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 | Thomas Cappleman | — |
Format: 6 rounds of 30 seconds.
[Vote for the next Duel's format]
Latest Pencils
Top Dog
| # | Player | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Holland | 100% |
These are the finest bones dug up lately,
in Mr Dog's opinion (patent pending).
Discussions
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Countdown In Huddersfield 2017 - Saturday 7th October 2017
Announcement by James Robinson. Status: Unconfirmed.
YEAH, WE'RE BACK BABY!!! I'm back with yet another edition of Countdown In Huddersfield (COHUD), and back by popular demand, Callum Todd is on hand to co-host with me for the second year in a row, plus ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Anyone else suddenly having problems loading the game in Firefox?
Brainstorm by Matt Morrison. Status: Unconfirmed.
Anyone? The other day this happened for the first time - clicking play opens new tab as usual and I just get a white screen. On that occasion I was able to open a new private browsing tab, log in, and ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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More star path related features
Website feature request by Dave Smith. Status: Unconfirmed.
Firstly can I just say I love the star paths - a great feature of the site and useful way of getting introduced to some of the fruitier formats. So thank you! However, as I gradually exhaust my potential ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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New character idea: Gary Lineker
Game feature request by Bradley Holland. 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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Opponent's PB (etc.?) info at start of game
Game feature request by Matt Morrison. Status: Unconfirmed.
When you start a game you get your record against the opponent overall and "in this format". Also shows you your PB in this format. Simple request: also show your opponent's PB in this format. Pretty ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Head-to-head button should default to "against you"
Website feature request by Matt Morrison. Status: Unconfirmed.
Simple one. When I click the Head-to-Head button on someone's profile, it should default to their head-to-head against me. This must be 97.5% of use cases for H2H so seems intuitive? If my guess is right, ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Reinstate spacebar to cancel conundrum guesses
Game feature request by Matt Morrison. Status: Unconfirmed.
I say "reinstate" as I chose feature request, but I'm hoping this is just actually a discussion where someone can give me an answer. We used to be able to press space to cancel a conundrum guess. This ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Add threaded replies to tickets
Website feature request by Matt Morrison. Status: Unconfirmed.
I had a read of this today: [ link] It's pretty hard to get through at the moment. Ignoring potential actual design improvements, one thing that would help ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Variant Idea: The Sock Fetishist
Variant idea by Simpatico Jones. Status: Unconfirmed.
The core aim of this variant idea, and the foundation for it, came from an idea that it might be kind of fun to play a version in which all words had to start with the same letter. A bit like that time ... [Read more] [More variant ideas]
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Apto 15-1 (Rearranged)
Announcement by Andy SC. Status: Unconfirmed.
Well the original scheduled date did not go ahead as planned so the new date for this will be this coming Sunday 13th August with a start time of 8pm as usual, sign ups will at 7:30pm, hope to see you ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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BRING EMOJIS TO APTEROUS xoxo
Game feature request by Jen Steadman. Status: Unconfirmed.
English is boring, let's mix it up with some emojis! Make Apterous great again by adding colour to Aptochat. Only implement it in chat, bios and tickets though; not in games, because that would be silly... ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Apterous/C4C Premier League Superbru 17/18
Miscellaneous topic by Zarte Siempre. Status: Unconfirmed.
OK, it's back, and you have 5 days to sign up (well, I mean you can join late, but matches start Friday) For those of you unaware, Superbru is a results prediction game, where you get points for accurately ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Next format to be Eddington Scored
Website feature request by Ian Volante. Status: Unconfirmed.
As suggested by Charlie, someone (me, it seems) could set up a topic to vote for the next format to have the Eddington score calculated for it. Suggest your formats below and most likes wins I suppose. ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Option to practise 5,6,10,11,& 13 letter rounds.
Game feature request by Liam O. Status: Unconfirmed.
Now that we have Beanstalk to enjoy and the challenges that such a format presents, it would be awesomely nice to be able to practise the different round lengths without committing to a marathon 26 rounder. ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Apto 15-1
Announcement by Andy SC. Status: Unconfirmed.
I feel it is time again for myself to host another 15-1 Quiz on Apterous. So i will be hosting a 15-1 quiz on Apterous on Friday 4th of August starting at 8pm with sign-ups being taken for 7:30pm. Hope ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Multiverse 3- Starting September
Announcement by James Laverty. Status: Unconfirmed.
Good news! After two succesful runs, I can announce (having been randomly asked twice in the last week), that I will be doing a third edition of The Multiverse later this year, with a projected start date ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Ask A Thing
Brainstorm by Charlie Reams. Status: On-going.
Everyone loves Ask Graeme [
link] so here is an analogous thing for apterous. This is a good place to ask questions about apterous history that probably aren't ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Pro Ranks
Brainstorm by Andy SC. Status: Unconfirmed.
