Spoilers for Wednesday, April 1st
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:36 pm
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A group for contestants and lovers of the Channel 4 game show 'Countdown'.
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I'm losing my mind.Ray Folwell wrote:Monday ???
I'm glad it was a mistake Ben, I'd thought for a moment it was an ill-conceived April Fool's 'joke'Ben Hunter wrote:I'm losing my mind.Ray Folwell wrote:Monday ???
Yes, she's overtaken Neil's 758.Ben Hunter wrote:Jeff said that she's currently the number 3 seed, but I'm pretty sure she's number 2 seed, can anyone confirm?
Yeah, I saw this game in the studio and Jeff said number 3 seed and last night I looked at the tables and realised she'd be #2 seed and thought they'd edit out Jeff's comment but they didn't. You never know, if Mr Gough does well and slips into #2 seed, then Cate may finish as #3 seed and Jeff would be correct!Ray Folwell wrote:Yes, she's overtaken Neil's 758.Ben Hunter wrote:Jeff said that she's currently the number 3 seed, but I'm pretty sure she's number 2 seed, can anyone confirm?
What's wrong with obscure words?Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:An excellent string of games by Cate, and all using pretty standard words rather than the obscure that we have become used to.
I did!Kathleen Batlle wrote:Congratulations Cate, great performance. I look forward to seeing you again in the finals. Didn't anyone spot TOOTLED in round 7?
Ha. Love the way you imply its inconceivable he could be #1 seedKirk Bevins wrote:You never know, if Mr Gough does well and slips into #2 seed...
Nothing wrong with them at all, it just feels better to have been beaten by a word I should have seen rather than one I've never heard of.Kirk Bevins wrote:What's wrong with obscure words?Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:An excellent string of games by Cate, and all using pretty standard words rather than the obscure that we have become used to.
Not only is she number 2 seed, but she's guaranteed a top eight spot and a place in the finals. There are only 55 games left before the finals start and it would take a minimum of 56 for her to be overtaken into 9th place.Ben Hunter wrote:Jeff said that she's currently the number 3 seed, but I'm pretty sure she's number 2 seed, can anyone confirm?
Does it? Hmmm. I was wondering about this when I went on - do I offer a word like REARMOST which might get my opponent kicking themselves as they knew the word, or do I offer ROTAMERS which might scare my opponent. I spent ages deciding what to do until a few people said that most people *can* get REARMOST so if you've put the effort in to learn ROTAMERS then offer that instead, so that's what I did - always offered the more obscure word if I could. I had to be 100% sure it was in else I wouldn't offer it - it nearly burnt my back when I had HEDARIM initially disallowed.Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:
Nothing wrong with them at all, it just feels better to have been beaten by a word I should have seen rather than one I've never heard of.
I've not given it much thought, but I reckon the best way to sting your opponent is to declare 'normal' words when you've beaten them, and declare obscure words when you've equalled them (I'm going off doing this on Apterous now though, for various reasons). I know from playing Apterous that when I get beaten by (or if DC declares) an obscure word then I simply think, "oh well, I'll know that for next time," but if it's a word I know then I kick myself throughout the rest of the game, which hurts my performance.Kirk Bevins wrote:Does it? Hmmm. I was wondering about this when I went on - do I offer a word like REARMOST which might get my opponent kicking themselves as they knew the word, or do I offer ROTAMERS which might scare my opponent. I spent ages deciding what to do until a few people said that most people *can* get REARMOST so if you've put the effort in to learn ROTAMERS then offer that instead, so that's what I did - always offered the more obscure word if I could. I had to be 100% sure it was in else I wouldn't offer it - it nearly burnt my back when I had HEDARIM initially disallowed.
Interesting point. I think the same psychology would work on a lot of other players too, although personally I get equally annoyed (or not) when I miss stuff regardless of what my opponent does. But maybe that's just because I only play for fun now so I'm not particularly competitive about it, I just like seeing the words in bold.Ben Hunter wrote:I've not given it much thought, but I reckon the best way to sting your opponent is to declare 'normal' words when you've beaten them, and declare obscure words when you've equalled them (I'm going off doing this on Apterous now though, for various reasons). I know from playing Apterous that when I get beaten by (or if DC declares) an obscure word then I simply think, "oh well, I'll know that for next time," but if it's a word I know then I kick myself throughout the rest of the game, which hurts my performance.