Hmm, starting off with one of the words might be right, but might make the solve too fast. The first one got solved, so maybe I'm just a bit thick, lol.
You could start with one word already offered but also throw in a decoy letter to balance out the difficulty again. Might be interesting.
Search found 1080 matches
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 4:53 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Linkwords
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7064
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 4:41 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Linkwords
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7064
Re: Linkwords
OK let's roll with LILY GATE SEA CLOCK
Guessing that's right. Seems a bit more sensible than ECO, but I thought with how many google hits ECO WATER got then it was a possibility.
Guessing that's right. Seems a bit more sensible than ECO, but I thought with how many google hits ECO WATER got then it was a possibility.
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 4:26 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Linkwords
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7064
Re: Linkwords
LILY SLACK GATE ECO = water?
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 4:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th-26th January 2014
- Replies: 216
- Views: 46499
Re: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th-26th January 2014
Small query; Okay, with 33 entries and 2 weeks to go 34 people listed? Or might someone (Mr Styles?) be a reserve in case we need even (divisible by 3?) numbers? Either way can't argue with the majority of that. [JR moment] Was hoping to sneak into the top seeds like a couple of years ago but with a...
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 4:04 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Linkwords
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7064
Re: Linkwords
Negative. I even roped in Dan to help me but we couldn't get it. The K and the Y must be the key to getting it (ironically a word that i've tried working with), can't see it. A A C C E E G I K L L L O S T Y - just putting the letters in a line and in order to see if that helps. It does not. Maybe if...
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 1:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Double elimination
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3197
Re: Double elimination
I like this. I think Damian said once or twice that application numbers are down in the last few years, and this would help maintain quantity and quality.
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 3:22 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For 8/10 Cats Does Countdown (S2, E2 - 10 Jan '14)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 631
Re: Spoilers For 8/10 Cats Does Countdown (S2, E2 - 10 Jan '
I'm hoping to hear Mark's opinion of the woman on Jon's team that I'd not seen before who ...
a) was Irish
b) looked pretty fine
c) had a similarly good sense of humour
a) was Irish
b) looked pretty fine
c) had a similarly good sense of humour
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 2:46 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 17097
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
I don't think taking issue with quality of play is unreasonable, because for most people here, it does actually make for a less enjoyable watch if contestants are missing very easy numbers games, trying proper nouns, whatever, and there's really nothing wrong with hoping or expecting one of your fav...
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 1:29 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 17097
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
To Jen, sorry.Gavin Chipper wrote:Who's this to? If me, then no.Andy Platt wrote:Were you saying I questioned Countdown's procedures? Hell, I was trying to say that it wasn't their fault.
Agree with Jack really. All reasonable stuff.
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 1:21 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Countdown Desk Calendar
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8982
Re: Countdown Desk Calendar
Cheers man, didn't get all of them
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:36 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Countdown Desk Calendar
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8982
Re: Countdown Desk Calendar
Had them for 2012 and 2013 but nobody bought me one for 2014, it tended to be a token Christmas present. Maybe I'll pick one up if I see one. Any chance of pasting (well, writing) the first 10 here?
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 17097
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
Were you saying I questioned Countdown's procedures? Hell, I was trying to say that it wasn't their fault. Helen... well, I dunno. Nerves? Played awesome or got lucky on the audition? It just didn't seem quite right. A little incongruous compared to the previous games in the week and Series 69. But ...
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 6:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
- Replies: 417
- Views: 118294
Re: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
Cool. How many would Mark need to face off against you?
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 6:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 17097
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
Well, yeah, this isn't the nicest thread ever, but it's hardly surprising. (...I'm not sure how calling others pathetic or c---s really helps matters, but here we are...) I see it like this. You wouldn't watch a football match and see the referee disallow a goal because he thought it was offside but...
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 5:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
- Replies: 417
- Views: 118294
Re: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
That'll be an interesting week then. Do you know how many episodes apart you are?
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 4:26 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Linkwords
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7064
Re: Linkwords
Think I'm better at scrambling them into barely coherent sentences;
Cagy like Cates, lol.
Cagy like Cates, lol.
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 4:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 17097
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
Er, um, ah, ahem, just testing you. And you passed! So, well done.Fred Mumford wrote:That was old format wasn't it Andy?Andy Platt wrote:Some dickhead missed a possible 149 here as well.
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 4:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 17097
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
Some dickhead missed a possible 149 here as well.Fred Mumford wrote:For what it's worth, I make this the 178th game of the new format. Until today's game the top max scores were 154, 147 and 147.Bradley Cates wrote:I wonder how long it will be until we see another game where the highest score ever could easily have been broken.
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 4:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 17097
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
Nice Jack on 955 - I really sucked on that numbers round. Anyone know what the maximum possible score was? Reckon I was about 6 or 7 off it, if I risked SNOWSLIDE. Been speaking to Dan on facebook and he's pretty confident it was 161 points possible, so I'd imagine a lot of players on here would ha...
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 17097
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
Nice Jack on 955 - I really sucked on that numbers round.
Anyone know what the maximum possible score was? Reckon I was about 6 or 7 off it, if I risked SNOWSLIDE.
