A group for contestants and lovers of the Channel 4 game show 'Countdown'.
http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/
Nah, me too, so much so that I voted for it. If it makes it though, it really needs a name change.Matt Morrison wrote:I must be the only person who can't think about 'playing Juniortouch' without laughing.
'Kid' works better as a snappy prefix than 'Junior'. So, Kidtouch it is then.JimBentley wrote:Nah, me too, so much so that I voted for it. If it makes it though, it really needs a name change.Matt Morrison wrote:I must be the only person who can't think about 'playing Juniortouch' without laughing.
Dammit, knew I'd forgotten to add one. Namely 'hyperhyper'.Oliver Garner wrote:How about hyperjunior with 5 letters
Was tempted to add 'goatgoat' too (where seven were selected as normal and each player added one at the end).A scoring method rather than a format, but please include the Scrabble idea that someone suggested (tougher letters give more points).Ben Wilson wrote:Next thread: 'which should be the next format added'?
Hmm I think using a Scrabble idea as tie-breaker after the word length might work well. Could be a bit confusing if it's merely down to pointiness.Matt Morrison wrote:A scoring method rather than a format, but please include the Scrabble idea that someone suggested (tougher letters give more points).Ben Wilson wrote:Next thread: 'which should be the next format added'?
It might have to be tinkered with but I'd be interested to see if it has much initial support.
It'd be nice to make the most of it by primarily using the points, but maybe they could just be 'toned down'. Something like: B/C/M/P worth 2 instead of 3, F/H/W/V/Y/K worth 3 each instead of 4 or 5, and finally J/X/Q/Z worth 4 each instead of 8 or 10. That way it would still be encouraging players to learn the sort of odd words that are useful to know for flat rounds in the real game, without throwing up quite so many oddities like QI being worth more than DARIOLES.Craig Beevers wrote:Hmm I think using a Scrabble idea as tie-breaker after the word length might work well. Could be a bit confusing if it's merely down to pointiness.Matt Morrison wrote:A scoring method rather than a format, but please include the Scrabble idea that someone suggested (tougher letters give more points).
It might have to be tinkered with but I'd be interested to see if it has much initial support.
Or, say, a randomth letter gets double points, and one triple points.Matt Morrison wrote:It'd be nice to make the most of it by primarily using the points, but maybe they could just be 'toned down'. Something like: B/C/M/P worth 2 instead of 3, F/H/W/V/Y/K worth 3 each instead of 4 or 5, and finally J/X/Q/Z worth 4 each instead of 8 or 10. That way it would still be encouraging players to learn the sort of odd words that are useful to know for flat rounds in the real game, without throwing up quite so many oddities like QI being worth more than DARIOLES.Craig Beevers wrote:Hmm I think using a Scrabble idea as tie-breaker after the word length might work well. Could be a bit confusing if it's merely down to pointiness.Matt Morrison wrote:A scoring method rather than a format, but please include the Scrabble idea that someone suggested (tougher letters give more points).
It might have to be tinkered with but I'd be interested to see if it has much initial support.
And then we can make it even more interesting by adding a once-per-game chance to play a 'double word' or something
I am liking that idea.Niall Seymour wrote:What about 3 player Countdown?
How about Blockbuster CountdownDarren Carter wrote:I am liking that idea.Niall Seymour wrote:What about 3 player Countdown?
How about 9 player Weakest Link Blockbuster Junior Touchdown, with lasers, on the moon?Marc Meakin wrote:How about Blockbuster CountdownDarren Carter wrote:I am liking that idea.Niall Seymour wrote:What about 3 player Countdown?
Did anyone else read "Pokedown" and have a much more exciting idea?Marc Meakin wrote:How about Pokedown combining elements of Poker (Texas hold'em) and Countdown
Although I cannot see this working on Apterous but might work at a future COLIN
Only you are excited by the association of Pokemon and Countdown, Charlie.Charlie Reams wrote:Did anyone else read "Pokedown" and have a much more exciting idea?Marc Meakin wrote:How about Pokedown combining elements of Poker (Texas hold'em) and Countdown
Although I cannot see this working on Apterous but might work at a future COLIN
False.Andrew Feist wrote:Only you are excited by the association of Pokemon and Countdown, Charlie.Charlie Reams wrote:Did anyone else read "Pokedown" and have a much more exciting idea?
Probably be really simple for Charlie to program as well, I'd imagine he's written everything in such a way that he can easily just slot another player in.Darren Carter wrote:I am liking that idea.Niall Seymour wrote:What about 3 player Countdown?
Way ahead of you.Marc Meakin wrote:How about Pokedown combining elements of Poker (Texas hold'em) and Countdown
Although I cannot see this working on Apterous but might work at a future COLIN
I was about to post the same thingBen Wilson wrote:Way ahead of you.Marc Meakin wrote:How about Pokedown combining elements of Poker (Texas hold'em) and Countdown
Although I cannot see this working on Apterous but might work at a future COLIN
http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=4 ... 33#r598233Andrew Feist wrote:Only you are excited by the association of Pokemon and Countdown, Charlie.
