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by L'oisleatch McGraw
Fri Sep 12, 2025 12:57 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Is Apterous down? [COMMENTING HERE WILL ... Yeah, we know]
Replies: 111
Views: 220148

Re: Is Apterous down? [COMMENTING HERE WILL ... Yeah, we know]

Interpret that people who engage with you are automatically dumber than you because they engaged with you, thus being right by default. Incorrect! Allow me reiterate: the vast majority of our intelligentsia - they kinda know that I've hit the nail on the head here, so there is no real point trying ...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Thu Sep 04, 2025 1:13 am
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Zoomdown Series 5
Replies: 64
Views: 135406

Re: Zoomdown Series 5

Ok, let's talk about guesting "arithmeticians" for a moment. This season, what we learned is that having skills at the CD numbers game in NO WAY correlates with being a good presenter. Some of the guest arithmeticians added zero value to the show. Definitely rethink that for next season. T...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Wed Sep 03, 2025 4:18 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: What Makes a Good Countdown Presenter?
Replies: 15
Views: 5179

Re: What Makes a Good Countdown Presenter?

Tracey Anne Mills wrote: Thu Aug 28, 2025 2:10 pm A presenter that doesn't talk down to you AND is rude to the contestants and guests
It'll be hard to find someone who doesn't talk down, yet IS rude to contestants and guests.
You almost had your dream host in Ann Robinson, but she was rarely rude to guests - just contestants.
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Mon Sep 01, 2025 11:11 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Is Apterous down? [COMMENTING HERE WILL ... Yeah, we know]
Replies: 111
Views: 220148

Re: Is Apterous down? [COMMENTING HERE WILL ... Yeah, we know]

Just came here to suggest that Eoin's not going to be happy. Glad I played the duel at midnight. You can say that again... :( The nightly stream was a bit different tonight. For anyone wondering why none of the intelligent Apterites have chimed in on my future-proofing of Apterous discussion, it is...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Fri Aug 29, 2025 2:58 am
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Countdowners On Other Quizzes
Replies: 268
Views: 358579

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Why did the Appearance of the 5Ks on OC go unmentioned here?
Fiona Titcombe, Thomas Carey, and captain James Haughton.
Hopefully the nerves will settle a bit in their 2nd outing...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Fri Aug 29, 2025 1:45 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Is Apterous down? [COMMENTING HERE WILL ... Yeah, we know]
Replies: 111
Views: 220148

Re: Is Apterous down? [COMMENTING HERE WILL ... Yeah, we know]

There are many options, but slagging him off and trolling on his forum is unlikely to have a positive impact. Adam, you haven't played on Apterous since 2019. As you now count -essentially- as a relic of a bygone age, your condescension on this topic is most unwelcome. Yes, you were an active membe...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Thu Aug 21, 2025 11:09 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Is Apterous down? [COMMENTING HERE WILL ... Yeah, we know]
Replies: 111
Views: 220148

Re: Is Apterous down? [COMMENTING HERE WILL ... Yeah, we know]

Deeks, you may be many things, but "really really thick" -I would have assumed- isn't one of them. If Charlie needs more money to motivate him to look after Apto properly, introducing a basic vs premium plan would be an excellent way to do that. I mean there is already a higher price for t...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Thu Aug 21, 2025 9:06 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Is Apterous down? [COMMENTING HERE WILL ... Yeah, we know]
Replies: 111
Views: 220148

Re: Is Apterous down? [COMMENTING HERE WILL ... Yeah, we know]

It feels like other things in his life are more important nowadays. As for bot-bashing being something that should be penalised, a load o me arse. Yeah, more important - but yet he still CHARGES for Apterous, so his choices become:- 1. Make sure he does the work required to keep it in good working ...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Wed Aug 20, 2025 7:55 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Is Apterous down? [COMMENTING HERE WILL ... Yeah, we know]
Replies: 111
Views: 220148

Re: Is Apterous down? [COMMENTING HERE WILL ... Yeah, we know]

Ok... well this is a bit awkward. As a huge fan of Charlie's work and of Apterous in general, it pains me to have to write this, but Apterous has been dodgy for at least 2 weeks, and new ideas / features neglected (by and large, certainly compared to the 2008-2016 period) for many years now. I think...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Fri Aug 08, 2025 2:05 am
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Zoomdown Series 5
Replies: 64
Views: 135406

Re: Zoomdown Series 5

More feedback having watched the last few episodes:- NEGATIVE 1. Show some enthusiasm for Christ's sake! The amount of times that Rachel (or someone else on the team, but usually Rachel) says that a round is "boring" is starting to get annoying. The episode where Jamie stood in was particu...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Thu Jul 17, 2025 11:01 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: RoboRiley
Replies: 30
Views: 27591

