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- Thu Jan 07, 2021 8:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 May 2021
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12489
Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 May 2021
Oh, and on what wouldve been COLIN weekend (30-31 january), I plan on holding an apterous tournament instead. :-) Watch this space for more details. -is still going to be a thing. Should hopefully have more details for you this weekend. Or, y'know, Thursday, which is pretty much the same thing .
- Tue Jan 05, 2021 4:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 774
- Views: 222885
Re: Politics in General
https://jarick.works/spekr/test/ According to this test I’m a centre-right neoliberal, so it’s pretty accurate. My results: Economic -20, cultural -48 You were spekd as liberal You support a balance of both economic freedom and restriction alongside light restrictions on cultural freedom. You oppos...
- Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:51 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Genius things
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1219
Re: Genius things
I was going to ask if regular fold-out maps were too big and unwieldy for you, but then I remembered how big your phone was.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:31 pmActually Google Maps was one of the reasons that made me get a smartphone.
- Mon Jan 04, 2021 4:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
- Replies: 286
- Views: 30468
Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
I'd hardly call it a proper lockdown until schools close. They're the best possible environment for diseases to spread rapidly.
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:04 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Covid 19 roll call
- Replies: 12
- Views: 673
Re: Covid 19 roll call
Never been tested, but self isolated twice- once in March after displaying symptoms, once in November after being told to by the app.
- Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 May 2021
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12489
Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 May 2021
Sitrep No real update yet on whether or not this'll be going ahead. Obviously, I want it to, but I also wanted it to happen at the end of this month, and we all know how well that went. But hey, there's still five months, and with vaccines finally becoming available, who knows where we'll be by the...
- Mon Dec 21, 2020 2:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Special Spoilers for Monday 21 December 2020
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1092
Re: Special Spoilers for Monday 21 December 2020
POLYMATH for 8 in R4.
- Sat Dec 12, 2020 9:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ladbrokes - Next Presenter Odds
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2862
- Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:12 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: ...and that's ZoomDown
- Replies: 152
- Views: 12348
Re: ...and that's ZoomDown
James Robinson is surely the obvious choice here.Paul Anderson wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 1:11 amNow that we seem to have moved on, I’ve agreed to face the carryover champ in the S3 opener. Will it be Zubair’s tetra match or will I face Peter or Toby? But much more importantly.....
Who should host for my one-and-only match?
- Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:46 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: ...and that's ZoomDown
- Replies: 152
- Views: 12348
Re: ...and that's ZoomDown
Maybe other like-minded people share your moral code, but why should it be imposed on the majority? What on Earth makes you think you're in the majority here? Know, not think. When John Chew pushed through a "Naughty list" whereby certain 'offensive' words were blacklisted in the US version of tour...
- Sat Dec 05, 2020 6:46 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: ...and that's ZoomDown
- Replies: 152
- Views: 12348
Re: ...and that's ZoomDown
What on Earth makes you think you're in the majority here?L'oisleatch McGraw wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 6:07 pmMaybe other like-minded people share your moral code, but why should it be imposed on the majority?
- Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Introducing... the H2H-o-Matic!
- Replies: 31
- Views: 11526
Re: Introducing... the H2H-o-Matic!
The wiki has a page that as far as I can tell is up to date- http://wiki.apterous.org/Co-event
- Sun Nov 29, 2020 11:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: How to host an event (for dummies)?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 17979
Re: How to host an event (for dummies)?
When I was researching venues, I found that £1000+ was often the going rate for a Saturday in central London at an accessible venue that fit 50+ people [...] Assuming you are talking about the Brighton Oval (I originally did not realise there was a Brighton one and thought you were absolutely mad f...
- Sun Nov 29, 2020 12:17 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: How to host an event (for dummies)?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 17979
Re: How to host an event (for dummies)?
Venue location can be as important as the actual quality of the venue itself. The Ark ain't going to win any awards, but it's well-connected for buses and trains, has a decent car park and, most crucially, is a stone's throw away from shops and takeaways. For about 10 years, the biggest Scrabble tou...
- Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 294
- Views: 118726
- Mon Nov 16, 2020 12:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: RIP Howard Somerset
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1458
Re: RIP Howard Somerset
Very sad news.
he will be very much missed.

- Tue Nov 03, 2020 8:57 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: the Countdowners In My Place game (CIMP)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 17030
- Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Desk Calendar 2021
- Replies: 2
- Views: 917
Countdown Desk Calendar 2021
Now available to purchase from The Calendar Club, Amazon, Waterstones and many more retailers! This year's even better, and I can say that with confidence as I (with help from others) wrote both. 

- Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Re: Ticket #5803: ZoomDown - evidence of potential cheating
- Replies: 72
- Views: 6740
Re: Re: Ticket #5803: ZoomDown - evidence of potential cheating
If there's genuine discussion, then the thread can continue, but any further name-calling (including at James) and it gets canned.
- Sat Oct 17, 2020 1:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Xmas Specials
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1008
Re: Xmas Specials
Damian has asked me to lock this thread, as the required spaces have now been filled.
Any discussions of the matches themselves can, as always, be found in the spoilers subforum.

- Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: You've just been made producer of Countdown...
- Replies: 72
- Views: 7379
Re: You've just been made producer of Countdown...
*Nods*Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:17 pmGet whoever does the calendar to set the teasers, outsource that.
- Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: You've just been made producer of Countdown...
- Replies: 72
- Views: 7379
Re: You've just been made producer of Countdown...
I'd argue the time he read out 'Mrs Worthington' as a dramatic poem tops that.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 7:49 pmWhen he just read out passages from Just William, it was probably the laziest and most arrogant thing a DC guest has ever done.Ian Volante wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 12:25 pmMartin Jarvis as host, and go back to nine-rounders so he can talk more.
- Tue Sep 29, 2020 11:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1473
- Views: 373926
Re: Ask Graeme?
One thing I've been wondering- who's played the most number of old 15 rounders without having ever played any other format? I'd be surprised if it wasn't Jack Hurst. Similarly, who's played the most number of old 9 rounders without having ever played any other format, including 14 rounders or master...
- Thu Sep 24, 2020 7:03 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 May 2021
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12489
Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 May 2021
Morning all So, at last, I can finally announce that for one year only, COLIN is going to be held on the last weekend in May, namely the 29th and the 30th of May. The halls have been rebooked, but I'm not quite yet ready to start taking entries just yet. The announcement on Tuesday about new restric...
- Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 May 2021
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12489
Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, dates TBC
So, it turns out January may have been a little optimistic. Five months from now things may be better, they may not, but right now things are pretty dire. A maximum of 27 entries at both events, social distancing in place and no concrete plan on how to do a Lincoln-style event that isn't prohibitive...
- Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 May 2021
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12489
Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 30-31 January 2021
So, a quick update. I've spoken to the Memorial Hall as well, and their maximum capacity is also 30 . As this includes me (obviously) it means that the maximum capacity for both events in January, as it stands right now, is 27 each. Also, both venues have said there'll be restrictions on refreshment...
- Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 May 2021
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12489
Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 30-31 January 2021
Having spoken to the Ark, at the present time, the maximum number allowed for the Saturday event is 30 . No news on the Sunday event, I'm hoping to speak to the Memorial Hall tomorrow so will have news then, and will hopefully have some idea of prices by the weekend. Still trying to figure out how t...
- Wed Aug 26, 2020 4:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: "Black Takeover Day" - Autumn 2021
- Replies: 52
- Views: 6005
Re: "Black Takeover Day" - Autumn 2021
The thought of anyone 'not being happy' is so laughable. Suck it up, seriously. I'd be amazed if Nick, Susie or Rachel are upset about it. Anyone who is upset from a viewer perspective, especially in terms of the competition etc. (is it a special, is it not, octoruns blah blah blah), need to get a ...
- Wed Aug 19, 2020 10:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1473
- Views: 373926
Re: Ask Graeme?
Gyles surely had the longest continuous run sometime in the eighties?
