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 | Dave Robjohns | — |
Format: 9 rounds of 45 seconds.
[Vote for the next Duel's format]
Latest Pencils
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Weekend Cryptic Crossword
Miscellaneous topic by Adam Finlay. Status: Unconfirmed.
Those that do cryptic crosswords are probably sorted for this weekend. However I had a go at creating one myself. Feel free to have a go and also to let me know your thoughts, this is my first one! PDF: ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Apto 15 to 1 – Opens 11th of August at 7:30 pm!
Announcement by Philip Aston. Status: Unconfirmed.
I know this one, it’s on the tip of my tongue... Ah! It’s Fifteen to One. Yes, after a successful trial run back in the Spring, IT’S BACK, and this time it’s faster, more furious and more tactical, ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Ditloids Quiz
Announcement by John Carpenter. Status: Unconfirmed.
Dear Apto Members, Here is a Ditloids Quiz which I composed. Good luck to all who attempt it. Eg, 7 D of the W = 7 days of the week. (The answers are given underneath). 1) 18 H on a G C 2) 366 D ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Miscellaneous Knowledge Apto Quiz
Announcement by John Carpenter. Status: Unconfirmed.
Dear Apto Members, here is a quiz which I composed. Good luck to any members who attempt it. The answers are given below it. 1) In which British town and seaside resort is there a pub called: Hector's ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Mind Sports Olympiad (CO-MSO) comes to Apterous Friday 21st August
Announcement by Tony Atkins. Status: Unconfirmed.
The annual game-playing festival, the Mind Sports Olympiad, is being held online on various platforms during the month of August 2020 instead of being played face-to-face in London. I am hosting the ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Last Man Standing on the 13th August.
Announcement by Christy Cooper. Status: Unconfirmed.
Yes, I'm proud to announce that I'll be running another one of these next Thursday. Same rules as usual- you'll answer a series of questions, one wrong answer gets you eliminated, the last person standing ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Record beaten numbers solutions for raw scores to be calculated more accurately
Game feature request by Gevin Chapwell. Status: Accepted. Priority: 4.
Now that high scores are done on raw scores, I think it makes sense to include numbers as well as letters. So even if you declare further away than your opponent, then it would let you enter your solution ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Activity Status to Be Retained After Logout or Disconnect
Game feature request by Philip Aston. Status: Unconfirmed.
At present, the user's default status is "Available" when logging in 100% of the time – so if you want to be on "Busy" by default, say, then you have to remember to change it before one challenges you ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Automatic removal of 'seeking' status after inactivity
Game feature request by Fiona T. Status: Unconfirmed.
If someone sets their status to 'seeking' then fails to respond to several (3?) challenges (either to reject or accept) after say 2 minutes, it would be useful to automatically remove the seeking status. ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Swedish language
Game feature request by Ian Volante. Status: Unconfirmed.
Would the option of playing Swedish be something that people would be interested in? [Read more] [More feature requests]
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User disconnects - opponent should be awarded the round points
Game feature request by Fiona T. Status: Unconfirmed.
Suggestion - would be good to hear some discussion - accept not everyone will think this is a good idea... In the event that a user disconnects during a round, apto should behave as if he or she has ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Use Raw Score for In-Game Personal Best Notifications
Game feature request by Chris Hare. Status: Unconfirmed.
When a player finishes a game in which he or she has achieved a new Personal Best score, the chat notification in game uses the actual score to report the Personal Best. This is confusing, because the ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Eddington Scores to have "reached" date
Website feature request by Adam Dexter. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi, I would like to see another column on Eddington scores to show the date said score was reached. It would give a good indication of improvement if, for example, you can track that you have surpassed ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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How many numbers methods are there in Normal?
Miscellaneous topic by James Rowan. Status: Unconfirmed.
Well, you didn't ask, but anyways. Following on from the now fulfilled quest of pencilling A in normal, I thought there needed to be something more. After all, there's only so much stemming you needed ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Pictures above/next to names in Game Logs
Website feature request by Adam Finlay. Status: Unconfirmed.
I think the following would be neat: Profiles pics of people above their names in the game logs (yes, self explanatory ticket, I know) What sayest thou? We see the lexicographer, the host etc etc, but ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Spoon of Awesome Nomination for Dave Robjohns 🥄
Brainstorm by Philip Aston. Status: Unconfirmed.
Dave's Aptolympics event filling the void for the postpotned real Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic has proven a treat. It's a mammoth event to organise, and includes dozens and dozens or wildly ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Warning that that you haven't declared a target yet in the numbers
Game feature request by Gevin Chapwell. Status: Unconfirmed.
I don't know about anyone else, but I think it can be easy to accidentally forget to make a declaration in a numbers round. Unlike on the show, you have to make your declaration within the 30 seconds. ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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When will the New 15 high score pass the Old 15 one?
Miscellaneous topic by Charlie Reams. Status: On-going.
