apterous history: September 2008
Here's your handy cut-out-and-keep guide to the events of September 2008.
In the news...
- 3rd September. Keith Bevins joined.
- 9th September. Goatdown!
- 11th September. The "hilarious" bug where resuming a game would sometimes swap the players over.
- 11th September. Debbi Flack and Karen Pearson joined.
- 13th September. We are now live to the world!
- 13th September. Jason Larsen, Stewart Scott, Jacob Sutton, Joseph Bolas, Steven Briers, Junaid Mubeen, Jack Brown and Ben Pugh joined.
- 14th September. You can now play in French (although the interface is still in English).
- 14th September. Martin Gardner joined.
- 15th September. Julie McCarthy and Gevin Chapwell joined.
- 16th September. Allan Harmer joined.
- 17th September. Matt Coates, CF Warran, Ian Volante and Richard Priest joined.
- 19th September. You can now backspace when entering the conundrum, but it doesn't reset the timer, so don't try any sneaky business (or do, but it won't work).
- 19th September. James Hurrell and Damian Eadie joined.
- 21st September. Conor Travers and Peter Thomas joined.
- 22nd September. Robert Shadwick joined.
- 25th September. Possibly the coolest donation feature ever - replay over 700 classic games from the show, with yourself as a contestant!
- 29th September. Chris Philpot joined.
Pro Ranks
The top three players at the end of the month:-
1st. Paul Howe
2nd. Kirk Bevins
3rd. Jon Corby
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Monthly Top Scores
| Format | Top score | Popularity |
|---|---|---|
| Old 15 | 148 by Kirk Bevins | 1,754 games with 44 players |
| Goatdown Standard | 148 by Conor Travers | 147 games with 23 players |
| Conundrum Attack | 200 by Paul Howe | 189 games with 21 players |
| 9 Rounder | 82 by Charlie Reams | 182 games with 20 players |
| Speed 9 | 77 by Damian Eadie | 51 games with 13 players |
| Numbers Attack | 194 by Jim B | 51 games with 13 players |
| Speed 15 | 115 by Jon O'Neill | 46 games with 13 players |
| Letters Attack | 159 by Jon O'Neill | 30 games with 13 players |
| Speedgoat | 141 by Jon O'Neill | 221 games with 12 players |
| Goatundrum Attack | 178 by Paul Howe | 18 games with 10 players |
Only the month's 10 most popular formats are shown.
Facts and Figures
This month, apterous gained 34 new users, taking us to 60 in total. A total of 41,857 rounds were played over 2,981 games.
The Duel was won by Jon Corby with 299 points from 27 games. Second was Paul Howe with 264 points from 22 games, and third Ben Wilson with 251 points from 27 games.
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