apterous history: April 2013
Here's your handy cut-out-and-keep guide to the events of April 2013.
In the news...
- 1st April. There is now a length field in Lexplorer, which applies to any section in which it makes sense. (PS: This was apterous' second-oldest unresolved ticket!)
- 1st April. Jack Slane joined.
- 2nd April. A total of 30 Duel Necklaces were awarded for March 2013.
- 10th April. Richard Allan joined.
- 12th April. Pete Steg joined.
- 19th April. Greg Smith joined.
- 21st April. Completed a full Ascension cycle? Itching to start over from the very beginning again? At last you can! An infinite amount of fun can now be yours.
- 28th April. Statland now has a whole section devoted to conundrums, including the fun new breakdown by difficulty.
- 30th April. Paddy Ellis joined.
Pro Ranks
The top three players at the end of the month:-
1st. Innis Carson
2nd. Jack Worsley
3rd. Dan McColm
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Filters:
Monthly Top Scores
| Format | Top score | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Rounder | 154 by Jack Worsley | 12,931 games with 270 players |
| Conundrum Attack | 200 by Adam Gillard ×109 200 by Jack Worsley ×6 200 by Greg Smith ×5 200 by Rob Foster ×5 200 by Giles H ×3 200 by Jonathan Rawlinson ×2 200 by Mark D ×2 200 by Andy Platt 200 by Chris Davies 200 by Jack Hurst 200 by Tom Cappleman | 1,801 games with 104 players |
| Numbers Attack | 200 by Andy Platt 200 by Jack Worsley 200 by Steve Balog | 394 games with 68 players |
| 9 Rounder | 96 by Jen Steadman | 522 games with 55 players |
| Letters Attack | 181 by Giles H | 538 games with 41 players |
| Old 15 | 139 by Dan McColm ×2 | 157 games with 40 players |
| Goat Attack | 247 by Innis Carson | 350 games with 31 players |
| Hypergoatdown | 158 by Innis Carson | 88 games with 29 players |
| Nasty 15 | 113 by Jack Worsley | 72 games with 29 players |
| Nice Letters Attack | 162 by Andy Platt | 331 games with 24 players |
Only the month's 10 most popular formats are shown.
Game of the Week
Facts and Figures
This month, apterous gained 117 new users, taking us to 5,326 in total. A total of 401,588 rounds were played over 25,657 games.
The Duel was won by Innis Carson with 2654 points from 30 games. Second was Matt Hamer with 2496 points from 30 games, and third Mark D with 2465 points from 30 games.
Other months
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