear members, I realise that Charlie does regular updates regarding the inclusion of new words on Appterous and I realise that Charlie's update also makes omissions of several words as well. If anyone ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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If Apterous had bots styled after Apterites
Brainstorm by Simpatico Jones. Status: Unconfirmed.
(All meant with respect, you understand. Join in!) Apterous Platt - Gives you a reason every time it misses a nine. EVERY time. Apterous Foster - Basically just rename Sponge. Apterous Dylan - Pretty ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
32 0 3
New character idea: Derek Trotter
Game feature request by Martyn Simpson. 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]
7 1 11
Can't log bug ticket - get connection reset
Brainstorm by Fiona T. Status: Unconfirmed.
Can't log bug ticket - test to see if I can log other ticket types. [Read more] [More miscellany]
News
2 December 2021
- News: Thomas Carey has been crowned champion of AptoLeague (S11 League)!
- News: A total of 44 Duel Necklaces were awarded for November 2021.
- News: Adam Latchford has been crowned champion of Make The Odds!
- Tom Cappleman commented on Make The Odds: Grand Final. [+3 others]
- Matt OC tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Fiona T commented on LNAFP (SNAFP too!): 3 Large.
- Fiona T commented on LNAFP (SNAFP too!): 2 Large.
- Fiona T commented on LNAFP (SNAFP too!): 1 Large.
- Fi Thorne commented on AptoLeague: S11 Division 6. [+5 others]
- Dave Robjohns commented on AptoLeague: S11 Division 5. [+3 others]
- Dave Robjohns commented on AptoLeague: S11 Division 4. [+2 others]
- Dave Robjohns commented on AptoLeague: S11 Division 3. [+9 others]
- Dave Robjohns commented on AptoLeague: S11 Division 2. [+1 other]
- Dave Robjohns commented on AptoLeague: S11 Premier League. [+6 others]
- Dave Robjohns commented on AptoLeague: S11 Division 2.
- Andy SC commented on Advent Calendar : Round 1: Instant 9. [+1 other]
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Fiona T, who lasted 21 rounds with a target of 9. Woof!
- Rhys Benjamin's 0 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- The Duel was won by 2 people (Matthew Brockwell and James Nguyen) with a score of 140 from 143.
1 December 2021
- News: The Duel for November 2021 was won by Chris Hare!
- Mike Lee commented on Apterous Football League Cup: 2021: Semi Finals. [+2 others]
- Rhys Benjamin's 0 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a self-nomination for Game of the Week.
- Andy SC commented on Everything Counts IX: Last 32. [+1 other]
- Zohaib Rehan commented on his game with Apterous Prime. [+1 other]
- Zohaib Rehan's 200 - 190 game with Apterous Prime received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Zohaib Rehan tied the high score for Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Reg Thompson tied the record number of maximums for 5-rounder with 5 maxes.
- Reg Thompson tied the record number of maximums for 5-rounder with 5 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Maria Chandler's 135 - 80 game with Fiona T received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×3]
- Stephen R tied the record number of maximums for 5-rounder with 5 maxes.
- Ronan M Higginson tied the record number of maximums for 5-rounder with 5 maxes.
- Maria Chandler commented on her game with Fiona T.
- Ronan M Higginson's 143 - 133 game with James Nguyen received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×7]
- Eeshan Malhotra tied the record number of maximums for 5-rounder with 5 maxes.
- Fiona T commented on Hazel Drury's game with Apterous Rex.
- Stephen R tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Fiona T commented on Elliott Mellor's game with Apterous Prune.
- Matt OC tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Fiona T commented on Matthew Tassier's game with Apterous Prune.
- Fiona T commented on Bernard Lee's game with Apterous Prime.
- Matthew Tassier tied the high score for Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Dave Kempshall commented on Apto Darts World Championship: Sign-ups.
- Dave Kempshall commented on Apto Darts World Championship: Preliminary Round. [+2 others]
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Sean D, who lasted 16 rounds with a target of 9. Woof!
- The Duel was won by 2 people (Chris Hare and Rob Foster) with a score of 90 from 90.
30 November 2021
- News: Game of the Week was won by Gulshan R's 134 - 124 15 Rounder win against Oliver Solamath! This week's vote is now open.
- Patrick Thompson's 143 - 0 game with The Duellist received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Hazel Drury's 108 - 46 game with Andres S. received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Hazel Drury tied the record number of maximums for Goatdown 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Florence C-L's 398 - 379 game with Sam Cappleman-Lynes received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×4]
- Fiona T commented on Bradley Horrocks's game with Apterous Prime.
- Fiona T commented on Jack Worsley's game with Apterous Prune. [+2 others]
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Robin M tied the record number of maximums for Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
29 November 2021
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
23 November 2021
- News: Game of the Week was won by Apterous Rex's 649 - 641 win against Rob Foster! This week's vote is now open.
22 November 2021
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
20 November 2021
- New: apterous History: October 2021.
16 November 2021
- News: Game of the Week was won by Mike Lee's 124 - 41 15 Rounder win against Adam Beach! This week's vote is now open.
15 November 2021
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
9 November 2021
- News: Game of the Week was won by Apterous Rex's 662 - 655 win against Jack Worsley! This week's vote is now open.
8 November 2021
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
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