I've got it on the 360- which is apperently the superior version, oddly. The minigames are fun but I'm really enjoying the missions right now.
EDIT: And on the topic of dating...
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- Mon May 05, 2008 7:43 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: PS3 Gamers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1439
- Sun May 04, 2008 7:47 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Wii Brawlers
- Replies: 52
- Views: 5250
Re: Wii Brawlers
I managed 1:41.893 using Wario standard kart and boosting over the ramp on each lap. Would help if I knew how to do a starting boost. But can any of you beat my lap times on Super Monaco GP on the Game Gear? Or Micro Machines 2 and 96 on the Mega Drive? I think not. On a multiplayer game your arse ...
- Sat May 03, 2008 5:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Time for a rest
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1215
Re: Time for a rest
Does that mean c4c is now officially renamed 'Jimtopia'?
- Fri May 02, 2008 6:00 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Official exams good luck topic
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3846
Re: Official exams good luck topic
Nice one Charlie!
- Thu May 01, 2008 7:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who would you like to see in DC?
- Replies: 219
- Views: 42717
Re: Who would you like to see in DC?
Stephen Fry has graced DC with his presence, way back in 2000 iirc. Jack Dee would be fantastic- if a little miserable.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who would you like to see in DC?
- Replies: 219
- Views: 42717
Re: Who would you like to see in DC?
Finally we agree on something.Jason Larsen wrote:So, in other words celebrities should appear in Dictionary Corner on Countdown or not at all.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who would you like to see in DC?
- Replies: 219
- Views: 42717
Re: Who would you like to see in DC?
Have merged this topic with my older one, partially because it is a revival of an old thread and mainly because I like waving the hand of mod about.
Oh, and Ronnie Corbett for sure.
Oh, and Ronnie Corbett for sure.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Next online Countdown tournament
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5165
Re: Next online Countdown tournament
Probably is due to exams, which I can well appreciate can't be avoided, but I still want COMA finished promptly.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:07 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Wii Brawlers
- Replies: 52
- Views: 5250
Re: Wii Brawlers
Strikes me we could/should also have ps3 and xbox 360 user names in this thread- with that being said, mine is, predictably, 'nebagram' for both. Will edit this with my Wii console friends code when I next find it.
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Next online Countdown tournament
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5165
Re: Next online Countdown tournament
No, but Conor and Paul will be getting a snarky email tonight.
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:08 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: ABSP Scrabble tournaments
- Replies: 59
- Views: 4695
Re: ABSP Scrabble tournaments
So if you only played stellar players and lost every game you'd still have a pretty good rating? eg you play 100 players rated n (where n is a high rating) and lose every time. Your rating is (n-50)x100/100=n-50 Yes, but if that were the case you wouldn't be playing stellar players for long. Also, ...
Re: 1 vs. 100
It kinda reminds me of the questions they had at the end of Shooting Stars.
"Name a junction on the M6"
"8"
"No, the answer was 4"
That sort of thing.
"Name a junction on the M6"
"8"
"No, the answer was 4"
That sort of thing.
Re: 1 vs. 100
spoiler...
ouch.
ouch.
- Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
- Replies: 190
- Views: 21310
Re: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
Ben there pre-empting my question to the two contestants. Any news on when we can expect the decider to be played? Preferably a date can be arranged in advance so those interested can watch events unfold.Ben Pugh wrote:Any news on the final?
- Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 546
- Views: 427860
Re: Best ever contestants
Yeah, but plenty of series have had more than one 800 octochamp, so therefore plenty of 800 octochamps have not won the series. You can argue it both ways. Personally, i don't think the total combined scores of a multi-show winner really mean that much. There are so many other factors to take into ...
- Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 546
- Views: 427860
Re: Best ever contestants
BTW Martin, have you and Gevin ever been seen in public together? I mean by this, are you posting for the two of you - IS there two different people or is Gevin a pseudonym of yours? I ask this genuinely, and without malice, as i stopped reading the other forum a long while back, so may have missed...
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:41 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: A little puzzle
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5328
Re: A little puzzle
Throw in 2 girls and that's the type of game I want to play.Jason Larsen wrote:No, that's Yangtze. Yahtzee is a dice game similar to poker with a cup.
Back on topic, did the puzzle ever get solved?
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
- Replies: 190
- Views: 21310
Re: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
Are there any conundrums with 1 vowel? I can think of 'strengths' off hand, but that is pluralised so not really valid. Also, what conundrum has the most amount of vowels in it? The first to answer wins a rotting Many-Zoned Polypore fungus. I think it was mentioned on Countdown once before that STR...
- Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:51 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Internet Scrabble Club
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3826
Internet Scrabble Club
In conversation with another member of this parish it struck me that all Scrabblers may want to exchange their ISC handles- and if you don't have one, a quick trip over to http://www.isc.ro will soon rectify that. Predictably, mine is ' nebagram ' and I usually hover around the 1410 mark ratings-wis...
- Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
- Replies: 190
- Views: 21310
Re: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
STRAIGHTS is the only other 1-syllable niner I can think of.
- Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:47 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Jason poll
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2210
Re: Jason poll
Tough call, but in the end you just can't beat a bit o' Del Boy (if you ignore everything post-1996 that is).
Re: Jason
Not being a buzzkill or anything but if this topic is going to get out of hand, maybe it should be locked? I don't think the topic is beyond the point of no return yet- when it is (or when any of the other mods decide it is), it shall be locked. And getting back on-topic, the best Jason is Jason Ca...
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
- Replies: 190
- Views: 21310
Re: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
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- Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
- Replies: 190
- Views: 21310
Re: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
Paul wins 99-92 after the conundrum goes unsolved, meaning this one's going right to the wire!
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
- Replies: 190
- Views: 21310
Re: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
Any news on when we can see game 4 of the final, guys? Don't want to prolong the agony any further.
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Next online Countdown tournament
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5165
Re: Next online Countdown tournament
Count me in.
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Scrabble online
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3201
Re: Scrabble online
I was actually talking about average score rather than ratings. If you look at his participation in the WSC, 2005 : average 358 2003 : average 378 2001 : average 359 For the others I can't find the information on the net, but we're seriously talking about average 100 points more per game on the Int...
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: ABSP Scrabble tournaments
- Replies: 59
- Views: 4695
Re: ABSP Scrabble tournaments
You have a big pile of letters, from which each player tries to make words by grabbing letters and forming a word in front of them. The goal is to finish with the most words, and you can steal words from your opponents by adding letters from the big pile to make anagrams. When the letters in the pi...
- Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 546
- Views: 427860
Re: Best ever contestants
Please stop. I will. Eventually. But before I do, do you recognise either of these quotes? The toughest series ever to play in is the one that has the best player in it - and that was Scott Mearns by a country mile. I only consider Scott to be the best player because he had a natural ability, rathe...
- Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: An interesting childhood misconception
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2888
Re: An interesting childhood misconception
'Off-topic' isn't the same as 'completely random'. Please try to exercise some self-restraint.
- Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:28 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Scrabble online
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3201
Re: Scrabble online
Is that Dan Sandu? Might need to have someone look into that...
- Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 546
- Views: 427860
Re: Best ever contestants
I would love to see some of the old games with Mark Nyman and Damian Eadie. I would also like it if there was a one-off special between Damian and Mark, like they did with Richard and Carol. Won't ever happen Joseph. My on-screen days are long gone and i've no desire to play Countdown on the telly ...
- Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 546
- Views: 427860
Re: Best ever contestants
He posted less than two hours ago in this very thread! But seriously, my list: Harvey Freeman Allan Saldanha Scott Mearns Chris Wills Julian Fell Paul Gallen Mark Tournoff Conor Travers Craig Beevers and the 10th is a toss-up between messrs Shore, Howe, Nash and Hargreaves. If we're talking 'skill s...
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:50 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Next online Countdown tournament
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5165
Re: Next online Countdown tournament
It has been tried before but without much success, and as my attempts at doing an online Scrabble league have proved, it can be astonishingly time-consuming.David O'Donnell wrote:Hmmmn if we are heading towards permanent tourneys then why not a league?
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Foregone concluding series'?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3224
Re: Foregone concluding series'?
We need recaps of JF's octochamp run, particularly the 138-29 which might have fulfilled that criterion (I know for sure he cocked up the final numbers so didn't score there, so was therefore 99+ ahead after round 13).
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Foregone concluding series'?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3224
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
- Replies: 190
- Views: 21310
Re: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
Paolo won a cracker after a crucial conundrum to take the final to 2-1- expect a recap shortly.
- Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
- Replies: 190
- Views: 21310
Re: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
Game 3's just started. Will this be the decider...?
- Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Wild Fungi
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3606
Re: Wild Fungi
I was thinking more along the lines of a load of poppadoms.Joseph Bolas wrote:To me that looks a bit like scrambled egg actually .The Real Richard Brittain wrote:Interesting. There is also 'Chicken of the Woods', which does look quite tasty:
- Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:47 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Why was the "fun" thread locked?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 4017
Re: Why was the "fun" thread locked?
I thought it was November Rain, or is that just the song?
- Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:19 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Why was the "fun" thread locked?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 4017
Re: Why was the "fun" thread locked?
It was snowing yesterday in Sheffield as well. Bloody mental. :-/
- Sat Apr 05, 2008 9:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Wild Fungi
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3606
Re: Wild Fungi
is there any real differences between Mushrooms and Toadstools? I think that a toadstool is distinguished by its round and fleshy head, and general thickness. Example: http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/images/2006/10/25/toadstool_400x300.jpg You could imagine a toad just sitting on it. A ...
- Sat Apr 05, 2008 9:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Scrabble online
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3201
Re: Scrabble online
Still someone suggested to me that Lewis Mackay was cheating a few years ago when he was 1900+ on the ISC... and now he's got a 202 ratings in the UK, joint-second, only the current world champion is ranked ahead of him. Martin ...And is now unbeaten in his last 22 ABSP rated games. :-) And I remem...
