Co:Liv - 21 September 2019

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Co:Liv - 21 September 2019

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Hello!

Countdown is coming to Liverpool in September. Hope to see you there!

FACEBOOK EVENT:
https://www.facebook.com/events/431283990952369/?ti=cl

LOCATION:
Cross Keys pub, 13 Earle Street, L3 9NS, Liverpool.

DATE:
21 September 2019

FORMAT:
Edinburgh/Lincoln style, 6 rounds of 9-rounder games played in tables of three, one player hosts while the other two play. The top two ranked players, after six games (sorted by wins, then points scored, then points difference), will meet in a final to determine the overall champion. This will also be a FOCAL event.

SCHEDULE:
12:00 - Doors open
12:20 - First round draw
12:30 - First round
13:40 - Lunch
14:30 - Second round
15:40 - Third round
16:50 - Final
17:20 - Prize-giving ceremony

PRIZES AVAILABLE:
- Champion
- Runner-Up
- Third Place
- Most conundrum solves
- Best word spot of the day
- Rudest word spot of the day

DIRECTIONS:
- Coming by train? The best bet is probably to come into either Liverpool Central or Liverpool Lime Street, and then change to get onto a train that stops at Moorfields. Most likely this will be on the underground/Wirral Line service. Walking would be an option but it's quite a fair distance.
- Coming by car? There's an NCP car park nearby. A quick glance at the website tells me that it should cost around £19 for the entire day. Feel free to check the website for more information. Most of the nearby streets have yellow lines so I'm not sure what to suggest otherwise. If you're early enough you might be able to find somewhere within walking distance for free.
- Coming by any other method? Send me a private message and I'll assist you as best I can.

Any other questions, just let me know, preferably on Facebook but obviously I'll check this forum from time to time as well.

Cheers!
Andy
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Re: Co:Liv - 21 September 2019

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ENTRIES SO FAR:

(Names in green text have lunch included)

1 - Dave Ryan
2 - Suzy Turner
3 - Callum Todd

4 - James Haughton
5 - Dylan Taylor
6 - Eddy Byrne
7 - Adam Dexter
8 - Fiona Titcombe
9 - Bradley Horrocks
10 - James Robinson
11 - Nathan Pace
12 - Sean Fletcher
13 - Tim Down
14 - George Armstrong
15 - Richard Priest
16 - Sam Hodkin
17 - Phil Stanton
18 - Zarte Siempre
19 - Thomas Carey
20 - Emily Zhang

21 - Matty Artell
22 - Stephen Read
23 - Dave Ashton

24 - Dinos Sfyris
25 - Anthony Endsor
26 - Stuart Coulson

R1 - Alex Waters
R2 - Olivia Bell

Entries closed! Any further payments will be refunded as soon as I see them.
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Re: Co:Liv - 21 September 2019

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Some news regarding the after-event festivities.

I've spoken to the Trattoria restaurant and they are happy to take our reservation without needing a deposit, because the owner trusts Emma and me as fairly regular customers there. Which is very nice of him. #itsnotwhatyouknowitswhoyouknow

As with a few other events recently, he will however need the food orders two weeks in advance of the event, because we will be a large group. As such, I will be putting the menus up on Facebook later and collating everyone's order in advance.

Any questions just let me know.
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Re: Co:Liv - 21 September 2019

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Good luck to Andy and Dan hope your tourney goes well.
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Re: Co:Liv - 21 September 2019

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We don't have Gavin to sort us out with a parkrun, but I'm intending to do:

https://www.parkrun.org.uk/birkenhead/

if anyone wants to join me.

Looks like an easy train from Moorfields - and my hotel is close to the station/venue if anyone needs to use my shower afterwards.
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Re: Co:Liv - 21 September 2019

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Champion: Callum Todd
Runner Up: James Robinson
Third Place: Dinos Sfyris

Most conundrum solves: Matty Artell (settled via a sudden-death TB conundrum after tying with George)
Best final-letter pick: Matty Artell (PISTOLEER, saying exactly what letter he wanted for it as well :!:)
Best word spot of the day: TUTORAGES - Emily Zhang
Rudest word of the day: ROGERING - Dave Ryan

Cheers for coming, was great fun :)
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Re: Co:Liv - 21 September 2019

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Andy Platt wrote: Sun Sep 22, 2019 1:24 pm Champion: Callum Todd
Runner Up: James Robinson
Third Place: Dinos Sfyris

Most conundrum solves: Matty Artell (settled via a sudden-death TB conundrum after tying with George)
Best final-letter pick: Matty Artell (PISTOLEER, saying exactly what letter he wanted for it as well :!:)
Best word spot of the day: TUTORAGES - Emily Zhang
Rudest word of the day: ROGERING - Dave Ryan

Cheers for coming, was great fun :)
Was a cracking day, thanks Andy and Dan for organising and thanks to everyone there for making it such fun. Will defo do again next year if it happens.
Mark Deeks wrote:Callum Todd looks like a young Ted Bundy.
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