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 |
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| 1 | George Armstrong. | — |
Format: 6 rounds of 30 seconds.
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Give P's a chance this Christmas
Game feature request by Linda McGrory. Status: Unconfirmed.
Give P's a chance this Christmas... I would like to suggest a Christmas Armistice 2019. I propose that for one day only over the festive period (for example, Boxing Day) people could play each other ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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How the Hell did you find Apterous?
Brainstorm by Phil Collinge. Status: Unconfirmed.
It's well documented that this site doesn't advertise or self-promote, is virtually anonymous on Google and appears to be unmentionable on the show. Which begs the question, how the hell are we all here? ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Live Apterous Co:Event - which date is preferable? December 14th 2019, or January 4th 2020?
Brainstorm by Callum Todd. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hello all, I plan on running a live co:event on apterous around Christmas time. This will be a tournament that will require players to be available for around 4 hours from 12 noon to 4pm on a certain ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Default status set to 'busy' when logging in
Website feature request by Jim M. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi - apologies if this has been suggested before. I searched existing tickets and didn't find it after a first pass. I'm not sure what others' views are, but given the propensity of the site to crash ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Extend Tournament Deadlines
Website feature request by Rhys Benjamin. Status: Unconfirmed.
Title pretty much summarises this - in the case of downtime, or a game not being played, it should be possible for the tournament creator to change the deadline of a tournament, particularly Owl Licensees. ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Discordterous
Announcement by Callum Todd. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hello. I had planned to trial this at Co:Apterous, with a view to a full launch thereafter, but given the current server downtime of the apto chat and game room, now seems a good time to put it out there. ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Hyper Nice
Game feature request by Ronan M Higginson. Status: Unconfirmed.
Same as Hyper but with letters used in Nice. [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Discordterous
Announcement by Callum Todd. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hello. I had planned to trial this at Co:Apterous, with a view to a full launch thereafter, but given the current server downtime of the apto chat and game room, now seems a good time to put it out there. ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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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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Who are they to leave?
Brainstorm by Jason Larsen. Status: Unconfirmed.
I was informed that one user had decided to leave here after my racist tirade in May. When I came back here in July, I had not done anything like that. I am going to be 33 years old in a matter of 8 ... [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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Peoples Choice Chart
Announcement by Andy SC. Status: Unconfirmed.
Good afternoon everyone, from the 11th June to the 18th September on Facebook I shared my Top 100 songs which some of you might have followed. The day after I completed the revealing I decided to do a ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Add an "out of" figure to ratings table
Website feature request by James Hall. Status: Unconfirmed.
It would be nice if there could be an "out of" number shown in the user ratings table page (e.g. [
link]). I can see I'm ranked 629th in the Normal variant, but ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Let players list their 'preferred formats'
Game feature request by Conor Travers. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi. I think there was a discussion recently about many people leaving themselves greyed out on busy whilst some people were unable to find a game. I do this a lot, but mainly because I don't want to play ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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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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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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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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Bullet Goat Letters Attack
Game feature request by Gevin Chapwell. Status: Unconfirmed.
I think we need this format. People tend to play lightning goatblitz, but I think that's largely because it already exists as a format. Generally speaking I think lightning was superseded by bullet years ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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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]
News
17 October 2019
- 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 Suzy Turner, who lasted 10 rounds with a target of 7. Woof!
- The Duel was won by 4 people (Rob Foster, Elliott Mellor, Bradley Horrocks and Hazel Drury) with a score of 8 from 9.
16 October 2019
- Callum Todd's 132 - 72 game with Philip Aston received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×2]
- Callum Todd's 132 - 72 game with Philip Aston received a self-nomination for Game of the Week.
- Callum Todd tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Joseph H tied the high score for Unlimited Jnr Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the high score for Unlimited Jnr Numbers 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.
- Jamie French tied the high score for Nice Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Linda McGrory commented on Jason Larsen's game with Apterous Waldorf. [+2 others]
- 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 Linda McGrory, who lasted 12 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- The Duel was won by 3 people (Matt Hamer, Johnny Canuck and Joseph H) with a score of 71 from 75.
15 October 2019
- News: Game of the Week was won by Jim M's 126 - 116 15 Rounder win against Chris Hare! This week's vote is now open.
- Amie Bateen's 101 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×2]
- Luke Johnson-Davies tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Mark Murray tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Ronan M Higginson commented on 12 Weeks of Christmas Series: Sign-up page. [+7 others]
- John Beresford tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Amie Bateen tied the record number of maximums for Russian Letters Attack with 12 maxes.
- John Beresford tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Tim Down tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Toby McDonald commented on his game with Jonny D. [+1 other]
- Mark Murray tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Jonny D's 142 - 127 game with Toby McDonald received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×2]
- John Beresford tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- John Beresford tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Matt Croy tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Mark Murray tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Rhys Benjamin commented on Apterous Football League Cup: 2019: Round 4 - Quarter Finals.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Joseph H, who lasted 26 rounds with a target of 9. Woof!
- The Duel was won by 7 people (Hazel Drury, Chris Hare, Sam Prouse, Tim Down, Thomas Cappleman, Stephen R and Norm Ahmad) with a score of 8 from 8.
14 October 2019
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
- Joseph H's 23 - 0 game with Mr Dog received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×5]
- Jim M tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Mark Murray's 200 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Mark Murray tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 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 Keith Williams, who lasted 10 rounds with a target of 5. Woof!
- Sam Prouse commented on Conundrums Conundrums Conundrums 2: Round 1: Normal.
- The Duel was won by Jim M with a score of 53 from 107.
13 October 2019
- Elliott Mellor's 136 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×4]
- Elliott Mellor's 86 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×16]
- Callum Todd's 156 - 118 game with Robin M received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Callum Todd commented on his game with Robin M.
- Elliott Mellor's 92 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×5]
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for Berserk 15 with 13 maxes.
- Elliott Mellor set a new record number of maximums for Berserk 9 with 9 maxes.
- Gevin Chapwell commented on his game with The Duellist.
- John Beresford tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Rob Foster tied the high score for Nasty Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
8 October 2019
- News: Game of the Week was won by Apterous Rex's 502 - 494 Goatdown win against Rob Foster! This week's vote is now open.
7 October 2019
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
6 October 2019
- News: Bradley Horrocks has been crowned champion of 2019 Apterous Champions League (Shakhtar Donetsk )!
2 October 2019
- News: The Duel for September 2019 was won by Jack Worsley!
- News: Chris Butler has been crowned champion of Numbers Numbers Numbers 2!
- News: A total of 19 Duel Necklaces were awarded for September 2019.
1 October 2019
- News: Game of the Week was won by Dan Byrom's 143 - 115 15 Rounder win against Jack Slane! This week's vote is now open.
30 September 2019
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
24 September 2019
- News: Game of the Week was won by James Wynde's 136 - 0 15 Rounder win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
23 September 2019
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
20 September 2019
- New: apterous History: August 2019.
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