Re: RoboRiley

This is a wonderful update imo. Knowing at a glance whether the numbers is solvable or not will be hugely useful at events. That is the main thing players want to know after the nums, if their particular selection was doable, and how close was possible. The max onscreen will be nice too... but the n...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Fri Jul 04, 2025 10:28 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Zoomdown Series 5
Replies: 64
Views: 135406

Re: Zoomdown Series 5

I've caught up with the episodes aired thus far, and have feedback to give! Let's start by giving feedback on the feedback:- [/quote] - DCs and other non-players, please don't react, at all, to the letters or numbers selections as they come out. No groans for Zs and Qs, no cheers for 1L, etc. - I do...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Mon Jun 30, 2025 4:37 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1858
Views: 1598693

Re: Ask Graeme?

Ah... yep.
Bad maths on my part.
Terrible question.

As you were...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Sun Jun 29, 2025 10:48 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1858
Views: 1598693

Re: Ask Graeme?

Hey Graeme, I just compared Rob Foster's latest "usefulness" thing [The ROSTER] with this page on Apterous [https://www.apterous.org/dic.php?dic=0] The ROSTER says there are 27,622 nines (excluding anagrams... so the true number is higher), but Apterous says there are 21,633 nines (includi...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Fri May 30, 2025 11:24 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Zoomdown Series 5
Replies: 64
Views: 135406

Re: Zoomdown Series 5

Having watched Episode 2: more thoughts. Part of why ZD worked in the first place is that Paul Anderson was in a band. He had stage experience. He had performing in his blood. And he knew -instinctively- how to engage an audience. This new crowd, well meaning as they are, don't have that in them. Ho...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Thu May 29, 2025 10:01 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Co:Wat?! 2025 - Countdown in Waterford (28/06/2025)
Replies: 0
Views: 4135

Co:Wat?! 2025 - Countdown in Waterford (28/06/2025)

TL;DR summary: ~It takes place on June 28th, 11am-7pm. ~Bristol-style classroom format. Five amended 9Rers, followed by three 15Rers ~Atropine and Robo Riley will be used to run the event. ~It costs €15 for those who have sorted out their own accommodation. ~It should be FOCAL affiliated, and there ...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Thu May 29, 2025 9:41 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Zoomdown Series 5
Replies: 64
Views: 135406

Re: Zoomdown Series 5

Episode 1 was pretty good. I left feedback as a YouTube comment. Main thing that needs to change is the prominence of the clock taking up the entire left hand side. If ye can use the space more sensibly. that'd be better. Good to see that ye are not using the original (awful) ZD music. Use of the Ap...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Fri Apr 25, 2025 1:44 am
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: ...and that's ZoomDown
Replies: 315
Views: 182823

Re: ...and that's ZoomDown

3 years later, and it IS a generation ago.
Brace yourselves for the Godfrey era...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Wed Jan 15, 2025 12:25 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Team Countdown
Replies: 10
Views: 5239

Re: Team Countdown

Ok, never mind that line "don't want it out" is not quite right.
It's more about apathy, and a feeling that it will never come out, and that it isn't real.
If someone told me it never actually happened, I'd believe that.
I could easily be persuaded the whole thing was a fever dream.
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Mon Jan 13, 2025 11:51 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1858
Views: 1598693

Re: Ask Graeme?

Nope, irritatingly at the stroke of midnight it will freeze.
Not even a glass slipper to show for it...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Mon Jan 13, 2025 11:50 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Team Countdown
Replies: 10
Views: 5239

Re: Team Countdown

Nah Andres. I don't want it out particularly.
I commented, as I was scrolling back through the forum looking for "Ask Graeme" and saw this and was reminded that it kind of existed once upon a time.
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Mon Jan 13, 2025 1:04 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1858
Views: 1598693

Re: Ask Graeme?

It does not have to be Graeme... ...but I need a few smart people's takes on the following. Myself and my family do a thing every year where we get a tiny piece of red paper (1/16th of an A4 page), and on that paper we write a secret New Year's resolution. This resolution must be something that is p...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Mon Jan 13, 2025 12:55 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Team Countdown
Replies: 10
Views: 5239

Re: Team Countdown

This thing's been scrapped, right?
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Mon Jan 13, 2025 12:54 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Poll: When Did You Start Watching Countdown?
Replies: 29
Views: 31470

Re: Poll: When Did You Start Watching Countdown?

Around 2007 it became must-watch TV. It still is, and I have missed probably no episodes since... I even endure the guest and OOW segments without FFing.

