APTOBASH I: Enter the Dragon
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APTOBASH I: Enter the Dragon
The time for a new breed of online tournament has arrived. This is the Twenty20 of online Countdown. Not a night for the purists, Monday 22 December sees the advent of APTOBASH.
Osmose the following details:
- Kirk-off will be at 7pm on Monday 22 December. The whole tournament will be played in just one evening. WOO!
- Each round will last 15 minutes, which should be plenty, and there will be a break every few rounds so you can get away from your computer and have a stretch. Don't Tournoff your computer between rounds though! AWESOME!
- The matches will be in the Speedgoat format; that is, Goatdown with 10 second rounds, LLLLLLNLLLLLLNC. I know this is intimidating to some, but as you Wills see, it's something different and the tournament format (below) is structured so that everyone has a chance to Fell a few opponents. So come along and see Howe you do. Even if you're not normally a Speedgoatista, I guarantee you'll enjoy it. YEAH!
- The tournament format is Swiss-paired round robin; in other words, everyone is guaranteed plenty of games, and the match-ups are adapted so that each person gets an opponent who is doing roughly as well as themselves. HOW ABOUT IT!
- The exact number of rounds played will depend on the number of entrants. I'll be running a live scoreboard online so everyone can see who's demonstrating their pa-Nash. SWEET!
- After a fixed number of rounds have been Traversed, the top two players will play a best-of-3 final, which should draw a fair few spectators if the usual standard is anything to go by. The winner of that will be crowned Aptochamp The First and will receive some kind of exciting item to mark the occasion. YAY!
Roll-up, roll-up, register here! Entry is now closed.
[Editor's note: All puns and excessive capitalisation herein are the responsibility of J. O'Neill and do not necessarily reflect the comedy opinions of C. Reams.]
Final line-up: J. Bentley, J. Bolas, I. Carson, J. Corby, O. Garner, M. Green, J. Gough, P. Howe, B. Hunter, J. Hurrell, C. Laddiman, K. Laddiman, G. Male, J. O'Neill, K. Pearson, B. Pugh, C. Reams, C. Travers, D. Vanniasingham, M. Wallace, N. Wainwright, B. Wilson. [22 players]
Osmose the following details:
- Kirk-off will be at 7pm on Monday 22 December. The whole tournament will be played in just one evening. WOO!
- Each round will last 15 minutes, which should be plenty, and there will be a break every few rounds so you can get away from your computer and have a stretch. Don't Tournoff your computer between rounds though! AWESOME!
- The matches will be in the Speedgoat format; that is, Goatdown with 10 second rounds, LLLLLLNLLLLLLNC. I know this is intimidating to some, but as you Wills see, it's something different and the tournament format (below) is structured so that everyone has a chance to Fell a few opponents. So come along and see Howe you do. Even if you're not normally a Speedgoatista, I guarantee you'll enjoy it. YEAH!
- The tournament format is Swiss-paired round robin; in other words, everyone is guaranteed plenty of games, and the match-ups are adapted so that each person gets an opponent who is doing roughly as well as themselves. HOW ABOUT IT!
- The exact number of rounds played will depend on the number of entrants. I'll be running a live scoreboard online so everyone can see who's demonstrating their pa-Nash. SWEET!
- After a fixed number of rounds have been Traversed, the top two players will play a best-of-3 final, which should draw a fair few spectators if the usual standard is anything to go by. The winner of that will be crowned Aptochamp The First and will receive some kind of exciting item to mark the occasion. YAY!
Roll-up, roll-up, register here! Entry is now closed.
[Editor's note: All puns and excessive capitalisation herein are the responsibility of J. O'Neill and do not necessarily reflect the comedy opinions of C. Reams.]
Final line-up: J. Bentley, J. Bolas, I. Carson, J. Corby, O. Garner, M. Green, J. Gough, P. Howe, B. Hunter, J. Hurrell, C. Laddiman, K. Laddiman, G. Male, J. O'Neill, K. Pearson, B. Pugh, C. Reams, C. Travers, D. Vanniasingham, M. Wallace, N. Wainwright, B. Wilson. [22 players]
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I'm in!
