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This is the thread for unashamed bragging about your apterous achievements. Abandon humility all ye who enter here.

Seeing as no one repleid to the thread I made about it...

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=438

Going for a longer one at some point this week.

Although this wasn't a 100% game, I spotted a 100% game - I got the conundrum a fraction of a second behind Nick (I pressed the first letter but then it locked) and the one letters round where I missed a max, I saw one of the 6s but didn't risk it. Enjoy.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=619

Soooo close - 14/15 maximums and the 15th one my dad got the max and not me. Enjoy this battle of father vs son.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=670

Kirk Bevins wrote:Soooo close - 14/15 maximums and the 15th one my dad got the max and not me. Enjoy this battle of father vs son.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=670

13 maxes is all I have been able to do but I hope to get back on apterous in the next few weeks and try to do better!

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=360


http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=366

Thought I was on for not only a 100% game but also a massive score. Turned out I only got 13 maxes as I bottled the conundrum (I saw it but had never really heard of it) and didn't know the 8 in one letters round.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=734

I didn't post this at the time, but I hold the 9-round high score by 10 clear points, including 8 maxes. Annoyingly the only missed max was a nine, albeit a very improbable one I've never heard of.

I've just got the highest score so far on apterous - I didn't play great - round 2 in particular was a particular embarrassment - and the score could have been even higher (a la Julian on the show) with a tough conundrum that I failed to spot but my dad did.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=922

I just beat Paul Howe 3-1 in 5-second mode, which is pretty good considering his rating was double mine at the start. I'm declaring myself 5-second mode champion. Anyone want to challenge me to a 5-second mode best-of-5 championship match?

Kirk Bevins wrote:I've just got the highest score so far on apterous - I didn't play great - round 2 in particular was a particular embarrassment - and the score could have been even higher (a la Julian on the show) with a tough conundrum that I failed to spot but my dad did.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=922

That's awesome mate, well done. The Letters Attack record is a bit weak if you want a new objective.

Jon O'Neill wrote:I just beat Paul Howe 3-1 in 5-second mode, which is pretty good considering his rating was double mine at the start. I'm declaring myself 5-second mode champion. Anyone want to challenge me to a 5-second mode best-of-5 championship match?

I'll have you next time, I was starting to get the hang of it in those last two games. Some of those numbers games were awesome though.

I don't know if I should pollute this thread with antibragging, but this game contains the shittiest six round run you're ever likely to see on apterous, it's pure panic distilled in recap form.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=919

Oh yeah and goatdown rocks! Looking forward to the first goatdown daily duel already.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=916

For when 100 rounds isn't excessive enough.

How many of these will get smashed before I have another crack?

I finally got my first century

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1332

Second highest score, though still 10 behind Kirk's record.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1325

Ben Pugh wrote:Second highest score, though still 10 behind Kirk's record.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1325

Ben, when are you going to apply to go on the show?

Jon Corby wrote:

Ben Pugh wrote:Second highest score, though still 10 behind Kirk's record.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1325

Ben, when are you going to apply to go on the show?

After my A-Levels.

Ben Pugh wrote:

Jon Corby wrote:

Ben Pugh wrote:Second highest score, though still 10 behind Kirk's record.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1325

Ben, when are you going to apply to go on the show?

After my A-Levels.

When are they? I'll make sure anyone I know going on the show stays clear!

Kirk Bevins wrote:

Ben Pugh wrote:

Jon Corby wrote:Ben, when are you going to apply to go on the show?

After my A-Levels.

When are they? I'll make sure anyone I know going on the show stays clear!

They start this May. I'm not good as you think, it just seems I've played better than I normally do in my games against you.

Ben Pugh wrote: They start this May. I'm not good as you think, it just seems I've played better than I normally do in my games against you.

I don't believe that for one minute. GUAIAC says it all.

Blatantly the result of Mr Apterous Rex being not quite right in the head, but I'm feeling the need to brag about these

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1453

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1458

Not really a message of brag but I nearly got a 100% game again - thought I was gonna get it. I had round 5's numbers game just clicked 50x and did a Karen --- I needed to do like 9+5-4 so that was game over for that (403x2). Maxed all the letters and I said I'd be annoyed if I got a max for my first ever time and it doesn't record as I mistyped so Joe made it hard for me and indeed I didn't get the round 14 numbers spot on so 1 max missed (but 2 on the record). I'm not sure what's worse - had he chose 1 large and I got it, I'd have been elated to have done a max game but so annoyed it didn't appear.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1539

Further to the above, if anyone fancies a pop at Rexy there seems to be a bug where he plays shit at timed Goatdown. The less time per round, the shitter he is!

For example, 5 secs per round

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1548

10 secs per round

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1543

15 secs per round

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1545

30 secs per round

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1546

Charlie's an industrious chap, so fill your boots before he fixes it.

