What is apterous?

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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Current Duel Leaders

#PlayerScore
1Martin Hurst—  

Format: 12 rounds of 10 seconds.
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Top Dog

#Player%
1Meredie Cohen61%

These are the finest bones dug up lately,
in Mr Dog's opinion (patent pending).

Discussions

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FOCAL New Chair Announcement and Committee Meeting Invite

Announcement by George Armstrong. Status: Unconfirmed.

Good morning folks, For those not at Milton Keynes, you might not be aware of the announcement, so here I am to explain. As you'll know, Darren decided to step down as Chair, and you voted for who you'd ... [Read more] [More miscellany]

4Up votes 0Down votes 2Replies

Apto F1 tourney: test drivers wanted!

Brainstorm by Trevor Potts. Status: Unconfirmed.

Hello aptofolk. With the blessing of our resident anagram-loving petrolhead MSR, I will be running an apterous simulation of the Formula 1 World Championship in 2025. The details of it are many and complex, ... [Read more] [More miscellany]

3Up votes 0Down votes 2Replies

Maxes only

Variant idea by Peter Thomas. Status: Unconfirmed.

Is there a variant where you can only declare maxes and the game can go on indefinitely until you fail to declare a max? [Read more] [More variant ideas]

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CoLiv 3 - Saturday 15th February 2025

Announcement by Andy Platt. Status: Unconfirmed.

DATE: Saturday 15 February 2025 LOCATION: Cross Keys pub, 13 Earle Street, L3 9NS. It's the same place as both last year and back in 2019. The room can fit 36, maybe 39 or 42 at a push. FORMAT: Edinburgh/Lincoln ... [Read more] [More miscellany]

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New Classic Games

Game feature request by Carlo Harrison. Status: Unconfirmed.

Hi Charlie, it would be really great if we could have an update of more Classic games covering the last few years. I'm not sure how much work this is for you to do, but it's been around 2 years since ... [Read more] [More feature requests]

10Up votes 3Down votes 9Replies

Conundrum Pairs

Game feature request by Philip Aston. Status: Unconfirmed.

I would support Normal mode to include the possibility of challenging conundrum pairs, if viable; these are conundrums in which the conundrum itself is a regular English word which must be rearranged to ... [Read more] [More feature requests]

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Dictionary Update: October 2024

Announcement by Charlie Reams. Status: Unconfirmed.

Small update, mostly tidying up after the major change last time. Should be 33 additions and 30 deletions. Let me know if you spot any issues, barring that I expect this will be live on Monday. Thanks ... [Read more] [More miscellany]

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CO:Sheffield - Saturday 10th May 2025

Announcement by George Armstrong. Status: Unconfirmed.

Countdown in Sheffield is back, but what can you expect from CO:SHE 2025?: Our Venue: We will once again be at St Bartholomews, Primrose Hill, Langsett, Sheffield, S6 2UW. Just a 15 minute drive or 20 ... [Read more] [More miscellany]

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Name Changes

Website feature request by Callum P. Status: Unconfirmed.

Hi, As has recently been the case for pictures, could someone new get permissions to approve name change requests? Pretty sure I tried to change it back to my real name years ago lol and have recently ... [Read more] [More feature requests]

11Up votes 0Down votes 4Replies

How to see bugs!

Brainstorm by Fiona T. Status: Unconfirmed.

Bugs don't show on the front page, so if you want to see whether your bug issue is already logged, a good place to look is here https://www.apterous.org/ticket_browse.php?closed=0&bucket=1&ifiled=0&orderby=filedr ... [Read more] [More miscellany]

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Post-Blackpool and FOCAL bits

Announcement by Darren Godfrey. Status: Unconfirmed.

Not Apto-related as such, but applies to many Countdown-loving folks, so just posting this here to increase visibility: http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=16718 [Read more] [More miscellany]

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CO:LON 2025 - Countdown in London 2025 - Saturday 12th April 2025

Announcement by Phil Stanton. Status: Unconfirmed.

I'm pleased to announce CO:LON - Countdown in London 2025 – a FOCAL Countdown event. WHEN Saturday 12th April 2025 Doors open at 10:45 am. Gameplay starts at 11:30. WHERE & GETTING THERE “The Venue”, ... [Read more] [More miscellany]

8Up votes 0Down votes 20Replies

Tournament idea: World Darts Championship

Brainstorm by Trevor Potts. Status: Unconfirmed.

I hope I'm not treading on any toes during this. Having done extensive research (I asked in aptochat 10 minutes ago and Chris answered), I have been unable to identify any existing tournaments that use ... [Read more] [More miscellany]

5Up votes 1Down votes 9Replies

Apterous ATP Tour 2024 - Gijon, Spain (Welsh 15) Tournament

Announcement by Andy SC. Status: Unconfirmed.

With chat still being down going to host the tournament in a different way (possibly even a first for Apterous) through a ticket. Here's how it will work. 1. At approximately 7:30pm this evening, I will ... [Read more] [More miscellany]

9Up votes 1Down votes 6Replies

Updating other language dictionaries

Brainstorm by Roger Peak. Status: Unconfirmed.

Can someone tell me - do the dictionaries for other languages ever get updated and what drives that ? [Read more] [More miscellany]

9Up votes 3Down votes 31Replies

Potential max game etiquette

Miscellaneous topic by Jason C.. Status: Unconfirmed.

This hasn't come up for me in the 2 years I've been here, but I imagine it will at some point... Is there an unwritten rule as to how a final conundrum should be played if your opponent is working on a ... [Read more] [More miscellany]

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Effect of Dictionary Changes on Ascension

Miscellaneous topic by Steve H. Status: Unconfirmed.

Hello all Have been unable to find the ticket for the last time Ascension had a large conundrum update which IIRC addressed this issue so do bear that in mind, but what happens to Ascension when conundrums ... [Read more] [More miscellany]

9Up votes 0Down votes 1Replies

Fantasy football 24/25

Announcement by Adam Latchford. Status: Unconfirmed.

Hi League is set up again for next season https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/9ezi6g If you were in the league last season and use your email again - you'll automatically be involved. ... [Read more] [More miscellany]

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Superstats KPIs : Numbers success by pick

Brainstorm by Fiona T. Status: Unconfirmed.

Anyone know - what is "number success" - is it rounds you've won/scored points/maxed? https://www.apterous.org/superstats_user.php?section=18 [Read more] [More miscellany]

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Nice conundrums query

Miscellaneous topic by Roger Peak. Status: Unconfirmed.

Does anyone know why Nice Conundrum Attacks don't contribute to Top Dog Conundrum requirements? Thanks ! [Read more] [More miscellany]

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