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 | George Armstrong | — |
Format: 8 rounds of 30 seconds.
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Latest Pencils
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At least one bot to pick 5/6 large numbers in Spoilage numbers rounds.
Game feature request by Matthew Tassier. Status: Unconfirmed.
In Spoilage you have to pick 4, 5 or 6 large numbers. Currently all the bots pick the least challenging 4 Large selection in all circumstances in Spoilage. In every other variant different bots choose ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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LEOTARDS EPISODE HUNT
Brainstorm by Alex Diaz. Status: Unconfirmed.
Does anyone know which series and episode saw the word LEOTARDS made from the letters S Y T R A E O D L ? It's featured in a brief montage from 'Mr. Countdown: A Tribute to Richard Whitely Part 2' on ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
26 0 3
Tournament editing
Website feature request by Matt Morrison. Status: Unconfirmed.
**Adding the ability to edit a tournament that is already in the system.** Description - presumably would be ok to edit at any time. Although if you think people would abuse the system or change rules ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
33 1 2
Player 1 should be on the left column in tourney fixture lists
Website feature request by Bradley Horrocks. Status: Unconfirmed.
Not much to add here, apart from mention at the moment it seems to be arranged by the system to put the oldest user in the left-hand column. [Read more] [More feature requests]
10 0 1
Game of the Year (GotY) 2021
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://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=15043 ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
35 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 2 6
Seeking participants in a linguistics experiment
Miscellaneous topic by Dan McColm. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hello! A friend of mine is looking for participants in a linguistics experiment. They are looking for people who are: - Aged 30 or over - From the south of England or the Midlands - Have ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
25 2 1
Notifications for people being added and leaving aptomails to not exist
Website feature request by Andy SC. Status: Unconfirmed.
It has come to my attention that people have received notifications for the following messages in an aptomail: 1. [Player X] left the thread. 2. I added [Player Y] [URL] as a participant in this thread. ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
42 4 17
Two possible new bots
Brainstorm by Jim Bentley. Status: Unconfirmed.
Apologies if this has been suggested before, but Apterous Odd and Apterous Even could both be hypothetically quite strong bots even though they would follow very strict rules. Basically, on letters games, ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
23 4 1
Can we please have tournament placings put on our glory roll?
Website feature request by Mark D. Status: Unconfirmed.
Can we please have tournament placings put on our glory roll? [Read more] [More feature requests]
48 0 15
Play on phone and tablet! Now officially supported
Announcement by Charlie Reams. Status: Unconfirmed.
From today you should find the game *much* more playable on mobile devices like phones, iPads, tablets etc. (Fridges and toasters not officially supported, but feel free to try.) You may also notice minor ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
26 0 2
Speed 15
Game feature request by Noel Mc. Status: Unconfirmed.
Speed 15 is currently Old 15 format. Any chance of a new 15 format? [Read more] [More feature requests]
36 2 4
Hyper Ascension
Game feature request by John Beresford. Status: Unconfirmed.
Why not? Some of us love the 12-letter challenge. Hyper Ascension would be awesome. Please !!! [Read more] [More feature requests]
18 1 4
Top Dog personal (& overall) bests
Website feature request by Dave Robjohns. Status: Unconfirmed.
I think it would be great to have a top dog personal bests section within superstats (and potentially overall records) separated by each day/format. While the daily targets are personalised and change ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
8 1 5
Dark mode numbers screen
Game feature request by Steven Oldham. Status: Unconfirmed.
Bug description: Not a bug as such, but on the numbers screen I've noticed the numbers you've clicked on in your solve don't 'grey out' as obviously as in the normal screen. Not sure if it's my eyes ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
37 0 3
Disallowed words and valid anagrams
Game feature request by Martin Hurst. Status: Unconfirmed.
In Superstats, you can access a list of your most disallowed words. It has columns for "hits" (i.e. the number of times you have submitted it), and "words" (which shows the invalid word) Could a 3rd ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
23 0 8
Variant Idea: unrestricted CA
Game feature request by Michael Oldham. Status: Unconfirmed.
As a new player I'd love a variant of Conundrum attack but with the entire pool of 9s, this may not be overly useful for the seasoned players but for newer players like me this would be immensely helpful ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
26 0 3
Time axis on superstats graphs to report actual dates, not "days ago"
Website feature request by Graeme Cole. Status: Unconfirmed.
I read Jack Hurst's C4C post about Letters Max Progression http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=14268 with interest, but the choice of labelling on the X-axis of the graphs makes interpreting ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
43 2 5
In-game variant instructions to be more self-contained
Game feature request by Gevin Chapwell. Status: Unconfirmed.
When I do the Daily Duel, I sometimes go to the rules section after I've accepted the game just to remind me what I'm supposed to do. But with some of them it doesn't actually tell you. For example, with ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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If someone "accepts challenge" on a tourney game or other outstanding game, highlight it
Game feature request by Fiona T. Status: Unconfirmed.