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Sorry to be pedantic, but isn't the 21st a Sunday?Charlie Reams wrote: - Kirk-off will be at 7pm on Monday 21 December
She came, she saw - oh well, at least she tried!
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Haha @ kirk-off. Yes it is and I hope it's the Sunday as Monday nights I'm busy.DebbiF wrote:Sorry to be pedantic, but isn't the 21st a Sunday?Charlie Reams wrote: - Kirk-off will be at 7pm on Monday 21 December
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I think I'm in although I need to check if I'm leaving town that day or the day after...
EDIT: Looks like I'm out actually, unless my mum surprisingly buys a laptop in the next week.
EDIT: Looks like I'm out actually, unless my mum surprisingly buys a laptop in the next week.
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I'm in.
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It's 22 December, apologies for any confusion.
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Count me in, though I do have to question how a 'swiss paired round robin' would work.
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Count me in.
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I'm in (as long as I get the easiest opponents entered)!
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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That would be me because i want to be inKai Laddiman wrote:I'm in (as long as I get the easiest opponents entered)!
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Love to, but I'll be on stage as Mrs Santa - good luck to everyone though.
She came, she saw - oh well, at least she tried!
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Count me in too.
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Wouldn't be able to make 7pm, so I'm out
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I'm currently available that eve (and that's unlikely to change ) so I'm in too
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Would love to but can't do this date.
Would love to see that.DebbiF wrote:Love to, but I'll be on stage as Mrs Santa
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Goatdown - fine. 10 sec rounds - I'm out.
Good luck to entrants.
Good luck to entrants.
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Sounds great !
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I'll join in with the tournament as long as i dont get my bro in the first round
Oh, don't you just love pets..... Ahhhhhhh......
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Who usually wins at home between you two?Callum Laddiman wrote:I'll join in with the tournament as long as i dont get my bro in the first round
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I'll have to opt-out, as I think I'm getting a coach home to Oxford that day, and even if I did get back in time I doubt my mum would appreciate me visitng home for the first time in weeks and spending the whole evening in front of the computer...
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Twenty20 is the spawn of the devil, and should not be entertained under any circumstances. It's like playing snooker on a 6 feet table with 3 reds. Ahem.
I'm in.
I'm in.
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I think I should be around so please count me in. I'm bound to get massacred though as I'm rubbish at goatdown even without the 10 second handicap.
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Yes please.
If I suddenly have a squirming baby on my lap it probably means that I should start paying it some attention and stop wasting my time messing around on a Countdown forum
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I want to play but I have to put the kids to bed. Generally I'll be getting them ready etc between 7 and 8. Will I be able to play? Will I be able to bugger off for the odd 5/10 minutes, or do I need to be permanently on from 7pm?
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That should be fine, 15 minutes is actually quite a lot for a game of speedgoat.Jon Corby wrote:Generally I'll be getting them ready etc between 7 and 8. Will I be able to play? Will I be able to bugger off for the odd 5/10 minutes, or do I need to be permanently on from 7pm?
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Okay, sign me up for APTOBASH I then! (Complete with some kind of "Enter the Dragon" gag based around penetrating the missus)
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Ooh, ooh, ooh, can I be the dragon? Pick me! PLEASE!
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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Ask Tony WarrenKai Laddiman wrote:Ooh, ooh, ooh, can I be the dragon? Pick me! PLEASE!
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Please put my name down. Hopefully should be OK.
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This really disturbs me considering Kai's immediate reply.Jon Corby wrote:Okay, sign me up for APTOBASH I then! (Complete with some kind of "Enter the Dragon" gag based around penetrating the missus)
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It has always been my dream to be repeatedly massacred at online speed Goatdown on the Monday before Xmas! I'm in! WOO-HAH! etc.
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The ask TW was enough to disturb me!!!
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Don't worry. Kai could always walk away, literally.Mrs Kai wrote:The ask TW was enough to disturb me!!!
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*Throws hat into the ring*
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We're going back on Tuesday, so I'm in now
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ConorConor wrote:In?
