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
| # | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Hamer | — |
Format: 21 rounds of 10 seconds.
[Vote for the next Duel's format]
Latest Pencils
Top Dog
| # | Player | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anan Nathan | 99% |
These are the finest bones dug up lately,
in Mr Dog's opinion (patent pending).
Discussions
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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]
9 1 0
Superstats - Opponents faced in Pro rank order
Website feature request by Matt Fife. Status: Unconfirmed.
How about a new superstat showing all the people you have played/won a game against from highest Pro rank to lowest (at time of match). Can easily see what rankings you have been playing against and also ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
7 0 16
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]
3 0 1
Superstats - Opponents faced in Pro rank order
Website feature request by Matt Fife. Status: Unconfirmed.
How about a new superstat showing all the people you have played/won a game against from highest Pro rank to lowest (at time of match). Can easily see what rankings you have been playing against and also ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
32 0 4
Add Fiona T as picture reviewer
Website feature request by Fiona T. Status: Unconfirmed.
As per discussion here - https://www.apterous.org/ticket_view.php?ticket=7037#p101432 - could I be added as a picture reviewer? If/when this happens, I'll liaise directly with Matt for him to show me ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
12 0 7
How long does it take to get your photo uploaded??
Brainstorm by Dan Southwell. Status: Unconfirmed.
Been waiting for my photo submission to be reviewed for a while… envious of all the other folk who aren’t monotone ants… how long does it take?? [Read more] [More miscellany]
12 0 1
MTO Season 3?
Announcement by Andres S.. Status: Unconfirmed.
Trying to get back on and get in the swing of things with Apto. And I think it's been a while since Make The Odds, but I first wanna see if there's still interest. If you want to see the previous seasons, ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
11 2 0
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]
8 1 6
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]
49 2 2
"Adjust declaration" field in numbers should default to the target, not to 0
Game feature request by Johnny Canuck. Status: Unconfirmed.
If you click the up and down arrows to adjust your declaration in the numbers interface without typing a number in and pressing Enter first, the up arrow will change the value to 1 and the down arrow to ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
8 1 3
Olympics Superbru
Announcement by Andy SC. Status: Unconfirmed.
Like the Olympics? Like predicting sporting results? Like sports in general? If you have answered yes to any of those questions then this is exactly for you. I've set up three polls on Superbru for ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
15 1 12
Ratings and new players
Brainstorm by Fiona T. Status: Unconfirmed.
AIUI you have to play 11(?) games in a variant to cement a rating in that variant. While you're provisionally rated, you can see swings of several hundred in your rating but it should pan out by the ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
14 1 5
Conundrum difficulty selector
Game feature request by Etho Burrow. Status: Unconfirmed.
I've been practicing conundrums a lot lately, and one thing I find myself wishing for is some way to select the difficulty range of the conundrums I face in a particular game. I think the current system ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
8 2 13
People's Choice Weakest Link
Brainstorm by Andy SC. Status: Unconfirmed.
I was thinking of ways that I could make the People's Choice Weakest Link different for when I next half it, whenever that might be. I've detailed various options I've come up with below. Open to other ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
7 1 13
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]
8 3 31
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]
14 0 39
Have all the number permutations happened?
Brainstorm by Liam O. Status: Unconfirmed.
For normal numbers rounds, have all possible permutations been covered? And if so, how often does it happen? Is anyone good at figuring this out? Assuming there are four large and two of each small number ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
15 3 5
CoEvent bot training
Brainstorm by M S R. Status: Unconfirmed.
Trying something new to help in my slightly cock-eyed attempt to get better at this. Putting it out here so A-You can try it should you wish and B-I'm wanting to finesse things, and feedback is welcome ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
17 0 7
Calling all Irish Apterites Countdown in Dublin Saturday September 28th.
Brainstorm by Ed Byrne. Status: Unconfirmed.
I was trawling the pro rankings this morning and I noticed that quite a few users are Irish. I want to make you all aware of an in person Countdown Tournament I am running on Saturday 28th September. It ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
36 0 27
August 2024 word list update -- it's the big one
Announcement by Charlie Reams. Status: Unconfirmed.
As many of you will have picked up from other threads, Oxford made a huge update recently including a huge number of deletions (nearly 100K!) and a few hundred new words too. It's been an epic effort by ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
News
25 October 2024
- Jack Worsley tied the high score for Instant 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 Anan Nathan, who lasted 9 rounds with a target of 5. Woof!
- Matthew Tassier commented on Weakest Link Numbers Tournament - 2024: Round 9 - Aegilops. [+1 other]
- The Duel was won by 2 people (Matthew Brockwell and Chris Hare) with a score of 72 from 73.