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:03 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Scrabble online
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3201
Re: Scrabble online
Just as annoying as cheats are really good players that don't fill in their profile, so people think they cheat. One player who ended up in my noplay list is now ranked 4th out of 1593 in the French world ratings... but how am I supposed to know that if there's nothing in his profile? Martin THAT i...
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
- Replies: 190
- Views: 21310
Re: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
2nd leg is being played right now- look for results soon!
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Scrabble online
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3201
Re: Scrabble online
I just put up with it and try to stick to people I know. Generally speaking, the best attitude towards this sort of thing. I rarely play on isc nowadays- the official facebook scrabble game has me hooked- but when I do I never play anyone outside my friends list, or who isn't an ABSP member/regular...
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 4th April 2008 (Matt's debut game)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2445
Re: Spoilers for Friday 4th April 2008 (Matt's debut game)
Nice going Matt.
(IMO) elegant alternative to the final numbers- 75-9-8-5=53, 53x10=530, 530/2=265.
(IMO) elegant alternative to the final numbers- 75-9-8-5=53, 53x10=530, 530/2=265.
- Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Dictionary Corner guest spot.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3191
Re: The Dictionary Corner guest spot.
A question for past contestants: Are there DC guests, who were on during your run, near the top of your preference list, who probably otherwise wouldn't even register on your likability radar. ie They're introduced and you think "Oh they're not the funniest guest, but I've met them and they we...
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
- Replies: 190
- Views: 21310
Re: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
Any news on when game 2 of the final is likely to be played?
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Series 66
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2131
Re: Series 66
I can fully see why SC2 wouldn't be functional over a 3 month period, but is there anything against a 3-week 'champion of champion of champions' tournament between 16 of the best from series 34 to 65? Just think of the posts Gevin alone could make regarding the invite list. And no, I'm not sure whet...
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: ABSP Scrabble tournaments
- Replies: 59
- Views: 4695
Re: ABSP Scrabble tournaments
http://www.centrestar.co.uk has a good archive of move-by-move games between top players- nothing on live coverage yet, though that's not to say it won't be there in the future (certainly it handled the NSC final more thn adequately).
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Birthdays
- Replies: 1252
- Views: 133496
Re: Birthdays
There's the James Martin who did this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XQo6PwS358 That's the one Corby referred to. The other James Martin I know is a guy from a couple of years back who dominated the online scene for a while. Widely regarded as a cheaty cheat cheat cheat now, as he has just disapp...
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:50 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: ABSP Scrabble tournaments
- Replies: 59
- Views: 4695
Re: ABSP Scrabble tournaments
I'm slightly luckier in that the East Midlands are an absolute hot bed of Scrabble activity- unfortunately it also means that whilst I'd be a local expert in some places, here I'm a little lower in the food chain.
And 10 games in 48 hours? Try doing 24 (rated!) games in 24 hours...
And 10 games in 48 hours? Try doing 24 (rated!) games in 24 hours...
- Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Dictionary Corner guest spot.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3191
Re: The Dictionary Corner guest spot.
I kinda miss Denis Norden- though there is some novelty value in being the contestant in his last (to date) show- and anecdotes that have been said before usually cause huge sighs on my part too. Usually as they're from Martin Jarvis. Either that or his reading a poem and my bowels moving. My faves ...
- Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:08 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Great news everyone!
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3747
Re: Great news everyone!
Admittedly Reams does use his sense of humour more like a sledgehammer than a sniper rifle, but it gets the job done.Gevin-Gavin wrote:You must have low standards of wit (regarding this thread, not any of mine).Ben Wilson wrote:Yeah, but you were rarely witty with it.Gevin-Gavin wrote:People thought I was bad.
- Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Great news everyone!
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3747
Re: Great news everyone!
Anyway so I thought I would share this great news with everyone! The other day I saw a sweetcorn. It was just like the sweetcorn you have in Britain! What is your favourite sweetcorn? I think this is the kind of thing we can all talk about. I must say, this is probably a coincidence, but if I see a...
- Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:27 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Great news everyone!
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3747
Re: Great news everyone!
Best thread in c4c, gevc, and talk4 Countdown history.
- Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:06 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Birthdays
- Replies: 1252
- Views: 133496
Re: Birthdays
It would if posted now or afterwards. Thanks for all the comments, even the sarcastic/nonsensical ones.
- Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:05 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoLei
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3390
Re: CoLei
Any time other than August is best for me (serious Scrabbling season, August is). Leicester's no problem for me travel-wise.
- Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who would you like to see in DC?
- Replies: 219
- Views: 42717
Re: Who would you like to see in DC?
How fantastic would that be.Joseph Bolas wrote:Dreams can come true .jasoncullen wrote:Was she? Well then maybe dreams can come true
I hope one day to see the brilliant Brian Blessed back in DC .
"WE HAVE A NINE OVER HERE- BELLOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!"