- Fri Jul 31, 2020 5:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 May 2021
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12489
COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 May 2021
Ladies and gentlemen, the oldest co-event on the calendar is back! ...Hopefully. Probably. Maybe. See the posts dated 8/9/2020 and 24/9/2020 for further details. Safe to say the details below are a bit out of date. With the world in the situation it's in at the moment, it's hard to know exactly what...
- Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:53 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 575
- Views: 226831
Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
Just finishing a binge watch of Black Books, having had the DVD on my shelf for at least ten years. Very funny show. 

- Tue Jul 21, 2020 5:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 669
- Views: 245373
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
So last night I had a weird one. Essentially, I was in a hotel where the Sheffield-based band Bring Me the Horizon were playing a social-distancing friendly concert. The hotel was shaped like a hollow square with a massive garden in the middle where the band were playing, and everyone was meant to r...
- Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:59 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 294
- Views: 118726
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
Touché.
- Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 294
- Views: 118726
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
Graeme Cole + messy hair + sideburns=

(Supergrass front man Gaz Coombes btw)
(Supergrass front man Gaz Coombes btw)
- Fri Jul 10, 2020 6:44 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Offensive Words
- Replies: 57
- Views: 8072
Re: Offensive Words
It's also worth pointing out that this isn't the first time people have talked about this.
- Thu Jul 09, 2020 6:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Offensive Words
- Replies: 57
- Views: 8072
Re: Offensive Words
^This.
- Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1473
- Views: 373926
Re: Ask Graeme?
Inspired by the fact that today's c4c birthdays include someone who's 28 and who's 56 (not to mention the fact that I'm on a lot of painkillers right now) I'm wondering how many successful players' (defined as octochamps or finalists) debuts are exactly twice/half as 'old' as that of another success...
- Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:51 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Paradox: A logic puzzle
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2299
Re: Paradox: A logic puzzle
Glad you enjoyed it!James S Roper wrote: ↑Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:14 amI think I've cracked it. That was good fun! Once you realise a couple of important tricks it falls into place quite beautifully.

- Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:17 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: The COLIN Google Earth quiz
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1877
Re: The COLIN Google Earth quiz
Quoted for posterity!Thomas Carey wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:56 ami'll do this tomorrow or whenever I'm Ben Wilson but I hope you included the lincoln bra lady. Definitely the highlight of the walk from hykeham station to the fox. Fuck I miss colin[
- Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:32 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: The COLIN Google Earth quiz
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1877
The COLIN Google Earth quiz
Evening all. For my second attempt at a quiz no one will attempt, here's a Google Earth based one. The goal is to get from the shop named Countdown (no really) to the COLIN venue, identifying all 25 stops along the way. There are no ridiculous detours or doubling back on yourself, you should be able...
- Sat Jun 13, 2020 9:44 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 669
- Views: 245373
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Had an odd one last night in which Paul Anderson was hosting a Zoomdown match between me and someone on the International Space Station (alternatively, it was Paul on the space station).
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 2:51 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 774
- Views: 222885
Re: Politics in General
To the best of my knowledge, Donald Trump, Nigel Farage and Katie Hopkins don't have accounts on here, and neither do any of their toxic followers, so I'm inclined to agree with you there.
- Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Spam
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1491
- Sat Jun 06, 2020 3:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Torture
- Replies: 1
- Views: 849
Re: Torture
Goodbye.
- Sat Jun 06, 2020 3:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Bullying
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1903
Re: Bullying
Thread locked for obvious reasons.
- Sat May 30, 2020 11:20 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Paradox: A logic puzzle
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2299
Paradox: A logic puzzle
Here's my newest thing. Inside this zip file is a 15x15 grid and 56 tetrominoes. The goal is to place all the tetrominoes on the grid so that it will have 4 fold rotational symmetry and 4 axes of reflection. You can rotate each tetromino as needed, but you can't flip them to use their mirror image. ...
