COLIN is back for #8, bigger, better and benner* than ever! The date- last Saturday in January- and the venue- the Memorial Hall on Newark Road in North Hykeham- are unchanged, but the event itself has had a bit of an overhaul, as you'll see below...
This year, almost everybody will play six games of 9-round Countdown and host three more in the traditional London/Lincoln style (or Edinburgh style, to give it its proper name). The top two at the end of the day will then go forward to a 9 round grand final. This proves I actually listen to the results of the polls I create.
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Firstly is the 'Conundrum God' prize. Solve all six conundrums you're set throughout the day and you'll get a custom-made badge declaring yourself a, well, conundrum god.
Second is an old classic- the 'tuff luck' prize. Awarded to anyone who loses three or more games throughout the day by the lowest cumulative margin (only the three narrowest defeats will be counted).
Third we have a twist on an old classic. In the past there have been prizes for 'highest losing score' and 'highest one-game score', and they've almost always been won by Jon Corby. This year, there are two spot prizes of this nature- one for the highest single score in the first half of the game (rounds 1-4 inclusive) and one for the highest single score from round 5-9 inclusive.
[Keep checking back as more spot prizes are announced!]
Everybody who enters will also get freebies which will include at the very least the 2012 edition of the COLIN puzzle mag.
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Sadly the price of entry has had to rise slightly to £10 to cover all this awesomeness. A cooked lunch will be available for an extra £2.50 (details can be found below). I accept paypal to hulla.mahulla@btopenworld.com or a cheque/PO to my home address (available upon request). I may also accept naked pictures of Charlie Reams as payment dependant on their quality.
Hope to see you all in January!
BJW
Link to the facebook event page
Itinerary:
10:00 doors open
11:30 welcome (officially)
11:40 warm up game (if there's demand for it)
12:10 round 1
13:30 lunch
14:15 round 2
15:35 break
15:50 round 3
17:10 break, first prizegiving
17:30 grand final
17:45 final prizegiving
Current List of paid-up entrants (35):
Mike Brown
James Robinson
Richard Priest
Ryan Taylor
Jim Bentley
Matt Morrison
Heather Badcock
Jon Corby
Gevin Chapwell
Graeme Cole
Dinos Sfyris
Matt Bayfield
Diane Pratesi
Mauro Pratesi
Jessica Pratesi
Natasha Pratesi
Mark Deeks
Jennifer Steadman
Rob Foster
Kirk Bevins
Michelle Nevitt
Adam Dexter
Thomas Carey
Joseph Krol
Lee Fisher
Stewart Gordon
Dylan Taylor
Amie Bateen
Andy Platt
Andy McGurn
Phil Collinge
Supee Juachan
Dave Coulthurst
James Wilson
Dan McColm