REDLINE in one of the early rounds for a DC-beater.
Bad luck Kevin, thought you'd come through there especially after he picked 6-small, got a not-too-challenging one and then failed to solve it.
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- Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday March 22nd 2010
- Replies: 40
- Views: 4686
- Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:25 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Warrant out for horse sex accused.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3023
Re: Warrant out for horse sex accused.
...was it in the ass?
- Fri Dec 18, 2009 4:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday December 18th 2009 Grand Final
- Replies: 66
- Views: 10892
Re: Spoilers For Friday December 18th 2009 Grand Final
Congratulations Chris, very well deserved. Great series all round.
- Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday 26th October 2009
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4244
Re: Spoilers For Monday 26th October 2009
Yeah, I noticed that. Seems strange....maybe they didn't have a W to hand?
- Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:58 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Who Gets Your Vote?
- Replies: 122
- Views: 10648
Re: Who Gets Your Vote?
On the other hand, I'm kinda glad they did do it the way they did - if they'd just asked normal questions he probably would have made far less of a tit of himself, and hopefully a lot of stupid people who'd've watched for the first time last night would have come away just thinking he's a moron (no...
- Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Who Gets Your Vote?
- Replies: 122
- Views: 10648
Re: Who Gets Your Vote?
Wow, ok I don't particularly want to waste loads of time defending a party I don't even support or like - I guess the point I was trying to make was that not absolutely everything they stand for is racist or homophobic - much of it is, granted. But the way they are perceived in the media, you would...
- Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday October 21st 2009
- Replies: 78
- Views: 6597
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday October 21st 2009
Played badly and won....mark of a champion?
- Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday October 20th 2009
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5045
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday October 20th 2009
She got it out of time as well, the same way, but after the ad break. No she didn't - she did it in the time. It was the second numbers round that she solved during the break. Oh yes, quite right, sorry 'bout that. Anyway, Matt's pretty good at the numbers, so I'm willing to believe he got it indep...
- Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday October 20th 2009
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5045
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday October 20th 2009
First numbers alternate: (75-3) * (7-1) = 72 x 6 = 432, -(9-8) = 431 Er, wasn't that how Rachel did it? :? Oh yeah, maybe. Did she get it in time? Sorry, I was doing a live recap for Charlie and chatting to Ian about the rounds too so I wasn't paying much attention to the telly. She got it out of t...
- Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:21 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Varsity Countdown
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2538
Re: Varsity Countdown
As an ex-Oxfordite, I'd do it...
- Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:05 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 177255
- Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:40 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 177255
Re: Official Thread of Brag
Apologies to Chris, as he was obviously having an off-day, but here's something I never thought would happen...
- Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday October 9th 2009
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2780
Re: Spoilers For Friday October 9th 2009
Shocking miss from RR on the numbers: (7+6)*10+75 I don't think so. I missed it too and got it after the time. It looks so simple but you can try lots of methods and get one away. I spoke to her afterwards telling her it was deceptively difficult which cheered her up cus she thought people would sl...
- Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday October 9th 2009
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2780
Re: Spoilers For Friday October 9th 2009
Shocking miss from RR on the numbers:
(7+6)*10+75
(7+6)*10+75
- Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:58 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Could this happen?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1723
Re: Could this happen?
It can happen on Hyper though, with 150 or 200?
- Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:10 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 177255
- Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Maspoiler for Monday 20 July 2009
- Replies: 89
- Views: 7744
Re: Maspoiler for Monday 20 July 2009
Congratulations Andrew, fantastic performance!
- Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:41 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open Week 4
- Replies: 72
- Views: 9047
Re: Apterous Summer Open Week 4
Two games of...well, contrasting quality against Paul Erdunast. Mark Harrison 67-47 Paul Erdunast A tight game until round 9, when Paul didn't notice the round come up. I blanked round 11, Paul intending to get a 6. He didn't :D so we kind of failed to resolve it. Anyway, I won by 20. Mark Harrison ...
- Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:47 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Cheating: What it is, and why you shouldn't do it
- Replies: 257
- Views: 236616
Re: Cheating: What it is, and why you shouldn't do it
It happened to me a lot when I was running the old version of Java. As soon as I updated it was absolutely fine, and I've not had a crash since.
- Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:26 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open Week 3
- Replies: 48
- Views: 6677
Re: Apterous Summer Open Week 3
Couple of nice spots within these games (to absolutely no avail of course):
Mark Harrison 60-89 Kai Laddiman
Mark Harrison 55-92 Kai Laddiman
Mark Harrison 60-89 Kai Laddiman
Mark Harrison 55-92 Kai Laddiman
- Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 10th July
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3722
Spoilers for Friday 10th July
R2 MASTODON - ah damn, DC got it. Ah well, it beat Andrew
- Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:12 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 177255
Re: Official Thread of Brag
Here's my best game in a long time: http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=89969
Not as good statistically as either Aaron's or Liam's (only 9 maxes - 10 if you include the conundrum, but Andrew beat me to it) but it included some really nice spots
Not as good statistically as either Aaron's or Liam's (only 9 maxes - 10 if you include the conundrum, but Andrew beat me to it) but it included some really nice spots
- Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:08 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: What is your average?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1752
Re: What is your average?
