apterous history: January 2026
Here's your handy cut-out-and-keep guide to the events of January 2026.
In the news...
- 2nd January. A total of 38 Duel Necklaces were awarded for December 2025.
- 9th January. Matt OC has been crowned champion of Royal Rumble (2025 Individual)!
- 16th January. Florence C-L has been crowned champion of The Twelve Games of Chris-mas: Vol. IV: The Holly and The!
Pro Ranks
The top three players at the end of the month:-
1st. Dylan Taylor
2nd. Tom Cappleman
3rd. Matthew Brockwell
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Monthly Top Scores
| Format | Top score | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Rounder | 162 by Dylan Taylor | 9,068 games with 232 players |
| 9 Rounder | 106 by Zohaib Rehan | 7,555 games with 121 players |
| Conundrum Attack | 200 by Dylan Taylor ×20 200 by Ahmed M ×15 200 by Chas Maxwell ×6 200 by Ross K ×5 200 by Florence C-L ×3 200 by Gabriel Thallon ×3 200 by Hazel Drury ×3 200 by Charlie Harrison 200 by Chris Hare 200 by Elwin Carlos 200 by Jack Worsley 200 by Matt OC 200 by Rob Foster 200 by Zohaib Rehan | 1,524 games with 97 players |
| Numbers Attack | 200 by Tal Lessner ×6 200 by Elizabeth Beer ×2 200 by Ben Bazzard 200 by Meredie Cohen | 611 games with 49 players |
| Touchdown Letters Attack | 158 by Hazel Drury 158 by Tom Cappleman | 40 games with 33 players |
| Bullet Letters Attack | 175 by Zohaib Rehan | 156 games with 26 players |
| Nasty Letters Attack | 140 by Dylan Taylor | 27 games with 22 players |
| Letters Attack | 196 by Dylan Taylor | 291 games with 21 players |
| Unlimited Letters Attack | 204 by Richard Freeland ×3 | 374 games with 20 players |
| Spoilage Letters Attack | 436 by Florence C-L | 36 games with 19 players |
Only the month's 10 most popular formats are shown.
Game of the Week
Facts and Figures
This month, apterous gained 55 new users, taking us to 15,632 in total. A total of 366,195 rounds were played over 25,138 games.
The Duel was won by Tom Cappleman with 2953 points from 30 games. Second was Chris Hare with 2940 points from 31 games, and third Matt Hamer with 2882 points from 31 games.
Other months
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