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- Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:40 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
- Replies: 249
- Views: 30769
Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
Sounds great, I'm in.
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:32 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What are you having for dinner?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4197
Re: What are you having for dinner?
Some chips
- Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London - Market Research
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3894
Re: Countdown in London - Market Research
Getting to London seems easier than I expected (guess that makes sense) so yeah I would be interested in this as well.
- Tue Feb 02, 2010 3:56 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The Weakest Link
- Replies: 204
- Views: 30650
Re: The Weakest Link
There was a repeat on on Thursday it seems, but yeah definitely no Lesley Hines.
- Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:46 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Request
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2262
- Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Birthdays
- Replies: 1252
- Views: 135080
Re: Birthdays
Happy birthday Ralph!
- Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:20 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Will anyone achieve a perfect score?
- Replies: 67
- Views: 6538
Re: Will anyone achieve a perfect score?
lol. Nice thought experiment except for one crucial element, namely the implication that every aspect of our conscious being is stored physically in our brain cells. If that were the case, our personalities and traits would be subject to continual change as random brain cells die in their hundreds ...
- Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday January 21st 2010
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4197
Re: Spoilers For Thursday January 21st 2010
What a game, was actually trembling watching that. Really well done Oliver for a great display of skill as well as nerve, and congrats on a well-earned octochampdom!
- Sat Jan 16, 2010 2:03 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Birthdays
- Replies: 1252
- Views: 135080
Re: Birthdays
Happy 21st Dinos!
- Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:10 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Request
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2262
Re: Request
Going to take someone like me quite a long time I think, but yeah it should be attainable for any fluent speaker of French. Nines are relatively common and often pretty systematic (verbs with -ERAIS, -ERAS, -ERONS etc.) and you only need one.
- Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday January 14th 2010
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3014
Re: Spoilers For Thursday January 14th 2010
Never even heard of ZETETIC, great stuff. Very well played again Oliver, Andy was pretty good as well.
- Tue Jan 12, 2010 5:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: sproilers for 12 January 2010
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5405
Re: sproilers for 12 January 2010
Well played Oliver! That was a really tough opponent to have your debut against, but you coped with it well and the conundrum was excellent. Hope Jan makes it back for the finals, but for now best of luck with the rest of your run.
- Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:12 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Sports / Maths Puzzle(s)...
- Replies: 205
- Views: 22890
Re: Sports / Maths Puzzle(s)...
Seeing Andrew's answer gave me an idea and I think I've got this time: 118. The highest (I think) that you can get with just the 15 reds+colours is 100, but that gets you stuck on 105. Working down from there, 91 was the highest score you could go on to clear the table with, giving you 118. There de...
- Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:41 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Sports / Maths Puzzle(s)...
- Replies: 205
- Views: 22890
Re: Sports / Maths Puzzle(s)...
I ended up with 105 after a few stabs in the dark, and can't seem to beat it. Don't have any proper justification for it though, could still easily not be optimal.
- Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:16 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Most Improved Player
- Replies: 41
- Views: 6509
Re: Most Improved Player
Don't know if I understand it right, but how are insane fluctuations like those on Chris's conundrums graph even possible? I'm sure I've had days where I've answered no conundrums right at all, and other people probably have too, but seemingly even that isn't enough to cause the radical dips that ar...
- Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:19 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Sports / Maths Puzzle(s)...
- Replies: 205
- Views: 22890
Re: Sports / Maths Puzzle(s)...
Puzzle 5 attempt:
I can get up to 164 by doing 0/ X 1/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9/2. The first ball, and the first ball thrown after the strike, don't count towards the score so you might as well stick 0 and 1 there. Don't think the rest of the order matters.
I can get up to 164 by doing 0/ X 1/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9/2. The first ball, and the first ball thrown after the strike, don't count towards the score so you might as well stick 0 and 1 there. Don't think the rest of the order matters.
- Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:16 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Foreign dictionary Apterous
- Replies: 43
- Views: 16241
Re: Foreign dictionary Apterous
Cheers for bringing that game up, saves me the hassle.
- Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday December 17th 2009
- Replies: 118
- Views: 12279
Re: Spoilers For Thursday December 17th 2009
Cheers everyone, I absolutely couldn't have gone out in a better way. The tension throughout this whole game was unreal, I was an absolute nervous wreck towards the end, so can barely imagine what it must have be like for Chris! But he overcame it to nail two very tough rounds at the crucial moment,...
- Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:41 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Winter Closed Week 6
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3965
Re: Apterous Winter Closed Week 6
Speed Demon:
Kirk 48-59 Innis
Kirk 54-66 Innis
Two highly close games, us never being separated by more than 6 points before either of the crucial conundrums, in which Kirk was a fraction of a second behind me on both occasions. Unlucky mate, well played.
Kirk 48-59 Innis
Kirk 54-66 Innis
Two highly close games, us never being separated by more than 6 points before either of the crucial conundrums, in which Kirk was a fraction of a second behind me on both occasions. Unlucky mate, well played.
- Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:12 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 14th December 2009 (Series 61, QF 3)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2659
Re: Monday 14th December 2009 (Series 61, QF 3)
Wasn't going to lose any sleep over it but our declarations of DOOR and ROAD are the wrong way round. Nice work otherwise.
- Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:37 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Winter Closed Week 5
- Replies: 58
- Views: 6863
Re: Apterous Winter Closed Week 5
Ah yeah that's what it is, didn't read that bit. Cheers and never mind.Ian Volante wrote:
Did you play in the first phase?
- Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:53 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Winter Closed Week 5
- Replies: 58
- Views: 6863
Re: Apterous Winter Closed Week 5
In the Speed Demon results I'm down as having won against James Hurrell but we haven't played yet, is there a reason for that or just mistake?
- Sun Dec 06, 2009 11:29 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Sporcle
- Replies: 44
- Views: 8504
Re: Sporcle
What did strike me was when I checked other people's answers (4 people had taken it so far), 1 person got the following name: X How the heck did they get that (and spell it correctly!?). I wonder if he took the quiz (or cheated)! Haha, that was me. I wasn't cheating, I only remembered the surname r...
- Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Would you have chosen anything other than 1 large
- Replies: 5
- Views: 552
Re: Would you have chosen anything other than 1 large
it was well known that 1 large is so much easier for a human to solve (in 30 seconds at least) I've heard this quite a few times, but I don't personally feel that to be the case and the apterous Statland stats don't agree with it either (in my case at least). Success rates from the "top player...
- Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:37 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Winter Closed Week 4
- Replies: 55
- Views: 6770
- Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:50 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Winter Closed Week 3
- Replies: 49
- Views: 6121
Re: Apterous Winter Closed Week 3
Championship Flight:
Innis Carson 2-1 Oliver Garner
Oliver 82-114 Innis
Oliver 84-78 Innis
Oliver 65-82 Innis
Close stuff throughout, Oliver's excellent spot of NANOMETRE led him to victory in the second game, but I narrowly won the decider.
Innis Carson 2-1 Oliver Garner
Oliver 82-114 Innis
Oliver 84-78 Innis
Oliver 65-82 Innis
Close stuff throughout, Oliver's excellent spot of NANOMETRE led him to victory in the second game, but I narrowly won the decider.
- Sun Nov 29, 2009 8:40 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Winter Closed Week 4
- Replies: 55
- Views: 6770
Re: Apterous Winter Closed Week 4
Championship Flight: Innis Carson 111-55 Kai Laddiman Innis Carson 120-110 Kai Laddiman In this installment of the ongoing "Kai Laddiman loses a tournament game very narrowly to Innis Carson in unfortunate circumstances" series, he got lagged out on the conundrum in the second game, allowi...
- Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:48 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Winter Closed Week 4
- Replies: 55
- Views: 6770
Re: Apterous Winter Closed Week 4
Speed Demon Pool B: Lesley Hines 23-66 Innis Carson Lesley Hines 26-43 Innis Carson Second game in particular was a very tight game, with some slips from both of us and an inevitable crucial conundrum which proved oddly tricky in the moment. Lesley told me afterwards that she'd accidentally dismisse...
- Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:25 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Ranking the variants in order of difficulty
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2446
Re: Ranking the variants in order of difficulty
Omelette's a weird one as it contains probably both the easiest rounds of any variant (three letter selections that spell out a word) and the hardest of any variant (where you need to spot some ridiculously obscure 10+ word or you can't get any points), so I would think how hard it is depends largel...
- Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:15 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Winter Closed Week 3
- Replies: 49
- Views: 6121
Re: Apterous Winter Closed Week 3
Speed Demon, Group B:
Nick Wainwright 57-63 Innis Carson
Nick Wainwright 47-55 Innis Cason
Two good contests, including two nines from Nick in the first game. I had to come back from behind in both cases, narrowly winning on the conundrum each time. Well played Nick, could have gone either way.
Nick Wainwright 57-63 Innis Carson
Nick Wainwright 47-55 Innis Cason
Two good contests, including two nines from Nick in the first game. I had to come back from behind in both cases, narrowly winning on the conundrum each time. Well played Nick, could have gone either way.
- Sun Nov 22, 2009 7:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Highlights of the recordings
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2800
Re: Highlights of the recordings
Would agree with that being one of the defining moments of the whole finals, the tension in the whole studio was absolutely incredible. If I thought I was feeling pressure at that point, I shudder to think what it must have been like for Chris! But yet he pulled it off at the crucial moment, and I t...
- Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:57 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Winter Closed Week 2
- Replies: 50
- Views: 5019
- Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:06 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Stats query
- Replies: 2
- Views: 265
Re: Stats query
It was certainly pretty low this series (78?) but I think the presence of Kai might have made Series 59's one slightly lower. Not sure though.
- Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: ARTLEPOOL
- Replies: 4
- Views: 789
Re: ARTLEPOOL
Ah yeah, I think that was the Hulme/Taylor semi-final AIRCREWS came up in as Chris and I were watching that one from the side.
And actually I didn't get ALLOTROPE before Chris even from the audience, so especially well done to him.
And actually I didn't get ALLOTROPE before Chris even from the audience, so especially well done to him.
- Sun Nov 15, 2009 8:32 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Winter Closed Week 2
- Replies: 50
- Views: 5019
Re: Apterous Winter Closed Week 2
Championship Flight
Carson 112-78 Makepeace
Carson 108-90 Makepeace
Two good games here, there was never very much separating us throughout them both.
Carson 112-78 Makepeace
Carson 108-90 Makepeace
Two good games here, there was never very much separating us throughout them both.
- Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:19 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Birthdays
- Replies: 1252
- Views: 135080
Re: Birthdays
Happy birthday Kai and Ben!
- Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:23 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 512276
Re: Bug reports
I know this general issue has already been brought up, but the last star on Riddler's Route has disappeared for me. Can it be added back easily?
- Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:17 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Winter Closed Week 1
- Replies: 72
- Views: 8989
- Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:24 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 179537
Re: Official Thread of Brag
YES
It only cost me around 840 rating points, but I finally got that.... one sun credit. Let this be a warning.
It only cost me around 840 rating points, but I finally got that.... one sun credit. Let this be a warning.
- Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:47 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 512276
Re: Bug reports
I have no idea how this happened, but:
- Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:48 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Winter Closed 2009 (last minute register)
- Replies: 57
- Views: 7628
Re: Apterous Winter Closed 2009
Put me down for both please.
- Thu Oct 29, 2009 8:29 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 5
- Replies: 65
- Views: 7456
Re: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 5
Division A:
Innis 137 - 129 Nick
A decent game, Nick made a few slips at the beginning but was close to pulling it back towards the end with good 6 small play. Could have very easily gone the other way I think. Cheers Nick, and cheers Charlie as well for running the tournament.
Innis 137 - 129 Nick
A decent game, Nick made a few slips at the beginning but was close to pulling it back towards the end with good 6 small play. Could have very easily gone the other way I think. Cheers Nick, and cheers Charlie as well for running the tournament.
- Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:24 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: I have an idea!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 917
Re: I have an idea!
It's very simple to set up a new MSN ID, I think that would be the easiest option.
- Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:53 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 4
- Replies: 46
- Views: 5982
Re: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 4
Brilliant. Read his one instead.
- Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:50 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 4
- Replies: 46
- Views: 5982
Re: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 4
Innis 151 - 147 Dinos
Yet another extremely close game, the lead was changing hands constantly throughout it and I was behind going into the last round, but just snuck ahead thanks to an awkward final game (who picks 1 large anyway?). Really good game Dinos, well played.
Yet another extremely close game, the lead was changing hands constantly throughout it and I was behind going into the last round, but just snuck ahead thanks to an awkward final game (who picks 1 large anyway?). Really good game Dinos, well played.
- Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:19 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 179537
Re: Official Thread of Brag
http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=129215 More of a joint brag this, Frank Turkey and I managed a double-perfect Junior Numbers Attack. Posted here mostly so that Frank's first 200 game doesn't go completely unnoticed, as it'll presumably now be hidden away in the "Junior Numbers Attack + TB...
- Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Favourite non-apterous online games
- Replies: 65
- Views: 3852
Re: Favourite non-apterous online games
Have to second Fantasticcontraption, it takes ages to complete all the levels and it's also fun to just mess about with.
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:07 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 3
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4963
Re: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 3
Really good game Oliver, could well be one of the best of the tournament so far. Sorry again about the cut-out in one of the early rounds, that probably didn't help your focus much. Unlucky, and very well played.
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 3:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What the Donald Duck has happened too
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5311
Re: What the Donald Duck has happened too
That's odd Jason, it works fine for me.
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 2:33 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 179537
Re: Official Thread of Brag
Very narrowly took the Touchdown 15 record, I'm sure this is still beatable.
http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=125756
EDIT: Also the highest joint score by some way.
http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=125756
EDIT: Also the highest joint score by some way.
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:58 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 2
- Replies: 105
- Views: 9331
Re: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 2
Me 174-171 Kai
Really tense game here, I (once again) just pipped him by a few points. If I remember right, he misclicked one of the earlier rounds which sadly seems to have cost him the game. Unlucky mate.
Really tense game here, I (once again) just pipped him by a few points. If I remember right, he misclicked one of the earlier rounds which sadly seems to have cost him the game. Unlucky mate.
- Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:39 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 179537
- Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:12 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Your best apterous word to date?
- Replies: 124
- Views: 15811
Re: Your best apterous word to date?
Ah yeah, ARTICULAR was brilliant. Have to admit I nicked it off you here, hope you don't mind.Jeffrey Burgin wrote:OSCILLATE, ARTICULAR or DOVETAILS. Probably ARTICULAR as I had no idea what it meant.
- Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
- Replies: 142
- Views: 16679
Re: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
Annoyingly very few journeys seem to have that option, and they're not much use.
- Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
- Replies: 142
- Views: 16679
Re: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
Sad to say that I probably can't make it after all, haven't yet got this rail card thing I was supposed to get with my bank account, so it's going to cost way than I can afford. Sorry guys, hope it goes well.
- Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:06 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 1
- Replies: 76
- Views: 8957
- Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:52 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Letters Attack Tournament
- Replies: 84
- Views: 8563
Re: Letters Attack Tournament
What a game: http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=120129 Had to pull off two comebacks after lovely nine spots by Kai, but ultimately I scraped through by just 2 points! I have a feeling he'll be kicking himself a bit though, I'm sure there was nothing I beat him with that he couldn't have spotted ...
- Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:56 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What's your favourite forum skin?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2194
Re: What's your favourite forum skin?
I'm sure it's been default for way more than 4 months, 9 I would say. Not that that really affects your point.
Anyway I stuck with AeroGreen because I like the colour.
Anyway I stuck with AeroGreen because I like the colour.
- Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:28 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Colinear(ity)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1082
Re: Colinear(ity)
Colinearity is just in the dictionary by itself as a noun, "colinear" isn't listed. It's something to do with DNA apparently. There's collinear/collinearity but that's unrelated.
- Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:50 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: apterous tournament - Numbers Attack
- Replies: 107
- Views: 13059
Re: apterous tournament - Numbers Attack
I'm terrible at these but I'll have a go.