I was aware of its existence much earlier than that, and watched now and then. Always liked it... but became a proper fan in 2007.
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Wed Nov 06, 2024 9:26 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Replies: 531
Views: 527562

Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold

Philip A wrote: Mon Jul 15, 2024 6:40 pm Gnocchi is disgusting.
True.
As I always say, why eat something gnocchi, when you could have something gnice?
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Wed Nov 06, 2024 9:20 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Replies: 531
Views: 527562

Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold

Marc Meakin wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 8:03 pm I think there should be an upper age limit of 70 for leaders of the free world
There is a good reason that "old" and "wise" are often put together.
Better a leader that is "too old" than "too young".
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:57 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Replies: 531
Views: 527562

Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold

Donald Trump winning the US election is precisely the kick up the arse that the woke left needs...
Let's hope the democrats and other similar groups worldwide -even down to something as insignificant as our own FOCAL- take a long hard look at their priorities in the coming years.
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:53 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 6th November 2024 (Series 90, Heat 86)
Replies: 6
Views: 3231

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 6th November 2024 (Series 90, Heat 86)

I guess they don't want Susie looking into glory holes anymore?
Some serious censorship going on in Rd10.

I wonder what it was that they said that the C4 censors deemed not screenable, that was deemed fine by those in the studio at the time?
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Sun Oct 13, 2024 11:46 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdowners in the news
Replies: 308
Views: 296021

Re: Countdowners in the news

Does that mean a criminal or their lawyer could post stuff online (under some other name or names presumably) about their crime to get the trial thrown out? I know. Good point Gev, which helps highlight the extent to which Graeme's paranoia on this issue is OTT. Anyone can pretty much say anything ...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Wed Jul 24, 2024 2:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown on YouTube [etc.]
Replies: 33
Views: 25657

Re: Countdown on YouTube [etc.]

Gavin Chipper wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2024 2:23 pm Is it a Hallowe'en special?
Did it scare you? :twisted:
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Wed Jul 24, 2024 2:04 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown on YouTube [etc.]
Replies: 33
Views: 25657

Re: Countdown on YouTube [etc.]

I wrote and produced some 30s Countdown round music.
https://youtu.be/Io4j05CVHDY?si=f6fO6OWXdS1RKZco
It'll be used at Co:Wat, and also as theme music for a series of tutorial and play-through videos I'm planning on putting out.
Enjoy!
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Sun Jul 21, 2024 7:52 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Goat/Co:Brum 2024-Fri 02nd/Sat 03rd Aug
Replies: 32
Views: 50038

Re: Goat/Co:Brum 2024-Fri 02nd/Sat 03rd Aug

btw, what is the best airport to fly to for this event, and would you recommend flying out of Cork or Dublin?
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Sun Jul 21, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Goat/Co:Brum 2024-Fri 02nd/Sat 03rd Aug
Replies: 32
Views: 50038

Re: Goat/Co:Brum 2024-Fri 02nd/Sat 03rd Aug

Matt Rutherford wrote: Sun Jul 21, 2024 5:37 pm That account is a misrepresentation at best.
Every single word of it is true, as you well know.
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Sat Jul 20, 2024 10:53 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Goat/Co:Brum 2024-Fri 02nd/Sat 03rd Aug
Replies: 32
Views: 50038

Re: Goat/Co:Brum 2024-Fri 02nd/Sat 03rd Aug

Matt, I have no doubt you will agree, the sooner this thread gets back to discussing the upcoming event in Birmingham, the better. So let's not drag this out too much more. The only thing I am interested in now is -in your opinion- is there anything in the account below that is not the God's honest ...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Sat Jul 20, 2024 8:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Who is better: Carol Vorderman or Rachel Riley?
Replies: 97
Views: 76915

Re: Who is better: Carol Vorderman or Rachel Riley?

Also I bet you wouldn't be saying this if "Rachel" was a man. It is so lazy to trot out the misogyny card whenever a woman is criticized. ^^^That's the only thing you've written so far, Jamie, that we can all get behind. Solid point. But the lads are right. Rachel (or "Rachel" i...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Sat Jul 20, 2024 4:00 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Goat/Co:Brum 2024-Fri 02nd/Sat 03rd Aug
Replies: 32
Views: 50038

Re: Goat/Co:Brum 2024-Fri 02nd/Sat 03rd Aug

Hi again Adam, and thank you for sending me your best wishes at the end of your last reply. Appreciate that. I think we are almost done here... but I need to reply to one or two of your latest points. In January, you branded the owner of the Countdowners Facebook group a "hysterical nazi" ...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Sat Jul 20, 2024 3:57 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Goat/Co:Brum 2024-Fri 02nd/Sat 03rd Aug
Replies: 32
Views: 50038

