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 | Sarah Johnson | — |
Format: 5 rounds of 35 seconds.
[Vote for the next Duel's format]
Latest Pencils
Top Dog
| # | Player | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerry Sullivan | 76% |
These are the finest bones dug up lately,
in Mr Dog's opinion (patent pending).
Discussions
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April 2019 dictionary update (large!)
Announcement by Charlie Reams. Status: Unconfirmed.
From tomorrow, 2532 new words will be added [link] and 107 removed [link] ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Rating points
Brainstorm by Jason Larsen. Status: Unconfirmed.
Sometimes, when I play against people with less rating points than myself, I gain a lot of rating points if I win. Likewise, and conversely, I lose rating points. Other times, I am playing against perfectly ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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A Sincere Apology
Brainstorm by Ronan M Higginson. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi everyone, In September 2016, I joined Apterous under the name Ronan Higginson for 3 months until my account was deactivated in December 2016. I am extremely sorry for creating pseudonym accounts and ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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A Sincere Apology
Announcement by Ronan M Higginson. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi everyone, In late 2016, I signed up to apterous.org aged just 10. I had a terrible habit of cheating and annoying others. My account (Ronan Higginson) was eventually deactivated at the end of 2016. ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Spruce's Apto Pub Quiz V
Miscellaneous topic by Sam Prouse. Status: Unconfirmed.
It's that time again. I'll be hosting a Pub Quiz here on Apterous on Sunday the 14th of April with Sign-Ups starting at 19:30, see you then! [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Tributes to Pete Cashmore
Announcement by Philip Aston. Status: Unconfirmed.
Some very sad news to bring: Series 35 Champion and Championship of Champions IX Runner-up Pete Cashmore has sadly passed away. A great champion, a great writer and a truly great guy. Heart-felt condolences ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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New character idea: John Bercow
Game feature request by Graeme Cole. 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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An Ideal Solution to a Chicken & Egg situation
Announcement by John Carpenter. Status: Unconfirmed.
It's obvious to me that the standard on Apterous is very high. I've seen scores obtained by contestants on Channel 4 over the years and I come to the conclusion that the average score on Apterous is higher ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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COREA - Reading Saturday 20th April 2019
Announcement by Tony Atkins. Status: Unconfirmed.
We are back for another day of raising money for charity (this time a local hospice) at Reading Countdown on the Saturday of Easter Weekend. Details at [link] or sign up via the ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Spruce's Apto Pub Quiz V
Miscellaneous topic by Sam Prouse. Status: Unconfirmed.
It's that time again. I'll be hosting a Pub Quiz here on Apterous on Sunday the 14th of April with Sign-Ups starting at 19:30, see you then! [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Countdown in Dartford - 31st September 2019
Announcement by Jen Steadman. Status: Unconfirmed.
If there’s one thing that Countdowners love (apart from Countdown, snooker and excessive amounts of self-love), it’s darts! So I’ve come up with a novel format for a brand new Co-event that I hope ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Apto-Tude restructuring
Brainstorm by Piaras M Carney. Status: Unconfirmed.
'S happenin' everybody, I've been thinking of expanding the top two divisions of the Apto-Tude League to include 8 players, much like the rest of the divisions. It would work like this: - There would ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Classic Mocktorun
Game feature request by Nick Deller. Status: Accepted.
Now we've got Mocktorun bedded in as a format, might it be a good idea to sellotape 8 assorted classic opponents together into a single game, starting with one against a reigning champion? It would keep ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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The Multiverse 4- Final Results
Announcement by James Laverty. Status: Unconfirmed.
Finally getting round to this. Thank you to everyone who competed in the Multiverse this time round. Sorry I was a little lax updating, but life was a bit busy towards the end of last year. When Multiverse ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Countdown in London (CO:LON) 2019 - Saturday 11th May
Announcement by Jen Steadman. Status: Unconfirmed.
Love a cheeky bit of Countdown? Live in/near London, or somewhere with transport links to it? Want to avoid London tourists and hang out with nerdy legends instead? You should come to COUNTDOWN IN LONDON ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Countdown Resources
Announcement by Transude Transude. Status: Unconfirmed.
Countdown Resources is a website created in the aftermath of the Champion of Champions series. I wanted to leave something to the Countdown Community given that I'll be on much less now. I realised that ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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CoNuT live stream
Announcement by Callum Todd. Status: Unconfirmed.
If the technology gods allow it, this link should stream the video display for CoNuT for you all to follow at home today. Please make your sacrifical offerings diligently. [link] ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Tournament licence
Website feature request by Charlie Reams. Status: On-going.
A small number of people run most of apterous' many excellent tournaments, and currently they spend a lot of time waiting around for me to approve them. I suggest a system in which people with a reasonable ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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New snooker-related variant idea (Breakdown)
Variant idea by Piaras M Carney. Status: Unconfirmed.
