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 | Graeme Cole | — |
Format: 17 rounds of 15 seconds.
[Vote for the next Duel's format]
Latest Pencils
Top Dog
| # | Player | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anan Nathan | 89% |
These are the finest bones dug up lately,
in Mr Dog's opinion (patent pending).
Discussions
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Team Countdown Series 2 Signups OPEN!!
Announcement by Andres S.. Status: Unconfirmed.
So it's been a bit long, don't you think? Think it's time to bring this back. Series 2 for Team Countdown is gonna be underway!!! The first series was so much fun that I thought we should give it another ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Identifying stems
Variant idea by Sam Manojlovic. Status: Unconfirmed.
Would it be possible to create a new game which would allow you to identify potential stems from a set of letters, in order to get new players into the habit of thinking of potential word stems and helping ... [Read more] [More variant ideas]
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Apterous Christmas Quiz Championship 2022
Brainstorm by M S R. Status: Unconfirmed.
IT'S CHRISTMAAAAAAS! So in between running around at church, plotting how to avoid my family, and giving you an Apto endurance, I thought I'd inflict some intellectual battle royales on you all. APTEROUS ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Send a challenge to somebody not on the site
Game feature request by Liam O. Status: Unconfirmed.
There's a really cool feature on chess.com, where you can get a link that you can text from your phone or email to anybody. When they click on the link, the site facilitates them as a guest player and ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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In Memoriam section
Brainstorm by M S R. Status: Unconfirmed.
I'm not sure if this has been raised before-forgive me if it has, but recent events have had me thinking In Stewart Wintle and David Barnard, we have lost two-much loved members of the community this ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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External dictionary links on Lexplorer word page should include Oxford Dictionaries Premium
Website feature request by Graeme Cole. Status: Unconfirmed.
Example page: https://www.apterous.org/lexplorer.php?word=feature&dic=0 I believe Countdown now uses Oxford Dictionaries Premium for adjudication, and I assume that's also what apterous now uses to decide ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Ways to encourage trial members to sign up
Brainstorm by James Laverty. Status: Unconfirmed.
More of an expansion from this ticket http://www.apterous.org/ticket_view.php?ticket=3682, but I felt it was going off topic. That being said I am going to copy and paste comments from it. Zarte Siempre- ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Display "words using" as stems in Lexplorer
Website feature request by Matty Artell. Status: Unconfirmed.
By which I mean; when using the "words using" feature (which is INCREDIBLY useful when setting conundrums with certain themes, and for other purposes), each word could appear as a stem; for example, if ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Potential AptoSOS Series 8
Announcement by Bailey Cowell. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi all, how would you feel about an eighth series of AptoSOS being hosted sometime next year? It would work similar to previous series with players playing each other in standard 15-Rounders, aiming to ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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David Barnard
Announcement by Robin M. Status: Unconfirmed.
Good Evening, I wanted to say that the news about David Barnard is just awful and that I for one hope that his next moments are as comfortable for him as possible and that he has all the support of his ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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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]
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Number distribution for different formats
Website feature request by Adam Dexter. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi, I think it would be nice to see the number distribution for different variants. I am aware that normal is 4l plus 1-10 twice. I noticed when playing Hyper that the same small came out 3 times. I ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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"Fastest Conundrum" in Superstats to include more than one per variant
Game feature request by Eoin Jackson. Status: Unconfirmed.
Just looking at that section on Superstats. It shows your fastest conundrum time per variant. For someone who is mostly interested in standard 15R games, I would be keen to see a top 5 or top 10 fastest ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Goat:Leeds - Saturday 15th April 2023
Announcement by Callum Todd. Status: Unconfirmed.
Do you like playing Goatdown on apterous? Do you have a corporeal form that exists in the real world, even when you're not signed in to apterous? If you answered 'yes' to both of the above questions, ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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CoRugby 2023
Announcement by M S R. Status: Unconfirmed.
FOCAL’s jovialities comes to back to the Midlands as we take a jaunt to Rugby. Hosted by Adam Latchford (S83 victor) and MSR (the one with the shit beard). DATE-Saturday 18th March 2023, 10:30 am start ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Archive of past tournaments
Website feature request by Eoin Jackson. Status: Unconfirmed.
I wonder could a new "Tournaments" sub-section be filed under the ARCHIVES section of the sidebar? In case someone wanted to view old tournaments that they didn't take part in (The ones you DID take part ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Option to practise 5,6,10,11,& 13 letter rounds.
Game feature request by Liam O. Status: Unconfirmed.
Now that we have Beanstalk to enjoy and the challenges that such a format presents, it would be awesomely nice to be able to practise the different round lengths without committing to a marathon 26 rounder. ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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"Load more" option on all-time head-to-heads
Website feature request by Gevin Chapwell. Status: Unconfirmed.
As discussed here - http://www.apterous.org/ticket_view.php?ticket=2251&vc=0#p48950 - once it loads the most recent 100 results, it would be good to be able to load another 100 and so on. It will only ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Un-truncating Results
Website feature request by Noel Mc. Status: Unconfirmed.
When results on Lexplorer are truncated, is there any way of seeing all of them? For example, if I want to see all 8 letter words ending in ISE, at the minute I just get the first 100 alphabetically. [Read more] [More feature requests]
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"Find Games" should show the player, when searching by score
Website feature request by Sam Cappleman-Lynes. Status: Unconfirmed.