Kirk Bevins wrote:Not really a message of brag but I nearly got a 100% game again - thought I was gonna get it. I had round 5's numbers game just clicked 50x and did a Karen --- I needed to do like 9+5-4 so that was game over for that (403x2). Maxed all the letters and I said I'd be annoyed if I got a max for my first ever time and it doesn't record as I mistyped so Joe made it hard for me and indeed I didn't get the round 14 numbers spot on so 1 max missed (but 2 on the record). I'm not sure what's worse - had he chose 1 large and I got it, I'd have been elated to have done a max game but so annoyed it didn't appear.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1539

Never mind Kirk, you'll get there, obsession does eventually pay off. ONEIRIC suddenly seems to be popping up everywhere, I hadn't heard of it last week.

Paul Howe wrote: Charlie's an industrious chap, so fill your boots before he fixes it.

I've just fixed it. If you're wondering how this counts as a brag, check the timestamp ^

Paul Howe wrote:

Kirk Bevins wrote:Not really a message of brag but I nearly got a 100% game again - thought I was gonna get it. I had round 5's numbers game just clicked 50x and did a Karen --- I needed to do like 9+5-4 so that was game over for that (403x2). Maxed all the letters and I said I'd be annoyed if I got a max for my first ever time and it doesn't record as I mistyped so Joe made it hard for me and indeed I didn't get the round 14 numbers spot on so 1 max missed (but 2 on the record). I'm not sure what's worse - had he chose 1 large and I got it, I'd have been elated to have done a max game but so annoyed it didn't appear.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1539

Never mind Kirk, you'll get there, obsession does eventually pay off. ONEIRIC suddenly seems to be popping up everywhere, I hadn't heard of it last week.

Used to come up on Corby's game all the time and I'd still miss it. The first time I spotted it there was the rather lovely CICERONI.

Kirk Bevins wrote:Not really a message of brag but I nearly got a 100% game again - thought I was gonna get it. I had round 5's numbers game just clicked 50x and did a Karen --- I needed to do like 9+5-4 so that was game over for that (403x2). Maxed all the letters and I said I'd be annoyed if I got a max for my first ever time and it doesn't record as I mistyped so Joe made it hard for me and indeed I didn't get the round 14 numbers spot on so 1 max missed (but 2 on the record). I'm not sure what's worse - had he chose 1 large and I got it, I'd have been elated to have done a max game but so annoyed it didn't appear.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1539

I sincerely apologise because I honestly though that you would've been able to get the 6 small numbers. After double checking, I have found out that the number puzzle had an overall difficulty of 73%, with only 6 possible solutions , sorry.

Ben Pugh wrote:

Jon Corby wrote:Ben, when are you going to apply to go on the show?

After my A-Levels.

Ben, you get yo' sorry ass on that programme, you hear me? Or at least to COLin or COBris.

I stand by what I've said before - if you play as well in the studio as you do online, you'll be very unlucky not to be a series champion.

Paul Howe wrote:
Never mind Kirk, you'll get there, obsession does eventually pay off. ONEIRIC suddenly seems to be popping up everywhere, I hadn't heard of it last week.

I'm getting there slowly.
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1747

Another 14 max game. I bottled it in the very last letters round when I accidentally clicked 5 vowels then panicked as I couldn't beat 6 and my dad got the 8. Grrrrrrrr

I got my second century last night against Keith Bevins, after I spotted NOTECARDS in round 9 and had 99 leading into the conundrum: http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1752

Second highest Goatdown score. I'm good at these second highest scores. Can't believe I missed GRANULITE.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1830

Ben Wilson wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=916

For when 100 rounds isn't excessive enough.

After seeing this, I thought I would have a go at doing something like this myself and had set out to do 150 rounds, however I miscalculated and did a bit more:

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1874

Congratulations, I believe you are the first person to score over 1000.

I did this on Numbers Attack a few days ago, but was a bit embarrassed about posting it here, as pretty much all the games were piss-easy. The two that I only got 7 points on were very doable, but a big score looked on, so I played it safe so as not to wipe out on any rounds.

Anyway, I'm posting it now as I reckon it'll be beaten soon - Jono had a 187 the other day and a 200 looks inevitable in the near future.

Jono's quickest at the conundrum? I don't think so.

http://www.apterous.org/statsummary.php

Also, yet again I bottled the perfect game - last letters round. I was almost home and dry with a numbers and conundrum to go.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1880

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1924

Batter!

Just realised this probably won't count as a record because it was 10 second rounds.

I got 118 (before the conundrum as well) which is my highest ever score in any form of online (or real life) Countdown. The conundrum which neither of us got was subfamily

Just played Conor for the first time in what was quite an epic game! http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=2430 Check out the maxness!