Inspired by the current Apto World Snooker Championship [ link] (shameless promotion of my arse getting swiftly kicked) and keeping track of the Welsh Open ... [Read more] [More variant ideas]
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Countdown in York (CO:YORK) 2019: 13th April 2019
Announcement by George Armstrong.. Status: Unconfirmed.
We're only 6 weeks away now from our inaugural Co:York, which will be held on Saturday 13th April 2019. Whether you're a CO:Event veteran or a complete newbie to the scene, we'd love to see all of you ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
News
22 April 2019
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
- Ronan M Higginson commented on Pro Ranks for 22 April 2019.
- Reginald Thompson commented on his game with Paul James. [+5 others]
- Jason Larsen commented on his game with Apterous Waldorf.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Jason Turner, who lasted 10 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Chris Hare with a score of 105 from 114.
21 April 2019
- Ronan M Higginson commented on Hazel Drury's game with Apterous Rex. [+1 other]
- Hazel Drury commented on her game with Apterous Rex. [+4 others]
- Ronan M Higginson's 118 - 109 game with Brendan Whitehurst received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Ronan M Higginson commented on Elliott Mellor's game with John Beresford. [+5 others]
- Chris Hare tied the high score for Nice Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- George Armstrong.'s 197 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×7]
- Callum Todd commented on his game with Apterous Prime.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Tricia Lockhart, who lasted 7 rounds with a target of 5. Woof!
- James Hurrell's 345 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×10]
- George Armstrong. tied the record number of maximums for Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- The Duel was won by Vincent Barcet with a score of 64 from 69.
20 April 2019
- New: apterous History: March 2019.
- James Hurrell commented on his game with Apterous Prune. [+2 others]
- Phil Hannan's 111 - 88 game with Aidan L received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Hazel Drury's 204 - 236 game with Apterous Rex received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Johnny Canuck tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Jack Slane tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Zarte Siempre's 119 - 105 game with Matt Croy received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×6]
- Dan Byrom's 144 - 85 game with Patrick Thompson received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×28]
- 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 Vincent Barcet, who lasted 15 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Stephen R with a score of 68 from 70.
19 April 2019
- Sarah Johnson's 126 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Tim Down tied the record number of maximums for Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- Stephen Holford commented on Top 2 large players. [+2 others]
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Olive Cooper commented on Zarte Siempre's game with Paul Taylor. [+1 other]
- Sam Prouse commented on Apto World Snooker Championship Consolation Tournament: Quarter Finals.
- Ronan M Higginson commented on Johnny Canuck's game with James Rowan.
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Zarte Siempre tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Reginald Thompson commented on Dan Byrom's game with Patrick Thompson. [+6 others]
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Gerry Sullivan, who lasted 10 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- James Hurrell set a new high score for Duckdown Letters Attack with 345 points.
- The Duel was won by 7 people (Marcus Hares, Johnny Canuck, Jonathan Wynn, Cillian McMulkin, Chris Hare, Sarah Johnson and John Beresford) with a score of 61 from 61.
18 April 2019
- Ronan M Higginson commented on Sarah Johnson's game with Apterous Prune. [+1 other]
- Elliott Mellor commented on Fiona T's game with Andrew Murray. [+1 other]
- Dan Byrom's 144 - 85 game with Patrick Thompson received a self-nomination for Game of the Week.
- Dan Byrom tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Goatdown 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Ronan M Higginson commented on Intermediates' Championship - Summer 2019: Sign-Ups & Prelims. [+2 others]
- Ronan M Higginson commented on Zarte Siempre's game with Apterous Prune.
- Mark Murray tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Matt Hall tied the record number of maximums for Nice Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
16 April 2019
- News: Game of the Week was won by Matt Croy's 146 - 0 15 Rounder win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
15 April 2019
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
- News: Bradley Horrocks has been crowned champion of Weakest Link Numbers Tournament 2019!
9 April 2019
- News: Game of the Week was won by James Haughton's 118 - 100 15 Rounder win against Aidan L! This week's vote is now open.
- News: Amie Bateen has been crowned champion of Apterous Seniors Championship 2019!
8 April 2019
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
2 April 2019
- News: The Duel for March 2019 was won by Chris Hare!
- News: Game of the Week was won by Matthew Tassier's 380 - 370 Hyper win against Apterous Nude! This week's vote is now open.
- News: A total of 21 Duel Necklaces were awarded for March 2019.
1 April 2019
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
31 March 2019
- News: Callum Todd has been crowned champion of Everything Counts VI !
26 March 2019
- News: Game of the Week was won by Bradley Horrocks's 200 - 0 Bullet Hyper Numbers Attack win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
25 March 2019
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
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