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 | Toby McDonald | — |
Format: 15 rounds of 30 seconds.
[Vote for the next Duel's format]
Latest Pencils
Top Dog
| # | Player | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Holford | 49% |
These are the finest bones dug up lately,
in Mr Dog's opinion (patent pending).
Discussions
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Bodgedown
Variant idea by Matt Morrison. Status: Unconfirmed.
I think this might have been suggested before. In fact I'm almost sure of it. Please tell me off and link me up should that be the case. IDEA Throw a ton of shit at a problem and hope something sticks. ... [Read more] [More variant ideas]
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delete my account!
Brainstorm by Mike C Daysley. Status: Unconfirmed.
Surely to Christ you have a duty of care to people who have paid you money, delete my account for fucks sake i am sick of asking [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Goatlock
Variant idea by Matty Artell. Status: Unconfirmed.
The same as lockdown, but one player picks the first letter and the other player picks the last letter, alternating every round. [Read more] [More variant ideas]
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Countdown in Liverpool - 21 September 2019
Announcement by Andy Platt. Status: Unconfirmed.
Facebook event: [link] Forum post: [
link] Where: Cross Keys, L3 9NS, near Moorfields train station. When: Doors ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Flying without wings
Brainstorm by Linda McGrory. Status: Unconfirmed.
Flying without wings There's an online community called Apterous. I met them in June and they're rapturous. Words are their friends, numbers their frenemies. And Conundrums, well, that's for another day. ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Fifteen To One
Announcement by Aidan L. Status: Unconfirmed.
I shall be hosting an Apterous 15 to 1 in Aptochat this Friday (6th). I will start taking entrants from 7:30 and aim to start roughly 8:00 maybe a bit later and places will go on a first come first served ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Apto Misconceptions
Miscellaneous topic by Spike Guthrie. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi all, A bit of light humour in this thread as I was enquiring as to whether any one may have any amusing anecdotes about the misconceptions about apto terminology or the way things worked. This thread ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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My Mum has died age 91
Announcement by John Carpenter. Status: Unconfirmed.
I am very sorry to announce that my Mum, Daphne Carpenter sadly passed away at a nursing home on 7th August 2019 aged 91. During the last few years of her life she was really fascinated and intrigued ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Apto-Tude leadership resignation
Announcement by Piaras M Carney. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi everyone, As I said in [
link], the Apto-Tude organiser's position will be vacant when Cycle 30 ends, which I should expect is in mid-to-late October (giving ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Temporary exit
Announcement by Piaras M Carney. Status: Unconfirmed.
OK, lads. I'll keep this short. Exams can feck off, so I'm going to be doing a lot of work over the next few months. This also explains why I haven't been able to get on the site nearly as much recently. ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Ten year anniversary item
Brainstorm by Jonathan Wynn. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi Charlie, some people have reached/are approaching their ten year anniversary on this wonderful site- would be cool to have some sort of item for this-any chance? Additionally, anyone have suggestions ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Apterous Football League Cup 2019
Announcement by Rhys Benjamin. Status: Unconfirmed.
Yep, Apterous's least-inspiring football-related tournament is back. You can send out your kids if you so wish to play on your behalf, but it's not recommended. Sign-ups will close on 1 Sep: [ link] ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Fix top row of Duel results table
Game feature request by James Hall. Status: Unconfirmed.
I had to scroll basically down to the bottom of yesterday's duel results to see my scores, but at that point the top rows weren't visible any more. Could you fix the top rows in place so the people at ... [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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Distinction between Letters and Conundrum rounds on Instant
Game feature request by Anthony Endsor. Status: Unconfirmed.
I have noticed on Instant games, and in particular Instant Duels, it can be very difficult sometimes when the round starts to distinguish a letters round from a Conundrum, as they both start in the same ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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New character idea: The Doctor
Game feature request by Piaras M Carney. Status: Unconfirmed.
This ticket was created by the Character Spindlomatic, which you should use to create your own characters! [ link] --------------------------------------- I suggest the ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Indicate new high scores on their recaps
Website feature request by Johnny Canuck. Status: Unconfirmed.
The chat already marks games that have broken high-score format records as such, but it would be nice to have some kind of emblem or additional line of text on the recap for a game that has set a new high ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Spindlomatic Dialogue No Longer Needed
Miscellaneous topic by Rhys Benjamin. Status: Unconfirmed.
