The Countdown Android App is now out!

[JackHurst]

The app now has a subscription feature which gives unlimited access to Jokerdown, Decadown and Mini rules, as well as a new 30 round "Triathlon" format. There's also the word check screen (which has a new "add 2 letters" section, and a couple of stats screens with graphs. I plan to add more features for subscribers as time goes on. Requests welcomed!

Currently enjoying my free trial having removed adverts previously. What is the standard subscription rate when the free trial is over, and is there an option for a one-off lifetime sub?

It's priced at £11.99 yearly, or £2.99 monthly.

[JackHurst]

I've been mucking around with multiplayer. It's very prototype, but if anybody wants to do a head to head 20 conundrum game, let me know here (with your username). I can set up a game vs myself, or if you have another player in mind lmk who they are.

[Tom S]

I've been mucking around with multiplayer. It's very prototype, but if anybody wants to do a head to head 20 conundrum game, let me know here (with your username). I can set up a game vs myself, or if you have another player in mind lmk who they are.

Happy to do this- username is tom.

[Adam S Latchford]

I've been mucking around with multiplayer. It's very prototype, but if anybody wants to do a head to head 20 conundrum game, let me know here (with your username). I can set up a game vs myself, or if you have another player in mind lmk who they are.

Excited for this mode! I won't have a lot of time for trialling the game but keen to hear about the results. Likely will encourage me to buy to remove ads

[Andres Sanchez]

I've been mucking around with multiplayer. It's very prototype, but if anybody wants to do a head to head 20 conundrum game, let me know here (with your username). I can set up a game vs myself, or if you have another player in mind lmk who they are.

I'm interested, username's Andres S. iirc

[JackHurst]

The three of you should all now have a game available vs me

[JackHurst]

I've been mucking around with multiplayer. It's very prototype, but if anybody wants to do a head to head 20 conundrum game, let me know here (with your username). I can set up a game vs myself, or if you have another player in mind lmk who they are.

Excited for this mode! I won't have a lot of time for trialling the game but keen to hear about the results. Likely will encourage me to buy to remove ads

I'll be running a small event on the app in December which will be subscriber only More will be posting more details in a se0arate thread.

[Tom S]

The three of you should all now have a game available vs me

Whereabouts do I find it? Can't see anything as stands

[JackHurst]

Bottom of you challenges list.

(These kind of things will probably get their own section of the app one day, but since I don't have the time to do it quickly, for now they'll just be in your challenges list.

[JackHurst]

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[Adam S Latchford]

Bottom of you challenges list.

(These kind of things will probably get their own section of the app one day, but since I don't have the time to do it quickly, for now they'll just be in your challenges list.

Nice, you trounced me

Super hard cons coming for you at rugby except if you're against maus and i give you guys squeezing

[Ronan M Higginson]

I've been mucking around with multiplayer. It's very prototype, but if anybody wants to do a head to head 20 conundrum game, let me know here (with your username). I can set up a game vs myself, or if you have another player in mind lmk who they are.

I'll have a go. Username is the very creative Ronan Higginson.

[JackHurst]

Super hard cons coming for you at rugby except if you're against maus and i give you guys squeezing

Not sure whether to be happy or sad about this haha. Was interesting to see some VERY hard conundrums at Rugby last time.

I've been mucking around with multiplayer. It's very prototype, but if anybody wants to do a head to head 20 conundrum game, let me know here (with your username). I can set up a game vs myself, or if you have another player in mind lmk who they are.

I'll have a go. Username is the very creative Ronan Higginson.

Added. Looking forward to my impending ass-whooping.

[Thomas Carey]

Squeeze me harder. I think my thing is Maus with the emoji but I've had a few variations for no good reason

[Tom S]

Cool- sorted it out now! Definitely some toughies in there!

[JackHurst]

Async games have been well received among the player who have been kind enough to test them out with me, so I'm happy to share that in December, there will be the first ever multiplayer (async) games in the app, which you can sign up for in over in the event thread!

[Fiona T]

Might be just me ....

Quite often after one of the challenges, I end up accidentally abandoning rather than submitting. It is largely lack of concentration, but I think because the 'submit' screen looks so like that 'done' screen it's easy just to automatically press the back button to get back to the main screen. I do it with alarming regularity! Maybe if the submit screen had 'abandon' and 'submit' or something? Not sure if you can capture a back key press if you haven't submitted to pop up a 'do you really want leave' like it does in game?

But mebbe I just need to pay more attention

[Fiona T]

Might be just me ....

Quite often after one of the challenges, I end up accidentally abandoning rather than submitting. It is largely lack of concentration, but I think because the 'submit' screen looks so like that 'done' screen it's easy just to automatically press the back button to get back to the main screen. I do it with alarming regularity! Maybe if the submit screen had 'abandon' and 'submit' or something? Not sure if you can capture a back key press if you haven't submitted to pop up a 'do you really want leave' like it does in game?

But mebbe I just need to pay more attention

Having managed it again this morning, it's the back to menu top left I'm pressing on autopilot, so a confirmation there would work if it's a more common issue than just me!

[Graeme Cole]

Yesterday, Phil Stanton mentioned to me that when the app asks you to pick your numbers, the "Random" button never picks 6 small. I can reproduce this. I've just played four 10xN games, pressing the Random pick button every time, and in 40 numbers rounds I didn't get a single 6 small. This is with version 1.96 of the app.

[JackHurst]

Having managed it again this morning, it's the back to menu top left I'm pressing on autopilot, so a confirmation there would work if it's a more common issue than just me!

Thanks for pointing this one out, I've fixed this. I've also fixed the 6 small issue reported by Phil and Graeme.

Thanks for all the bug reporting! Keep em coming

Fixes will be out in 1.97 this coming week.

[JackHurst]

I've fixed some issues with links, so that everything should work fine now if you have the app installed and are running 1.96 or higher

Here's a nice and tricky numbers round you can have a go at:

https://wordgamegeeks.com/countdownroun ... pfMzUvQf1r

And here's a juicy decadown letters round you can try:
https://wordgamegeeks.com/countdownroun ... AuDlcO4Cn4

[Fiona T]

Having managed it again this morning, it's the back to menu top left I'm pressing on autopilot, so a confirmation there would work if it's a more common issue than just me!

Thanks for pointing this one out, I've fixed this. I've also fixed the 6 small issue reported by Phil and Graeme.

Thanks for all the bug reporting! Keep em coming

Fixes will be out in 1.97 this coming week.

thanks - the accidental non-submit thing working nicely! It's saved me at least twice