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Thomas Carey

Usually, basically if i get home from school in time to catch it on +1.

Thomas Carey

I was wondering whether you could do something about the bronze, silver and normal pencils, because on the Items page all three of these link to the same URL with the same table with the same Matt B on the top. Could you make them into their 3 separate categories so one can see the person with the ...

Thomas Carey

With a bye, do you actually have to do anything?

Thomas Carey

Ok, Variant 24 (Octolock) is out, and we have a grand total of... 1 entrant. What I want to know from you guys is how could this tourney be improved? I know people have mentioned bias to people with variants they're good at and things, but I've tried to make all the combinations of the 2 first round...

Thomas Carey

6 . Promote it better on Channel 4 - instead of "Oh, here's Countdown" as if it's not much, have a "So, Joe Bloggs won yesterday but can he be stopped? It's... Countdown.". This I definitely agree with. I'm sure they used to introduce the final stages as "here's the grand f...

Thomas Carey

Rhys Benjamin wrote:Countdown viewing figure are at an all-time low, even beating what was the lowest of Episode 3.

Really? No!

Thomas Carey

Ben Wilson wrote:Edited. Games will be going up in tourney manager asap.

But it isn't edited...

Thomas Carey

Ben, my round 3 standings says Won-Lost ½-2½. But I beat Michael, just not in tournament system. Link in thread.

Thomas Craey wrote:Thomas Carey 82-70 Michael Cullen

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=527350

Well done, Michael.

Sorry to hear about the crash!

Thomas Carey

Hmm, this format gives a huge bias to whoever ends up with variants they're good at and vice versa. I'd hope, in such a tournament, that everyone would play each variant. Yeah, but it wouldn't be good if everyone had to play 25 games, would it? I've tried to group them so that each group contains d...

Thomas Carey

Edited: Wow, my 13 year old self was a massive douche. Sorry Jayne.

Thomas Carey

Goatblitzes apparently show the wrong way round:

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=535571

Thomas Carey

HATMAKERS round 2? Wait, no.

Thomas Carey

Lesley's been logged into the game all afternoon, but hasn't replied to tourney game request/done anything ftm. Can't stay on any longer.

Thomas Carey

Website has been updated. A quick reminder that if games aren't played by the deadline on Tuesday night, they will be adjudicated, and anybody who hasn't played any week 2 games and hasn't got in touch with me to let me know they're still interested will be removed from the competition. At the mome...

Thomas Carey

Hi guys. When Octorock came out back in July I had this idea for a tournament. It needs 18 people (I'll probably sign up myself, but I won't get very far) and games are across all 25 variants (we currently have 23 so must wait a bit). Seedings will be Pro Rank on the Monday after Variant 25 comes ou...

Thomas Carey

Can we have a new variant please - dosen't have to be original, maybe something like Octogoat (which someone's alreday mentioned) - because I've got an idea for a tourney which eeds 25 different variants and we only have 23. (Yes, I know, 23+1=24, but asking for 2 would be greedy. And I can use the ...

Thomas Carey

Great minds think alike? 2011-09-25 11:48:19 Your new teaser is SOHIKRWT. You have 60 seconds to answer! 2011-09-25 11:48:27 Andy Platt got it first. You have 52.3 seconds left. 2011-09-25 11:48:28 Thomas Carey got it too, you have 51.6 seconds left. 2011-09-25 11:48:30 Andy Noden got a 9 from MEGIU...

Thomas Carey

There's a Ben Wilson at my (and again Joseph's) sailing club.

Oh, and a Ben Nicholas (the guy Kirk beat for his max game) aswell.

Thomas Carey

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Gardner

Thomas Carey

UNVEilED in the DELIVER round, how about UNDELIVER/UNDERLIVE?

Thomas Carey

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=531504 :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: I got the conundrum at the same time :( , thought I had it with that 9 in round 12, well done Dan My tourney stats week 1 (in size 1, quote to see): Games: 3 . . . Wins: 1 . . . Points for: 233 . . . Points ag...

Thomas Carey

Anyone seen Dan Abrey? I've got a week 1 game.

Thomas Carey

quote="Mark Deeks"]Innis's idea for Nasty Letters was to work in the No E's idea that I mentioned a few posts back. I think it's a good idea, as, as of right now, nasty letters are no different./quote] The problem with that is that it would make the current high scores for any Nasty forma...

Thomas Carey

quote="Mark Deeks"]Innis's idea for Nasty Letters was to work in the No E's idea that I mentioned a few posts back. I think it's a good idea, as, as of right now, nasty letters are no different./quote] The problem with that is that it would make the current high scores for any Nasty forma...

Thomas Carey

quote="Mark Deeks"]Innis's idea for Nasty Letters was to work in the No E's idea that I mentioned a few posts back. I think it's a good idea, as, as of right now, nasty letters are no different./quote] The problem with that is that it would make the current high scores for any Nasty forma...

Thomas Carey

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=529405

James Levison 92-82 Thomas Carey

Good game, semi-crucial to boot.

Thomas Carey

Also, how about a variant a bit ike the A-M and N-Z one but it does it with obscurity, e.g 11 piles of: E A I,O R,S,T N,U D L G,M,P B,C,F H,V,W J,K,Q,X,Y,Z If there are too many consonants, all but the E pile, A pile, I,O pile and N,U pile are blanked. Same with excessive vowels. Might want to split...

