Countdown travel pad
Countdown travel pad
Has anybody else got one?
Josh came back from shopping with one, so soon after I got one too. Its a blue book full of numbers letters and conundrums.
There are 6 puzzles on each page (177 pages in total): LLCNNN
Also, in the back of the book there are 'answers', but beware, NATRIUM is given as a possible word to declare in the very first selection in the book, and its not valid on apterous
If you are just in it for the fun then its a bargain at £3, but if you consider yourself a "Pro"/"APTONERD"/"BEVATRON", then you might be put off by the high proportion of numbers rounds and the spurious answers given for letters rounds.
(I love how nerdy this post is)
Josh came back from shopping with one, so soon after I got one too. Its a blue book full of numbers letters and conundrums.
There are 6 puzzles on each page (177 pages in total): LLCNNN
Also, in the back of the book there are 'answers', but beware, NATRIUM is given as a possible word to declare in the very first selection in the book, and its not valid on apterous
If you are just in it for the fun then its a bargain at £3, but if you consider yourself a "Pro"/"APTONERD"/"BEVATRON", then you might be put off by the high proportion of numbers rounds and the spurious answers given for letters rounds.
(I love how nerdy this post is)
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Re: Countdown travel pad
I love (well, like) how you left us a puzzle to do so you weren't having all the fun:JackHurst wrote:(I love how nerdy this post is)
That's 6*177 = 1062 puzzlesJackHurst wrote:There are 6 puzzles on each page (177 pages in total): LLCNNN(I love how nerdy this post is)
(alternative solution: 177*6 = 1062)
Re: Countdown travel pad
Alt solution:
6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 1062
6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 1062
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Re: Countdown travel pad
I bought it yesterday. Also have the big one.
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Re: Countdown travel pad
Anyone else think a 'travel pad' sounds like one of those incontinence products they usually advertise during Countdown?
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Re: Countdown travel pad
I thought that was what was being referred to when I first saw the topic title. Nearly went out and got one.Michael Wallace wrote:Anyone else think a 'travel pad' sounds like one of those incontinence products they usually advertise during Countdown?
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Hmm APTONERD, anagram of that old favourite PRONATED. It also has NOTEPAD in it which is quite APT for this topic. I'll get my coat.JackHurst wrote: If you are just in it for the fun then its a bargain at £3, but if you consider yourself a "Pro"/"APTONERD"
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You prat.Kirk Bevins wrote:Hmm APTONERD, anagram of that old favourite PRONATED. It also has NOTEPAD in it which is quite APT for this topic. I'll get my coat.JackHurst wrote: If you are just in it for the fun then its a bargain at £3, but if you consider yourself a "Pro"/"APTONERD"
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My thoughts exactly. On a similar note, does Tena Man exist yet? Not that' you'd know, obviously.Howard Somerset wrote:I thought that was what was being referred to when I first saw the topic title. Nearly went out and got one.Michael Wallace wrote:Anyone else think a 'travel pad' sounds like one of those incontinence products they usually advertise during Countdown?
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YOUPRAT -YU +NEDRyan Taylor wrote:You prat.Kirk Bevins wrote:Hmm APTONERD, anagram of that old favourite PRONATED. It also has NOTEPAD in it which is quite APT for this topic. I'll get my coat.JackHurst wrote: If you are just in it for the fun then its a bargain at £3, but if you consider yourself a "Pro"/"APTONERD"
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I was flicking through this last night when I saw a scramble for a conundrum was IMBEEVERS, I thought it was a bit of a coincidence, but then on the last page on a letters round it said PSCHARLIE. Finally, on another letters round the selection was GANDISEEG, surely not a coincidence.
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I think that was my doing, although I wrote the Travel Pad ages ago (July 2009) so it may have a new edition by now.Eoin Monaghan wrote:I was flicking through this last night when I saw a scramble for a conundrum was IMBEEVERS, I thought it was a bit of a coincidence, but then on the last page on a letters round it said PSCHARLIE. Finally, on another letters round the selection was GANDISEEG, surely not a coincidence.
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Re: Countdown travel pad
Anyone else feeling slightly confused?Charlie Reams wrote:I think that was my doing, although I wrote the Travel Pad ages ago (July 2009) so it may have a new edition by now.Eoin Monaghan wrote:I was flicking through this last night when I saw a scramble for a conundrum was IMBEEVERS, I thought it was a bit of a coincidence, but then on the last page on a letters round it said PSCHARLIE. Finally, on another letters round the selection was GANDISEEG, surely not a coincidence.
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Re: Countdown travel pad
Not yet. I happen to sell these sorts of products for a living, and today one of my customers offered to donate a "Travel John" to me, to keep in my van for emergencies.Ian Volante wrote:My thoughts exactly. On a similar note, does Tena Man exist yet? Not that' you'd know, obviously.Howard Somerset wrote:I thought that was what was being referred to when I first saw the topic title. Nearly went out and got one.Michael Wallace wrote:Anyone else think a 'travel pad' sounds like one of those incontinence products they usually advertise during Countdown?