Glad you enjoyed it! I'd be interested to see if your solution was identical to mine and which tricks in particular you used.James S Roper wrote: ↑Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:14 am I think I've cracked it. That was good fun! Once you realise a couple of important tricks it falls into place quite beautifully.
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- Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:51 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Paradox: A logic puzzle
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4698
Re: Paradox: A logic puzzle
- Tue Jun 23, 2020 10:17 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: The COLIN Google Earth quiz
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4600
Re: The COLIN Google Earth quiz
Quoted for posterity!Thomas Carey wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:56 am i'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: 4600
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: 759
- Views: 493125
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: 1660
- Views: 1842620
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: 3396
- Sat Jun 06, 2020 3:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Torture
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1716
Re: Torture
Goodbye.
- Sat Jun 06, 2020 3:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Bullying
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5372
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: 4698
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: 390
- Views: 265084
- Sun May 17, 2020 5:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Best TV/Film Opening Credits
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6232
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: 14679
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: 650
- Views: 342267
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 pm 1) 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: 30194
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: 4398
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: 503
- Views: 162121
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: 503
- Views: 162121
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: 5198
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: 37682
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: 37682
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: 37682
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: 2514
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: 37682
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...
- Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:MyArs April 31st
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6658
Re: Co:MyArs April 31st
This thread has outlived its usefulness.
- Tue Mar 03, 2020 2:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 650
- Views: 342267
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
'Do you wanna build a snowman' has the same number of syllables as 'teenage mutant ninja turtles'.
Edit: and 'harder better faster stronger'.
Edit: and 'harder better faster stronger'.
- Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:27 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The COLIN stat file
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7288
The COLIN stat file
Sixteen years of results from sixteen years of COLINs, includes the final score of ever game, every final table, and plenty more for those of us obsessed with facts and figures. Almost as much of a COLIN tradition as Matt placing his fingertips on his head, Mark and Graeme's recursive portrait and t...
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 7:36 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Quizzes/game shows you'd like to see return?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 17177
Re: Quizzes/game shows you'd like to see return?
Bullseye but with Kirk Bevins in place of Tony Green.
- Fri Feb 07, 2020 11:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What's your Bevins Number?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 25477
Re: What's your Bevins Number?
Could it be a thing to extend this to CO-events too, i.e. if you've played someone in an official event, it counts as the same as playing someone in a TV appearance? I don't even know if there's a consistent set of records for all the events (although I know Ben has detailed results at least). Or d...
- Sun Jan 26, 2020 4:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVI results
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3135
Re: COLIN XVI results
COLIN_XVI_HANGOVER STANDINGS Players are ranked by wins, then points. P W Pts 1 Jack Worsley 4 4 279 2 James Haughton 4 4 232 3 Callum Todd 4 4 230 4 Bradley Horrocks 4 4 215 5 Thomas Carey 4 3 255 6 Thomas Cappleman 4 3 250 7 Paul Worsley 4 3 244 8 Jennifer Steadman 4 3 235 9 Toby Pereira 4 3 226 1...
- Sat Jan 25, 2020 6:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVI results
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3135
Re: COLIN XVI results
And the COLIN champion, winning a double max game 72-62, is Jonathan Wynn!
Full results after the hangover (and the pub) tomorrow.
Full results after the hangover (and the pub) tomorrow.
- Sat Jan 25, 2020 4:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVI results
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3135
COLIN XVI results
COLIN_XVI STANDINGS Players are ranked by wins, then points. P W Pts 1 Jonathan Wynn 6 6 377 2 Jack Worsley 6 5 423 3 Callum Todd 6 5 385 4 Thomas Cappleman 6 5 375 5 Rob Foster 6 5 372 6 Eddy Byrne 6 5 369 7 Dinos Sfyris 6 5 356 8 Conor Travers 6 4 372 9 Graeme Cole 6 4 362 10 Jon O'Neill 6 4 359 1...
- Wed Jan 22, 2020 11:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21924
Re: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
3 days to go and we have another COLIN newbie in Tim Hebbes! That brings us up to 9 players making their COLIN debut this weekend, the same as last year. The last time the number of debutants reached double figures was in 2014. Just saying.
