Countdown Online Masters 2009

[Charlie Reams]

Right, we're currently at 1-1, the third game got eaten by apterous and I've been trying unsuccessfully for half on hour to start a new one. Patience has run out, so we'll have to finish some other time.

Thanks for your detailed bug report, I'll be sure to fix this.

[Paul Howe]

Specifically, Ben didn't seem to receive my challenges, nor I his. The first two games were fine but in game 3 the lag rendered things close to unplayable, it hung at the end of two different rounds forcing a CTRL-ALT-DEL, after the second of these the game was gone.

Apologies if it sounded snarky as I know you're working to improve things, but I just assumed they were similar to the general difficulties people are having playing apterous atm. For me its near impossible to play when 10+ games are in progress.

[Ben Wilson]

Charlie has made Apterous more reliable and awesome than ever, so get the second leg of that semi played please.

[Ben Wilson]

It's been over a week since the semi was aborted at the 3rd leg stage. Get your fingers out guys, Junaid's already asked me if we can just forget the final...

[Ben Wilson]

Wednesaday night I will announce Junaid's opponent in the final.

[Paul Howe]

Game 1: http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=48051

Game 2: http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=48060

Game 3: http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=52503

A slightly harsh result for Ben as he was slightly ahead after 8 rounds in the original game 3. Thanks for an enjoyable set of games.

Bring it, Junaid Mubeen

[Ben Wilson]

Paul vs. Junaid in the best-of-5 final it is then!

[Junaid Mubeen]

Paul Howe, can you play this weekend, say Sunday evening?

[Paul Howe]

Paul Howe, can you play this weekend, say Sunday evening?

I can, let it be done. I'll try to be online at 8 if that suits.

[Junaid Mubeen]

Paul Howe, can you play this weekend, say Sunday evening?

I can, let it be done. I'll try to be online at 8 if that suits.

Yup that's fine, see you then.

[Junaid Mubeen]

Er...Paul Howe didn't turn up

I'm tied up the next few days but can probably do Thursday evening, or next weekend.

[Paul Howe]

Sorry mate, our power's been down all evening and only just come back on

If it's not tempting fate next Sunday at 8 would probably be the best time for me.

[Paul Howe]

The grand final as it happened....

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=61602

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=61612

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=61619

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=61623

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=61637

Thanks Junaid for an excellent battle, especially for the ridiculously sporting offer of adding 7 points onto my score when I mistyped DIURNAL (which I bashfully declined).

[Junaid Mubeen]

Yeah, well played Paul Howe. A worthy winner. I'm naturally gutted as I had 2 real chances to clinch it. Game 5 was a non event for me after round 1 (yes, I considered ordinance). Ah, well. I superceded my expectations in the tourny and final by a long way. And I'm still unbeaten on numbers in tournament play. Bring on CONOT!!!

Thanks to Ben for organising and Paul Howe for a great final (if not the highest quality).

[Dinos Sfyris]

Well done guys. Epic stuff

[Ben Wilson]

Congratulations to Paul for winning the tournament for the second year in a row, and commiserations to Junaid- still, as you say, CONOT is just 6 days away and all will be to play for there...

Incidentally this is the first 'long-running' tournament played exclusively on Apterous- surely that's got to be worth a special item of some sort, Charlie?