24 October 2024
- Zohaib Rehan tied the high score for Nasty Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Andy SC commented on Royal Rumble: 2024: Tag-Team. [+1 other]
- Fi Thorne commented on Hunger Games: Round 3 - Standard. [+7 others]
- Gulshan R tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for Octorock Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- Thomas Carey commented on Premier League 24-25: Round 6. [+6 others]
- Matthew Brockwell commented on Hunger Games: Round 2 - Nice.
- Dave Kempshall commented on EFL Championship 24/25 (reboot): League Stage. [+3 others]
- Zohaib Rehan tied the high score for Nasty Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Andy SC commented on Royal Rumble: 2024: Individual. [+2 others]
- Rob Foster's 30 - 0 game with The Duellist received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Ben Bazzard, who lasted 20 rounds with a target of 8. Woof!
- The Duel was won by 2 people (Rob Foster and Zohaib Rehan) with a score of 30 from 30.
23 October 2024
- Dylan Taylor tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Matt OC's 152 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Samuel Louis's 132 - 114 game with James C received a self-nomination for Game of the Week.
- Samuel Louis's 132 - 114 game with James C received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Roger Peak tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Dave Kempshall commented on testing WDC tourney idea: test round. [+17 others]
- Thomas Carey commented on Apterous Masters 2024: Quarter finals. [+1 other]
- Roger Peak tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Liam O commented on Matt OC's game with Apterous Prune.
- Roger Peak tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Roger Peak tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Dave Robjohns commented on AptoLeague: Season 31 Signups.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Sarah Binns, who lasted 9 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- Samuel Louis commented on his game with Apterous Prune.
- The Duel was won by 27 people (Ryan Lam, Sam Hughes, Stephen R, Jayne Wisniewski, Levon Erroneous, Ahmed M, Paddy Pamment, Rowland Reeves, Samuel Louis, Mark J Harris, Fiona T, Ben Bazzard, Nicole Carter, Peter Mitchell, Jason C., Mark Murray, Dylan Taylor, Suzy Turner, Liam O, Cillian McM, Ray Wilding, Gulshan R, Tim Down, Adrian Fletcher, Paul Mcgivern, Trevor Potts and Ross Allatt) with a score of 25 from 25.
22 October 2024
- News: Game of the Week was won by Elizabeth Beer's 174 - 170 Nasty Numbers Attack win against Matthew Brockwell! This week's vote is now open.
- Dylan Taylor tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Trevor Potts tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Roger Peak tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Martin Thomas tied the record number of maximums for Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- Matthew Brockwell commented on his game with Apterous Plum.
- Roger Peak tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Tim Down tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Elliott Mellor tied the high score for Aegilops 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 Alan O'Sullivan, who lasted 9 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- The Duel was won by 3 people (Trevor Potts, Zohaib Rehan and Chris Hare) with a score of 66 from 66.
21 October 2024
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
- Neil Collins commented on Weakest Link Numbers Tournament - 2024: Round 12 - Duckdown.
- Stephen Elsley commented on Make The Odds: Season 3 - Signups.
- Bekk Escott's 124 - 69 game with Apterous Plum received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×3]
- Rob Foster tied the high score for Bullet Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Ahmed M's 55 - 0 game with The Duellist received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Chris Hare commented on Ripest pencils: 7s.
- Martin Thomas set a new record number of maximums for Greek Letters Attack with 6 maxes.
- Bekk Escott tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
20 October 2024
- News: Trevor Potts has been crowned champion of Royal Rumble (2024 Battle Royal)!
- New: apterous History: September 2024.
17 October 2024
- News: Thomas Carey has been crowned champion of Royal Rumble (2024: Battle Royal Repechage)!
- News: Ahmed M has been crowned champion of Royal Rumble (2023: Individual)!
15 October 2024
- News: Game of the Week was won by Ben Bazzard's 129 - 58 15 Rounder win against Tom B! This week's vote is now open.
14 October 2024
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
13 October 2024
- News: Elizabeth Beer has been crowned champion of Your Favourite Numbers Tourney 2024 (Your Second Favourite Numbers)!
8 October 2024
- News: Game of the Week was won by Andres S.'s 121 - 0 15 Rounder win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
7 October 2024
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
2 October 2024
- News: A total of 43 Duel Necklaces were awarded for September 2024.
1 October 2024
- News: Game of the Week was won by Tal Lessner's 260 - 250 Duckdown win against Adam Latchford! This week's vote is now open.
- News: The Duel for September 2024 was won by Tom Cappleman!
30 September 2024
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
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