I was browsing the pro ranks this morning and it then got me thinking, that the pro ranks could perhaps display the player that has gained the most places in the pro ranks and the player that has dropped ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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A "buzz-in" numbers game.
Game feature request by Liam O. Status: Unconfirmed.
Not much explanation needed here. Number puzzles come up like conundrums and the first to buzz in with the solution gets the points. Available in all numbers formats. Suggest that if you aren't correct ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Calling all Irish Apterites! Countdown in Dublin 2017. 21st October 2017.
Announcement by Eddy Byrne. Status: Unconfirmed.
Ireland's first in person Countdown event will take place on October 21st 2017 in the upstairs of The Old Punchbowl pub in Booterstown. The cost is €15 and this will guarantee you 8 games of Countdown ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
News
20 August 2017
- New: apterous History: July 2017.
- Daniel Hunt commented on his game with Sean Fletcher.
- Johnny Canuck tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Bradley Holland commented on his game with Mr Dog.
- Matthew Tassier commented on Bellodown Betters: Bound Bone. [+4 others]
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Bradley Holland, who lasted 11 rounds with a target of 5. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Giles H with a score of 102 from 110.
19 August 2017
- Matty Artell commented on Conor Travers's game with Jon O'Neill. [+1 other]
- Johnny Canuck commented on John Beresford's game with Tom Barnes.
- John Beresford's 130 - 85 game with Tom Barnes received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Matt Hall 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 high score for Speed Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the high score for Speed Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the high score for Speed Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Callum Todd's 120 - 80 game with Apterous Rex received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×4]
- Eoin Jackson's 84 - 70 game with Emily Cox received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Christy Cooper commented on his game with Apterous Soap. [+5 others]
- Elliott Mellor's 123 - 75 game with Apterous Velvet received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×9]
- Robin M commented on Elliott Mellor's game with Apterous Velvet. [+2 others]
- Bojack Horseman's 95 - 85 game with Noel Mcilvenny received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Mike Springett commented on Bellodown Betters: Bign-bup bage. [+15 others]
- Chris Hare tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Bradley Holland commented on Zarte Siempre's game with The Duellist. [+3 others]
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Liam O, who lasted 14 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Scott Gillies with a score of 56 from 60.
18 August 2017
- Liam O commented on Chris Hare's game with Apterous Prune.
- Chris Hare 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.
- Chris Hare tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Amar Chotai commented on Alex H's game with Philip Aston. [+3 others]
- Jack Slane tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Chris Hare's 1005 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×6]
- Mark Murray tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Dave Noble tied the high score for Touch Jnr 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 Elliott Mellor, who lasted 16 rounds with a target of 7. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Zarte Siempre with a score of 53 from 110.
17 August 2017
- Alex H's 90 - 82 game with Philip Aston received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Nice 9 with 9 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the high score for Lockdown Jnr Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Zarte Siempre tied the record number of maximums for Beanstalk Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Liam O's 72 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×4]
- Dave Noble tied the high score for Touch Jnr 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 Sean D, who lasted 14 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Giles H with a score of 12 from 14.
16 August 2017
- Jack Slane tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Quinn James tied the high score for Octorock Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Christy Cooper's 9 - 91 game with Apterous Soap received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×3]
- Liam O tied the high score for Flat 9 with 72 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 9 maxes.
- Liam O tied the high score for Flat 9 with 72 points.
15 August 2017
- News: Game of the Week was won by Amie Bateen's 124 - 83 15 Rounder win against Stewart Wintle! This week's vote is now open.
14 August 2017
- News: Sean Fletcher has been crowned champion of Formula One Large - Event 11 - China (rearranged)!
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
- News: Matthew Tassier has been crowned champion of Aegilops Numbers Tournament!
8 August 2017
- News: Game of the Week was won by Quinn James's 184 - 0 CSW Letters Attack win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
7 August 2017
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
2 August 2017
- News: The Duel for July 2017 was won by Chris Hare!
- News: A total of 15 Duel Necklaces were awarded for July 2017.
1 August 2017
- News: Game of the Week was won by Jen Steadman's 154 - 0 Goatblitz win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
- News: Johnny Canuck has been crowned champion of No Teapot Trophy!
31 July 2017
- News: Chris Butler has been crowned champion of Formula One Large - Event 10 - Hungary!
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
- News: Stephen R has been crowned champion of Apterous Team Cup (with his Rogue Scholars team-mates Hazel Drury, Sean Fletcher, Darran Prior and Brett Davids.)!
25 July 2017
- News: Game of the Week was won by Zarte Siempre's 198 - 0 Beanstalk Letters Attack win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
24 July 2017
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
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