Note: I selected the 9 in round 3 by accident, as I didnt really think it was a word, so Conor would've really scored 144! My highest losing score yet!

Highest Goatdown score, and 148/149 points scored: http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=2348

And it was nines galore here in an entertaining game: http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=2430
I had REBUILDER but didn't risk it.

Jesus, Conor BIRTHDATE, PICAROON, TEPIDARIA... you've obviously been keeping in practice whilst you were away! Scary... so are you going to finish your COMA Final with Paul H?

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1924

I did 141/141 against Kirk in 10-second Goatdown rounds.

Julian Fell wrote:Jesus, Conor BIRTHDATE, PICAROON, TEPIDARIA... you've obviously been keeping in practice whilst you were away! Scary... so are you going to finish your COMA Final with Paul H?

Oh, I'd forgotten about that. I'm up for finishing it anytime.

Conor wrote: Oh, I'd forgotten about that.

Seriously? but didn't Ben send you about 10,000 texts and emails about it?

Edit to say: yes please do finish it, then Ben'll let you come to COLin (if you're up for it)

Conor wrote:

Julian Fell wrote:Jesus, Conor BIRTHDATE, PICAROON, TEPIDARIA... you've obviously been keeping in practice whilst you were away! Scary... so are you going to finish your COMA Final with Paul H?

Oh, I'd forgotten about that. I'm up for finishing it anytime.

Cool, I can cut the hair off my voodoo doll now and it can go back to being a representation of Zef. A seat's also saved for you at COLIN as the defending champion, if you want it...

Julian Fell wrote:
Seriously? but didn't Ben send you about 10,000 texts and emails about it?

Edit to say: yes please do finish it, then Ben'll let you come to COLin (if you're up for it)

I've been somewhat slack (well, a bit of an understatement) in checking my emails. Not sure about the texts though, but I ended up getting a new phone after losing my old one.

Ben Wilson wrote: Cool, I can cut the hair off my voodoo doll now and it can go back to being a representation of Zef. A seat's also saved for you at COLIN as the defending champion, if you want it...

Heh! I hope more alterations need to be made than just the hair. And yep, count me in for COLIN! '09 should be a cracker.

Conor wrote:Highest Goatdown score, and 148/149 points scored: http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=2348

And it was nines galore here in an entertaining game: http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=2430
I had REBUILDER but didn't risk it.

Yikes!

I got 128 out of 150 in a normal game today - saw demisters too slowly and didn't got for it, that would have been 138.

Not super impressive but at least I now hold a record of some sort: highest Hypercountdown score http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=2554

David O'Donnell wrote:

Conor wrote: And it was nines galore here in an entertaining game: http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=2430
I had REBUILDER but didn't risk it.

Yikes!

I'm glad somebody else is a bit scared! Never mind whether it's technically the highest score or whatever, that's definitely the best performance anyone's posted so far (that I've seen). BIRTHDATE and TEPIDARIA, never in a million years... (edit to say - has anyone ever got two double-darren 9s in a game before?)

Re Conor coming to COLin: uh-oh

Re Conor being "slack" with checking emails: you mean you didn't check them at all for 4-5 months?

So close - this time it was a numbers solution that let me down so I had to settle with 14/15 maxes. Can't believe I finally max the letters and then bottle a hard numbers game (only 2 solutions apparently)

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=3070

Edit:

And another 14/15 max game - and yet again it was a numbers round that let me down - was a hard 6 small.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=3150

Woo I got the 639 you missed! (50+7x4)x8=624 +7+8=639

Kirk may find this interesting

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=3222

You ledge! Bravo Mr. Howe

Paul Howe wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=3222

Including six darrens. Very impressive!

I've enhanced my hyper record http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=3268

Paul Howe wrote:Kirk may find this interesting

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=3222

Congrats. I expected it from you, Paul but congrats on a fine achievement.

Kirk Bevins wrote:

Paul Howe wrote:Kirk may find this interesting

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=3222

Congrats. I expected it from you, Paul but congrats on a fine achievement.

Why thank you. Reading your post in the spoiler forum, it appears you owe me a mars bar

The rounds were flatter than those in Paul's game, but: http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=3298

Paul Howe wrote:

Kirk Bevins wrote:

Paul Howe wrote:Kirk may find this interesting

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=3222

Congrats. I expected it from you, Paul but congrats on a fine achievement.

Why thank you. Reading your post in the spoiler forum, it appears you owe me a mars bar

Never did you get that 8?

Kirk Bevins wrote:
Never did you get that 8?

You offered a mars bar to whoever got a max today without specifically mentioning the show, so I was being facetious. But clearly not funny. I didn't watch today but I don't think the 8 you're referring to is that obscure. In fact it may be one of Jim Bentley's favourite words. And if anyone reads that as a spoiler, punch yourself in the face.