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Posted: **Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:20 am**

This month, the monthly scores for the Duel will finish on the 27th and the monthly top spots will be awarded.

On the 28th, there will be a new Duel. In fact, rather a lot of new Duels, because there will be a new one every hour for 24 hours. Each Duel will remain open for just that one hour. The top player at midnight will be crowned winner of the first apterous endurance event. Anyone who somehow manages to complete all 24 of them will get a special reward of a secret nature.

You have been warned.

Posted: **Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:32 am**

Sleep? What's that? I've never heard of it!

Posted: **Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:14 pm**

Weird and wonderful idea!

Unfortunately it's Alex's 24th birthday, so I probably won't be able to do many.

Posted: **Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:34 pm**

Epic.

Posted: **Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:53 pm**

Great idea. I'll definitely do it.

Posted: **Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:57 pm**

Awesomeness. I don't think I'll be able to do all 24 (I have to go out and like, do stuff most Saturdays) but if I'm not doing anything on the evening, I reckon I'll be able to manage 21 or 22. Anyone who does all 24 deserves a Jack Bauer on a stick, and a pat on the bum.

Posted: **Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:16 pm**

Shit. This would have been awesome but I'm at a darts event in Newcastle. Oh well.

Posted: **Sun Feb 22, 2009 11:03 pm**

Great idea Charlie - I play golf on Saturdays (or try to) but will do as much as I can.

However, I'm sure that a few of the diehards will see it through to the bitter end.

Good luck guys.

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:55 pm**

Completely insane - I like it.

Posted: **Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:44 am**

Epic. Will do as many as I can

Posted: **Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:14 pm**

I am looking for a few volunteers to look after the server for some periods of time on Saturday so I can do stuff like eating. It doesn't require any technical knowledge (beyond typing the word "shutdown" if the server breaks), you just need to be available and online for an hour or so. Please let me know by Private Message if you're interested.

Posted: **Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:01 am**

I'm a technospaz but if you say its that simple I'll have a go for you Charlie, so that you may eat. After all you give so much and ask so little. Just let me know when you want me and how long for etc.

Also I reckon a 24 theme to Duel day would be excellent, with psycho bitch Nina in DC. I'm gonna watch a whole series back to back in between duels if I can

Posted: **Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:26 pm**

Anybody else doing all 24?

Posted: **Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:26 pm**

I'm going to try, but I've only just found out about this, and I got up at 10am... so might have to have some micronaps throughout the day! ARGH!

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:21 am**

It's all a cruel trick!

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:22 am**

Ian Volante wrote:It's all a cruel trick!

Yeah

On the plus side, I'm a bit plastered, so getting up every hour was probably not the best idea anyway.

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 3:39 am**

Hope everyone's having a good time so far, it's only 3 and a half hours in and already I'm getting slightly tired.

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 4:16 am**

This is great. Especially cos DINOSAUR came up in the last duel, but I missed it

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 4:43 am**

After 4 rounds, Jimmy Gough is our leader with 63 points. Nine people are still in the running for a perfect record. Embarrassingly, I'm not one of them, because I didn't get back from the pub in time for Round 1.

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:11 am**

6 hours in: only 5 left standing, viz. Dan, Gary, Dinos, Elliot Simmonds and Jim. Dan is currently top with 78.

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:24 am**

Needing a snooze. If anything goes wrong, pester Kai who has my mobile number and he can wake me up.

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:14 am**

Male (1st overall), Sfyris (4th) and Bentley (7th) remain in the running for the mentalist award through 8 duels.

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:18 am**

Although having a good night's sleep might actually be the best strategy. I've been drained all night and not scored many points, with there not being many participants in the graveyard shift duels. Anyway back to bed for an hour and a half!

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:26 am**

Aye, there's probably going to be more points up for grabs in just one of this evening's Duels than there have been in the last five or six put together! Still, it's the taking part and being a mentalist that counts.

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:57 am**

JimBentley wrote:Still, it's the taking part and being a mentalist that counts.

Couldn't have put it better myself. I know I'm gonna see it thru to the end but wonder how long I would stay the course if it continued indefinitely?

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:13 am**

Dinos Sfyris wrote:I know I'm gonna see it thru to the end but wonder how long I would stay the course if it continued indefinitely?

Now you're just giving me ideas...

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:47 am**

Totally gutted I managed to drift off and miss a few, was set to stay the course.

Ah well, I'll have to do it next time if people are crazy enough to try.

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:16 pm**

Congratulations to the following on making it to midday in tact:

Gary Male [139/12]
Jimmy Gough [132/12]
Dinos Sfyris [131/12]
Jim Bentley [112/12]

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:59 pm**

Charlie Reams wrote:Congratulations to the following on making it to midday in tact:

Gary Male [139/12]
Jimmy Gough [132/12]
Dinos Sfyris [131/12]
Jim Bentley [112/12]

Gary's above post omits Jimmy.

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:11 pm**

Kai Laddiman wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote:Congratulations to the following on making it to midday in tact:

Gary Male [139/12]
Jimmy Gough [132/12]
Dinos Sfyris [131/12]
Jim Bentley [112/12]
Gary's above post omits Jimmy.

As did Charlie's post immediately(ish) above mine. A slight alteration to the database to ensure his early game that finished slightly late counts, methinks.

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:40 pm**

Hang on, is it the case that you only got the multi-duels if you're a generous type? I gave up at about 20 to 2 when the second duel hadn't arrived.

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:46 pm**

Michael Wallace wrote:Hang on, is it the case that you only got the multi-duels if you're a generous type? I gave up at about 20 to 2 when the second duel hadn't arrived.

