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 | Hazel Drury | — |
Format: 8 rounds of 20 seconds.
[Vote for the next Duel's format]
Latest Pencils
Top Dog
| # | Player | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Spinks | 99% |
These are the finest bones dug up lately,
in Mr Dog's opinion (patent pending).
Discussions
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Tipping the balance
Announcement by Charlie Reams. Status: Unconfirmed.
From today, you'll have the option to leave an additional "thank you" on any ticket post from apterous's extensive staff (me) in the form of cold, hard, digitally-mediated cash. I don't expect to get loads ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
12 1 6
Touchdown conundrum reboot
Announcement by Charlie Reams. Status: Unconfirmed.
Following a recent major improvement to conundrum generation for Touchdown variants, the conundrums now have a much wider variety of possible solutions and are therefore much more difficult. So I have ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
19 0 23
New watchwords!
Game feature request by Charlie Reams. Status: Unconfirmed.
I added a bunch of new collectables from today, celebrating some of the top players from the recent series and a few overlooked legends of the past. Enjoy! https://www.apterous.org/item.php?item=295 [Read more] [More feature requests]
41 0 25
A statement on cheating
Announcement by Charlie Reams. Status: Unconfirmed.
We've had several high-profile cases of cheating lately and I understand my handling of them might've left some people dissatisfied. I want to share some information about how I deal with cheating and ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
12 0 4
Warning before Top Dog games if you've not played enough conundrums
Game feature request by George Armstrong. Status: Unconfirmed.
In the Top Dog games that involve conundrums, you have to have recently played at least 55 conundrums to get a Top Dog % rating at the end. It would be nice to get a warning before you start the game if ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
18 2 9
Fudgedown
Variant idea by Adam Dexter. Status: Unconfirmed.
Letters rounds: You can write all words you can make as notes. Apterous will then declare the longest valid word from your choices. Not sure whether its re- or -er? Just write both. Numbers Rounds: You ... [Read more] [More variant ideas]
11 1 20
ZoomDown S3 - Looking For Applicants
Announcement by George Armstrong. Status: Unconfirmed.
I'm sure most of you by now know what ZoomDown is, but for any new members, it's our fan-run series of Countdown matches played over Zoom and streamed live on Youtube. Whether you've been on ZD before ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Game of the Year (GotY) 2020
Announcement by Elliott Mellor. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi there, Nominations are now open for Game of the Year (GotY) 2020 and will close on Saturday 20 February 2021 at 11.59pm. The full details and rules are on the forum thread http://c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=12&p=191691&sid=c49e703d313893b13c62e0c7221e8316#p191691 ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
6 1 0
Scoring format format for duel to be listed on Current Duel Leaders section
Website feature request by Andy SC. Status: Unconfirmed.
I think it would be handy if the the current duel leaders section listed what time of scoring is being used for the duel as it seems to stat everything else relating to the duel. [Read more] [More feature requests]
30 4 2
Private Messages For Declining Games
Game feature request by Matt OC. Status: Unconfirmed.
When someone requests a game and you don't want to play it for whatever reason, most people are polite to decline by writing a small message in the chat window. However, I feel it would be more appropriate ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
37 3 13
Bodgedown
Variant idea by Matt Morrison. Status: Unconfirmed.
I think this might have been suggested before. In fact I'm almost sure of it. Please tell me off and link me up should that be the case. IDEA Throw a ton of shit at a problem and hope something sticks. ... [Read more] [More variant ideas]
16 1 1
Most multitalented pages - would be nice to show more users
Website feature request by Fiona T. Status: Unconfirmed.
Looking at the 'most multitalented' pages (e.g. https://www.apterous.org/statland.php?section=most_multitalented) you see the top 30 players and your rivals. It would be really nice to be able to see ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
13 2 6
Extra status for "Seeking Tournament"
Game feature request by Adam Dexter. Status: Unconfirmed.
Currently we have three statuses - Available, Seeking or Busy. What I would like is another status which is "Seeking Tournament" - this would then indicate you are there to play but only tourney games. ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
21 4 5
Hyper Nice
Game feature request by Ronan M Higginson. Status: Unconfirmed.
Same as Hyper but with letters used in Nice. [Read more] [More feature requests]
38 2 2
Full Letter Deck Reshuffle after each Mocktorun Leg of 15 Rounds
Game feature request by Philip Aston. Status: Unconfirmed.
It appears there is a prospect of being drawn duplicate Js, Ks, Q, Xs or Zs, or 3 Vs, in a Mocktorun at some point after the first 15 rounds – something that would never happen on TV Countdown. This ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
22 1 6
Allow other formats when setting up tourneys
Website feature request by Rhys Benjamin. Status: Unconfirmed.
At present, only high-scoring formats are allowed in tourneys. Whilst this may seem quite a niche ticket at first, it means things such as Flat-scoring Goatdown is not "allowed", nor is a custom format, ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
12 0 3
More sensible Eddington scoreboards
Website feature request by Ben Wilson. Status: Unconfirmed.
https://www.apterous.org/viewformat.php?format=2§ion=15 Setting the 9 round Eddington limit to 100 is optimistic to say the least- maybe a lower score of 60-75 would be more appropriate? [Read more] [More feature requests]
4 7 4
Spoilage LA's to be included on "Most multitalented letterists"
Website feature request by George Armstrong. Status: Unconfirmed.
This was just something I'd stumbled across whilst looking through stuff, and wondered why it wasn't featured in there. Admittedly, given how high spoilage scores can be, it could see some players rise ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
6 1 0
Receive Notifications for Played Tourney Games in Tourneys You're Not Running
Website feature request by Rhys Benjamin. Status: Unconfirmed.
