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apterous is a UK-based puzzle game where players compete to solve word and number puzzles. You can play in British English, French, German, Welsh, global English and a variety of other languages.
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Current Duel Leaders
| # | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Cappleman | — |
Format: 24 rounds of 15 seconds.
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Looking for specific episode that my friend appeared on
Brainstorm by Edmond Mitchell. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi all, I was wondering if someone could help me to locate a particular episode of Countdown that my friend Ciarán appeared on who now has no copy. Its episode 6467 (https://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_6467). ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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FOCAL New Chair Announcement and Committee Meeting Invite
Announcement by George Armstrong. Status: Unconfirmed.
Good morning folks, For those not at Milton Keynes, you might not be aware of the announcement, so here I am to explain. As you'll know, Darren decided to step down as Chair, and you voted for who you'd ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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New variant proposal: "Super-Size"
Variant idea by Sam Schmedlapp. Status: Unconfirmed.
On one of the most recent episodes of "8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown," Jimmy declared one of the Letters rounds a "Battle Of The Super-Nerds," featuring a selection of 18 letters with Laurie Smyth choosing ... [Read more] [More variant ideas]
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Apto F1 tourney: test drivers wanted!
Brainstorm by Trevor Potts. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hello aptofolk. With the blessing of our resident anagram-loving petrolhead MSR, I will be running an apterous simulation of the Formula 1 World Championship in 2025. The details of it are many and complex, ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Maxes only
Variant idea by Peter Thomas. Status: Unconfirmed.
Is there a variant where you can only declare maxes and the game can go on indefinitely until you fail to declare a max? [Read more] [More variant ideas]
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CoLiv 3 - Saturday 15th February 2025
Announcement by Andy Platt. Status: Unconfirmed.
DATE: Saturday 15 February 2025 LOCATION: Cross Keys pub, 13 Earle Street, L3 9NS. It's the same place as both last year and back in 2019. The room can fit 36, maybe 39 or 42 at a push. FORMAT: Edinburgh/Lincoln ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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New Classic Games
Game feature request by Carlo Harrison. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi Charlie, it would be really great if we could have an update of more Classic games covering the last few years. I'm not sure how much work this is for you to do, but it's been around 2 years since ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Conundrum Pairs
Game feature request by Philip Aston. Status: Unconfirmed.
I would support Normal mode to include the possibility of challenging conundrum pairs, if viable; these are conundrums in which the conundrum itself is a regular English word which must be rearranged to ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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Dictionary Update: October 2024
Announcement by Charlie Reams. Status: Unconfirmed.
Small update, mostly tidying up after the major change last time. Should be 33 additions and 30 deletions. Let me know if you spot any issues, barring that I expect this will be live on Monday. Thanks ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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CO:Sheffield - Saturday 10th May 2025
Announcement by George Armstrong. Status: Unconfirmed.
Countdown in Sheffield is back, but what can you expect from CO:SHE 2025?: Our Venue: We will once again be at St Bartholomews, Primrose Hill, Langsett, Sheffield, S6 2UW. Just a 15 minute drive or 20 ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Name Changes
Website feature request by Callum P. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi, As has recently been the case for pictures, could someone new get permissions to approve name change requests? Pretty sure I tried to change it back to my real name years ago lol and have recently ... [Read more] [More feature requests]
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How to see bugs!
Brainstorm by Fiona T. Status: Unconfirmed.
Bugs don't show on the front page, so if you want to see whether your bug issue is already logged, a good place to look is here https://www.apterous.org/ticket_browse.php?closed=0&bucket=1&ifiled=0&orderby=filedr ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Post-Blackpool and FOCAL bits
Announcement by Darren Godfrey. Status: Unconfirmed.
Not Apto-related as such, but applies to many Countdown-loving folks, so just posting this here to increase visibility: http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=16718 [Read more] [More miscellany]
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CO:LON 2025 - Countdown in London 2025 - Saturday 12th April 2025
Announcement by Phil Stanton. Status: Unconfirmed.
I'm pleased to announce CO:LON - Countdown in London 2025 – a FOCAL Countdown event. WHEN Saturday 12th April 2025 Doors open at 10:45 am. Gameplay starts at 11:30. WHERE & GETTING THERE “The Venue”, ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Tournament idea: World Darts Championship
Brainstorm by Trevor Potts. Status: Unconfirmed.
I hope I'm not treading on any toes during this. Having done extensive research (I asked in aptochat 10 minutes ago and Chris answered), I have been unable to identify any existing tournaments that use ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Apterous ATP Tour 2024 - Gijon, Spain (Welsh 15) Tournament
Announcement by Andy SC. Status: Unconfirmed.
With chat still being down going to host the tournament in a different way (possibly even a first for Apterous) through a ticket. Here's how it will work. 1. At approximately 7:30pm this evening, I will ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Updating other language dictionaries
Brainstorm by Roger Peak. Status: Unconfirmed.
Can someone tell me - do the dictionaries for other languages ever get updated and what drives that ? [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Potential max game etiquette
Miscellaneous topic by Jason C.. Status: Unconfirmed.
This hasn't come up for me in the 2 years I've been here, but I imagine it will at some point... Is there an unwritten rule as to how a final conundrum should be played if your opponent is working on a ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Effect of Dictionary Changes on Ascension
Miscellaneous topic by Steve H. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hello all Have been unable to find the ticket for the last time Ascension had a large conundrum update which IIRC addressed this issue so do bear that in mind, but what happens to Ascension when conundrums ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
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Fantasy football 24/25
Announcement by Adam Latchford. Status: Unconfirmed.
