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 | Matt Hamer | — |
Format: 7 rounds of 25 seconds.
[Vote for the next Duel's format]
Latest Pencils
Top Dog
| # | Player | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Hare | 100% |
These are the finest bones dug up lately,
in Mr Dog's opinion (patent pending).
Discussions
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Is the Aptotude League still a thing?
Brainstorm by Piaras M Carney. Status: Unconfirmed.
I've been looking through some older tourneys lately (i.e. in the past few hours) and I was wondering, is the Aptotude League still being run? And if it's not, is there any possibility of its revival? ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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A Tampermonkey script to remove conundrum attack max spam from the front page
Announcement by Matty Artell. Status: Unconfirmed.
(Disclaimer: I'm not a programmer, I have no idea what I'm doing, this is probably a really shitty method but it seems to work without drastically breaking anything, so fuck it) I got tired of the daily ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Apto pub quiz - Monday 22nd October 2018 7.30pm
Announcement by Callum Todd. Status: Unconfirmed.
As per [
link], I have decided to schedule the quiz for the night of Monday 22nd October 2018. Will aim to start at 7.30pm. This will be the same quiz that ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Searchable Pro Ranks
Website feature request by Andy SC. Status: Unconfirmed.
On a regular basis I look over old pro ranks in order to find various bits of information and that from the pro ranks. At the moment there is current the previous week, next week and current week buttons ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Linking to a lockdown round makes all of the letters red
Website feature request by Matty Artell. Status: Unconfirmed.
Web address of affected page: Any lockdown round, for example [ link] Bug description: Normally lockdown rounds are displayed with the ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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October 2018 dictionary update
Announcement by Charlie Reams. Status: Unconfirmed.
From tomorrow, 111 words will be added [link] and 18 removed [link] ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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University Challenge match - 7pm, 13/10/2018
Announcement by Piaras M Carney. Status: Unconfirmed.
Just a quick announcement of a University Challenge-like quiz I am holding at 7 o'clock on Saturday 13th October. If you're interested, just leave a comment below and the first 8 people will be selected ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Apto pub quiz - date to be scheduled according to popular demand
Announcement by Callum Todd. Status: Unconfirmed.
Ey up. I did a quiz after Co:LeedsLeedsLeeds this year and am thinking of rerunning it on here one evening. Could anybody who would be interested please let me know what nights in the near future would ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Hawaiian language
Game feature request by Stephen R. Status: Unconfirmed.
Do you like languages that aren't Indo-European? Do you like vowels? Think there are too many letters in existing languages? Then the Hawaiian language is for you! Hawaiian represents a completely new ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Calling All Irish Apterites, Co:Dublin 2018 Saturday 29th September
Brainstorm by Eddy Byrne. Status: Unconfirmed.
I will be hosting Dublin's annual in person Countdown tournament on Saturday 29th September. It will take place in JW Sweetmans on Burgh Quay beside the Heineken Building. It starts at 11am and finishes ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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University Challenge match - 7pm, 06/10/2018
Announcement by Piaras M Carney. Status: Unconfirmed.
Just a quick announcement of a University Challenge-like quiz I am holding at 7 o'clock tonight. If you're interested, just leave a comment below and the first 8 people will be selected to play. There ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Battle of the Regions Tourney - 8pm Sunday 23rd September
Announcement by Marcus Hares. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi guys, I will continue to assess interest for a wider event - see this ticket: [ link] - but in the meantime I'll be running a Battle of the Regions tourney ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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WhatsApp for coc socials
Brainstorm by Callum Todd. Status: Unconfirmed.
I've made a WhatsApp group for those attending Coc to communicate and arrange social things such as drinks and meals. Please join at [link] if you're coming. [Read more] [More miscellany]
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My Quizzes are on Sporcle
Announcement by John Carpenter. Status: Unconfirmed.
Dear Members, Just to let you know that I have composed quite a lot of quizzes and they are on the web site Sporcle. On Sporcle my name is: algebra 8. To see my quizzes and to answer them you need to ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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More tournaments for the non-elite players?
Brainstorm by Mark D. Status: On-going.
There are soooooooo many tournaments going these days, which is great, and a hats off to everyone who organises them. It's fun. It's the funnest part of the site, even. However, in the predominant Normal ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Mis clicking a sign in the numbers when you don't want to
Game feature request by Peter J Clarke. Status: Unconfirmed.