Re: Goat/Co:Brum 2024-Fri 02nd/Sat 03rd Aug

When you're not behind you're keyboard — accusing everybody of being woke — *your. But no, I don't accuse everyone of being woke. I only accuse the woke of being woke, and even then only if they are using their wokeness for evil purposes or to subdue or dominate others (e.g. when Stu was ruining Ro...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Fri Jul 19, 2024 12:49 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Word Checks at Co:Events using the Android App
Replies: 23
Views: 29976

Re: Word Checks at Co:Events using the Android App

Adam's suggestion of Apterous becoming the source of truth for changes at whatever point in time Charlie Reams decides to get off his arse and make changes is very worrying. Charlie Reams hasn't been to a co-event in over 10 years and his communication with the community is sporadic at best. I've n...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Fri Jul 19, 2024 12:42 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Goat/Co:Brum 2024-Fri 02nd/Sat 03rd Aug
Replies: 32
Views: 50038

Re: Goat/Co:Brum 2024-Fri 02nd/Sat 03rd Aug

childish, heated debates hmm, you seem like a negative-minded kind of a personality. Maybe take an oul chill pill there. These fears are ridiculous and unfounded. The events will be fine. There won't be arguments. (Who even thinks this way?!) MSR has already been subjected to enough shit from certa...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Thu Jul 18, 2024 5:15 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown adjudication dictionary
Replies: 141
Views: 69304

Re: Countdown adjudication dictionary

Fiona T wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 9:20 am And while we're indulging in internet slanging matches, using "her" and "she" as insults really is no different in concept to using "gay" as an insult. Be better.
That actually did cross my mind, but given the acronym was BEA, my hands were tied.
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Thu Jul 18, 2024 2:22 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown adjudication dictionary
Replies: 141
Views: 69304

Re: Countdown adjudication dictionary

would be a good thing for apto tickets not to be derailed by csw agenda nonsense Adam, Adam, Adam, Adam, Adam... where do I start? Well firstly I'd like to welcome this version of Adam back to the community! It has been ages since I've seen her, and I'd honestly thought you'd matured out of her, ye...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Wed Jul 17, 2024 10:36 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Word Checks at Co:Events using the Android App
Replies: 23
Views: 29976

Re: Word Checks at Co:Events using the Android App

historically event hosts do more or less what they like and make their own decisions about how their events are run I was about to make a less kind version of exactly that point. I think Jack has always had a weird idea of what powers FOCAL should and shouldn't have. They administer a league table ...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Wed Jul 17, 2024 3:13 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown adjudication dictionary
Replies: 141
Views: 69304

Re: Countdown adjudication dictionary

Big news! And yes... the switch to CSW does seem like a realistic move now. The main disadvantage of it is the US spellings that would suddenly be allowed. Many regular viewers would find these jarring. The obscure CSW-words is a non issue. During the swollen Oxford years 2015-2024, there were as ma...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:50 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1304
Views: 458876

Re: The C4C Football Thread

Marc Meakin wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2024 1:43 pm Still 60 years of hurt scans better for that godawful song
Incorrect.
The song is the best thing about English football.
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Mon Jul 15, 2024 1:07 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1304
Views: 458876

Re: The C4C Football Thread

Marc Meakin wrote: Mon Jul 15, 2024 9:14 am There is a word for someone who takes pleasure in other people's misery.
BTW it's not Schadenfreude
Misery?
Ye should be overjoyed that such a shite team made it past Slovakia somehow!

As for me, I was glad to see the best, most entertaining team win.
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Mon Jul 15, 2024 2:08 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1304
Views: 458876

Re: The C4C Football Thread

Marc Meakin wrote: Sun Jul 14, 2024 3:39 pm Let's hope your predictions/wishes continue in the same vein tonight
I was getting worried, but the final and most important result went my way! :mrgreen:

"They're going home, they're going home, with nothing, England's going home..."
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Mon Jul 15, 2024 1:54 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: RoboRiley
Replies: 30
Views: 27591

Re: Feedback about Robo-Riley after Co:Wat

The broken version was still good enough that you earned a convert.
Jessamine had no intention of changing her usual set-up for Co:Mon... until she played at Co:Wat.
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Sat Jul 13, 2024 2:05 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: RoboRiley
Replies: 30
Views: 27591

Re: Feedback about Robo-Riley after Co:Wat

need to set up a source for computer sound if you want viewers to get clock music :) Ah yeah, that. I could've set it up that way, I usually do. But the priority is on the people in the room. The stream is an afterthought. Anytime we have a 9-letter word, I play the Co:Wat theme (which is an amende...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Fri Jul 12, 2024 11:25 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1304
Views: 458876

