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 | Johnny Canuck | — |
Format: 11 rounds of 35 seconds.
[Vote for the next Duel's format]
Latest Pencils
Top Dog
| # | Player | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Horrocks | 84% |
These are the finest bones dug up lately,
in Mr Dog's opinion (patent pending).
Discussions
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Multiverse 3- Starting September
Announcement by James Laverty. Status: Unconfirmed.
Good news! After two succesful runs, I can announce (having been randomly asked twice in the last week), that I will be doing a third edition of The Multiverse later this year, with a projected start date ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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A "buzz-in" numbers game.
Game feature request by Liam O. Status: Unconfirmed.
Not much explanation needed here. Number puzzles come up like conundrums and the first to buzz in with the solution gets the points. Available in all numbers formats. Suggest that if you aren't correct ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Calling all Irish Apterites! Countdown in Dublin 2017. 21st October 2017.
Announcement by Eddy Byrne. Status: Unconfirmed.
Ireland's first in person Countdown event will take place on October 21st 2017 in the upstairs of The Old Punchbowl pub in Booterstown. The cost is €15 and this will guarantee you 8 games of Countdown ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Pro Ranks
Brainstorm by Andy SC. Status: Unconfirmed.
I was browsing the pro ranks this morning and it then got me thinking, that the pro ranks could perhaps display the player that has gained the most places in the pro ranks and the player that has dropped ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Beanstalk (formerly Hydradown)
Variant idea by Ben Wilson. Status: Accepted. Priority: 4.
Request description: The 11 letters selections in a 15-rounder are one letter longer than the last round, so you start with a 5 letter selection in R1 and finish with 15 letters in R13. [Read more] [More variant ideas]
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Potential Apterous Quiz league
Brainstorm by Aidan L. Status: Unconfirmed.
What would the interest be for an Apterous quiz league, would probably consist of a few quizzes a month on pre-scheduled nights, with different formats used. As with the ATP a running table would be kept ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Reliability Issues
Brainstorm by Bojack Horseman. Status: Unconfirmed.
I understand if people downvote this and of course I appreciate the service Apterous provides and the hard work that gone into it, but the reliability of the website has become a little ridiculous recently. ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Addition of a "time" filter to word stats
Website feature request by Eoin Jackson. Status: Unconfirmed.
Just perusing the many intricacies of Apterous when I came across this handy page once more [[
link]]. A wonderful resource for anyone trying to improve their ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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The Sock Fetishist
Brainstorm by Phil Collinge. Status: Unconfirmed.
I'll get my disclaimer in first. I am well aware that I'm not immune to causing offence if taking offence is your thing. I have no desire to be a hypocrite. However, the main thrust of this ticket is ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Apterous/C4C Fantasy Football 2017/18
Miscellaneous topic by Zarte Siempre. Status: Unconfirmed.
Old and new alike are very welcome to join us for this year's installment - whether you're an obsessive stats-led tinkerer or a "This will do" and leave for 9 months-er, all are welcome to compete. For ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Dismiss all option for tournament series
Game feature request by Adam Gillard. Status: Unconfirmed.
The 'Current events' section at the top of the apterous homepage [ link] includes a list of 'Tournaments you can enter'. Any tournament listed there can be dismissed by right-clicking ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Disallowed words and valid anagrams
Game feature request by Martin Hurst. Status: Unconfirmed.
In Superstats, you can access a list of your most disallowed words. It has columns for "hits" (i.e. the number of times you have submitted it), and "words" (which shows the invalid word) Could a 3rd ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Speed 15
Game feature request by Noel Mcilvenny. Status: Unconfirmed.
Speed 15 is currently Old 15 format. Any chance of a new 15 format? [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Daily Duel protocols
Brainstorm by John Beresford. Status: Unconfirmed.
The duel for July 7 wasn't working for most of the day - and it's noticeable that only 37 people entered out of the usual 80+, this being down to the fact that it didn't become playable until around 10.30pm ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Aptobridge tournament on Friday 14th July
Announcement by Ben Andrews. Status: Unconfirmed.
After my last attempt was foiled by a co-event, let's try again! I'm going to be hosting an Aptobridge tournament next Friday evening. Check-in will be from 7:30pm and the tournament will start at 8, probably ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Apterous Fifteen To One (July 7th)
Brainstorm by Aidan L. Status: Unconfirmed.
