Hypercountdown
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Hypercountdown
Has DC ever got a 12? And why do they react when you get a nine even though it's not the maximum?
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Re: Hypercountdown
The chit-chat bits probably use the same script for every type of game, including 12 letter games.Kai Laddiman wrote:Has DC ever got a 12? And why do they react when you get a nine even though it's not the maximum?
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Re: Hypercountdown
Don't think anything has changed since I wrote this.
Edit: Actually it has; STRANGULATED and the first ever non-Goatdown 12, INSPECTORATE.
Edit: Actually it has; STRANGULATED and the first ever non-Goatdown 12, INSPECTORATE.
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Re: Hypercountdown
I thought I'd seen one in a game - impressed it's the only one!
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I don't think its the only one, I think that it's the first time that a 12 appeared in both formats.Ian Volante wrote:I thought I'd seen one in a game - impressed it's the only one!
I can't check this but I think I have had a 12-letter before, but not sure of the format.
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Re: Hypercountdown
Oddly enough with the dialogue, you get Jo Brand that says things like "we didn't get a nine this time, but we did get BOOMERANG" which is actually nine letters, so it's a very slight bug.
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Re: Hypercountdown
Just out of interest, what do you reckon the lowest max in a Hypercountdown letters round has been?
16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
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Re: Hypercountdown
I'm sure there's been a round with a max of 6 in the past, and possibly a 5. Theoretically a max of 4 could quite easily be fixed with shite enough letters, dunno about a 3 though.Kai Laddiman wrote:Just out of interest, what do you reckon the lowest max in a Hypercountdown letters round has been?
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Re: Hypercountdown
Why don't you do a custom game of 26 rounds of Hyper Letters Attack but with an Alphagoat theme (so you only use A-Z once as the 12th letter) and see what's the highest or lowest scores you could get there.
I think that would be called a Hyperalphagoatdown format game
I think that would be called a Hyperalphagoatdown format game
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Hyperalphagoatundrum Attack anyone?Joseph Bolas wrote:Why don't you do a custom game of 26 rounds of Hyper Letters Attack but with an Alphagoat theme (so you only use A-Z once as the 12th letter) and see what's the highest or lowest scores you could get there.
I think that would be called a Hyperalphagoatdown format game
16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
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Haven't had an alphaconundrum puzzle in ages, now I come to think of it. Hyperalphagoatconundrum puzzle would be even better. Snap to it, Cullen (or whoever it was who did it last time out).
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You could just get the 26 words as usual and make the last letter (using every letter from A-Z) the same colour as the background of the message, so it is visible when you highlight it.Ben Wilson wrote:Haven't had an alphaconundrum puzzle in ages, now I come to think of it. Hyperalphagoatconundrum puzzle would be even better. Snap to it, Cullen (or whoever it was who did it last time out).
16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
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Re: Hypercountdown
I want to see txtspkdown.
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You, Ollie Garner and I would be amazing at that!Ben Hunter wrote:I want to see txtspkdown.
16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
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If someone can be arsed to make a txtspk dictionary, or give me an easy way to generate one (e.g. taking all the vowels out) then I'd happily add it.
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Re: Hypercountdown
Firstly, I wouldn't be amazing at it.Kai Laddiman wrote:You, Ollie Garner and I would be amazing at that!Ben Hunter wrote:I want to see txtspkdown.
Secondly, most words of txtspeak are only 3/4 letters long so perhaps that wouldn't be such a good idea
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Re: Hypercountdown
We could just take normal (long) words and remove all the vowels.
16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
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Re: Hypercountdown
Would we have numbers? And also this - ~ - sign for anyone called Matilda.Kai Laddiman wrote:We could just take normal (long) words and remove all the vowels.