Hi League is set up again for next season https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/9ezi6g If you were in the league last season and use your email again - you'll automatically be involved. ... [Read more] [More miscellany]
News
21 December 2024
- Brian Huang's 78 - 77 game with Sarah Binns received a self-nomination for Game of the Week.
- Josh Hurst tied the record number of maximums for Goat Attack with 20 maxes.
- Andy SC commented on Advent Calendar 2024: Day 21: Beanstalk Letters Attack. [+1 other]
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Fiona T, who lasted 13 rounds with a target of 6. Woof!
- Tracey Mills tied the record number of maximums for 9 Rounder with 9 maxes.
- Andy SC commented on Royal Rumble: 2024: Individual. [+8 others]
- Andy SC commented on Advent Calendar 2024: Day 20: Letters Attack. [+11 others]
- The Duel was won by 2 people (Zohaib Rehan and Rob Foster) with a score of 140 from 140.
20 December 2024
- News: Tal Lessner has been crowned champion of Weakest Link Numbers Tournament - 2024!
- New: apterous History: November 2024.
- Zohaib Rehan tied the high score for Bullet Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Anand B's 21 - 0 game with Mr Dog received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Zohaib Rehan tied the high score for Bullet Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Zohaib Rehan tied the high score for Bullet Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Zohaib Rehan tied the high score for Bullet Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Zohaib Rehan tied the high score for Bullet Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Trevor Potts's 113 - 106 game with Philip Aston received a self-nomination for Game of the Week.
- Rhys Benjamin commented on Apterous Football League Cup: 2024: Round 2.
- Rhys Benjamin commented on Apterous Football League Cup: 2024: Round 1. [+3 others]
- Tal Lessner commented on Weakest Link Numbers Tournament - 2024: Round 24 - Spoilage. [+2 others]
- Sarah Binns commented on Rowland Reeves's game with The Duellist. [+4 others]
- Chris Hare commented on The Twelve Games of Chris-mas: Vol. III: So, Hare it is, Merry Chris-mas: Sign-Up Page.
- Tim Down tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Chris Butler commented on his game with Apterous Velvet.
- Matty Artell commented on James Walters's game with Samuel Louis. [+1 other]
- Sarah Binns tied the high score for Junior Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Rowland Reeves's 88 - 0 game with The Duellist received a self-nomination for Game of the Week.
- Martin Hurst tied the high score for Junior Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Dan Spinks commented on Advent Calendar 2024: Day 19: Aegilops Numbers Attack. [+17 others]
- Ryan Lam's 116 - 0 game with The Duellist received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Anand B, who lasted 24 rounds with a target of 7. Woof!
- The Duel was won by Ryan Lam with a score of 116 from 120.
19 December 2024
- Sean D commented on his game with Apterous Prune.
- Jason Turner commented on Hunger Games: Round 14 - Duckdown. [+1 other]
- Wesley Barton commented on The Twelve Games of Chris-mas: Vol. III: So, Hare it is, Merry Chris-mas: Game Four. [+1 other]
- Elizabeth Beer tied the record number of maximums for Numbers Attack with 20 maxes.
- Chris Hare commented on The Twelve Games of Chris-mas: Vol. III: So, Hare it is, Merry Chris-mas: Game Nine. [+1 other]
- Trevor Potts commented on Tom Cappleman's game with Apterous Prune. [+2 others]
- Richard Barnett commented on his game with Cillian McM.
- Fi Thorne commented on Aegilopsists: 2024: Group D.
- Tal Lessner tied the high score for Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Andy SC commented on Advent Calendar 2024: Day 18: Hyper Nasty Letters Attack. [+1 other]
- Mr Dog awarded the dog bone for best Top Dog performance to Ikenna Oguguo, who lasted 19 rounds with a target of 8. Woof!
- The Duel was won by 7 people (Adam Latchford, Zohaib Rehan, Matt OC, Chris Hare, Liam O, Rob Foster and Florence C-L) with a score of 53 from 53.
18 December 2024
- Ian Wray commented on his game with Apterous Prune.
- Dan Southwell tied the high score for Junior Numbers Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Trevor Potts's 142 - 0 game with Apterous Prune received a nomination for Game of the Week.
- Dan Southwell commented on his game with Apterous Prune.
- Tim Down tied the high score for Conundrum Attack with 200 points, and tied the record number of maximums with 20 maxes.
- Andres S. commented on Tom Cappleman's game with Apterous Prune. [+2 others]
- Elizabeth Beer commented on her game with Apterous Prune.
- Trevor Potts tied the record number of maximums for 15 Rounder with 15 maxes.
17 December 2024
- News: Game of the Week was won by Tony Atkins's 200 - 190 Numbers Attack win against Apterous Prime! This week's vote is now open.
16 December 2024
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
10 December 2024
- News: Game of the Week was won by Elwin Carlos's 118 - 0 15 Rounder win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
9 December 2024
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
7 December 2024
- News: Hazel Drury has been crowned champion of Royal Rumble (Tag Team (2024))!
- News: Elwin Carlos has been crowned champion of Royal Rumble (Tag Team (2024))!
- News: Florence C-L has been crowned champion of Alphabetti Spaghetti 2024!
3 December 2024
- News: Game of the Week was won by Brett Davids's 123 - 0 15 Rounder win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
- News: Thomas Carey has been crowned champion of World Darts Championship!
2 December 2024
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
- News: A total of 47 Duel Necklaces were awarded for November 2024.
1 December 2024
- News: The Duel for November 2024 was won by Chris Hare!
26 November 2024
- News: Game of the Week was won by Matthew Brockwell's 95 - 0 9 Rounder win against Apterous Prune! This week's vote is now open.
25 November 2024
- News: Updated ProRanks for this week.
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