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.
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Announcement by Charlie Reams. Status: Unconfirmed.
I'm very pleased to announce some major improvements to bot letter picking. As many of you will know, bots decide whether to ask for a vowel or consonant based on the average max score that will result ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Announcement by Charlie Reams. Status: Unconfirmed.
From today, you'll have the option to leave an additional "thank you" on any ticket post from apterous's extensive staff (me) in the form of cold, hard, digitally-mediated cash. I don't expect to get loads ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Website feature request by Gevin Chapwell. Status: Unconfirmed.
I've noticed that in tickets and comments on games and probably other places, it uses the 24-hour clock. However, on game pages - e.g. this https://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=2791391 - for the ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Website feature request by Adam Finlay. Status: Unconfirmed.
When setting up a tourney, it asks what format to use. Obviously, we all know what some of the more common formats are (15 rounder, conundrum attack, sudden death numbers etc) However (and it's a big ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Announcement by Charlie Reams. Status: Unconfirmed.
Following a recent major improvement to conundrum generation for Touchdown variants, the conundrums now have a much wider variety of possible solutions and are therefore much more difficult. So I have ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Game feature request by Fiona T. Status: Unconfirmed.
Loving the new quantum tombola number feature - excellent stuff Graeme and Charlie :) I think it would be nice if the link could open a new tab rather than replacing the apto tab. [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Game feature request by Charlie Reams. Status: Unconfirmed.
I added a bunch of new collectables from today, celebrating some of the top players from the recent series and a few overlooked legends of the past. Enjoy! https://www.apterous.org/item.php?item=295 [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Variant idea by Adam Dexter. Status: Unconfirmed.
Letters rounds: You can write all words you can make as notes. Apterous will then declare the longest valid word from your choices. Not sure whether its re- or -er? Just write both. Numbers Rounds: You ... [Read more] [More variant ideas]
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Game feature request by George Armstrong. Status: Unconfirmed.
In the Top Dog games that involve conundrums, you have to have recently played at least 55 conundrums to get a Top Dog % rating at the end. It would be nice to get a warning before you start the game if ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Announcement by Charlie Reams. Status: Unconfirmed.
We've had several high-profile cases of cheating lately and I understand my handling of them might've left some people dissatisfied. I want to share some information about how I deal with cheating and ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Announcement by George Armstrong. Status: Unconfirmed.
I'm sure most of you by now know what ZoomDown is, but for any new members, it's our fan-run series of Countdown matches played over Zoom and streamed live on Youtube. Whether you've been on ZD before ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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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]
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Game feature request by Matt OC. Status: Unconfirmed.
When someone requests a game and you don't want to play it for whatever reason, most people are polite to decline by writing a small message in the chat window. However, I feel it would be more appropriate ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Announcement by Elliott Mellor. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi there, Nominations are now open for Game of the Year (GotY) 2020 and will close on Saturday 20 February 2021 at 11.59pm. The full details and rules are on the forum thread http://c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=12&p=191691&sid=c49e703d313893b13c62e0c7221e8316#p191691 ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Website feature request by Mark D. Status: Unconfirmed.
(That's all I have to say about that) [Read more] [More feature requests]
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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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Website feature request by Fiona T. Status: Unconfirmed.
Looking at the 'most multitalented' pages (e.g. https://www.apterous.org/statland.php?section=most_multitalented) you see the top 30 players and your rivals. It would be really nice to be able to see ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Game feature request by Adam Dexter. Status: Unconfirmed.
Currently we have three statuses - Available, Seeking or Busy. What I would like is another status which is "Seeking Tournament" - this would then indicate you are there to play but only tourney games. ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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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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Game feature request by Philip Aston. Status: Unconfirmed.
It appears there is a prospect of being drawn duplicate Js, Ks, Q, Xs or Zs, or 3 Vs, in a Mocktorun at some point after the first 15 rounds – something that would never happen on TV Countdown. This ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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