- Mon Jan 20, 2020 7:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21924
Re: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
5 days to do and COLIN debutant Ned Pendleton brings numbers to 44 for the Saturday and 33 for the Sunday, and as neat as those numbers look, there's always room for some more! Seeds have been updated as well. A quick reminder that seeds for the Sunday will as always be based on finishing positions ...
- Sun Jan 19, 2020 12:47 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 493125
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
One I had a couple of days ago had a start and a middle I can't remember, but at some point, I end up driving Gevin's car, and repeatedly stalling it before eventually getting the hang of it and merging into the fast lane of a motorway at about 85mph. Even though the car is left hand drive and I mer...
- Thu Jan 16, 2020 5:37 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Absolutely terrible claims to fame/celebrity spots
- Replies: 74
- Views: 30090
Re: Absolutely terrible claims to fame/celebrity spots
I was walking down Lincoln high street once and saw Danny Cowley walking toward me giving me the evils.
I also got the evils once from Jeremy Kyle but that was at the Countdown studios so shouldn't really count.
I also got the evils once from Jeremy Kyle but that was at the Countdown studios so shouldn't really count.
- Sun Jan 12, 2020 3:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21924
Re: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
Two players will be making their COLIN debuts this year, namely Paul Anderson and Rachel Perkins, and as they've brought our numbers up to 38, it's time for the annual outrage that is the seeding. Before you get too angry, new players are always placed slap bang in the middle of the field, people wh...
- Mon Jan 06, 2020 10:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21924
Re: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
28 entrants now. The always controversial seeding list shall be posted when we hit 36 entries. As shall pictures of this year's prizes (assuming they ever get delivered)!
- Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21924
Re: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
Up to 26 entrants now with COLIN debutant Ben Mills joining his parents on both days!
- Wed Jan 01, 2020 11:39 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Desk Calendar 2020
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3329
Re: Countdown Desk Calendar 2020
Happy new year, everyone! If you're still in need of a good calendar for the new year, those links above still work.
- Sun Dec 29, 2019 12:53 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Done gone done made a quiz
- Replies: 26
- Views: 25303
Re: Done gone done made a quiz
In case no one saw it on Facebook here's another one I made. Shorter in scope this time, it's 175 cryptic (ish) clues, the answers to all of which are TV shows.
- Tue Dec 10, 2019 5:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 243
- Views: 158439
Re: Countdowners in the news
Jesus... The article mentions he's in a psychiatric ward, and I really hope he gets all the help he needs, as judging by the article, he has a long, long way to go.
- Mon Nov 25, 2019 10:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: How many jobs have you had ?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4881
Re: How many jobs have you had ?
5. Been at my current job three times as long as the other 4 put together.
- Sat Nov 23, 2019 4:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: FOCAL Finals -- Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, 23 November 2019
- Replies: 37
- Views: 26317
Re: FOCAL Finals -- Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, 23 November 2019
The final standings for the day... FOCAL Finals 2019 Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton 23 November 2019 STANDINGS Players are ranked by wins, then points. FOCAL Finals P W Pts 1 Callum Todd 7 6 459 2 Bradley Horrocks 7 5 430 3 Tom Carey 7 5 391 4 Jack Worsley 7 4 413 5 James Robinson 7 3 413 6 Eddy By...
- Tue Nov 19, 2019 9:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21924
Re: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
I'm back online, and we're up to 17 entries now, including COLIN debutants Phil Stanton and Series 81 Octochamp James Haughton! Fun fact: James is the only player in the FOCAL top 25 this year who wasn't at COLIN XV.
- Mon Nov 18, 2019 5:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Most Famous People without a Wikipedia Article
- Replies: 55
- Views: 39112
Re: Most Famous People without a Wikipedia Article
I knew there was a page like this somewhere on this site, but couldn't be arse to find it two weeks ago when I discovered that Jethro doesn't have a page.
