Adam Latchford

Adam Latchford ooooooffffffffff this is arguably the toughest language to do this in!

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Tom Cappleman

Tom Cappleman Hebrew?

Adam Latchford

Adam Latchford Yes probably should have specified toughest language that uses the same (or mostly same) alphabet

Sean D

Sean D For the bonus does no declaration count as not invalid?

Fiona T

Fiona T penis is valid. hth.

Chris Hare

Chris Hare Sean D: Declaring nothing will be treated as valid. Mainly because that leads to a corollary that amuses me.

Tourney round: The Twelve Games of Chris-mas: Vol. IV: The Holly and The: Game Ten

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Notes from the organizer: Game Ten! Oh dear...

It's time for our annual field trip to foreign fields, and a chance to demonstrate your multilingualism by declaring English words. Hold on to your hats, I foresee turbulence ahead.

This year, we're all off to Lapland. Your score for this Finnish Letters Attack is the sum of all the points you achieve in the game by declaring valid words that are also in the Apterous English lexicon. The player with the highest such score wins. Ties will be broken by giving preference to the player who scores in this way in the most rounds, then the player whose words are, in my subjective opinion, most surprisingly Finnish. Any further ties will be resolved at my sole discretion.

The BONUS TOURNAMENT POINT will be awarded to any player who makes no invalid declarations.

If you have any questions about the rules, scoring, or anything else pertaining to this tourney, please feel free to ask.

Here is a spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sEia7l7u7cJ6jBWZQWistIjD9j7KAwGvWK2OAcjpPno/edit?usp=sharing

Runs from: 15 December 2025 – 1 January 2026. Format: Finnish Letters Attack. Matches: One-off. Approved.

Organizers: Chris Hare.

Fixtures: 43. Completed: 1.

Results and fixtures

Player 1Player 2Status
Apterous PruneSteven HardingUnplayed
Apterous PruneRavi ChoudharyUnplayed
Apterous PruneSarah BinnsUnplayed
Apterous PruneMike LeeUnplayed
Apterous PruneMatthew BrockwellUnplayed
Apterous PruneDavid HolmesUnplayed
Apterous PruneWesley BartonUnplayed
Apterous PruneElizabeth BeerUnplayed
Apterous PruneDave KempshallUnplayed
Apterous PruneAndres S.Unplayed
Apterous PruneIan WrayUnplayed
Apterous PruneAdam LatchfordUnplayed
Apterous PruneTom CapplemanUnplayed
Apterous PruneColin ThompsonUnplayed
Apterous PruneFiona T0 – 56
Apterous PruneMartin HurstUnplayed
Apterous PruneRichard DeckerUnplayed
Apterous PruneDan SpinksUnplayed
Apterous PruneTal LessnerUnplayed
Apterous PruneBen BazzardUnplayed
Apterous PruneDamian McEvoyUnplayed
Apterous PruneKeith C WilliamsUnplayed
Apterous PruneFlorence C-LUnplayed
Apterous PruneGav GraceUnplayed
Apterous PruneMatthew TassierUnplayed
Apterous PruneHazel DruryUnplayed
Apterous PruneMark aThomasUnplayed
Apterous PruneElwin CarlosUnplayed
Apterous PruneJamie FrenchUnplayed
Apterous PruneMatty ArtellUnplayed
Apterous PruneEoin JacksonUnplayed
Apterous PruneJason TurnerUnplayed
Apterous PruneIan VolanteUnplayed
Apterous PruneMaria ChandlerUnplayed
Apterous PruneStu HarknessUnplayed
Apterous PruneJon PinyanUnplayed
Apterous PruneSean DUnplayed
Apterous PruneThomas CareyUnplayed
Apterous PruneJon StammersUnplayed
Apterous PruneZohaib RehanUnplayed
Apterous PruneMartin ThomasUnplayed
Apterous PruneMarcus HaresUnplayed
Apterous PruneMark Jeary-FairbairnUnplayed

Key. Green: winner. Red: loser. Grey: tie. (Stripes: provisional, match in progress.)

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