apterous history: August 2021
Here's your handy cut-out-and-keep guide to the events of August 2021.
In the news...
- 1st August. Tom Cappleman has been crowned champion of AptoLeague (S9 League)!
- 1st August. Apterous Prune has been crowned champion of AptoLeague ( :( )!
- 2nd August. A total of 30 Duel Necklaces were awarded for July 2021.
- 5th August. Johnny Canuck has been crowned champion of Royal Rumble (2021)!
- 5th August. Nate Sullivan joined.
- 9th August. Tom Cappleman has been crowned champion of The A-Z of Apterous!
- 10th August. Tom Cappleman has been crowned champion of Letters Numbers Conundrums 2!
- 10th August. David Watts joined.
- 17th August. Matt Gould joined.
- 27th August. Elliott Mellor has been crowned champion of Weakest Link Mayhem 2021!
Pro Ranks
The top three players at the end of the month:-
1st. Jack Worsley
2nd. Elliott Mellor
3rd. Dylan Taylor
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Monthly Top Scores
| Format | Top score | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Rounder | 165 by Sam Cappleman-Lynes | 9,932 games with 230 players |
| Conundrum Attack | 200 by Chris Hare ×34 200 by Hazel Drury ×24 200 by Mark Murray ×2 200 by Rob Foster ×2 | 1,168 games with 91 players |
| 9 Rounder | 97 by Philip Aston | 835 games with 77 players |
| Numbers Attack | 200 by Jim B ×2 | 377 games with 45 players |
| Old 15 | 149 by Elliott Mellor | 105 games with 43 players |
| Goat Attack | 246 by Oliver Solamath | 299 games with 42 players |
| Goatdown Standard | 193 by Ahmed M | 102 games with 42 players |
| Goatundrum Attack | 194 by Chris Hare | 69 games with 41 players |
| Aegilops 15 | 147 by Sam Cappleman-Lynes | 134 games with 38 players |
| Hypergoat Letters Attack | 250 by Callum Todd | 90 games with 36 players |
Only the month's 10 most popular formats are shown.
Game of the Week
Facts and Figures
This month, apterous gained 77 new users, taking us to 12,733 in total. A total of 369,977 rounds were played over 24,878 games.
The Duel was won by Elliott Mellor with 3148 points from 31 games. Second was Chris Hare with 3022 points from 31 games, and third Tom Cappleman with 2976 points from 31 games.
Other months
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