When you've got lots of games in your challenges (e.g with tourneys) , and one of your opponents is ready to play , set the background for that game a different colour to grab attention! [Read more] [More feature requests]
News
22 January 2022
- Elizabeth Beer commented on Alan O'Sullivan's game with Apterous Prune. [+1 other]
- Piaras Last-Name commented on Premier League 21/22: Match-week 23.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Sean D, who lasted 13 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Elliott Mellor with a score of 118 from 120.
21 January 2022
- Alan O'Sullivan commented on his game with Apterous Prune. [+8 others]
- Fiona T commented on Apto-Chess Championship: Grand Swiss Tournament: Round 7. [+2 others]
- Alan O'Sullivan commented on his game with Apterous Prune.
- Carlo Harrison tied the high score for Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Rob Foster's 200 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×5]
- Alan O'Sullivan commented on his game with Apterous Prune.
- Alan O'Sullivan commented on his game with Apterous Prune.
- Rob Foster tied the record number of maximums for Omelette Blitz with 13 maxes.
- Rob Foster tied the high score for Omeletters Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the high score for Touch Jnr Letters Attack with 140 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr 9 with 9 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Touch Jnr Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Elliott Mellor's 451 - 459 game with Apterous Rex received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Stu Harkness tied the high score for Junior Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Jason Larsen commented on his game with Apterous Waldorf.
- Jason Larsen tied the high score for Junior Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Martyn Pegram's 3 - 0 game with The Duellist received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×3]
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Sean D, who lasted 11 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- Alan O'Sullivan commented on his game with Apterous Prune.
- The Duel was won by Callum Todd with a score of 4 from 8.
20 January 2022
- New: apterous History: December 2021.
- Alan O'Sullivan commented on his game with Apterous Prune.
- Alan O'Sullivan commented on his game with Apterous Prune.
- Martyn Simpson's 163 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×4]
- Chris Hare commented on Apterous Winter Olympics 2022: The Best Snowman Competition: Foyer.
- Andy SC commented on Apterous Davis Cup: Sign-up page.
- Fi Thorne commented on her game with Apterous Prune. [+1 other]
- Sam Shepherd tied the high score for Hyperlock 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.
- Ahmed M tied the record number of maximums for Goat Attack with 20 maxes.
- Elliott Mellor commented on his game with Apterous Prune.
- Sean D tied the high score for Speed Junior Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Sean D tied the high score for Speed Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Rob Foster tied the record number of maximums for Omelette Blitz with 13 maxes.
- Stu Harkness commented on his game with Apterous Prune. [+1 other]
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Dave Kempshall, who lasted 11 rounds with a target of 8. Woof!
- The Duel was won by 2 people (Ahmed M and Adam Latchford) with a score of 89 from 90.
19 January 2022
- George Armstrong commented on Darren Godfrey's game with Apterous Prune.
- Paul Thomas commented on AptoLeague: Season 13 Signups.
- Lee Simmonds commented on AptoLeague: S11 Division 2.
- Tracey Mills commented on Jack Worsley's game with Apterous Rex. [+1 other]
- Alan O'Sullivan commented on his game with Apterous Prune.
- Alan O'Sullivan commented on AptoLeague: S12 Division 4. [+2 others]
- Dave Robjohns commented on Super Sixteens: Round 1: Aegilops 15.
- Alan O'Sullivan commented on his game with Apterous Prune.
- Tal Lessner tied the high score for Nasty Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Elliott Mellor's 120 - 0 game with The Duellist received a nomination for Game of the Week.
18 January 2022
- News: Game of the Week was won by Ahmed M's 120 - 0 Lockdown win against The Duellist! This week's vote is now open.
17 January 2022
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
16 January 2022
- News: Jack Worsley has been crowned champion of Apterous Football League Cup (2021)!
15 January 2022
- News: Tom Cappleman has been crowned champion of Race To Nowhere!
11 January 2022
- News: Game of the Week was won by Harry F's 153 - 151 15 Rounder win against Zohaib Rehan! This week's vote is now open.
10 January 2022
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
9 January 2022
- New: New item: the hammer. [Discussion]
4 January 2022
- News: Game of the Week was won by Elizabeth Beer's 200 - 80 Bullet Hyper Numbers Attack win against Apterous Prime! This week's vote is now open.
3 January 2022
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
2 January 2022
- News: A total of 42 Duel Necklaces were awarded for December 2021.
1 January 2022
- News: The Duel for December 2021 was won by Matthew Brockwell!
- News: Tom Cappleman has been crowned champion of Everything Counts IX!
28 December 2021
- News: Game of the Week was won by Florence C-L's 349 - 0 Spoilage 15 win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
27 December 2021
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
25 December 2021
- News: Tom Cappleman has been crowned champion of Advent Calendar !
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