When you play a game in a particular format, the game window tells you the high score in that format, and provides a link to the game(s) where the high score was achieved. Currently, the 15 Rounder high ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
News
10 December 2022
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Matt OC, who lasted 20 rounds with a target of 5. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Matt Hamer with a score of 133 from 170.
9 December 2022
- Andy SC commented on Royal Rumble: 2022 (2). [+2 others]
- Paul James's 116 - 106 game with Adrian Fletcher received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×3]
- Sarah Matthews commented on Apto Darts World Championship 2022: 2nd Round. [+1 other]
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Steven Grady's 46 - 36 game with Andres S. received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×3]
- Ahmed M commented on Pro Ranks for 5 December 2022.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Matt OC, who lasted 17 rounds with a target of 5. Woof!
- The Duel was won by 14 people (Mark Tournoff, Dave Robjohns, James Haughton, George Armstrong, Matthew Brockwell, Florence C-L, Thomas Carey, Edward Ashcroft, Martin Long, Brendan Whitehurst, Ray Wilding, Gevin Chapwell, Harry F and Hazel Drury) with a score of 97 from 97.
8 December 2022
- Andres S. commented on his game with Steven Grady. [+1 other]
- Steven Grady tied the record number of maximums for 5-rounder with 5 maxes.
- Chris Hare commented on The Twelve Games of Chris-mas: Sign-Up Page. [+10 others]
- Chris Hare commented on Ripest pencils: 7s.
- Ronan M Higginson's 200 - 0 game with Apterous Waldorf received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×25]
- Liam O tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Sean D commented on Ronan M Higginson's game with Apterous Waldorf. [+6 others]
- Dan Byrom commented on his game with Johnny Canuck. [+1 other]
- Tal Lessner tied the high score for Hyper Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Philip Aston tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Dave Ryan commented on his game with The Duellist.
- Stu Harkness's 103 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×2]
- Andy SC tied the high score for Junior Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Edward Ashcroft, who lasted 35 rounds with a target of 9. Woof!
- Stu Harkness tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr 9 with 9 maxes.
- The Duel was won by 48 people (Toby McDonald, Zohaib Rehan, Gerry Tynan, Cammy L, Ross Allatt, S P, Florence C-L, Dave Kempshall, Gulshan R, Roger Peak, Fraser Allatt, Brendan Whitehurst, John Beresford, Martin Thomas, Chris Hare, Adam Latchford, Kieran Bray, Eoin Jackson, Rob Foster, Stephen R, Cillian McM, Freddie Hand, Graeme Cole, Viraj Seelam, Matt Hamer, Alan O'Regan, Tony Atkins, Adam Dexter, George Armstrong, Thomas Carey, Ray Wilding, Matthew Brockwell, Dave Robjohns, Tracey Mills, Alan O'Sullivan, Ahmed M, Patrick Thompson, Rachael Montgomery, Sean D, Jonny D, Liam Shaw, Robin M, Matt OC, Amie Bateen, Mike Lee, Ben H, Niall Waters and James Hurrell) with a score of 7 from 7.
7 December 2022
- Stu Harkness tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr 15 with 15 maxes.
- Zohaib Rehan tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Adam Latchford's 141 - 117 game with Dan Byrom received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×3]
- Rob Foster's 532 - 540 game with Apterous Rex received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Zohaib Rehan tied the record number of maximums for Lightning Goatdown 15 with 15 maxes.
- Ronan M Higginson tied the record number of maximums for Goatblitz with 15 maxes.
- Patrick Thompson tied the record number of maximums for Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- Roger Peak tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Patrick Thompson tied the record number of maximums for Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- Joey Burton's 188 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×2]
- Roger Peak tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Adam Latchford commented on Advent Calendar : Round 11: Old Mocktorun .
- Ethan Mahal tied the record number of maximums for 5-rounder with 5 maxes.
- Darren Godfrey's 124 - 75 game with Brendan Duke received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×4]
- Neil Collins's 121 - 111 game with Darren Godfrey received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×2]
- Joey Burton tied the record number of maximums for Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Ben S, who lasted 11 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Tom Cappleman with a score of 115 from 116.
6 December 2022
- News: Game of the Week was won by Florence C-L's 113 - 0 win against The Duellist! This week's vote is now open.
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
- Ethan Mahal tied the record number of maximums for 5-rounder with 5 maxes.
- Ethan Mahal tied the record number of maximums for 5-rounder with 5 maxes.
- Roger Peak tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Dave Kempshall tied the record number of maximums for 5-rounder with 5 maxes.
- Roger Peak tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Dave Kempshall commented on Andres S.'s game with Steven Grady.
5 December 2022
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
4 December 2022
- News: Edward Ashcroft has been crowned champion of Weakest Link Numbers Tournament 2022!
2 December 2022
- News: A total of 38 Duel Necklaces were awarded for November 2022.
1 December 2022
- News: The Duel for November 2022 was won by Chris Hare!
29 November 2022
- News: Game of the Week was won by Elizabeth Beer's 200 - 190 Bullet Hyper Numbers Attack win against Tal Lessner! This week's vote is now open.
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
28 November 2022
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
22 November 2022
- News: Game of the Week was won by Stu Harkness's 127 - 124 15 Rounder win against Florence C-L! This week's vote is now open.
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
21 November 2022
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
- News: Florence C-L has been crowned champion of WAGC 2022!
20 November 2022
- New: apterous History: October 2022.
15 November 2022
- News: Game of the Week was won by Matthew Tassier's 200 - 150 Berserk Numbers Attack win against Tal Lessner! This week's vote is now open.
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
14 November 2022
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
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