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 | George Armstrong | — |
Format: 7 rounds of 25 seconds.
[Vote for the next Duel's format]
Latest Pencils
Top Dog
| # | Player | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piaras Last-Name | 100% |
These are the finest bones dug up lately,
in Mr Dog's opinion (patent pending).
Discussions
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Two possible new bots
Brainstorm by Jim Bentley. Status: Unconfirmed.
Apologies if this has been suggested before, but Apterous Odd and Apterous Even could both be hypothetically quite strong bots even though they would follow very strict rules. Basically, on letters games, ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
2 1 0
Superbru: 2020 Euros
Announcement by Andy SC. Status: Unconfirmed.
I have created two pools for this summers Euros. One for predicting scores and the other is an odds based fantasy game. Come and test your skill or flukiness in these games. Euros Odds--based Fantasy: ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
21 1 5
New item idea: number-one single
Game feature request by Dave Robjohns. Status: Unconfirmed.
I think solo duel wins are one of the most impressive achievements on the site, with it often requiring outperforming upwards of 100 people facing the same selections. For example, yesterday Matthew won ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
30 1 7
New item idea: Echo
Game feature request by Callum Todd. Status: Unconfirmed.
An item for declaring the same word twice in a row. Example: https://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=2161102&round=34065597#r34065597 If this sounds like it would be too commonplace in some variants, ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
34 1 14
Marcel Stellman
Announcement by John Beresford. Status: Unconfirmed.
Sad to report that Marcel passed away this evening. He brought Countdown to the UK from France many moons ago and was a great man. 96 yrs old and fit as a flea. Great shame. RIP Marcel. [Read more] [More miscellany]
19 5 7
Item for solo duel win
Website feature request by Gevin Chapwell. Status: Unconfirmed.
I imagine it must be pretty satisfying to achieve a solo daily duel win (i.e. not a tie) - I wouldn't know as it's never happened to me - so far! And I think it would be good to have an item to mark this ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
36 2 24
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]
10 3 0
Let players know if a draw is possible
Game feature request by Rhys Benjamin. Status: Unconfirmed.
Just a little message in game chat to let players know if the tourney creator has turned draws on would be helpful, I would think. I got caught out by being overcautious on a conundrum, thinking I'd get ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
8 0 6
How is it decided whether a word is valid?
Brainstorm by Gevin Chapwell. Status: Unconfirmed.
Obviously the basic rules about how to determine what the valid inflections are, but looking at this ticket https://www.apterous.org/ticket_view.php?ticket=4173 it seems that SWOONIER and SWOONIEST have ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
10 0 0
More Intuitive Links from User Pages
Website feature request by Chris Hare. Status: Unconfirmed.
The 'Format' tab on a User Page (example: https://www.apterous.org/viewuser.php?user=12588§ion=3 ) shows games from the last 30 days. However, when one uses the links in the 'Top Score' or 'Top Maxes' ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
9 0 8
Speed of round on Dogfight Report cards
Brainstorm by Adam Finlay. Status: Unconfirmed.
It would be interesting to have a column next to the rounds of a Dogfight stating how long each round was. Would be great to know how fast I solved the numbers in the 23rd round, say! (Although that would ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
50 2 11
Variant idea: Jaildown
Variant idea by Charlie Reams. Status: Accepted. Priority: 2.
Request description: Time-based Prisoner's Dilemma scoring. If both players declare the same word, only the fastest one gets the points. This would involve either ending round early when you're happy ... [Read more] [More variant ideas]
21 2 11
Indication of random number pick on game recap
Game feature request by Fiona T. Status: Unconfirmed.
Assuming the database knows if the number selection was 'random', it would be nice if the game recap could indicate this - perhaps with an (r) next to the selection? e.g. https://i.ibb.co/gF3CZ7L/random.jpg ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
6 1 12
Benjo's 2021 Tourney Ideas - your thoughts please!
Brainstorm by Rhys Benjamin. Status: Unconfirmed.
I have some ideas for tourneys in 2021 that I thought I might put to the "public" as ideas, and would appreciate feedback and improvements. FORMULA ONE - each of the 22 race weekends is a different format ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
7 0 0
Goatdown picking stats broken down by number of vowels already picked
Game feature request by Ian Volante. Status: Unconfirmed.
The goatdown stats on this page (https://www.apterous.org/statland.php?section=best_pick_goatdown) are interesting, but I from a conversation that I'm having at the moment, I've realised that also breaking ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
6 5 2
A Temporary "Delete" Button for Tickets and Replies?
Website feature request by Philip Aston. Status: Unconfirmed.
When you post a comment on a game or statistics page, you have a 15-minute time frame to delete it by clicking on the "Delete" button – useful as it saves you from re-commenting to amend a typo or if ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
8 3 0
Receive Notifications for Played Tourney Games in Tourneys You're Not Running
Website feature request by Rhys Benjamin. Status: Unconfirmed.