Thomas Carey

Moved to old thread.

Thomas Carey

Sequencedown was my idea.

Thomas Carey

Joseph Krol wrote:Joseph 92-73 Oli

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=527376

Oli played very well with a nice conundrum solve to boot.

Might want to change the scores round...

Thomas Carey

I do, but got confused. It's an odd number, though...

Thomas Carey

I do, but got confused. It's an odd number, though...

Thomas Carey

LOWNESS and LOANERS round 12

Thomas Carey

Might as well. In.
Q: How do 15 people play in the final?

Thomas Carey

Thomas Carey 82-70 Michael Cullen

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=527350

Well done, Michael.

Thomas Carey

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?key=6015225756019225056 See the comment. Itwould be so amazinghaving a max game and pencilling 1/3 of the letters rounds (could have done half - HOKKU hasn't been pencilled) and yet I failbecause I forgot to take the S off a word. :cry: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...

Thomas Carey

Latest idea- Apterous 'Fusion', basically combining elements of lockdown and aegilops. In letters rounds, you pick 11 letters, but the catch is that letters 2 & 3 and 9 & 10 are 'fused', basically meaning if used in a word they must be used in the order in which they came out or not at all....

Thomas Carey

Julie Taylor is the name of the school nurse at my (and Joseph's) primary school.

Thomas Carey

It's the 7th of September today.

Thomas Carey

Rhys Benjamin wrote:
Thomas Carey wrote:Yow.Put me on the waiting list please, although I can't guarantee I can make it.
Sorry Thomas, the pub won't let in Under 18's. I would have signed up in a flash if it was a different story.

Ah, ok. Thanks.

Thomas Carey

Yow.Put me on the waiting list please, although I can't guarantee I can make it.

Thomas Carey

Thomas Carey wrote:
Thomas Carey wrote:METACHROMASZß Know it as the onlz stem of THOMASCAREZ but it isnät in Josephäs ODE3.
Stupid German kezboard. Z and Y are the wrong waz round.

What I was trying to say - METACHROMASY? Not in the ODE.

Thomas Carey

Aw, this looks like it's gonna be great. I probably can't come though, sorry

Thomas Carey

Good to see DC max it.

(well ok, they wouldn't have had Rachel not got SEMINARS)

Thomas Carey

No, and it's not in the recap writer.

Thomas Carey

Oh, and here's the wikicap. {{episode|previous=Episode ?|next=Episode ?}} '''Episode ?''' was broadcast on 31 August 2011 as part of [[Series 65]]. [[Dave Taylor]] played [[Cillian McMulkin]], with Dave Taylor winning 99 - 85. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[John Inverdale]], and the [[lexicog...

Thomas Carey

Countdown recap for Wednesday 31 August 2011. C1: Champion Dave Taylor (6 wins, 517 points.) C2: Challenger Cillian McMulkin. DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: R E N S O N V E T R02: X T D O E N U N I R03: G E R D O W A Y B R04: R M L I E A F O N...

Thomas Carey

CARNIATED = ERADICANT

Thomas Carey

Adam Gillard wrote:
Liam Tiernan wrote:C2: Challenger Jill Kohn.
DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale.
MUST...KILL...JOHN!

Oh wait it says Jill Kohn. Never mind.

Haha yeah, I saw it as Kill John aswell.

Thomas Carey

How about a statland list of the most frequently occuring (as a max) words that haven't been pencilled?

Thomas Carey

Unlucky Andy. I think that's only the third time an apterite lost... Not blaming you, Dave is a great player.

Thomas Carey

What is the current letters distribution? Is this correct? If so, just take a bunch of Us and a few consonants that don't pair up well, e.g. UUUUUHQZJ for a 2-max or UUUUUQZJC for a 0-max. This is odd. I go by the distribution in my countdown board game, which is: E 21 A 15 I,O 13 R,S,T 9 N,U 8 D 6...

Thomas Carey

INSPECTOR when I was 9 http://www.apterous.org/cdb/recaparchive.php?game=13527

Apterous: NUTRITION (goat)
Normal: MASCULINE (had CALUMNIES aswell but went for the safer one)

Thomas Carey

Maxed it! Although I think I may have been helped on the conundrum by the Screwball Scramble lying infront of me... My theory: They didn't use the INCORRECT board because SCRAWLABLE has 10 letters. You maxed this game? Yeah, I know! Quite proud of DOLMADES and EMERSION but otherwise it was pretty t...

Thomas Carey

Maxed it!

Although I think I may have been helped on the conundrum by the Screwball Scramble lying infront of me...

My theory: They didn't use the INCORRECT board because SCRAWLABLE has 10 letters.

Thomas Carey

Landmark requests:

First 9
First normal-variant 9
First non-English 9

Thomas Carey

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 6019225056

See the comment. Itwould be so amazinghaving a max game and pencilling 1/3 of the letters rounds (could have done half - HOKKU hasn't been pencilled) and yet I failbecause I forgot to take the S off a word.

Thomas Carey

TRIBUNE, TURBINE in the CURBING round

ACCURATES for the conundrum?

Thomas Carey

August 31st, I maent. Sorry about the confusiun

Thomas Carey

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