I'm averaging 81.1 over the last month, with an average of 6.1 maxes.
This has been the easiest way to see my progression actually - for the first month or so I only averaged 73 and 4.5 maxes, so it's satisfying that I have made some progress since then.
This has been the easiest way to see my progression actually - for the first month or so I only averaged 73 and 4.5 maxes, so it's satisfying that I have made some progress since then.
- Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:35 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open Week 3
- Replies: 48
- Views: 6677
Re: Apterous Summer Open Week 3
U1200 vs Jay Murphy: Mark 79-60 Jay A topsy-turvy one - a bad miss from me on a 6-small in round 9 puts Jay back on level terms, and not risking UNBEND for 6 in round 13 was unbelievably stupid on my part, tactically as well as lexicographically. However, Jay got really unlucky on the conundrum when...
- Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 6th July
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4101
Re: Spoilers for Monday 6th July
Just posting to say I've beaten Innis in an unprecedented two rounds today.
- Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: VOTE COUNTDOWN
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3853
Re: VOTE COUNTDOWN
What I said was a little unfair - but essentially, it's a game show for people who don't like game shows. The only decision the contestant has to make with any aspect of skill or judgement is the decision to take the money offered by the banker or not. The fact that people come up with systems to 'b...
- Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Has apterous killed Countdown?
- Replies: 107
- Views: 12166
Re: Has apterous killed Countdown?
I can't find the post now to quote it, but I agree with the person who said that it doesn't really change anything. The top players have always invested time in practice aids, word lists, stemming charts and the like. It's the fact that it has now become much more accessible and fun that is the 'pro...
- Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: VOTE COUNTDOWN
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3853
Re: VOTE COUNTDOWN
It's a testament to how dumb people are that random box opening gets a place where Countdown doesn't. Really shocking.
- Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:54 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open Week 2
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7191
Re: Apterous Summer Open Week 2
A tie-break conundrum, and then a spanking.
Mark Harrison 89-99 James Hurrell
Mark Harrison 38-116 James Hurrell
Mark Harrison 89-99 James Hurrell
Mark Harrison 38-116 James Hurrell
- Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:00 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open Week 2
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7191
Re: Apterous Summer Open Week 2
Hitting form at the right time it seems...
(U1200)
Mark Harrison 96-72 Phil Collinge
Mark Harrison 109-59 Phil Collinge
(U1200)
Mark Harrison 96-72 Phil Collinge
Mark Harrison 109-59 Phil Collinge
- Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:32 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open Week 1
- Replies: 88
- Views: 11369
Re: Apterous Summer Open Week 1
Two more in the open against Jay Murphy - equalled my best ever game, both in score and maxes, on the second:
Mark 90-80 Jay
Mark 113-93 Jay
I should add that, as you can see, the first conundrum Jay misspelled and the second one he hit the wrong letter, so he was exceptionally unlucky.
Mark 90-80 Jay
Mark 113-93 Jay
I should add that, as you can see, the first conundrum Jay misspelled and the second one he hit the wrong letter, so he was exceptionally unlucky.
- Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:43 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open Week 1
- Replies: 88
- Views: 11369
Re: Apterous Summer Open Week 1
Thanks Ian - I didn't play very well, but neither did Matt, which led to some fun, close and frustrating games! Matt's 9 in the second game was the difference in the end. Overall I think he deserved to win though.
- Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:00 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open Week 1
- Replies: 88
- Views: 11369
- Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:14 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous League Tests
- Replies: 138
- Views: 13330
- Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:13 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Best comebacks
- Replies: 67
- Views: 11763
Re: Best comebacks
Yeah, probably should've made that clearer! Henry was entirely joking
- Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:45 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Best comebacks
- Replies: 67
- Views: 11763
- Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:24 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Strange Games
- Replies: 295
- Views: 33533
Re: Strange Games
Hardly my finest hour really was it :pDaniel O'Dowd wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=73145
Huge lead, cut back, big lead again, pwned on relatively sedate numbers. Odd and enthralling!
- Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:18 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: A question for old people
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2259
Re: A question for old people
'Period' for 'full stop' is an Americanism isn't it?
- Fri Jun 12, 2009 3:52 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous League Tests
- Replies: 138
- Views: 13330
- Fri Jun 12, 2009 3:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open
- Replies: 118
- Views: 15885
Re: Apterous Summer Open
What he said. Except for the 'Peter Lee' part.peter lee wrote:Hi I would like to enter the U1200 and the open if possible. Thanks Peter Lee
- Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:50 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous League Tests
- Replies: 138
- Views: 13330
Re: Apterous League Tests
Do we have a finished table at all?
- Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:40 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous League Tests
- Replies: 138
- Views: 13330
Re: Apterous League Tests
Mark Harrison 100-81 Niall Seymour
Another very high quality game, Niall played very well. Nice to finish with a 10-2 record though
Another very high quality game, Niall played very well. Nice to finish with a 10-2 record though
- Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:37 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous League Tests
- Replies: 138
- Views: 13330
Re: Apterous League Tests
James Hall 87-101 Mark Harrison
Mark Harrison L-W James Hall (not mentioning by how many)
Just the goatdown to play vs Niall now
Mark Harrison L-W James Hall (not mentioning by how many)
Just the goatdown to play vs Niall now
- Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:57 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous League Tests
- Replies: 138
- Views: 13330
Re: Apterous League Tests
Not at all, I love it, love it, love it.Ian Dent wrote:Anyone else feel like Goatdown should be removed from these contests for the future?
- Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:38 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous League Tests
- Replies: 138
- Views: 13330
Re: Apterous League Tests
James Levison 81-89 Mark Harrison
A very high quality goatdown game, pretty much won on the numbers in the end!
A very high quality goatdown game, pretty much won on the numbers in the end!
- Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:23 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous League Tests
- Replies: 138
- Views: 13330
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:25 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous League Tests
- Replies: 138
- Views: 13330
Re: Apterous League Tests
My 2 vs. Steve Rogers: Regular: Mark Harrison 93-71 Steve Rogers Goatdown: Steve Rogers 31-105 Mark Harrison It should be noted that Steve had a problem with both the numbers and the conundrum at the end of the goatdown game - neither appeared for him. He definitely had the numbers, too, so it shoul...
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 5:04 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous League Tests
- Replies: 138
- Views: 13330
Re: Apterous League Tests
Ian Dent's suggestion that a close game should be rewarded is indeed countered by Andrew's point (which was part of my intention) that points scored in your games should compensate, especially since we're near certain to have ties somewhere down the line. If we did everything solely on spread, it w...
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:20 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous League Tests
- Replies: 138
- Views: 13330
Re: Apterous League Tests
Probably it will be 1600/1650+ for Div A, 1400-1600/50 for Div B, 1200-1400 Div C, and 1200- Div D. Of course all this assumes proper interest lol. This also with the added proviso that people near their higher rating cutoff can play up if they want to; certainly I'm currently hovering above and be...
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:19 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous League Tests
- Replies: 138
- Views: 13330
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:48 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous League Tests
- Replies: 138
- Views: 13330
Re: Apterous League Tests
2 more games to report - a 1-1 split vs. Andrew Feist:
Regular: Mark Harrison 64-88 Andrew Feist
Goatdown: Andrew Feist 59-86 Mark Harrison
Edit: LOL
Regular: Mark Harrison 64-88 Andrew Feist
Goatdown: Andrew Feist 59-86 Mark Harrison
Edit: LOL
- Sun May 31, 2009 11:17 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous League Tests
- Replies: 138
- Views: 13330
Re: Apterous League Tests
First Division B games to be played; both regular games:
Ian Dent 71-89 Mark Harrison
James Levison 71-82 Mark Harrison
Ian Dent 71-89 Mark Harrison
James Levison 71-82 Mark Harrison
- Fri May 29, 2009 12:09 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Aptojuniors
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3547
Re: Aptojuniors
I love it too - I think the numbers format is slightly too easy though. I'd have been able to do those standing on my head from about the age of 5, as would anyone who's even the least arithmetically inclined.
- Fri May 29, 2009 12:05 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous League Championship
- Replies: 60
- Views: 5710
Re: Apterous League Championship
Thinking more about this, the argument that we don't need leagues because we have ratings doesn't wash with me. Increasing my rating is much more of a personal thing. Maybe that's different if you're right at the top? There's just not that much incentive to go from 60th to 50th, but a league is a m...
- Mon May 18, 2009 4:39 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Best screenshot
- Replies: 144
- Views: 28528
Re: Best screenshot
I always go CVCVCVC with my first 7, and yes, when it came out MILEPOS I of course chose two consonants, trying to complete the word. Far from random, but still extremely unlikely!
- Sun May 17, 2009 11:47 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: May daily duels
- Replies: 97
- Views: 9075
Re: May daily duels
Didn't do as well as I wanted to in the 6 small shootout, not helped by a crash in the middle which robbed me of 7 points. Still, a respectable showing, I'm happy with 12th
- Sun May 17, 2009 4:29 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: New numbers interface: Your comments please
- Replies: 111
- Views: 14025
Re: New numbers interface: Your comments please
I completely agree with Ians point about the committal button. I also seem to be having problems with clicking on the brackets, they seem to be redundant. Eg, if i click [9] [x] [(] [100] [+] [6] [)], i should get 954, but i'd get 906 Somebody else complained about the same thing in a game against ...
- Fri May 15, 2009 5:33 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Best screenshot
- Replies: 144
- Views: 28528
Re: Best screenshot
...yes, it really did.
- Fri May 15, 2009 12:00 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Strange Games
- Replies: 295
- Views: 33533
Re: Strange Games
Presenting my long lost twin, Peter Sheehy...
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=60250
Either that or he was looking over my shoulder the whole time.
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=60250
Either that or he was looking over my shoulder the whole time.
- Wed May 13, 2009 3:45 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Best numbers players on Apterous
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1855
Re: Best numbers players on Apterous
I'm on IE and have the same problem