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 | Hazel Drury | — |
Format: 4 rounds of 45 seconds.
[Vote for the next Duel's format]
Latest Pencils
Top Dog
| # | Player | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Ashcroft | 98% |
These are the finest bones dug up lately,
in Mr Dog's opinion (patent pending).
Discussions
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Game of the Year (GotY) 2018
Announcement by Adam Gillard. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi there, Nominations are now open for Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 and will close on Saturday 16 February 2018 at 11.59pm. The full details and rules are on the forum thread [
link] ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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January 2019 dictionary update
Announcement by Charlie Reams. Status: Unconfirmed.
From tomorrow, 76 words will be added [link] and 57 removed [link] ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Ten year anniversary item
Brainstorm by Jonathan Wynn. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi Charlie, some people have reached/are approaching their ten year anniversary on this wonderful site- would be cool to have some sort of item for this-any chance? Additionally, anyone have suggestions ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Goatdown event 2020 - a survey
Brainstorm by Callum Todd. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hello all. I have decided to hold a Goatdown co:event in 2020. The exact date and location are yet to be determined, as are the mechanics of how the game will be best played. This is where you come in. ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Apto-Tude Sign-Ups
Announcement by Piaras M Carney. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hey ladles and jellyspoons, there are 2 weeks left to sign up to the new Apto-Tude League. We had a surprisingly good turnout in the last cycle, so I'm hoping for a pretty good turnout for this one, (although ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Thoughts on the Public Chat displaying a PB Max-wise.
Brainstorm by Spike Guthrie. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi all, The title does sound a bit wordy, so I shall try and explain things a bit more clearly. For example, when someone has got a new PB score, it will notify it, and I think it would be a good thing ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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PB maxes in a format to be stated in game window
Game feature request by Callum Todd. Status: Unconfirmed.
When you start a game, the first thing that automatically pops up in the chat box of the game window shows your record against your opponent, followed by this: "Your PB in this format is [PB score]. The ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Apto 2019 Goals
Brainstorm by Spike Guthrie. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hey all, Enjoyed reading the responses to last year's post, and nice to see that some folks have achieved a good chunk of what they wanted, so would be nice to see what those who were here this time last ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Apterous Seniors 2019
Announcement by Phil Collinge. Status: Unconfirmed.
2019 tournament now open for business. [
link] [Read more] [More miscellany]
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'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]
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Apto-Tude unplayed games vote
Announcement by Piaras M Carney. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi all, There are presently 13 unplayed games out of 98 in the present Apto-Tude cycle. Seeing as, at the time of filing this, it is an hour and a quarter away from its end, I don't expect that number ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Maths & Science Quiz
Announcement by John Carpenter. Status: Unconfirmed.
Dear Members, Here is a Maths & Science Quiz which I composed. Good luck to anyone who attempts it. The answers are given below it. 1) Opposite angles in a cyclic quadrilateral add up to how many ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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New character idea: Mark Labbett
Game feature request by Philip Aston. Status: Unconfirmed.
This ticket was created by the Character Spindlomatic, which you should use to create your own characters! [ link] --------------------------------------- I suggest the ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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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]
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Boxing Day Bash IV
Announcement by Marcus Hares. Status: Unconfirmed.
The 4th annual Boxing Day Bash is back! It'll be a 2-stage live tournament on apterous. Stage 1 will be in groups (every player will play each other in their group in a standard 15 - probably in groups ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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Everything Counts Changes Vote 2
Announcement by Andy SC. Status: Unconfirmed.
I have made more ideas with regards to possible changes that could be made so I have decided to create another vote to see what the general consensus will be with regards to this idea or what is already ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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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]
News
22 January 2019
- News: Game of the Week was won by James Haughton's 93 - 51 9 Rounder win against Piaras M Carney! This week's vote is now open.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr 9 with 9 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Nice 9 with 9 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Goatdown 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Alex H tied the record number of maximums for Lockdown Jnr Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited 9 with 9 maxes.
- Luke Johnson-Davies tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Dave Barnard's 1052 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×4]
- Jojo Apollo commented on Chris Hare's game with Apterous Prune.
- Chris Hare's 82 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- 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.
- Jack Slane 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 Sarah Johnson, who lasted 11 rounds with a target of 8. Woof!
- Jonny D tied the high score for Lockdown Jnr Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- The Duel was won by Jack Worsley with a score of 121 from 125.
21 January 2019
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
- Dave Barnard tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Rob Foster's 1055 - 1063 game with Apterous Rex received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×6]
- Anthony Endsor tied the record number of maximums for Lockdown Jnr Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- Keith A Williams tied the record number of maximums for Lockdown Jnr Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- John Beresford commented on The Multiverse 4: Splitsville: Stepdown Week.
- Chris Hare set a new high score for Nice 9 with 82 points.
- Thomas Carey tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- James Laverty's 200 - 70 game with Apterous Nude received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited Jnr 9 with 9 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Goatdown 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Thomas Carey tied the record number of maximums for Touch Jnr 15 with 15 maxes.
- Chris Hare tied the record number of maximums for Unlimited 9 with 9 maxes.
- Tim Down commented on his game with Matty Artell. [+1 other]
- Mark Murray tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Tracey Mills commented on Rob Foster's game with Apterous Rex.
- Hazel Drury tied the record number of maximums for Goatdown 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Vincent Barcet tied the high score for Lockdown Jnr Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Tony Atkins tied the high score for Lockdown Jnr Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Callum Todd tied the record number of maximums for Goatdown 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Spike Guthrie tied the high score for Lockdown Jnr Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Jamie French tied the high score for Lockdown Jnr Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Bradley Horrocks tied the high score for Lockdown Jnr Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Jonny D's 81 - 0 game with The Duellist received a nomination for Game of the Week. [×4]
- Ian Linton's 118 - 92 game with Spike Guthrie received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Phil Collinge tied the high score for Lockdown Jnr Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Phil Collinge commented on Apterous Seniors Championship 2019: Group Stage.
- Johnny Canuck tied the high score for Lockdown Jnr Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Matty Artell tied the record number of maximums for Lockdown Jnr Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- George Armstrong. commented on Weakest Link Numbers Tournament 2019: Round 4 - Normal.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Judith Young, who lasted 10 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- Bradley Horrocks tied the record number of maximums for Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- The Duel was won by Jonny D with a score of 81 from 81.
20 January 2019
- New: apterous History: December 2018.
- Jonny D's game with The Duellist received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Bradley Horrocks commented on Hyper Numbers: Knockout Rounds 2. [+1 other]
- Dave Barnard tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
15 January 2019
- News: Game of the Week was won by Apterous Rex's 463 - 456 Goatdown win against Elliott Mellor! This week's vote is now open.
14 January 2019
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
11 January 2019
- News: Thomas Carey has been crowned champion of 3 Game Guarantee Tournament !
- News: Thomas Cappleman has been crowned champion of Weakest Link Mayhem!
8 January 2019
- News: Game of the Week was won by Conor Travers's 162 - 99 Speed Letters Attack win against Apterous Prime! This week's vote is now open.
7 January 2019
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
3 January 2019
- News: Thomas Carey has been crowned champion of The Apto-Tude League (Cycle 27)!
2 January 2019
- News: A total of 23 Duel Necklaces were awarded for December 2018.
1 January 2019
- News: The Duel for December 2018 was won by Matt Hamer!
- News: Game of the Week was won by Jack Worsley's 203 - 0 Bullet Letters Attack win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
31 December 2018
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
25 December 2018
- News: Game of the Week was won by Jack Worsley's 157 - 0 Bullet Letters Attack win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
24 December 2018
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
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