Anyone know what the maximum possible score was? Reckon I was about 6 or 7 off it, if I risked SNOWSLIDE.
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 17097
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
Fourth nine!!!
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 17097
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
Lol, thought SNOWSLIDE was very impressive. Wouldn't have risked it myself but I did see it.
Actually good point Stewart, maybe I'd have risked it with the record in mind.
Actually good point Stewart, maybe I'd have risked it with the record in mind.
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 17097
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
Did she just declare Egypt?
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 17097
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
Rachels 2nd numbers needlessly complex. I saw a couple of more straightforward methods but I'll leave it to Tony to give us the standard method. :D (4 x 2 + 3) x 50 - (4 + 1) on the R9 numbers or wherever we're up to. Also, how does someone who either can't spell trio, or thinks it's 5 letters long...
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:30 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Linkwords
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7064
Re: Linkwords
Keep picking up two that could be related but going into a dead end, like SKY/ICE (scraper) or CITY/LAKE (geography). kljajwdkawjdkmawd
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 12:57 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Linkwords
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7064
Re: Linkwords
I've had a go, got about ten or more sets of 4 words but can't see anything to link the buggers. Might have a go tommorow
- Wed Jan 08, 2014 3:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 8th 2014 (S70 P3)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5108
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 8th 2014 (S70 P3)
Thought Danny was a good laugh and made it more entertaining. Doesn't always have to be about getting 13 maxes or having a close game.
- Wed Jan 08, 2014 3:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 96001
Re: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
You can't fault people for wanting to have a laugh now and then
- Wed Jan 08, 2014 12:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 7th January 2014 (Series 70, prelim 2)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2009
Re: Tuesday 7th January 2014 (Series 70, prelim 2)
Zarte "no food words are obscure" Siempre
- Tue Jan 07, 2014 3:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 6th 2014
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3471
Re: Spoilers For Monday January 6th 2014
Oh. It felt like more.
- Mon Jan 06, 2014 4:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 96001
Re: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
^ I think that sounds fair. Might Marcus also be a consideration after he had to withdraw from 30BC?
- Mon Jan 06, 2014 4:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 6th 2014
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3471
Re: Spoilers For Monday January 6th 2014
Happy to see the challenger win that game, must have picked up a good 7-8 maxes there, seemed bright and engaging which is hard to do in your first game. Thought Rod might just have been good enough to make octochamp, but might be a blessing in disguise in a way as I felt that his 3-vowel picking ma...
- Mon Jan 06, 2014 3:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 6th 2014
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3471
Re: Spoilers For Monday January 6th 2014
(100 - 3 x 9 ) x 7 + 3, outside of 30 seconds.
- Mon Dec 30, 2013 10:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 96001
Re: - now a spam thread -
Think you should delete Rhys's post as well while you're at it.
- Sun Dec 29, 2013 11:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Personality Of The Year
- Replies: 85
- Views: 16448
Re: Countdown Personality Of The Year
Are people being serious about Abdi? lol Can't speak for anyone else, but Im serious. I think he was the most standout personality on Coundown in 2013 Are you sure we're talking about the same person? I don't think Abdi and personality really go in the same sentence without the presence of the word...
- Sun Dec 29, 2013 12:34 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 96001
Re: The next Champion of Champions
Which two?Dave Preece wrote:Maybe a token ginger, fat guy and sex changer whillst we're at it???
PS. I cover 2/3 of those.
- Sat Dec 28, 2013 7:27 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2013 - nominations
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5226
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2013 - nominations
Got 13 potentials atm, half of which are Innis Carson/Matthew Tassier. Probably time for one or two more.
- Sat Dec 28, 2013 7:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 96001
Re: The next Champion of Champions
I don't think that's a very realistic list. The 30th Birthday Championships fulfilled essentially the same role as a Champions of Champions tournament, so it would be a little strange to include those players included in that, especially those who had a good run. You've also missed out women, for wh...
- Sat Dec 28, 2013 4:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 96001
Re: The next Champion of Champions
COCs are all well and good, but what the world NEEDS is a special between Zarte Siempre and Phyl Styles, because both of them were very good contestants who ended up as number 9 seeds. I kind of like the idea of this. You could even have a special week or two knockout for the best players to never ...
- Sat Dec 28, 2013 4:16 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2013 - nominations
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5226
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2013 - nominations
I don't mind doing mine in public - is it ok just to reply to this thread with it or not?
Edit: So I looked at 2012 and you didn't seem keen - I'll do it in private message form.
Edit: So I looked at 2012 and you didn't seem keen - I'll do it in private message form.
- Tue Dec 24, 2013 8:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 96001
Re: The next Champion of Champions
^ This. Next winter might be an idea, or Summer 2015. Wouldn't be too soon after the 30BC, I reckon.
- Tue Dec 24, 2013 4:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013
- Replies: 84
- Views: 20155
Re: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013
I think another CoC event would be pretty cool, not just for selfish reasons. There's a lot of good candidates from this year alone that I think both fans on here and typical armchair viewers would be happy to see again. My understanding is that Damian or perhaps officials at Channel 4, or whatever,...
