Kai 2-1 Hugh. I stole the first game but was convincingly beaten in the other two games.
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- Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Goatblitz 2010 - Round 2
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2422
- Sat Aug 28, 2010 7:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Birthdays
- Replies: 1252
- Views: 132295
Re: Birthdays
That seems unlikely; I don't think anybody would miss you.Robert Baxter wrote:You missed me
- Tue Aug 24, 2010 4:58 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Words You Would Have Thought...
- Replies: 479
- Views: 178010
Re: Words You Would Have Thought...
Good news and bad news wrt the 3rd edition — DOWNTIME is in [mass noun] but fan base is two words.Graeme Cole wrote:FANBASE. Also, you can have UPTIME but not DOWNTIME.
- Tue Aug 24, 2010 4:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Goatblitz 2010 - Round 1
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3540
- Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:34 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Goatblitz 2010
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3977
Re: Goatblitz 2010
I have a feeling James Doohan is going to quote my post from the correct thread to try to make me look stupid. Don't be fooled by his shenanigans!
- Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:22 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 466185
Re: Feature requests
I can't remember if I've seen this proposed before, but: <arithmetician's> choice on the numbers game, for when you don't really care (right now I just hold down tab for a while and then randomly press enter, but sometimes you get 4 large and that's just annoying). You could just press enter as soo...
- Sat Aug 21, 2010 2:03 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Goatblitz 2010
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3977
Re: Goatblitz tourney anyone?
Maybe using normal ratings would be better, given how odd the Goatdown ratings are for some (a lot of?) players — Goatdown's hardly different enough for people to be good at it but hopeless at the normal game, or vice versa.
P.S. I'll play whether I can use my goatdown rating or not.
P.S. I'll play whether I can use my goatdown rating or not.
- Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Exam results
- Replies: 151
- Views: 18434
Re: Exam results
Junaid's comments from last year are still applicable, methinks.
Junaid Mubeen wrote:Awesome, congrats! Although....ah dammit, Varsity Countdown has taken a horrible twist.
- Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:47 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: New dictionary to be used from 2011
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5529
Re: New dictionary to be used from 2011
They had an article about this in the Times on Saturday. It said about 1200 words were going in and "a rather smaller number" were coming out (including INTERNAUT — get the pencil while you still can!), so it doesn't sound like there should be too much to do.
- Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday August 11th 2010
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2468
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday August 11th 2010
Tom had sautee for 6, matching Andrew's UNEASE; he won the game by 4 points.JackHurst wrote:So Did tom Declare SAUTE or SAUTEE?
Also, what was the end score, and what did the other player declare in the same round as Tom had SAUTEE/SAUTE?
- Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday August 11th 2010
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2468
- Fri Aug 06, 2010 10:31 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 479564
Re: Bug reports
This buggy game is still included in the most max games page.
- Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:52 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: It has officially been a year...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5781
Re: It has officially been a year...
Why isn't episode 1 available?
- Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:19 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open 2010 Week 5
- Replies: 35
- Views: 6418
- Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:42 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 479564
Re: Bug reports
In this 'maxes score' game against the Guardian, he scored on the numbers round despite declaring one away from the max.
- Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday July 22nd 2010
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2895
Re: Spoilers For Thursday July 22nd 2010
A convincing debut, Tom; well played.
(5-3)*(6*8*10-9) = 978 as an alternative method for R4.
(5-3)*(6*8*10-9) = 978 as an alternative method for R4.
- Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:17 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: You know you're playing too much apterous when...
- Replies: 114
- Views: 64753
Re: You know you're playing too much apterous when...
You're choosing your children's names according to the anagrams. I actually rather like this idea. I might have to call one of my children Patton (I'm sure he'd forgive me eventually) because it nicely anagrams to NOT BIPINNATE, which would be true (always a plus for name anagrams, right?) and have...
- Thu Jul 15, 2010 5:03 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 466185
Re: Feature requests
Ah, excellent. Right you are.Charlie Reams wrote:I think it already does, but the change was fairly recent so you might need to wait for the pages to update.Hugh Binnie wrote:In Superstats, could the nines offered page include touchdown too?
- Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:12 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 466185
Re: Feature requests
In Superstats, could the nines offered page include touchdown too?
- Tue Jul 13, 2010 4:32 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open 2010 Week 4
- Replies: 52
- Views: 7212
- Mon Jul 12, 2010 3:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday July 12th 2010
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3309
Re: Spoilers For Monday July 12th 2010
I think you should only be allowed to submit alternate words and DC beaters as pictures, it would make spoilers threads far sexier. R? yielded http://thesaurus.maths.org/mmkb/media/cinderella/thumbnails/Incentre.jpg http://thesaurus.maths.org/mmkb/media/cinderella/thumbnails/Incentre.jpg I think, f...
- Sun Jul 11, 2010 5:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What's your ringtone?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2725
Re: What's your ringtone?
I don't know; nobody ever rings me.
- Sun Jul 11, 2010 5:36 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Good idea for a variant?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 38801
Re: Good idea for a variant?