Yeah I'm definitely in now
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Play Paul (Howe) first.Conor wrote:In?
Seriously.
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Maybe Saturday evening at 8 is OK for you Conor? Can do Sunday as well but would have to be later on as I'm going to see Arsenal v Liverpool and don't know exactly when I'll be back.Ben Wilson wrote:Play Paul (Howe) first.Conor wrote:In?
Seriously.
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Bastard bastard bastard bastard bastard bastard bastard!Paul Howe wrote:Can do Sunday as well but would have to be later on as I'm going to see Arsenal v Liverpool and don't know exactly when I'll be back.
(Sorry Kai)
(Also just to raise my "profanities per post" count)
A friend of my brother works for the club, so I may still sneak a ticket - even thought it'll probably end up a dull 0-0.
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Sign me up (if there's room left).
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Let's say I'll make room if you get an avatar that doesn't make me want to punch myself in the face with the stupidity of it.Ben Hunter wrote:Sign me up (if there's room left).
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Charlie Reams wrote:Monday 22 December sees the advent of APTOBASH.
That's the whole of 20th century physics completely fucked then.Charlie Reams wrote: Roll-up, roll-up, register here! Entry closes at 23:59 on Sunday 28 December.
(Sorry Kai).
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No can do. We come as a pair. You make room for me, you make room for the fat, East Asian baby.Charlie Reams wrote:Let's say I'll make room if you get an avatar that doesn't make me want to punch myself in the face with the stupidity of it.Ben Hunter wrote:Sign me up (if there's room left).
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Countdown doubles would be an interesting idea.Ben Hunter wrote:No can do. We come as a pair. You make room for me, you make room for the fat, East Asian baby.Charlie Reams wrote:Let's say I'll make room if you get an avatar that doesn't make me want to punch myself in the face with the stupidity of it.Ben Hunter wrote:Sign me up (if there's room left).
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Thank you to the man responsible for editing my avatar so that it meets the requirements for entry into this tournament. I look forward to playing you all on Speedgoat.Charlie Reams wrote:Let's say I'll make room if you get an avatar that doesn't make me want to punch myself in the face with the stupidity of it.Ben Hunter wrote:Sign me up (if there's room left).
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How last minute can I pull out of this? I've woken up at 6pm on Sunday, and need to be on a coach to Oxford at 2pm on Tuesday, and between these two points need to sleep, so staying up for the aptobash may not be the best idea... How long is it expected to take?
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Put my name down too if it's not too late to sign up.
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I'm currently having problems signing in to Apterous, sorry to Kai and any others I'm holding up.
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After my game against Matthew Green, I logged off and couldn't log back on again so I can't play my next game.
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I don't know about anyone else but that was good fun indeed. Well done to Charlie for setting it up
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Thanks Charlie, and everyone who played for a great evening.
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Thanks Charlie for organising it - was extremely manic. Absolutely loads of games going on - all 10 seconders so it was so quick. As soon as one game was over, the draw was made and you were playing another top player at speedgoat. Non stop action for nearly 5 hours. Thanks for making it run so smoothly (despite a couple of cock-ups en route) - I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Congratulations to Paul who is a worthy champion - quite clearly the best speedgoatist there is.
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Great evening. Thanks Charlie. And I'm pretty certain I wasn't last - which is a massive result for me!!
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16th of 18 - not bad at all. You were also the top female player!Karen Pearson wrote:Great evening. Thanks Charlie. And I'm pretty certain I wasn't last - which is a massive result for me!!
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Do you think it would be worthwhile scheduling somethign like this quarterly? That way, the geekier among us could make sure we were free for the event.
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That's right! Would have been embarrassing to finish any lower amongst the females!!Charlie Reams wrote: You were also the top female player!
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Thanks for organising the Bash, Charlie, it was excellent fun. I'm far too slow to realistically challenge any of the top players at Speedgoating, but all the games were played in such good spirit that even the bad beats were enjoyable in a way. Many thanks also to my opponents, especially the ones kind enough not to beat me!
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This looked like it was really fun- kudos to Charlie for the organisationing, here's hoping next time I'll be well enough to participate!