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 | Dave Robjohns | — |
Format: 30 rounds of 10 seconds.
[Vote for the next Duel's format]
Latest Pencils
Top Dog
| # | Player | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Chandler | 98% |
These are the finest bones dug up lately,
in Mr Dog's opinion (patent pending).
Discussions
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Mastergram
Announcement by Johnny Canuck. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hello Aptoverse! Just wanted to introduce a new thing that I've had in the works: the ten-lettered, uniquely-numbered Mastergram challenge. No guarantee that it won't fizzle out after a few days, but thought ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Last few entries!
Brainstorm by Chloe Green. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hey all, last couple of days left to enter the charity tournament! Will leave details below 🥰 thank you in advance!! If you want to enter it is £3 entry. Standard best of 3 tournament! You can DM ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Ascension for 7 letter words
Game feature request by Roger Peak. Status: Unconfirmed.
What do you think about having an 'Ascension' for 7 letter words - either just the ones used in Junior or all valid 7 letter words ? I think it would be a good challenge as well as a learning aid. Initial ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Charity tournament
Brainstorm by Chloe Green. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi all, So last year I ran a tournament going to the charity CHUF which was amazing and we raised a great amount of money ❤️ I would like to do it again. For those unaware the charity CHUF (Childrens ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Downloadable Pro Ranks
Brainstorm by Charlie Reams. Status: Unconfirmed.
Would anyone be interested in having the whole history of Pro Ranks available as a downloadable CSV file (suitable for opening in e.g. Excel)? It's all available through the website anyway, but having ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Apterous Daily Trivia
Announcement by Martin Hurst. Status: Unconfirmed.
Let's give this a go....... https://www.funtrivia.com/private/main.cfm?tid=105780 Click above to access Apterous Daily Trivia. Every day you can take part in a short timed quiz and compete to top the ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Superstats KPIs : Numbers success by pick
Brainstorm by Fiona T. Status: Unconfirmed.
Anyone know - what is "number success" - is it rounds you've won/scored points/maxed? https://www.apterous.org/superstats_user.php?section=18 [Read more] [More miscellany]
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In-game variant instructions to be more self-contained
Game feature request by Gevin Chapwell. Status: Unconfirmed.
When I do the Daily Duel, I sometimes go to the rules section after I've accepted the game just to remind me what I'm supposed to do. But with some of them it doesn't actually tell you. For example, with ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Enable 'retract challenge' for games in progress
Game feature request by Fiona T. Status: Unconfirmed.
If you have a game in progress (i.e. at least one round has been played) against another player, and you click 'accept challenge', there is no way to 'retract challenge' without leaving/re-entering the ... [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]
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If someone "accepts challenge" on a tourney game or other outstanding game, highlight it
Game feature request by Fiona T. Status: Unconfirmed.
When you've got lots of games in your challenges (e.g with tourneys) , and one of your opponents is ready to play , set the background for that game a different colour to grab attention! [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Mini-duels
Game feature request by Innis Carson. Status: Unconfirmed.
Recently I came across a website which is basically the French equivalent to apterous, and while it doesn't have nearly as many features as apterous, one really cool one it does have is the ability to ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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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]
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New Item - An Adder
Game feature request by Adam Finlay. Status: Unconfirmed.
Feel free to come up with a better item for this, but thought it was worth implementing the following: An item for when the answer to the numbers game is solved by adding up all the numbers. Exhibit ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Seven-Letter Base Words Submission Form For Stem Table
Announcement by Andres S.. Status: Unconfirmed.
If you haven't heard already, I've been making a stem chart for common seven-letter words, which then branch off into eights and then into nines. I've already gathered a list from people before, but that ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Conundrums when playing via mobile
Game feature request by Mike Lee. Status: Unconfirmed.
Can the keyboard for solving a conundrum appear automatically at the beginning of the conundrum round when playing by mobile? I find my first focus in this round is pressing the box to bring the keyboard ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Co:Wat?! 2022: The AFTERWORD
Announcement by Eoin Jackson. Status: Unconfirmed.
It does kind of feel like karma in a way. Co:Wat 2020 went ahead in the thick of the pandemic. The next co-event after that was Co:Wat 2021… still in pandemic country. We had been so lucky to have been ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Dictionary update June 2022 (tiny)
Announcement by Charlie Reams. Status: Unconfirmed.
Added: SABBAT SABBATS SHOCHUS Removed: ASEXUALITIES CLOTURED CLOTURES CLOTURING ESTAFAS GUNNLED GUNNLING IMPALAS NUTTIN NUTTINGS NUTTINS RESTLESSNESSES RHETORIES UNFREEDOMS Will be live from early ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Letter Tycoon / Hardback, June 25th @ 9pm GMT
Announcement by Andres S.. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hey guys, thought I'd bring this about again since it was so good the last time! I'm doing another Letter Tycoon event! - What the hell is Letter Tycoon? - Letter Tycoon is a board game involving making ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Consonant or Vowel or Random
Game feature request by Liam O. Status: Unconfirmed.