I made some changes to Hypercountdown. There are now 60 SECONDS in each round and you score 5pts for 50-off, 7pts for 20-off, 10pts for 10-off, 15pts for 5-off and 20pts for exact match in numbers round. I think Hypercountdown must be REALLY HYPER . You seem to be somewhat overestimating the diffic...
- Sun Jul 11, 2010 5:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who is better: Carol Vorderman or Rachel Riley?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 15267
Re: Who is better: Carol Vorderman or Rachel Riley?
Rachel doesn't appear on my junk mail — that's got to count for something.
- Fri Jul 09, 2010 4:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday July 8th 2010
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2267
Re: Spoilers For Thursday July 8th 2010
Ryan really could have won that. He finished only 14 behind, and all those disallowed words probably cost him more than that. I know it's easy to say with hindsight, but it's a good example of why you shouldn't just start declaring v. unlikely words if you fall behind. OMG I could listen to Doug Elk...
- Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:40 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 466185
Re: Feature requests
Also wrt blind, are the letters meant to pop back up at the end of the round?
- Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:37 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 466185
Re: Feature requests
I wouldn't mind seeing some more junior star charts.
- Mon Jul 05, 2010 3:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open 2010 Week 3
- Replies: 56
- Views: 8219
- Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The IT Crowd - Channel4- Friday 10pm
- Replies: 59
- Views: 7771
Re: The IT Crowd - Channel4- Friday 10pm
I do. Canned laughter has no place in a civilized society!Martin Bishop wrote:No one complains about Father Ted, Blackadder or Fawlty Towers having laughter on them.
- Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:14 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Classic Aptochat moments
- Replies: 222
- Views: 168863
Re: Classic Aptochat moments
Don't suppose you could add one for the forum too, could you? >.>Charlie Reams wrote:Haha. Well, the mute button exists for a reason.
- Sat Jul 03, 2010 7:14 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Unofficial Mystery Event Excitement/Speculation Thread
- Replies: 50
- Views: 3444
Re: Unofficial Mystery Event Excitement/Speculation Thread
Hope everyone's enjoying it so far. You'll be amused to know that we've already nearly doubled the previous record for most conundrums solved in a day, and it's barely 10am. Congrats to those who've already picked up jerseys . Hugh's total in the 16:00 hour is phenomenal. It seems the hourly totals...
- Sat Jul 03, 2010 4:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The IT Crowd - Channel4- Friday 10pm
- Replies: 59
- Views: 7771
Re: The IT Crowd - Channel4- Friday 10pm
The idea that there was then this "elite clique" of Countdowners (every one of them a nerdy milk or Ribena drinker in a tank-top) who got together outside of the show to play bizarre variants and partake in petty bickering and displays of one-upmanship is just laughable. As if. Ridiculous...
- Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:45 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open 2010 Week 2
- Replies: 43
- Views: 6861
- Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spimliminees for Thursday 1st July 2010
- Replies: 65
- Views: 6862
Re: Spimliminees for Thursday 1st July 2010
<3James Robinson wrote:By the way, did anyone else notice Tim doing his legendary "Pen Behind The Ear" trick in Round 7
- Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Supreme Championship 2
- Replies: 60
- Views: 7523
Re: Supreme Championship 2
Seriously though, brilliant stuff - does anyone want to enlighten me why there's a reluctance over another C of C? and what could and would replace it?? Watching a bunch of 20-something males take it very seriously (e.g. by refusing to make a SEAMAN joke) for three weeks just doesn't please the mas...
- Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Is the target number completely random?!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3527
Re: Is the target number completely random?!
No, it's completely pseudo-random.
- Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:22 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: FIFA World Cup 2010
- Replies: 328
- Views: 29383
Re: FIFA World Cup 2010
This; this; a thousand times this.Michael Wallace wrote:ad infinitum
- Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:21 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Good idea for a variant?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 38801
Re: Good idea for a variant?
No. I think this is better: if your word length is equal to the length of the longest possible word in the dictionary, you get twice the points for that word (a rule which is REALLY used on http://www.wedigtv.com . I played it there many times). I call it The Undefeatable Dictionary. Kirk would get...
- Fri Jun 25, 2010 9:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday June 25th 2010
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2405
Re: Spoilers For Friday June 25th 2010
I don't understand the Chris hate. I also didn't notice the electron thing. I'm probably just too laid back for this.
- Fri Jun 25, 2010 5:26 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous World Cup - Knockout Stage
- Replies: 97
- Views: 8411
Re: Apterous World Cup - Knockout Stage
Saturday (any time) or Monday evening (after 8) would be best.Eoin Monaghan wrote:Hugh, when suits?
- Fri Jun 25, 2010 5:24 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous World Cup - Knockout Stage
- Replies: 97
- Views: 8411
Re: Apterous World Cup - Knockout Stage
BRAZIL WIN THROUGH IN THRILLING SEMI Brazil 10 - 10 Serbia aet; Brazil win 4-1 on penalties. Brazil came into this match as strong favourites, having brushed past the impressive Dutch in the previous round, but Serbia were also on fine form. Before the match, Kevin Keegan was heard to exclaim, &quo...
- Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday June 23rd 2010
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3026
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday June 23rd 2010
Well done, Scott; another solid performance. Better keep practising for the finals now. Looking forward to seeing how the other big guns this series compare.
- Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:56 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous World Cup - Knockout Stage
- Replies: 97
- Views: 8411
Re: Apterous World Cup - Knockout Stage
Serbia 7-6 Argentina. Argentina bowed out after an early grab for glory unfortunately backfired, giving the Serbs a crucial early lead. The Argentines' TECHIEnical play in the middle went unrewarded and when they chose to play it safe shortly afterwards, they missed their last chance to draw level. ...
- Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:43 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open 2010 Week 1
- Replies: 69
- Views: 9798
- Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday June 21st 2010
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2884
Re: Spoilers For Monday June 21st 2010
Was Scott fishing for UAKARI in the DOZIER round?
- Sun Jun 20, 2010 9:30 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Good idea for a variant?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 38801
Re: Good idea for a variant?
I agree wholeheartedly with Gavin's suggestions (training aids in general, and that training aid in particular).
- Sun Jun 20, 2010 9:27 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: FIFA World Cup 2010
- Replies: 328
- Views: 29383
Re: FIFA World Cup 2010
A lot of the commentators are dreadful. I'd much rather just listen to the vuvuzelas. The playacting has also been horrendous throughout.
- Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday June 18th 2010 (Grand Final)
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4853
Re: Spoilers For Friday June 18th 2010 (Grand Final)
Well done Oliver; you've been excellent throughout & thoroughly deserved to win.
- Thu Jun 17, 2010 3:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday June 17th 2010
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3020
Re: Spoilers For Thursday June 17th 2010
Final vowel in R2 would have given SAGAMORES.
P.S. I thought Paul was fairly weak today.
P.S. I thought Paul was fairly weak today.
- Wed Jun 16, 2010 7:07 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Hardest Ever Omelette Rounds Ever
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1763
- Wed Jun 16, 2010 7:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday June 16th 2010
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3772
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday June 16th 2010
Eh?James Robinson wrote:the literage/LITERAGE fiasco
- Sun Jun 13, 2010 5:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown mentions on other shows
- Replies: 315
- Views: 148140
Re: Countdown mentions on other shows
The wiki reveals that at least two people have, namely Tricia Pay and Pierre Sandrini.Liam Tiernan wrote:Have you applied to be a contestant, Ryan? Has anybody ever been a contestant on both versions? (this might be a question that would even stump James)
- Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:13 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous World Cup - Knockout Stage
- Replies: 97
- Views: 8411
Re: Apterous World Cup - Knockout Stage
This would eliminate concerns about inequalities in conundrum difficulty No it wouldn't. If I go first on an easy conundrum, and you go first on a hard conundrum, I've got a much better chance of winning overall. I think Liam's suggesting that the conundrum would be hidden from player 2 while playe...
- Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:26 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous World Cup - Group Stages - Fixtures & Results
- Replies: 120
- Views: 10665
Re: Apterous World Cup - Group Stages - Fixtures & Results
Australia 5 - 5 Serbia. The Australians started off impressively to take an early lead before a couple of slip-ups allowed the Serbians to equalize and then take the lead. But, showing impressive fighting spirit, Australia scored a last-minute equalizer to set up a must-win game against the highly i...
- Wed Jun 09, 2010 8:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday June 9th 2010
- Replies: 78
- Views: 6244
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday June 9th 2010
1st numbers i think the contestant in the black shirt may have had a total mind blank and blagged his way to th total haha I thought the second seemed blaggier. no i had the second, rachel actually apologised to me after that one cause she had a big pause after i said 100-1-6 cause she expected me ...
- Wed Jun 09, 2010 6:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday June 9th 2010
- Replies: 78
- Views: 6244
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday June 9th 2010
I thought the second seemed blaggier.Scott Gillies wrote:1st numbers i think the contestant in the black shirt may have had a total mind blank and blagged his way to th total haha
- Mon Jun 07, 2010 3:18 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous World Cup.
- Replies: 85
- Views: 11263
Re: Apterous World Cup.
This sounds like a larf. (In please!)
- Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:10 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bash Week
- Replies: 65
- Views: 6606
Re: Bash Week
Thank you for putting so much effort into organizing this, Ben; a really enjoyable few evenings of something different. :D My favourite was probably Bash 3 (the Nastynums), made more enjoyable at least partly because there were a lot of people in it. I think you got a little bit unlucky with the goo...
- Thu Jun 03, 2010 9:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday 3rd June 2010 (Series 62, Prelim 99)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1014
Re: Thursday 3rd June 2010 (Series 62, Prelim 99)
...the field.James Robinson wrote:and the person he'd most like to meet is Tiger Woods, who plays..... (fill in blank).
- Thu Jun 03, 2010 8:33 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open 2010-Last minute registration
- Replies: 68
- Views: 9544
Re: Apterous Summer Open 2010
I'll play in this, Andrew!