Apterous 15-1 is back this upcoming Friday. After the success of duel hosting last time with Marcus, I'll be going it alone as host this time. Registration will open in apto chat at 7:30 and will begin ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Miscellaneous Knowledge Quiz
Announcement by John Carpenter. Status: Unconfirmed.
Dear members, Listed below is a quiz which I composed. It covers a variety of topics. I have tried to make my questions as original as possible. Good luck to any members who answer my quiz. The answers ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Words without usages
Brainstorm by Liam O. Status: Unconfirmed.
How can a word be valid on Apterous and yet have no Googleable definition? One such word is skinged. Valid Unpencilled (incidentally)((yet )) And not defined online. How can that occur? [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Apterous ATP Tour 2017 (Pre-Wimbledon One-Off Tourney)
Announcement by Marcus Hares. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hello! The Apterous ATP Tour comes out of retirement this evening for one night only with the return of the Wimbledon event. It'll be a best of 3 Standard 15 (best of 5 in the final) and seeded based ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Announcement that a game is a tournament game to be at both beginning and end of game
Game feature request by Gevin Chapwell. Status: Unconfirmed.
When someone starts playing a tournament games on Apterous, it makes an announcement that it is a tournament game. But when it ends, it does so in the normal way, just announcing the score like a normal ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
News
27 July 2017
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Tony Atkins, who lasted 16 rounds with a target of 10. Woof!
- The Duel was won by 8 people (Chris Hare, Marcus Hares, Matt Hamer, Stephen R, Rob Foster, Hazel Drury, Ray Wilding and Zarte Siempre) with a score of 60 from 60.
26 July 2017
- Simpatico Jones tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Liam O's 74 - 17 game with Philip Peel received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×4]
- Simpatico Jones 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.
- Elliott Mellor tied the record number of maximums for Octorock Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the high score for Nice Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Liam O tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Sam Prouse commented on Aegilops Numbers Tournament: Group A. [+2 others]
- Chris Hare tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Herbert Plank tied the high score for Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Chris Hare's 82 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Keith Williams, who lasted 14 rounds with a target of 7. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Jack Slane with a score of 88 from 102.
25 July 2017
- News: Game of the Week was won by Zarte Siempre's 198 - 0 Beanstalk Letters Attack win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited 9 with 9 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the high score for Nice Numbers 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.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Lockdown 9 with 9 maxes.
- Johnny Canuck tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Chris Hare 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 Toby Mcdonald, who lasted 10 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Rob Foster with a score of 131 from 135.
24 July 2017
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
- Chris Butler tied the record number of maximums for Octorock Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- Hazel Drury commented on her game with Apterous Prune. [+1 other]
- Hazel Drury's 250 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Robin M tied the high score for Nice Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- Quinn James commented on Miles Shay's game with Sherpa Shilty. [+4 others]
- Chris Hare tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Rob Foster tied the record number of maximums for Goat Attack with 20 maxes.
- Miles Shay's 200 - 0 game with Sherpa Shilty received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Miles Shay tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Quinn James commented on the Duel standings. [+1 other]
- Sam Prouse commented on Weakest Link - Conundrums: Round 1 - Junior. [+2 others]
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Ailsa Watson, who lasted 11 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Chris Hare with a score of 68 from 70.
23 July 2017
- Toby Mcdonald commented on his game with The Duellist. [+3 others]
- Eoin Jackson commented on Lisa Young's game with The Duellist. [+1 other]
- Mark Murray 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.
- Ben Andrews commented on Weakest Link - Conundrums: Round 2 - Nice.
- Mark Murray tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Chris Butler commented on his game with Ailsa Watson.
20 July 2017
- New: apterous History: June 2017.
18 July 2017
- News: Game of the Week was won by Callum Todd's 200 - 0 Hypernundrum Attack win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
17 July 2017
- News: Sean Fletcher has been crowned champion of Formula One Large - Event 9 - Britain!
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
11 July 2017
- News: Game of the Week was won by Martin Hurst's 200 - 200 Aegilops Numbers Attack draw with Ben Andrews! This week's vote is now open.
10 July 2017
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
4 July 2017
- News: Game of the Week was won by Stewart Wintle's 125 - 77 15 Rounder win against Aidan L! This week's vote is now open.
3 July 2017
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
2 July 2017
- News: The Duel for June 2017 was won by Chris Hare!
- News: A total of 27 Duel Necklaces were awarded for June 2017.
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