Self-explanatory title, really. If I want to follow, say, the Apterous Masters Quarter Finals, I have to manually check it every so often to see if a game has been played. Can't we have the "game-played ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
3 6 0
Head-to-head numbers not adding up
Website feature request by Rhys Benjamin. Status: Unconfirmed.
https://www.apterous.org/headtohead.php?p1=13181&p2=102§ion=summary "Rhys Benjamin and Apterous Rex have played each other in 98 games, with Rhys Benjamin winning 1 game and Apterous Rex 96 games." ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
8 1 0
Scoring format format for duel to be listed on Current Duel Leaders section
Website feature request by Andy SC. Status: Unconfirmed.
I think it would be handy if the the current duel leaders section listed what time of scoring is being used for the duel as it seems to stat everything else relating to the duel. [Read more] [More feature requests]
21 0 4
Gift a subscription
Miscellaneous topic by Anthony S. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi- just wondered if it is possible to gift a subscription to Apterous to another player? Couldn't see any obvious way to do this via the subscribe page. Thanks [Read more] [More miscellany]
News
15 May 2021
- Philip Aston's 118 - 76 game with Patrick L received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×3]
- Maria Chandler commented on her game with John George.
- Thomas Carey tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Maria Chandler's 112 - 104 game with John George received a self-nomination for Game of the Week.
- George Armstrong commented on his game with The Duellist. [+1 other]
- Bradley Horrocks commented on Premier League 2020/21: Match-week 35.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Touch Jnr 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.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Piaras Last-Name, who lasted 9 rounds with a target of 5. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Chris Hare with a score of 169 from 170.
14 May 2021
- 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.
- Rob Foster tied the record number of maximums for Goat Attack with 20 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr 15 with 15 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr 15 with 15 maxes.
- Rob Foster tied the record number of maximums for Goat Attack with 20 maxes.
- Rob Foster's 246 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Rob Foster tied the record number of maximums for Goat Attack with 20 maxes.
- Rhys Benjamin commented on Cricket World Cup: Group Stage. [+1 other]
- Troy Joseph Prend's 126 - 101 game with Philip Aston received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×2]
- Philip Aston commented on his game with James Robinson.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Cyril Topher, who lasted 12 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- Philip Aston tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- The Duel was won by Neil Collins with a score of 104 from 106.
13 May 2021
- Troy Joseph Prend's 126 - 101 game with Philip Aston received a self-nomination for Game of the Week.
- Josh Boddy's 138 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×7]
- Rob Foster tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Rob Foster tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Tracey Mills commented on Josh Boddy's game with Apterous Prune.
- Thomas Carey commented on Apterous Masters 2021: Round of 16.
- Stu Harkness commented on Thomas Carey's game with The Duellist. [+1 other]
- Rob Foster tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Josh Boddy tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Rob Foster tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Chris K's 20 - 10 game with Adam Latchford received a self-nomination for Game of the Week.
- Chris K tied the high score for Nice Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Chris K tied the high score for Nice 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 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Dave Kempshall commented on Cricket World Cup: Qualifying: Super Six. [+1 other]
- Fiona T commented on Judith Young's game with Mr Dog.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Judith Young, who lasted 21 rounds with a target of 8. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Tom Cappleman with a score of 195 from 200.
12 May 2021
- Liam O tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Tom Cappleman tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Andy SC commented on Everything Counts Champion of Champions II: Semi Final. [+2 others]
- Stephen R tied the high score for Welsh Conundrum Attack with 170 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 17 maxes.
- Hazel Drury's 80 - 0 game with The Duellist received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×2]
- Tom Cappleman tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
10 May 2021
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
- News: Game of the Week was won by Toby McDonald's 153 - 0 15 Rounder win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
7 May 2021
- News: Matthew Tassier has been crowned champion of Climb Every Mountain (Mount Everest)!
6 May 2021
- News: Bradley Horrocks has been crowned champion of Climb Every Mountain (Mont Blanc)!
4 May 2021
- News: Game of the Week was won by Conor Travers's 366 - 358 Goatdown win against Elliott Mellor! This week's vote is now open.
3 May 2021
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
2 May 2021
- News: A total of 43 Duel Necklaces were awarded for April 2021.
1 May 2021
- News: The Duel for April 2021 was won by Tom Cappleman!
- News: Dave Robjohns has been crowned champion of Climb Every Mountain (Ben Nevis)!
27 April 2021
- News: Game of the Week was won by Paul Anderson's 96 - 0 9 Rounder win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
26 April 2021
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
21 April 2021
- News: Hazel Drury has been crowned champion of The Multiverse 5: No Tag Line!
20 April 2021
- New: apterous History: March 2021.
19 April 2021
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
16 April 2021
- News: Thomas Carey has been crowned champion of AptoLeague (S7 League)!
- News: Oliver Garner has been crowned champion of Everything Counts VIII!
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