Whenever you create a new character on the Spindlo, a lot of the dialogue options have now become obsolete since the game layout was changed. All the following host dialogue is now unneeded, so should ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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New bot: Apterous Mercurial
Game feature request by Johnny Canuck. Status: Unconfirmed.
Currently, when you play a match against a bot, you always know the bot's difficulty level (as well as numbers preferences and other characteristics) ahead of time. Obviously, when you begin a match on ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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A visibility switch for ratings points?
Brainstorm by Zarte Siempre. Status: Unconfirmed.
I've been talking to a few people recently and a lot of people have thought the same thing as me. As the standard of play rises, there seems to be more and more focus on the rolling rating system in-game. ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
News
18 September 2019
- Jason Larsen commented on his game with Apterous Waldorf.
- Tim Down tied the record number of maximums for Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- Sam Prouse commented on Numbers Numbers Numbers 2: Round 6: Duckdown.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Suzy Turner, who lasted 8 rounds with a target of 7. Woof!
- The Duel was won by 5 people (Martin Thomas, Mark Tournoff, Jim M, Jon Elmer and Stephen R) with a score of 60 from 60.
17 September 2019
- News: Game of the Week was won by Jack Worsley's 170 - 0 15 Rounder win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
- Elliott Mellor's 180 - 120 game with Apterous Prime received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×8]
- Jack Worsley tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for Flat 9 with 9 maxes.
- Tim Down commented on Numbers Numbers Numbers 2: Round 5: Octolock.
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for Flat 9 with 9 maxes.
- Tim Down tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Jack Worsley tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Jack Worsley tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Tim Down 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 Edward Ashcroft, who lasted 9 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Chris Hare with a score of 117 from 122.
16 September 2019
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
- Dan Byrom's 143 - 115 game with Jack Slane received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×16]
- Philip Aston commented on Matt Croy's game with Apterous Prune. [+8 others]
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Callum Todd commented on Bradley Horrocks's game with The Duellist. [+1 other]
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr 15 with 15 maxes.
- Dan Byrom tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Fiona T, who lasted 12 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- The Duel was won by 14 people (John Beresford, Jim M, George Armstrong., Elliott Mellor, Matt Morrison, Mich H, James Haughton, Bradley Horrocks, Edward Ashcroft, Dave Ryan, Jack Worsley, Chris Butler, Jonathan Wynn and Sean Fletcher) with a score of 60 from 60.
15 September 2019
- Matt Morrison commented on his game with The Duellist. [+1 other]
- Matt Morrison commented on Gevin Chapwell's game with The Duellist.
- Andy SC commented on 2019 Apterous Champions League: Last 16.
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for Flat 9 with 9 maxes.
- Rahul Suresh tied the high score for Junior Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Amie Bateen's 103 - 101 game with Matty Artell received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×3]
- Rob Foster tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Ray Wilding 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 Tricia Lockhart, who lasted 7 rounds with a target of 5. Woof!
- The Duel was won by 3 people (Jack Worsley, Chris Hare and Spike Guthrie) with a score of 46 from 47.
14 September 2019
- Luke Johnson-Davies tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Chris Hare's 254 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×5]
- Sam Hodkin's 75 - 73 game with Nathan Pace received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Rob Foster tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Johnny Canuck tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Oliver Bowden's 111 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×2]
- Chris Hare set a new high score for Hyper Unlimited Letters Attack with 254 points.
- Johnny Canuck tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Fiona T commented on Oliver Bowden's game with Apterous Prune.
- Elliott Mellor's 143 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×3]
- Bradley Horrocks tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for Flat 9 with 9 maxes.
10 September 2019
- News: Game of the Week was won by Jim M's 190 - 182 Goatdown win against Spike Guthrie! This week's vote is now open.
9 September 2019
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
3 September 2019
- News: Game of the Week was won by Jack Worsley's 197 - 0 Numbers Attack win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
2 September 2019
- News: The Duel for August 2019 was won by Jack Worsley!
- News: A total of 22 Duel Necklaces were awarded for August 2019.
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
29 August 2019
- News: Callum Todd has been crowned champion of The 2019 Blitz Tournament!
27 August 2019
- News: Game of the Week was won by Jonny D's 116 - 99 15 Rounder win against Dan Byrom! This week's vote is now open.
26 August 2019
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
20 August 2019
- News: Game of the Week was won by Jack Worsley's 171 - 0 Bullet Letters Attack win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
- New: apterous History: July 2019.
19 August 2019
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
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