Re: The C4C Football Thread

Marc Meakin wrote: Fri Jul 12, 2024 10:15 pm Shouldn't this be on the tennis thread
There's a tennis thread?
Could you post a Serbian flag on that for me please! :mrgreen:
[Edited to include:- and an Italian flag for the ladies!]
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Fri Jul 12, 2024 11:16 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: RoboRiley
Replies: 30
Views: 27591

Feedback about Robo-Riley after Co:Wat

I used RoboRiley at Co:Wat?! this year. I would like to list all of the things that were good about it, but it's hard to, because it was all good. It looked good onscreen. It was easy to set up. It was fast. The way you can show maxes, then maxes-1, maxes-2 etc, was most useful for quick adjudicatio...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Fri Jul 12, 2024 9:00 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1304
Views: 458876

Re: The C4C Football Thread

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by L'oisleatch McGraw
Fri Jun 28, 2024 11:32 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Co:Wat?! 2024 - Countdown in Waterford (29/06/2024)
Replies: 5
Views: 7269

Re: Co:Wat?! 2024 - Countdown in Waterford (29/06/2024)

If you want to keep up with the tournament updates as they happen, you can follow this link:- https://greem.co.uk/co/CoWat-2024.
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Tue Jun 25, 2024 2:52 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Request for event conundrum setters!
Replies: 10
Views: 9038

Re: Request for event conundrum setters!

I disagree with George that he was playing devil's advocate. He was just making a really valid point that Fiona is overthinking this. Conundrums with people's names in it are great fun at a co-event (a proper one with divisional QFs and a big screen showing selections). I do it every year, and will ...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Tue Jun 25, 2024 2:29 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:OX - 15th June 2024
Replies: 31
Views: 41253

Re: CO:OX - 15th June 2024

darren godfrey wrote: Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:04 am using Fiona's RoboR***y software
I have to assume you to be a man of integrity, and given that, this must have been asterisked for a very good reason...
...Rachel was terribly rude to you when you met in studio, perhaps?
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Tue Jun 25, 2024 2:18 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: RoboRiley
Replies: 30
Views: 27591

Re: RoboRiley

As good as it is, the best reason to downvote Co:Pilot is here and the best reason to downvote Co:Bot (as good as it is) is here However, you won't find any brand clashes with the name INFOMATIC E-BOT... and given your well-known penchant for megalomania, you should defo go with this one, as it is a...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Mon Jun 24, 2024 3:59 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Co:Wat?! 2024 - Countdown in Waterford (29/06/2024)
Replies: 5
Views: 7269

Re: Co:Wat?! 2024 - Countdown in Waterford (29/06/2024)

One more piece of exciting news... Co:Wat will become the first co-event to official ditch the legacy version of the game! 9Rers have been retired from the TV show for over 2 decades now. Their use at co-events is only tolerable as it allows for more games to be played. However, they disproportionat...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Mon Jun 24, 2024 3:01 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Co:Wat?! 2024 - Countdown in Waterford (29/06/2024)
Replies: 5
Views: 7269

Re: Co:Wat?! 2024 - Countdown in Waterford (29/06/2024)

The gameplay next Saturday will be Live-Streamed to YouTube. If you can't make it, but want to play along, here's where you will find each game ---------------------------- 6:00pm - Grand Final - https://youtube.com/live/UoVvzDVIJCw?feature=share ---------------------------- 11:00am - 1st preliminar...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Mon Jun 24, 2024 2:59 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Co:Wat?! 2024 - Countdown in Waterford (29/06/2024)
Replies: 5
Views: 7269

Re: Co:Wat?! 2024 - Countdown in Waterford (29/06/2024)

The theme of this year's Co:Wat?! is FOCAL. Can you think of a better theme for a word game played in Ireland, than the Irish word for word?! The theme will run throughout the event. (If you're nerdy enough, you may be able to predict some ways in which it will manifest.) . Event themes thus far: 20...
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Sat Jun 15, 2024 4:07 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: RoboRiley
Replies: 30
Views: 27591

Re: RoboRiley

I agree that the TV show will outlive Rachel's tenure... so yes, start thinking of a new name for it!
May I suggest Co:Bot?
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Sat Jun 15, 2024 4:05 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: RoboRiley
Replies: 30
Views: 27591

Re: RoboRiley

Oh...I will feedback the crap out of it, no need to worry about that. I am looking forward to getting gay with the software, but have not ventured into it as yet. My expectation is that this software is going to make the event much easier to run. On the Jack vs Fiona conundrum reveal issue, I agree ...