Would it be possible (or desirable) to have the option to choose a letter selection with 1 click? As in a random, computer chosen selection of letters, as there is for the numbers. Please and thank you ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
News
7 August 2022
- Ronan M Higginson tied the record number of maximums for 5-rounder with 5 maxes.
- Ahmed M tied the high score for Bullet Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Zohaib Rehan's 120 - 70 game with Harry F received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×2]
- Ahmed M tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Zohaib Rehan tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Maria Chandler's 89 - 80 game with Eoin Jackson received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×5]
- Andy SC's 0 - 10 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×2]
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Touchdown Jnr Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Ahmed M tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Jonny D's 125 - 30 game with Eoin Jackson received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×15]
- Ahmed M's 179 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×24]
- Josh Hurst tied the record number of maximums for Goat Attack with 20 maxes.
- Adam Latchford tied the record number of maximums for Junior Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Alan O'Sullivan, who lasted 7 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- Stu Harkness commented on The Corona Virus's game with The Duellist.
- The Duel was won by 21 people (Ahmed M, Chris Hare, Dave Kempshall, Amar Chotai, Ray Wilding, Fraser Allatt, Tom Cappleman, Stu Harkness, Hazel Drury, Thomas Carey, Liam Shaw, Toby McDonald, Gulshan R, Ian Volante, Zohaib Rehan, Elliott Mellor, Graeme Cole, Wesley Barton, George Armstrong, Martin Thomas and Matthew Brockwell) with a score of 76 from 76.
6 August 2022
- Dan Spinks tied the high score for Nice Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Wesley Barton commented on Charity Tournament, Best of 3!: First. [+3 others]
- Jack Worsley tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Ahmed M tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Johnny Canuck tied the record number of maximums for 5-rounder with 5 maxes.
- Roger Peak tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Dave Robjohns commented on Commonwealth Games: Birmingham 2022: Event 2: Rugby Sevens.
- Roger Peak tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr Letters Attack with 20 maxes.
- Florence C-L 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.
- Stu Harkness commented on Premier League 22/23: Match-week 1. [+1 other]
- Alex Williamson tied the high score for Junior 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 Matt OC, who lasted 25 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- The Duel was won by 2 people (Callum Todd and Ahmed M) with a score of 157 from 161.
5 August 2022
- Andres S. tied the record number of maximums for 5-rounder with 5 maxes.
- Mike Lee tied the high score for Omelette Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Tracey Mills commented on Elliott Mellor's game with Apterous Prune.
- Tracey Mills commented on Ahmed M's game with Apterous Prune. [+1 other]
- John Aziz's 107 - 101 game with Ashwin Abinashi received a self-nomination for Game of the Week.
- Ahmed M tied the high score for Omelette Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Robin M commented on Jonny D's game with Eoin Jackson. [+3 others]
- Matt OC's 146 - 138 game with Apterous Prime received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×2]
- Dave Kempshall commented on Premier League 22/23: Friendlies. [+1 other]
- Jonny D tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Ahmed M tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
- Roger Peak tied the high score for Unlimited Jnr Numbers 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.
- Stephen R tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr 15 with 15 maxes.
- Ahmed M tied the high score for 15 Rounder with 179 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 15 maxes.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Matt OC, who lasted 24 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- The Duel was won by 7 people (Chris Hare, Ahmed M, Ray Wilding, Florence C-L, Martin Thomas, Elliott Mellor and Darren Godfrey) with a score of 140 from 140.
4 August 2022
- Dan Spinks commented on WAGC 2022: Main Sign-up Page.
- Ahmed M tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
2 August 2022
- News: Game of the Week was won by Tony Atkins's 34 - 0 Dogfight win against Mr Dog! This week's vote is now open.
- News: A total of 33 Duel Necklaces were awarded for July 2022.
- News: Chris Hare has been crowned champion of AptoLeague (S15 League)!
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
1 August 2022
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
- News: The Duel for July 2022 was won by Elliott Mellor!
27 July 2022
- News: Adam Latchford has been crowned champion of CountTown!
26 July 2022
- News: Game of the Week was won by Apterous Rex's 508 - 501 win against Patrick Thompson! This week's vote is now open.
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
25 July 2022
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
20 July 2022
- New: apterous History: June 2022.
19 July 2022
- News: Game of the Week was won by Fiona T's 123 - 21 15 Rounder win against Sarah Matthews! This week's vote is now open.
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
18 July 2022
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
12 July 2022
- News: Game of the Week was won by Ronan M Higginson's 143 - 118 15 Rounder win against Harry F! This week's vote is now open.
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
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