Is there anyway you could possibly cancel a sign being put in when writing out a numbers method when solving it. For example, I type 82*3+ ... when I didn't want to put the plus in, I pressed that button ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Battle of the Regions Event
Brainstorm by Marcus Hares. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hey all, Based on a debate that cropped up recently I'm thinking of holding an apto-tourney/event based on a battle of the regions (as the title suggests). Details will be worked on once I have a rough ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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A Champion of Champions XV Sweepstake
Announcement by Jen Steadman. Status: Unconfirmed.
It's that time again - CoC time! A time filled with innuendos, plans for karaoke nights out in Manchester, and contestants bragging about their obscure 8s knowledge in chat. That means it's also time ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Countdown Pointless Quiz Sat 22/9 9pm
Announcement by Callum Todd. Status: Unconfirmed.
Oliver Cooper intends to run a Countdown Pointless quiz at 9pm tonight. He needs at least 8 people to do it. If you're interested please turn up and play. He's been trying to make this happen for a while ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Option to Disable Spectation Notification
Brainstorm by Philip Aston. Status: Unconfirmed.
Elliott Mellor and I have recently agreed that there should be a settings option to disable the notification that reads “(Whoever) is watching you” during a game. Understandably, some people find ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
News
21 October 2018
- Luke Johnson-Davies tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Matty Artell's 135 - 60 game with Sam Reilly received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×28]
- Luke Johnson-Davies commented on Matty Artell's game with Sam Reilly. [+6 others]
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Goatdown Jnr. 15 with 15 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Goatdown Jnr. 15 with 15 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr 15 with 15 maxes.
- Jamie French tied the high score for Nice Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Andy SC commented on 3 Game Guarantee Tournament : Main Tournament . [+1 other]
- Jack Slane tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Jack Slane tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Bradley Horrocks's 200 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×6]
- Hazel Drury tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Hazel Drury 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 Sam Prouse, who lasted 9 rounds with a target of 5. Woof!
- Hazel Drury tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- The Duel was won by Rob Foster with a score of 112 from 113.
20 October 2018
- New: apterous History: September 2018.
- Bradley Horrocks commented on his game with Apterous Prune.
- Jack Slane tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Marcus Hares's 153 - 143 game with Cammy L- received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×2]
- Luke Johnson-Davies's 130 - 113 game with Spike Guthrie received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×7]
- Piaras M Carney commented on The Apto-Tude League: Cycle 27: Sign-Up Page. [+9 others]
- Luke Johnson-Davies's 130 - 113 game with Spike Guthrie received a self-nomination for Game of the Week.
- Luke Johnson-Davies tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Matty Artell tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Matt Morrison commented on Mich H's game with The Duellist.
- Matt Morrison commented on J E's game with Apterous Prune.
- Chris Hare tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Jack Slane tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Jack Slane tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Toby McDonald's 345 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×3]
- Toby McDonald's 465 - 491 game with Apterous Rex received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×2]
- Toby McDonald tied the record number of maximums for Spoilage 15 with 12 maxes.
- Tim Down's 197 - 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.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Marcus Hares, who lasted 18 rounds with a target of 7. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Chris Hare with a score of 79 from 80.
19 October 2018
- Andy SC commented on 3 Game Guarantee Tournament : Sign Up Page. [+2 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 tied the record number of maximums for Goatdown 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Chris Hare's 156 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×2]
- Chris Hare set a new high score for Unlimited 15 with 156 points.
- Jack Slane tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Callum Todd tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Jack Slane tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Jack Slane tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums 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.
- Toby McDonald commented on his game with Apterous Rex. [+1 other]
- Spike Guthrie's 90 - 0 game with The Duellist received a nomination for Game of the Week.
16 October 2018
- News: Game of the Week was won by Elliott Mellor's 128 - 0 Goatdown 9 Rounder win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
- News: Callum Todd has been crowned champion of Numbers Numbers Numbers!
15 October 2018
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
9 October 2018
- News: Game of the Week was won by Transude Transude's 123 - 98 15 Rounder win against Elliott Mellor! This week's vote is now open.
8 October 2018
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
5 October 2018
- News: Luke Johnson-Davies has been crowned champion of Apterous Football League Cup (2018)!
2 October 2018
- News: The Duel for September 2018 was won by Zarte Siempre!
- News: Game of the Week was won by Elliott Mellor's 147 - 0 Gevin's Delight win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
- News: A total of 21 Duel Necklaces were awarded for September 2018.
1 October 2018
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
25 September 2018
- News: Game of the Week was won by Transude Transude's 135 - 125 15 Rounder win against Luke Johnson-Davies! This week's vote is now open.
24 September 2018
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
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