- Thu Nov 14, 2019 4:42 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous on Mobile
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4188
Re: Apterous on Mobile
Which is odd, considering the size of your phone.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2019 2:58 pm I tried it once and although it was technically possible, it was basically unplayable.
- Sun Nov 03, 2019 11:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21924
Re: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
Hi all, I'm experiencing some IT problems at the moment so if you've paid your entry fee dont be alarmed if it takes a few days for it to show up on this page. Also dont let it deter you from sending in your entry fee. Or puzzles for the puzzle mag.
- Tue Oct 22, 2019 6:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Desk Calendar 2020
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3329
Countdown Desk Calendar 2020
Available to purchase from Waterstones or Amazon or all good bookstores. I can personally vouch for its quality, given that I (with some help from Graeme) wrote it.
- Tue Oct 22, 2019 4:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Baby Riley-Kovalev
- Replies: 55
- Views: 33644
Re: Baby Riley-Kovalev
My understanding of the December-January break is that it refers to filming only, and there are details of series 82 episodes including guests already on the wiki.
- Mon Oct 21, 2019 7:08 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: RIP Joyce Cansfield
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3985
RIP Joyce Cansfield
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/regi ... -cp3mztcmp
Terrible news- I had the pleasure of meeting Joyce many times at scrabble events and she was always a formidable opponent and a friendly face.
Terrible news- I had the pleasure of meeting Joyce many times at scrabble events and she was always a formidable opponent and a friendly face.
- Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Yahoo groups are closing soon
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4484
Yahoo groups are closing soon
So now would be the time to archive posts from c4countdown and gevincountdown, if it hasn't already been done, and especially the archive of the old Talk4 forum (from 2001!) that I'm sure Gevin still has somewhere. If anyone could volunteer to host the posts once they've been archived, it'd be most ...
- Fri Oct 18, 2019 11:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21924
Re: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
Our latest entrant will be making his first appearance at COLIN in 12 years! Welcome back, Jerry Humphreys!
- Fri Oct 18, 2019 3:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Is Countdown moving to Leeds ?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2600
Re: Is Countdown moving to Leeds ?
But still no big breakfast revival on the horizon. Disappointing.Channel 4 will broadcast a new live daily lunchtime show from Leeds
- Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Outing Gevin! (& similar fun activities suitable for a rainy Tuesday afternoon)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 15577
Re: Outing Gevin! (& similar fun activities suitable for a rainy Tuesday afternoon)
As far as I understand, no-one found out my real name until I signed up for COLIN in 2011, and although my name is not really a secret any more, I still prefer not to use it on here, and I think it's a bit shitty for someone to keep using it. Thoughtless probably - I doubt any malice was intended. ...
- Thu Oct 10, 2019 7:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: No Shit Sherlock
- Replies: 31
- Views: 12412
Re: No Shit Sherlock
Trawling through my Facebook I found that Rachel blocked Craig because he disagreed that Westmonster (?) was a fake news site peddling crap about not opening our borders to refugees. Hope this helps Just did some googling and it turns out Westmonster was founded by Aaron Banks, who also founded the...
- Fri Sep 27, 2019 3:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21924
Re: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
Entrant number 9 is another COLIN debutant- welcome to the madness Sam Prouse!
- Thu Sep 26, 2019 7:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: RIP Lisa Hermann
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6059
Re: RIP Lisa Hermann
Terrible news. RIP Lisa.
- Wed Sep 18, 2019 9:05 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1757
- Views: 782322
Re: Ask Graeme?
Both of the losers of the S80 semifinals never declared a 9 during their time on the show. Is this the furthest any player has advanced without doing so, or do some runners-up (even winners?) fit the bill? (exc. CoC, Masters or special games). It's happened before many times. Joyce Cansfield, Darry...
- Mon Sep 09, 2019 2:26 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Favourite board game
- Replies: 101
- Views: 80578
Re: Favourite board game
Anybody ever played starfarers of catan? It's like settlers only with aliens and spaceships and so forth. It's getting re-released in the autumn so worth picking up for any settlers fans.
- Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 265084
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
Yet another Callum Todd sighting 8 seconds into this video (the kid at the front left of the classroom).