- Fri Dec 20, 2013 5:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013
- Replies: 84
- Views: 20155
Re: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013
Aye, that were alreet that.
Well played everyone, particularly Callum. Presumably the strongest regular series there has ever been.
Well played everyone, particularly Callum. Presumably the strongest regular series there has ever been.
- Fri Dec 20, 2013 4:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Personality Of The Year
- Replies: 85
- Views: 16448
Re: Countdown Personality Of The Year
Are you sure we're talking about the same person? I don't think Abdi and personality really go in the same sentence without the presence of the word 'devoid'.
- Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Personality Of The Year
- Replies: 85
- Views: 16448
Re: Countdown Personality Of The Year
PMd.
Are people being serious about Abdi? lol
Are people being serious about Abdi? lol
- Thu Dec 19, 2013 3:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Personality Of The Year
- Replies: 85
- Views: 16448
Re: Countdown Personality Of The Year
Cool nice one. Alan Flanagan did one (Giles's best opponent in heats), which I really enjoyed. It's linked somewhere here but I can't find it in google
- Thu Dec 19, 2013 3:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Personality Of The Year
- Replies: 85
- Views: 16448
Re: Countdown Personality Of The Year
Oh, I didn't think it was either really good or really bad so not sure whether genuine or sarcasm.
I mean it's interesting to hear what other people were thinking or doing when they were on a TV show, either during the game or before it etc, but it can probably seem conceited or some shit
I mean it's interesting to hear what other people were thinking or doing when they were on a TV show, either during the game or before it etc, but it can probably seem conceited or some shit
- Thu Dec 19, 2013 2:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Personality Of The Year
- Replies: 85
- Views: 16448
Re: Countdown Personality Of The Year
?Edward McCullagh wrote:Almost forgot...
Blogger of the Year: Andy Platt
- Tue Dec 17, 2013 11:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Personality Of The Year
- Replies: 85
- Views: 16448
Re: Countdown Personality Of The Year
Seems a bit serious like, but yeah, here's what I'd throw out
CPY - John Gardner from Giles's series.
Apt - probably Callum for how quickly he has improved in such a short space of time.
C4C - maybe Mark Deeks for this sort of humour.
CPY - John Gardner from Giles's series.
Apt - probably Callum for how quickly he has improved in such a short space of time.
C4C - maybe Mark Deeks for this sort of humour.
- Tue Dec 17, 2013 6:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Could a CO:NY happen?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2346
Re: Could a CO:NY happen?
You paying for our flights?
- Tue Dec 17, 2013 6:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Five vowel selection
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4793
Re: Five vowel selection
That's why all the best contestants start with 4 consonants
- Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Sophie Krol's Musings - and your comments about them.
- Replies: 85
- Views: 24364
Re: Sophie Krol's Musings - and your comments about them.
16 yet?Soph K wrote:Well hey there, not been on for ages. Mature now. Talk talk talk
- Wed Dec 11, 2013 10:33 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who Will Win Series 69? (ZOMGSPOILERZ)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2522
Re: Who Will Win Series 69? (ZOMGSPOILERZ)
This is glorious.Jon Corby wrote:Head says Dylan, heart says Jen, cock says Gemma.
- Tue Dec 10, 2013 3:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday December 10th 2013 (S69 P110)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1413
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday December 10th 2013 (S69 P110)
Can't see anything in my ODE that would allow for an objective judgement on MITREING
- Tue Dec 10, 2013 3:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday December 10th 2013 (S69 P110)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1413
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday December 10th 2013 (S69 P110)
Didn't get 7 in the SNORER round, but I got APEMEN as the only six in the NJPEABEVM round.
INTRIGUE equals in the round afterwards
INTRIGUE equals in the round afterwards
- Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday December 9th 2013
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3180
Re: Spoilers For Monday December 9th 2013
Can you remember the letters? I'll have another go
- Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday December 9th 2013
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3180
Re: Spoilers For Monday December 9th 2013
Good close game there I guess you could say, even if R14 was a bit cringeworthy
- Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday December 9th 2013
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3180
Re: Spoilers For Monday December 9th 2013
METATES in round 5 or whenever it was. Gevin will be happy to know this is a beater.
Round 6, slightly more efficient than Rachel's method is (2 x 7 + 9) x 25 + 3. Optional division or multiplication by 1 at the end.
Round 6, slightly more efficient than Rachel's method is (2 x 7 + 9) x 25 + 3. Optional division or multiplication by 1 at the end.
- Thu Dec 05, 2013 4:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Who Will Win Series 69? (Spoilers Included)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5280
Re: Who Will Win Series 69? (Spoilers Included)
Like it. Maybe every 2nd Friday or at the end of every 3+ winning streak?
- Thu Dec 05, 2013 3:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday December 5th 2013 (S69 P107)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1153
Re: Spoilers for Thursday December 5th 2013 (S69 P107)
Got that numbers just before Rachel declared it, was hard with the numbers given.
Standard has been poor this week, perhaps tactically making the finalists look better?
Standard has been poor this week, perhaps tactically making the finalists look better?