It got fixed a bit after then!

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:47 pm**

Ian Volante wrote:
Michael Wallace wrote:Hang on, is it the case that you only got the multi-duels if you're a generous type? I gave up at about 20 to 2 when the second duel hadn't arrived.
It got fixed a bit after then!

Oh ffs. Oh well, it meant I got a proper night's sleep, at least.

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 4:06 pm**

Things are really hotting up at the top after 16 rounds:

1 Gary Male 196/16
2 Jim Bentley 192/16
3 Jimmy Gough 190/16
3 Dinos Sfyris 190/16

Let the madness continue!

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 4:16 pm**

Hotting up for you three maybe, but I'm spent. But I shall trudge on

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:11 pm**

Whilst I condone the principle of 1-vowel rounds that was behind the 6pm-7pm duel. I thought it was a bit lame having conundrums as well, since it (effectively) makes it a conundrum attack with a bunch of letter rounds as a tie-breaker.

Posted: **Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:34 pm**

After 20 rounds it's still all up for grabs:

1 Dinos Sfyris 277/20
2 Jimmy Gough 270/20
3 Gary Male 265/20
4 Jim Bentley 252/20

Posted: **Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:12 am**

Well done to Dinos for winning the event and well done also to Jimmy and Gary for playing all 24 games (Jim too who managed 23 games).

Posted: **Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:16 am**

It's been fun guys, hope you've enjoyed it. The largely good behaviour of the server gives me some hope for Aptobash III.

Posted: **Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:12 am**

Charlie Reams wrote:It's been fun guys, hope you've enjoyed it. The largely good behaviour of the server gives me some hope for Aptobash III.

Oh, bugger, can't believe I fell asleep before the last one! I seemed quite alert at 10.45, never suspected that would happen....ah well, it's been real. Cheers Charlie, and well done to Dinos, Gary and Jimmy, you crazy fools.

Edit: Just seen that the final Duel was a Conundrum Attack, so don't feel quite so bad about missing it now, as it would've made precious little difference to my score

Posted: **Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:41 am**

Well done Dinos on winning the 24 hour apterous.org endurance event! The question now is, is this your life's greatest achievement, or its lowest ebb?

Posted: **Sun Mar 01, 2009 11:47 am**

Congratulations to Dinos for winning. Well done to Gary, Jim and myself too

. Yes, there were times when I thought "what the fudge am I doing?" but it was sooo fun.

.

Posted: **Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:27 pm**

Seeing as I had no intention of playing the endurance event, I think I did quite well.

Sleaford decided to have a townwide power cut about 12 rounds into the final duel which pissed me off no end. Thank you Charlie for allowing the reset of the duel for me, and thank you to the national grid for not having another power cut until about 15 seconds after I completed the duel.

Congrats Dinos, and well done Jimmy. Unlucky Jim, to get so close and then, well, really unlucky.

Posted: **Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:27 pm**

It was fantastic fun, although I had to miss quite a few for sleep and also Alex's birthday meal out.
Sod's Law that one of the missed ones was a numbers attack, as I'm quite good at those. C'est la vie.

Congratulations to the four who did all (or almost all) 24, and especially Dinos for winning.

Brilliant idea, Charlie, and pleased that you're now calling it Endurance Event #1! Looking forward to the next one.

Posted: **Sun Mar 01, 2009 3:44 pm**

Having fully recovered my sleep, and come back from my nice day out in Bakewell with Emma, I'd like to say thanks to Charlie for organising the event, and well done to everyone who took part. Can't believe I won. I can assure you ability had little to do with it! Its all about being a mentalist really, which I passed with flying colours! Can't wait to find out my mystery priiiiiiize...

Posted: **Sun Mar 01, 2009 7:01 pm**

Dinos Sfyris wrote:come back from my nice day out in Bakewell with Emma

Did you have any tarts?

Posted: **Sun Mar 01, 2009 7:35 pm**

Charlie Reams wrote:
Dinos Sfyris wrote:come back from my nice day out in Bakewell with Emma
Did you have any tarts?

Obviously; they give you them on the town boundary, and you must show them to anyone that asks. Similar practices are found in Kendal and Pontefract I believe.

Posted: **Sun Mar 01, 2009 7:44 pm**

Maybe we should have a score-as-many-points-as-you-can-in-24-hours contest. As many games as you like, about like those 24 hour Scrabble sessions. I don't know how hard this is from a programming viewpoint.

Posted: **Sun Mar 01, 2009 9:39 pm**

Adam Dexter wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote:
Dinos Sfyris wrote:come back from my nice day out in Bakewell with Emma
Did you have any tarts?
Obviously; they give you them on the town boundary, and you must show them to anyone that asks. Similar practices are found in Kendal and Pontefract I believe.

And if you visit Bath, there has to be at least one Oliver in your group.

Posted: **Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:51 am**

Massive big-up respect (or something) to Dinos, and Jimmy, Gary and Jim for pushing him close. If I'd know how my Sat would've panned out I'd have gone for all 24 myself, but as I made a total hash of the last few duels (kudos to Ben and Kai for slipping past me) I doubt I'd have managed more than fifth.

I'll stick to 10pm-10am ten-pin bowling marathons, and running London marathons, for my future endurance challenges. Until the next Apterous endurance event.

Posted: **Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:25 am**

Is there any chance of a full leaderboard? Say 1st (and 2nd) in each duel. Just an idea.

Posted: **Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:27 am**

Charlie Reams wrote:
Dinos Sfyris wrote:come back from my nice day out in Bakewell with Emma
Did you have any tarts?

Yes but I shopped around til I got a good price

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