Self-explanatory title, really. If I want to follow, say, the Apterous Masters Quarter Finals, I have to manually check it every so often to see if a game has been played. Can't we have the "game-played ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
24 1 4
Three Player Games
Game feature request by Noel Mc. Status: Unconfirmed.
No explanation required. Any appetite? [Read more] [More feature requests]
News
20 January 2021
- New: apterous History: December 2020.
- Tracey Mills commented on Apterous Masters 2020: FINAL. [+6 others]
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr 15 with 15 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr 15 with 15 maxes.
- Jon O'Neill's 6 - 1000 game with Apterous Caesar received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×9]
- Adam Finlay commented on Patrick L's game with Wesley Barton.
- Amar Chotai commented on Luke Johnson-Davies's game with Dave Kempshall. [+3 others]
- Luke Johnson-Davies's 84 - 66 game with Dave Kempshall received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×4]
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Chas Maxwell, who lasted 16 rounds with a target of 8. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Elliott Mellor with a score of 102 from 125.
19 January 2021
- News: Game of the Week was won by Rob Foster's 288 - 0 Goat Attack win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
- News: The Liberal Democrats has been crowned champion of Apterous Council Elections 2021!
- Jamie French tied the high score for Hyperlock Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Adam Dexter tied the high score for Nice Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Thomas Cappleman tied the high score for Stepdown 9 with 90 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 9 maxes.
- William R Draper tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Rob Foster tied the record number of maximums for Goat Attack with 20 maxes.
- Stephen R tied the high score for Touchdown Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Alan O'Sullivan commented on Eoin Jackson's game with Steven Oldham. [+1 other]
- Ronan M Higginson's 200 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×18]
- Lauren Hamer commented on her game with Apterous Prune. [+1 other]
- Tim Down tied the record number of maximums for Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- Patrick Thompson tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Edward Ashcroft tied the high score for Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Touch Jnr Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Eoin M tied the high score for Nice Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Eoin M tied the high score for Lockdown Jnr Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Eoin M tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- Jon O'Neill commented on his game with Apterous Caesar.
- Steven Oldham commented on Apterous Council Elections 2021: Buckinghamshire Proper. [+1 other]
- Richard Huang commented on Countdown China Online Tour 2021: Round 2: Hezong Lianheng.
- Fiona T commented on Jack Worsley's game with Apterous Rex.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Thomas Cappleman, who lasted 12 rounds with a target of 8. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Chris Hare with a score of 122 from 130.
18 January 2021
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
- J E tied the high score for Nice Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Luke Johnson-Davies tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- William R Draper tied the high score for Nice Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- William R Draper tied the high score for Nice Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Ronan M Higginson commented on Noel Mc's game with Graham Harrison. [+2 others]
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr 15 with 15 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr 15 with 15 maxes.
- Giles H tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Elliott Mellor's 85 - 0 game with The Duellist received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×4]
- Andy SC commented on Everything Counts VIII: Round Robin . [+3 others]
- Miles Elliott commented on Ronan M Higginson's game with Apterous Prune.
- Ronan M Higginson tied the high score for Nice Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- John Doherty tied the record number of maximums for Junior 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Dave Robjohns's 217 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×16]
- Matthew S Rutherford commented on Dave Robjohns's game with Apterous Prune. [+2 others]
- Elliott Mellor commented on his game with The Duellist. [+1 other]
- Carlo Harrison's 132 - 98 game with Daniel Penn received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×3]
- Dave Robjohns set a new record number of maximums for Spoilage 9 with 9 maxes.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Maria Chandler, who lasted 9 rounds with a target of 5. Woof!
12 January 2021
- News: Game of the Week was won by Rob Foster's 190 - 107 Goat Attack win against Dylan Taylor! This week's vote is now open.
11 January 2021
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
- News: Dave Robjohns has been crowned champion of Spoilers (2020 (human winner))!
- News: Apterous Rex has been crowned champion of Spoilers (2020, overall winner)!
9 January 2021
- News: Donald Trump has been permanently banned from apterous.
8 January 2021
- News: Thomas Carey has been crowned champion of AptoLeague (S4 Cup)!
5 January 2021
- News: Game of the Week was won by Elliott Mellor's 152 - 0 Instant 15 win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
4 January 2021
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
3 January 2021
- News: Dave Robjohns has been crowned champion of Beat Your Bot x3!
2 January 2021
- News: A total of 35 Duel Necklaces were awarded for December 2020.
1 January 2021
- News: The Duel for December 2020 was won by Elliott Mellor!
- News: Callum Todd has been crowned champion of AptoLeague (S5 League)!
- Fixed: Fixed an ancient bug with Touchdown conundrums (including Touch Jnr and Hypertouch). These should be quite a bit more interesting now! [Discussion]
29 December 2020
- News: Game of the Week was won by Dan Byrom's 144 - 128 15 Rounder win against Luke Johnson-Davies! This week's vote is now open.
- News: Johnny Canuck has been crowned champion of AptoNHL!
28 December 2020
- News: Thomas Carey has been crowned champion of AptoLeague (2020 CoC)!
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
25 December 2020
- News: Thomas Carey has been crowned champion of Apto Advent Calendar (Merry Christmas)!
24 December 2020
- News: Johnny Canuck has been crowned champion of IPL 2020!
23 December 2020
- News: Elliott Mellor has been crowned champion of Weakest Link Numbers Tournament 2020!
22 December 2020
- News: Game of the Week was won by Elliott Mellor's 120 - 107 Spoilage Numbers Attack win against Apterous Plum! This week's vote is now open.
21 December 2020
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
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