The Old 15 high score has been 170 for well over three years now [
link] and will probably never be beaten. On the other hand, there have been two games ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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ZoomDown - looking for applicants!
Announcement by Callum Todd. Status: Unconfirmed.
In case you missed the pilot episode ([link]), ZoomDown is now a thing. Hosted by Paul Anderson, we're doing live broadcasts of 15 rounder games using the Zoom video chat software. ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Last Man Standing quiz Thursday at 7pm
Announcement by Christy Cooper. Status: Unconfirmed.
Yep, this Thursday there'll be another one of these. The usual rules, a wrong answer gets the player eliminated- the last person standing at the end wins. If there's no last person standing then the virtual ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
News
14 August 2020
- Ronan M H's 117 - 24 game with Matthew S Rutherford received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×4]
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Keith C Williams, who lasted 17 rounds with a target of 5. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Joseph H with a score of 101 from 101.
13 August 2020
- Matthew S Rutherford commented on his game with Ronan M H.
- Ronan M H's 117 - 24 game with Matthew S Rutherford received a self-nomination for Game of the Week.
- James Rowan's 156 - 146 game with Ronan M H received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×5]
- Ronan M H tied the record number of maximums for Berserk 15 with 14 maxes.
- Anthony Endsor commented on Tiddlywinks : Hypertouch.
- Matthew Tassier commented on Your Favourite Numbers Tourney: Final leg 1 - Instant.
- Toby McDonald tied the high score for Unlimited Jnr Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Rob Foster's 366 - 360 game with James Rowan received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×14]
- Rob Foster tied the record number of maximums for Goat Attack with 20 maxes.
- Matthew S Rutherford commented on Tiddlywinks : Berserk.
- James Rowan tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- James Rowan's 1042 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×24]
- James Rowan tied the record number of maximums for Nice Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Rob Foster tied the record number of maximums for Goat Attack with 20 maxes.
- Rob Foster tied the record number of maximums for Goat Attack with 20 maxes.
- Edward Ashcroft tied the record number of maximums for Octorock Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- Rob Foster tied the record number of maximums for Goat Attack with 20 maxes.
- Hazel Drury tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Jason Larsen commented on his game with Apterous Waldorf.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Dave Robjohns, who lasted 33 rounds with a target of 14. Woof!
- The Duel was won by 4 people (Amie Bateen, Mark Murray, Chris Hare and Alex H) with a score of 6 from 7.
12 August 2020
- Dave Robjohns commented on Aptolympics 2020: Event 26: Archery.
- Carlo Harrison commented on James Rowan's game with Ronan M H. [+2 others]
- Keith C Williams tied the high score for Hyper Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Fred W commented on James Rowan's game with Apterous Prune. [+5 others]
- Jason Larsen commented on his game with Christy Cooper. [+2 others]
- Jack Hurst commented on Innis Carson's game with Apterous Prune.
- James Rowan commented on Luke Johnson-Davies's game with Apterous Prune.
- Rob Foster tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- James Rowan's 116 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×5]
- Darren Godfrey tied the high score for Junior Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- James Rowan's 172 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- James Rowan tied the record number of maximums for Instant 15 with 15 maxes.
- James Rowan's 1047 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×4]
- James Rowan tied the record number of maximums for Beanstalk Letters Attack with 23 maxes.
- Stephen R's 87 - 0 game with The Duellist received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Jason Larsen commented on his game with Apterous Waldorf.
- Jason Larsen tied the high score for Conundrum 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 Dave Ryan, who lasted 13 rounds with a target of 9. Woof!
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Tricia Lockhart, who lasted 5 rounds with a target of 5. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Stephen R with a score of 87 from 88.
11 August 2020
- News: Game of the Week was won by Rob Foster's 177 - 0 15 Rounder win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
- Hazel Drury's 164 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×2]
- Callum Todd tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Thomas Cappleman's 108 - 159 game with Apterous Velvet received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Anthony Endsor tied the high score for Nice Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Anthony Endsor tied the high score for Nice Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Matthew S Rutherford commented on Tiddlywinks : Hyperlock.
10 August 2020
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
4 August 2020
- News: Game of the Week was won by Oliver Solamath's 119 - 64 15 Rounder win against Matthew S Rutherford! This week's vote is now open.
3 August 2020
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
2 August 2020
- News: The Duel for July 2020 was won by Chris Hare!
- News: A total of 34 Duel Necklaces were awarded for July 2020.
1 August 2020
- News: Thomas Cappleman has been crowned champion of Aegilopsists (2020)!
28 July 2020
- News: Game of the Week was won by Adam Dexter's 118 - 84 15 Rounder win against Jonathan Wynn! This week's vote is now open.
- News: Jack Worsley has been crowned champion of Berserk 15 Championships!
27 July 2020
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
26 July 2020
- News: Callum Todd has been crowned champion of The Big One!
21 July 2020
- News: Game of the Week was won by Carlo Harrison's 134 - 81 15 Rounder win against Jojo Apollo! This week's vote is now open.
20 July 2020
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
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