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 | Sam Prouse | — |
Format: 14 rounds of 25 seconds.
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Apto pub quiz #2 - Thursday 20th December, 7.30pm
Announcement by Callum Todd. Status: Unconfirmed.
As per [
link], I will be hosting a team pub quiz live on apterous at 7.30pm on Thursday 20th December. Please do come along. [Read more] [More miscellany]
3 0 5
Everything Counts Changes vote.
Brainstorm by Andy SC. Status: Unconfirmed.
I was thinking of hosting another Everything Counts tournament in the not to distant future and was thinking that change might be needed. I am unsure what changes make which is why I have decided to have ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
2 0 4
Apto-Tude potential new divisions issue
Miscellaneous topic by Piaras M Carney. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi all, I was in the business of creating the Apto-Tude page for the playoffs, and planning the basic layouts for Cycle 28 (which is now de facto confirmed, and will hopefully start around the end of ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
8 0 2
Spruce's Christmas Pub Quiz 2018
Brainstorm by Sam Prouse. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hello, it's that time of the year again when i host my annual Christmas Pub Quiz. Will take place Saturday 8th December with sign-ups starting at 19:30, see you there :D. [Read more] [More miscellany]
6 0 13
Apto pub quiz #2 - date to be scheduled according to popular demand
Brainstorm by Callum Todd. Status: Unconfirmed.
As previously ([ link]), I am writing a pub quiz to host on apto. It will be a team quiz with 5 rounds (General Knowledge, Music, FIlm & TV, Sport , GK again). ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
10 1 2
Duel voting - occasional random vote presented to logged in user
Game feature request by Ian Volante. Status: Unconfirmed.
I note that only a handful of people are voting for the next day's duel format. I wonder, if users were occasionaly presented with a single-click, binary choice selected out of the current five choices(either ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
14 9 21
Amend ascension to make it more relevant for actual Countdown
Brainstorm by Transude Transude. Status: Unconfirmed.
Everyone loves a 0.7 second WAKIZASHI solve: [
link] But more seriously, these sorts of words, although appearing ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
13 1 1
Beanstalk Conundrums
Announcement by Andy SC. Status: Unconfirmed.
Not sure if this idea has been suggested or thought of before but anyway here it goes. Beanstalk Conundrums would work like Beanstalk Letters - 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 (x2) letter ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
16 1 217
Apterous has been playing up!!!
Announcement by John Carpenter. Status: Unconfirmed.
As I expect members have found out, you can get access to this main title page but at the time of writing that is far as it goes! When clicking on the 'play' icon the message: 'disconnected' is displayed. ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
14 0 6
Apterous ATP Tour 2019 - THE RETURN!!!
Announcement by Andy SC. Status: Unconfirmed.
I thought with Two months to go it would now be a good time to announce this. The return of the Apterous ATP Tour. The 2019 Apterous ATP Tour is a series of 66 tournaments which will follow the calendar ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
15 1 13
The Mole - Altern8 Reality - £ Prize
Announcement by Zarte Siempre. Status: Unconfirmed.
DO NOT ENTER ON THIS TICKET The Mole is coming back. Do you like something a little bit different? Do you like a game on Apterous that ANYONE can win, irrespective of ability? Do you like to think ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
8 1 11
'Cannot Challenge' - Entire Room Disabled
Brainstorm by Phil Collinge. Status: Unconfirmed.
Today I was greeted by the following message in the main room - 'Cannot Challenge - You cannot have more than 3 outstanding games with bots. Please finish some of these games first'. The message sits ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
32 0 5
Leader boards to show more than just top 25
Website feature request by Gevin Chapwell. Status: Unconfirmed.
Other than Pro Ranks, I think all leaderboards have just one page of the top 25. But positions are calculated for other players, and you can find them out by being them, having them as your rival, or going ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
5 0 8
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]
13 1 17
Apto Misconceptions
Miscellaneous topic by Spike Guthrie. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi all, A bit of light humour in this thread as I was enquiring as to whether any one may have any amusing anecdotes about the misconceptions about apto terminology or the way things worked. This thread ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
8 10 16
Remove Watchwords or radically overhaul them
Brainstorm by Transude Transude. Status: Unconfirmed.
Watchwords are items that you receive for getting the same word as one of the people whose names are on the watchwords got on the show: [ link] Typically you receive ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
3 1 1
"Top letters players (all languages)" Statland page
Website feature request by Quinn James. Status: Unconfirmed.
So, this is kind of my fault. Seven years ago, I left a comment that led Charlie to fix a bug where the "Top letters players" page wasn't being filtered by lexicon. I was okay with that, though I continued ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
5 0 3
Apto-Tude League XXVII
Announcement by Piaras M Carney. Status: Unconfirmed.
