Post your first game on apterous

Ian Dent · Post by **Ian Dent** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:06 pm

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=16400

This seems to be my first game. What a shocker.

Paul Howe · Post by **Paul Howe** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:15 pm

Hmm......

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=42

If you don't get the "No Round Details Available" message then you're pretty much a hopeless noob in my eyes

Darren Carter · Post by **Darren Carter** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:00 pm

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=33231

This is mine......

Ben Wilson · Post by **Ben Wilson** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:35 pm

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=33

cba to find the earliest detailed one.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:02 pm

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=19

This was the first perfect game on apterous

Ian Dent · Post by **Ian Dent** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:14 pm

This thread hasn't really worked.

Daniel O'Dowd · Post by **Daniel O'Dowd** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:30 pm

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=23172

Eww.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:41 pm

Paul Howe wrote:Hmm......

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=42

If you don't get the "No Round Details Available" message then you're pretty much a hopeless noob in my eyes

Man, you kids today. I remember when we had to walk uphill both ways just to get to a computer, and we liked it. Anyway, here's mine: http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1 and here's my first (and the first) one with details: http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=214

Paul Howe · Post by **Paul Howe** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:58 pm

The start of a love affair...

My first ever goatdown!

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:06 pm

Charlie Reams wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=214

I remember seeing that and being amazed that Prune picked 4 large.

Jason Larsen · Post by **Jason Larsen** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:15 pm

I would post my first game, but my game listing only goes as far back as March. I know I've been a member since then. Do you all know how to see all your games?

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:20 pm

Jason Larsen wrote:I would post my first game, but my game listing only goes as far back as March. I know I've been a member since then. Do you all know how to see all your games?

Here's your first game, Jason: http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1222
I don't think there's currently any smart way to find your first game, I just kept click "Jason Larsen's previous game" until there were none left.

Ian Dent · Post by **Ian Dent** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:29 pm

I found mine in the game archive. I looked for the day I joined up, which it tells you in your profile.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:22 pm

First game was a killing of prune:

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=6

First game recorded:

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=226

Round 7 is funny.

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:11 pm

Kirk Bevins wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=226

Round 7 is funny.

I've often wondered how it is that the bots can sometimes declare words like that, that aren't valid but could be (Caesar declared "lipreads" in a game with me just tonight). Do they have a built-in list of plausible but disallowed words?

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:30 pm

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Kirk Bevins wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=226

Round 7 is funny.
I've often wondered how it is that the bots can sometimes declare words like that, that aren't valid but could be (Caesar declared "lipreads" in a game with me just tonight). Do they have a built-in list of plausible but disallowed words?

Was wonderin' the same thing.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:47 pm

Phil Reynolds wrote: I've often wondered how it is that the bots can sometimes declare words like that, that aren't valid but could be (Caesar declared "lipreads" in a game with me just tonight). Do they have a built-in list of plausible but disallowed words?

Yep

This was quite a lot of work but I felt it added to the realism. I built my own list of phonies from 3 sources:
1) Plausible inflections that aren't actually in (e.g. GAYDARS)
2) Words which are in other dictionaries but not the ODE.
3) Words which have been disallowed on the show.
I find it quite satisfying when they come out with something like FUCKUP which I just never anticipated (and I presume didn't come from source 3.)

At some point I might add to the list based on disallowed words from humans on Apterous.

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:55 pm

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=5945

Jason Larsen · Post by **Jason Larsen** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:48 pm

Kai, I don't even think I've heard from John Bradley since the last time I played a game with him!

Have you talked to him?

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:13 am

My first recorded game I despair at the level of shitness!

Julie T · Post by **Julie T** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:40 pm

My first game was against Plum. Even given that I hadn't yet got the hang of inputting the numbers, it was crap.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1403

I even lost to Prune in our first game. Adding points for the numbers rounds, and my typo in the conundrum, I still would've lost.
Mind you, was Prune better back then? I can't imagine Prune coming up with MANNOSE, IROKO and TRAGUS these days, or at least not all in one game.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1491

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:17 pm

My first game: http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1204

Martin Bishop · Post by **Martin Bishop** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:37 pm

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=14859

I chose to play my first game against Kirk.

I lost.

Jason Larsen · Post by **Jason Larsen** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:38 pm

Martin, would you please do me a favor?

Would you please ask Kirk why he still won't play against me on Apterous? I told him my chat box wasn't working and apparently he got my message, but has he been busy otherwise?

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:40 am

Jason Larsen wrote:Martin, would you please do me a favor?

Would you please ask Kirk why he still won't play against me on Apterous? I told him my chat box wasn't working and apparently he got my message, but has he been busy otherwise?

Why don't you ask me yourself?

Jason Larsen · Post by **Jason Larsen** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 1:39 am

Kirk, what have you been up to?

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:30 pm

My first game: http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1692

It was great until round 9...

EDIT: Well, pretty good in places and I got a nine

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 10:00 pm

Jason Larsen wrote:Kirk, what have you been up to?

Working mainly, Jason. I've managed to practise the odd game of Countdown here and there and throw the odd dart or 3. What about you?

Jason Larsen · Post by **Jason Larsen** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:03 am

So, Ian, you've obviously learned from the old saying. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again!

Kirk, I have been busy with my current job, and I have just accepted a volunteer position at one of my local hospitals. Don't forget, I can always play the game of Countdown with you every now and then. I know that even though you're better at the numbers game than I am. You must teach some great kids!

Joseph Krol · Post by **Joseph Krol** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 5:21 pm

Here's my first one: http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 6580603268

Rhys Benjamin · Post by **Rhys Benjamin** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 5:51 pm

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=314836

Rather odd format.

Soph K · Post by **Soph K** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 5:55 pm

Julie T wrote:My first game was against Plum. Even given that I hadn't yet got the hang of inputting the numbers, it was crap.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1403

I even lost to Prune in our first game. Adding points for the numbers rounds, and my typo in the conundrum, I still would've lost.
Mind you, was Prune better back then? I can't imagine Prune coming up with MANNOSE, IROKO and TRAGUS these days, or at least not all in one game.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=1491

Yes Apterous Prune used to be half decent. Or so people on Apterous say. I have not been on Apterous for that long.

Matt Bayfield · Post by **Matt Bayfield** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 1:47 am

Inspired by this thread being resurrected, I took a look back at my first game on apterous. I'm not sure what I'm more surprised by: that I won, or that I didn't have any trouble with the numbers interface. Although on reflection, I think the latter was due to lots of guidance from Henry prior to the first numbers round.

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:19 am

My first game wasn't half bad with some nice words in it. Although I would have got a debut century had the numbers interface not confused me on an incredibly easy numbers game despite Joyce's briefing on it!

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:20 am

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=98567

Not a bad game, especially considering the poor start.

Andrew Feist · Post by **Andrew Feist** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:32 pm

I imagine Matt Morrison could use some cheering up.

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:26 pm

Liam Tiernan 79 - 59 Adam Gillard

Didn't know what to do in the first 2 numbers rounds and then lost on a crucial

Oliver Garner · Post by **Oliver Garner** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:12 pm

Dinos Sfyris wrote:My first recorded game I despair at the level of shitness!

So it used to be the case that you would get pencils even if you didn't max the round. That would explain why I got so many pencils in the days when I would consider a 4-max game to be a success.

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:43 pm

Oliver Garner wrote:That would explain why I got so many pencils in the days when I would consider a 4-max game to be a success.

I'd be proud of a 4-max game.

Soph K · Post by **Soph K** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:38 pm

I am not posting my first game on Apterous. It was so embarrassing! Plus, it didn't help that I was playing someone who was rated 1543!