January's Daily Duels
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Re: January's Daily Duels
The letters rounds in today's daily duel (Sun 18th) are three consonants/six vowels. Is that not outwith the rules of Countdown? I thought the max vowels per round was five (and the max consonants six).
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Re: January's Daily Duels
Indeed it is outside the rules, but then the duels are often there to provide something different.Ross Allatt wrote:The letters rounds in today's daily duel (Sun 18th) are three consonants/six vowels. Is that not outwith the rules of Countdown? I thought the max vowels per round was five (and the max consonants six).
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Re: January's Daily Duels
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I don't know why people always complain about this when it comes up, but no one ever complains about different round lengths / number of letters / weird formats.
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Sorry won't happen againCharlie Reams wrote:I don't know why people always complain about this when it comes up, but no one ever complains about different round lengths / number of letters / weird formats.
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I was always moaning about speed rounds/weird formats till you told me off!Charlie Reams wrote:I don't know why people always complain about this when it comes up, but no one ever complains about different round lengths / number of letters / weird formats.
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It's not that I mind, as I ignore all the complaints about duels anyway, I just don't know why people find this alteration particularly egregious.Ross Allatt wrote:Sorry won't happen againCharlie Reams wrote:I don't know why people always complain about this when it comes up, but no one ever complains about different round lengths / number of letters / weird formats.
You weren't complaining that it broke the rules, just that you sucked at it.Julie T wrote:I was always moaning about speed rounds/weird formats till you told me off!Charlie Reams wrote:I don't know why people always complain about this when it comes up, but no one ever complains about different round lengths / number of letters / weird formats.
Re: January's Daily Duels
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Re: January's Daily Duels
Ah, didn't realise you meant rules problems. I'm not the only one who prefers standard games.Charlie Reams wrote:You weren't complaining that it broke the rules, just that you sucked at it.
I still think it's be a good idea to have one standard rules daily duel and one weird rules/speed daily duel to give players the option to do one type or both.
I expect it takes up a fair amount of time and computer space to do one though.
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Re: January's Daily Duels
I am annoyed about yesterday's duel. In the 128 round, while entering 127, I found 128! Would have put me joint top!
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What I would like is for your score to be averaged so that people that have for some reason played less duels have a better chance.
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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: January's Daily Duels
I came joint top yesterday! And I missed a load of sevens in the second round which most people scored in so I could have won outright! I don't think I've had a better chance since the very first one I played in - http://apterous.org/duelresults.php?duel=80
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Sounds like the Joseph Bolas school of logic, "If I was better I would've won". I mistyped a round though, so it doesn't apply to me when I say I definitely won.Gavin Chipper wrote:I came joint top yesterday! And I missed a load of sevens in the second round which most people scored in so I could have won outright! I don't think I've had a better chance since the very first one I played in - http://apterous.org/duelresults.php?duel=80
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When you do as badly as me, you have to take every opportunity you can to say you nearly won.Jon O'Neill wrote:Sounds like the Joseph Bolas school of logic, "If I was better I would've won". I mistyped a round though, so it doesn't apply to me when I say I definitely won.Gavin Chipper wrote:I came joint top yesterday! And I missed a load of sevens in the second round which most people scored in so I could have won outright! I don't think I've had a better chance since the very first one I played in - http://apterous.org/duelresults.php?duel=80
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I mis-entered my 2nd numbers solution (which mostly pissed me off because I was quite proud of it), and looking at the results for the month that means I can claim an additional, er, zero places (although clearly I rock - highest placing player with 8 entries - I hear only entering at the weekend makes it easy to get a 'good' average score).Jon O'Neill wrote:Sounds like the Joseph Bolas school of logic, "If I was better I would've won". I mistyped a round though, so it doesn't apply to me when I say I definitely won.Gavin Chipper wrote:I came joint top yesterday! And I missed a load of sevens in the second round which most people scored in so I could have won outright! I don't think I've had a better chance since the very first one I played in - http://apterous.org/duelresults.php?duel=80