Nice to see you, to see you nice, There are still 6 days left to sign up for this [ link] the Apto-Tude League Cycle 27! Some of you may or may not have heard ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
37 0 30
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]
22 0 6
Duel entries
Website feature request by John Beresford. Status: Unconfirmed.
On the homepage where it gives the details of the current daily duel, it says 'ENTRIES SO FAR'. I think it would be nice to able to click this and get a list of all the entrants, along with their scores, ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
News
11 December 2018
- News: Game of the Week was won by Hazel Drury's 167 - 134 15 Rounder win against Marcus Hares! This week's vote is now open.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Sarah Johnson, who lasted 17 rounds with a target of 8. Woof!
- Sam Prouse commented on Hazel Drury's game with Marcus Hares.
- The Duel was won by Elliott Mellor with a score of 60 from 60.
10 December 2018
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
- John Beresford commented on The Multiverse 4: Splitsville: Unlimited Week. [+1 other]
- John Beresford commented on The Multiverse 4: Splitsville: Lockdown Week.
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for Octorock Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited 9 with 9 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited 9 with 9 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited 9 with 9 maxes.
- Matt Croy tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the high score for Junior Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Vincent Barcet tied the high score for Nice Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Spike Guthrie commented on Pro Ranks for 10 December 2018. [+1 other]
- Matthew Tassier commented on Weakest Link Mayhem: Round 26 - Hypertouch 15. [+3 others]
- Matthew Tassier commented on Weakest Link Mayhem: Round 25 - Junior Goatundrums. [+1 other]
- Matthew Tassier commented on Weakest Link Mayhem: Round 24 - Junior Conundrums. [+1 other]
- Jonathan Wynn's 133 - 123 game with Elliott Mellor received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×7]
- Rob Foster's 715 - 723 game with Apterous Rex received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×12]
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Tricia Lockhart, who lasted 7 rounds with a target of 5. Woof!
- The Duel was won by 4 people (Elliott Mellor, Thomas Carey, Chris Hare and Toby McDonald) with a score of 32 from 33.
9 December 2018
- Anthony Endsor tied the high score for Nice Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Sarah Johnson tied the high score for Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Philip Aston commented on Jonathan Wynn's game with Elliott Mellor.
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for Goatdown 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Thomas Carey's 2 - 146 game with Apterous Velvet received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×4]
- Phil Collinge tied the record number of maximums for Goatdown Jnr. 9 with 9 maxes.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Patrick Thompson, who lasted 16 rounds with a target of 7. Woof!
- The Duel was won by 3 people (Zarte Siempre, Chris Hare and Callum Todd) with a score of 56 from 77.
8 December 2018
- Bradley Horrocks commented on aptoSOS: 07.
- Piaras M Carney commented on The Apto-Tude League: Cycle 27. [+2 others]
- Tim Down tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Sarah Johnson tied the record number of maximums for Lockdown 9 with 9 maxes.
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for Goatdown 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for Octorock Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for Octorock Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- Stephen R's 157 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×9]
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for Goatdown 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Suzy Turner, who lasted 12 rounds with a target of 5. Woof!
- The Duel was won by 4 people (Jim Michael, Johnny Canuck, Hazel Drury and Zarte Siempre) with a score of 68 from 69.
7 December 2018
- Stephen R set a new high score for Unlimited Blitz with 157 points.
- Andrew Hypes tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder 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.
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Vincent Barcet tied the high score for Junior Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Elliott Mellor tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Elliott Mellor commented on Weakest Link Mayhem: Round 23 - Unlimited Junior NA. [+2 others]
- Matthew Tassier commented on Weakest Link Mayhem: Round 22 - Portuguese Letters. [+1 other]
- Sam Prouse commented on Conundrums Conundrums Conundrums: Round 2: Junior.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Alex H, who lasted 9 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
4 December 2018
- News: Game of the Week was won by Toby McDonald's 467 - 454 Spoilage Letters Attack win against Apterous Rex! This week's vote is now open.
3 December 2018
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
2 December 2018
- News: The Duel for November 2018 was won by Jack Worsley!
- News: A total of 13 Duel Necklaces were awarded for November 2018.
27 November 2018
- News: Game of the Week was won by Thomas Carey's 133 - 130 15 Rounder win against Marcus Hares! This week's vote is now open.
26 November 2018
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
20 November 2018
- News: Game of the Week was won by Apterous Rex's 512 - 505 Goatdown win against Rob Foster! This week's vote is now open.
- New: apterous History: October 2018.
19 November 2018
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
13 November 2018
- News: Game of the Week was won by Quinn James's 201 - 0 CSW Letters Attack win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
12 November 2018
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
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