- Wed May 27, 2020 4:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 294
- Views: 118726
- Sun May 17, 2020 5:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Best TV/Film Opening Credits
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2226
Re: Best TV/Film Opening Credits
This thread was made for me. :-D The obvious first answer has to be the A-Team. Single greatest TV intro of all time. Knight Rider is also great, and Street Hawk (and it's awesome theme by Tangerine Dream) is an often overlooked classic. For something a bit more modern, Mad Men would be a brilliant ...
- Mon May 11, 2020 10:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: A massive apology to you all.
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5366
Re: A massive apology to you all.
...And this thread has outlived its usefulness. Ashton, take all the advice in this thread to heart. Mull on it. Talk it over with your parents, with friends, with someone. But take a lot of time to think before returning, if you decide to return. Find another hobby- one you like as much as Countdow...
- Sun Apr 26, 2020 5:37 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 292
- Views: 96114
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
https://youtu.be/yaCg93od-qY just wait until you hear the original theme.Martin Hurst wrote: ↑Fri Apr 24, 2020 6:11 pm1) The song played at the start of Only Fools and Horses is a completely different song than the song played during the end credits.
- Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:01 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: When Countdown episodes run out
- Replies: 80
- Views: 13252
Re: When Countdown episodes run out
Presumably they're choosing the 30BC over the supreme championship as they still have a 45 minute timeslot to fill?
- Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Private Message Abuse.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1767
Re: Private Message Abuse.
This thread outlived its usefulness about a minute after it was started.
- Wed Mar 25, 2020 10:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
- Replies: 286
- Views: 30468
Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
I had a weird chest infection around the end of February too, was given antibiotics and didn't think anything further of it, was told it couldn't possible be COVID as I hadn't come into contact with anyone with it. Fast forward to this weekend just gone, I've got an elevated temperature and my sens...
- Tue Mar 24, 2020 2:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
- Replies: 286
- Views: 30468
Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
I had a weird chest infection around the end of February too, was given antibiotics and didn't think anything further of it, was told it couldn't possible be COVID as I hadn't come into contact with anyone with it. Fast forward to this weekend just gone, I've got an elevated temperature and my sense...
- Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:Vid 20 chapter 1 Recaps
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2228
Re: Co:Vid 20 chapter 1 Recaps
Oh, Goat letters, right?
(Apologies if everyone else has already figured that out)
(Apologies if everyone else has already figured that out)
- Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CANCELLED: CoGlasgow 2021- Saturday 13th March 2021 (Provisional date)
- Replies: 74
- Views: 12318
Re: CANCELLED: CoGlasgow 2021- Saturday 13th March 2021 (Provisional date)
Think we can safely tuck this topic away now.
- Sun Mar 15, 2020 10:40 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CANCELLED: CoGlasgow 2021- Saturday 13th March 2021 (Provisional date)
- Replies: 74
- Views: 12318
Re: CoGlasgow 2021- Saturday 13th March 2021 (Provisional date)
Take it from someone with experience- don't make any announcements until you have a date and a venue confirmed.
- Sun Mar 15, 2020 9:23 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CANCELLED: CoGlasgow 2021- Saturday 13th March 2021 (Provisional date)
- Replies: 74
- Views: 12318
Re: CoGlasgow 2021- Saturday 13th March 2021 (Provisional date)
I called the Raven bar in Glasgow yesterday, and they confirm they have no events booked in for the 13th of March next year.
- Sat Mar 14, 2020 2:33 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: CoVid20 Saturday 11th April
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1130
Re: CoVid20 Saturday 11th April
Either way, I think this topic is surplus to requirements.
- Fri Mar 06, 2020 9:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CANCELLED: CoGlasgow 2021- Saturday 13th March 2021 (Provisional date)
- Replies: 74
- Views: 12318
Re: CoGlasgow 2021- Saturday 13th March 2021 (Provisional date)
Can I help you Grandma and Grampa. You can if you want mate I’ll talk to your mummy and daddy before we give you a job. It was my mum who told me to ask you Grampa. Can I write some conundrums for you ? Odd that you'd need to communicate this way considering that all your posts come from the same I...