Hehe, cheers. I was on pretty good form at the time. Why'd you post it in scrag? There was nothing really bad about your playing.Eoin Monaghan wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=30288
brilliant from chris
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- Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:49 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official thread of scrag
- Replies: 328
- Views: 51372
Re: Official thread of scrag
- Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wed 04/03/2009
- Replies: 107
- Views: 16398
Re: Spoilers for Wed 04/03/2009
Congratulations Kirk!
- Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:28 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 168011
- Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:54 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 168011
Re: Official Thread of Brag
Thank you What with all my 'almosts', I was beginning to wonder if I would manage it.
- Sat Feb 28, 2009 2:42 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 168011
- Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:48 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official thread of scrag
- Replies: 328
- Views: 51372
Re: Official thread of scrag
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=29209 5 disallowed words and some appalling misses. And in front of the Countdown man himself. I haven't been this embarrassed since I dropped both my drumsticks during a song at a gig. I was completely sober while playing this absolute shambles of a game, ...
- Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoiler(s) for Friday 27/02/2009
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4741
Re: Spoiler(s) for Friday 27/02/2009
I got FEEDLOT for a DC beater, can't remember which round though.
- Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:05 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoiler for Thurs 26/2/09
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3347
Re: Spoiler for Thurs 26/2/09
got BEMOANS, PAROTIDS and DERANGED. Also spotted BRASSICA in the ASCRIBES round but in my dictionary it is capitalised so it would have been disallowed unless it has changed. Another solution for 364. 25+8+3 = 36 times 10 = 360 + 4. A closely fought and enjoyable game today. BRASSICA is fine, my mu...
- Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:06 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 168011
Re: Official Thread of Brag
I wasn't a million miles from a max speedgoat here.
- Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:20 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Strange Games
- Replies: 295
- Views: 32832
Re: Strange Games
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=28355 Karen started off so-so, but then became series champion material in the latter half of the game. Why does that count as strange? I dunno. :) I thought it noteworthy but couldn't think of any other existing thread in which to post it. In hindsight, it...
- Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:24 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 168011
Re: Official Thread of Brag
I finally get to use the 75x25 = almost 2 x 938 method.
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ga ... und=424775
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ga ... und=424775
- Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:24 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Strange Games
- Replies: 295
- Views: 32832
Re: Strange Games
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=28355
Karen started off so-so, but then became series champion material in the latter half of the game.
Karen started off so-so, but then became series champion material in the latter half of the game.
- Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:54 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Strange Games
- Replies: 295
- Views: 32832
Re: Strange Games
What an excellent conundrum scramble
- Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:31 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Strange Games
- Replies: 295
- Views: 32832
- Wed Feb 18, 2009 4:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers and comments for Wednesday 18/02/2009
- Replies: 66
- Views: 6422
Re: Spoilers and comments for Wednesday 18/02/2009
I thought I had a max game (WOOO!!!), until I saw Chris' post ( :evil: :cry: ). Well done Neil, and I can say that I got the conundrum quicker than you. :P That round with POOJAS was the first one I saw, as I was out of the house for much of the episode. I did get the last numbers game exactly, but...
- Wed Feb 18, 2009 4:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers and comments for Wednesday 18/02/2009
- Replies: 66
- Views: 6422
- Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:47 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Coincidence
- Replies: 224
- Views: 79258
Coincidence
Just a couple of hours ago, I was playing my favourite Itbox game, Word Soup, at a local restaurant where I often go with my family, and a few members of the bar staff were watching me (impressed with my clearing the board in a previous game, apparently). When I mentioned to them that I was going to...
- Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers & Comments, Tuesday 17/02/2009
- Replies: 48
- Views: 6566
Re: Spoilers & Comments, Tuesday 17/02/2009
50*(10+5+3)-75-3 for the last numbers
- Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers & Comments, Tuesday 17/02/2009
- Replies: 48
- Views: 6566
- Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers & Comments, Monday 16/02/2009
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4791
Re: Spoilers & Comments, Monday 16/02/2009
I had that too. It's fine.Innis Carson wrote:I think CARMINES was there in Round 3 for a beater.
- Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:02 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Aptobash II: Live News
- Replies: 104
- Views: 9401
Re: Aptobash II: Live News
My internet is completely failing, in addition to the site being shaky. Every letter I pick is taking a ridiculous amount of time to appear, and I actually didn't even get to see one of the conundrums at all (heard the beep, but no letters), and Kai buzzed correctly before I could even reload the ga...
- Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:37 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 168011
Re: Official Thread of Brag
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=25987
I think I played pretty well in this game. I was particularly happy with ATHETOID, although having my max game spoiled in round 11 was pretty disappointing.
I think I played pretty well in this game. I was particularly happy with ATHETOID, although having my max game spoiled in round 11 was pretty disappointing.
- Wed Feb 11, 2009 4:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers and comments for Wednesday 11/02/2009
- Replies: 48
- Views: 4453
Re: Spoilers and comments for Wednesday 11/02/2009
I did this too.Mark Kudlowski wrote:Numbers 3 :
(75 - 5 - 2) x 9 = 68 x 9 = 612; 612 + 5 - 4 = 613.
- Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:46 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official thread of scrag
- Replies: 328
- Views: 51372
Re: Official thread of scrag
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=25545
By far the worst game I've ever played. My mind went blank in the first round, and never un-blanked.
By far the worst game I've ever played. My mind went blank in the first round, and never un-blanked.
- Sat Feb 07, 2009 5:58 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: GOTW Recommendations: 1 - 6 Feb
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2217
Re: GOTW Recommendations: 1 - 6 Feb
After round 7, I really thought I had the game in the bag. At least I found one of the nines, but I'm still a complete moron.Kirk Bevins wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=24930
What a comeback (if I do say so myself) with 3 nines!
- Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 30th January (CofC XIII GF)
- Replies: 85
- Views: 11141
Re: Spoilers for Friday 30th January (CofC XIII GF)
MINNEOLA for 8 just before the first numbers!
TUQUES is OK in round 13, but it's a Scrabbley word so I wasn't sure about it, but now I've checked.
TUQUES is OK in round 13, but it's a Scrabbley word so I wasn't sure about it, but now I've checked.
- Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:09 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 168011
Re: Official Thread of Brag
So close to a max game. Can't believe I missed CAUTIONS/AUCTIONS.
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=22548
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=22548
- Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:39 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
- Replies: 132
- Views: 12946
Re: Anyone else not able to load Apterous?
Apterous is back up.
- Sun Jan 25, 2009 9:07 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Suffix search
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1738
Re: Suffix search
Already done one:Jimmy Gough wrote:I don't know about others but I think a prefix search would be really useful too - that way you could see all the possible under/over, up/down words. Good little tool Chris, thanks.
http://www.phptests.f-snet.com/prefix.php
I forgot to mention it
- Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:52 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Suffix search
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1738
Re: Suffix search
Thanks for the nice comments. I've slightly updated the page - now each word in the results links to its relevant page at onelook.com
- Thu Jan 22, 2009 4:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 22nd January (CofC XIII QF1)
- Replies: 57
- Views: 6518
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 22nd January (CofC XIII QF1)
Wow. Excellent spot - I won't kick myself then.Kai Laddiman wrote:As far as I'm aware, he was the only person to get it in the whole building.Chris Davies wrote:I didn't get PESTICIDE
- Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 22nd January (CofC XIII QF1)
- Replies: 57
- Views: 6518
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 22nd January (CofC XIII QF1)
CHANSON as a contestant and DC beater just before the second numbers game. But, I didn't get PESTICIDE.
- Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 21st Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 8)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4301
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 21st Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 8)
I did get this conundrum about 10 seconds before Steven. I'm not too cocky however as it's the first time it's happened in this CoC.
- Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:59 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Suffix search
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1738
Suffix search
I've made a page which allows you to search for all words in ODE with a specified suffix (e.g. -ium).
http://www.phptests.f-snet.com/suffix.php
(It's called phptests because, when I registered it, I was new to PHP and didn't yet have my own server).
Hope it's useful/entertaining.
http://www.phptests.f-snet.com/suffix.php
(It's called phptests because, when I registered it, I was new to PHP and didn't yet have my own server).
Hope it's useful/entertaining.
- Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 13th Jan 2009
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12739
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 13th Jan 2009
I saw RESONATE
And BEDTIME! Well done Jeff.
And BEDTIME! Well done Jeff.
- Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:32 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Best screenshot
- Replies: 144
- Views: 28104
Re: Best screenshot
OK, get ready for this:
(I did spot AUTUMN just in time, BTW )
(I did spot AUTUMN just in time, BTW )
- Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:59 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Week: First ever Poll!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2770
Re: Game of the Week: First ever Poll!
When Innis told me he'd broken the 9 round record, I thought his meant his own PB. No idea he had broken the high score record for both apterous.org and televised Countdown. So, Congratulations again!
- Fri Dec 26, 2008 4:31 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 168011
Re: Official Thread of Brag
Maximum minus one! http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=16836 Annoyingly, I knew OPALINE (round 2). The conundrum was a complete guess. Once I'd assumed it wasn't an -ING word, I started making compound words in my head, hoping to some up with something feasible. Well worthy of note, good stuff...
- Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:03 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 168011
Re: Official Thread of Brag
Not sure if it's noteworthy, but I finished this game 4 points shy of the maximum. http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=16419 Well worthy of note, good stuff. As a CSW-to-ODE convert, you'd probably benefit from spending some time studying -SOL words (ARIDISOL, VERTISOL, etc) on which, unusual...
- Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:52 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 168011
Re: Official Thread of Brag
Not sure if it's noteworthy, but I finished this game 4 points shy of the maximum.
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=16419
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=16419
- Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:36 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 168011
Re: Official Thread of Brag
I somehow managed to amass 134 points in this 15-round game: http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=15927 . Largely thanks to my risking NITRATION for 9 in the 12th round. It just seemed like it should be a word, and fortunately for me it was. Whereas, I lost the previous three games I had with I...
- Thu Dec 11, 2008 9:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 10th December SF1
- Replies: 56
- Views: 6394
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 10th December SF1
I did get SANITIZE (missed by both contestants), and I saw ORDINATES before the clock even started for that round, but not NOTARISED.