January's Daily Duels

[Ross Allatt]

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).

[Ian Volante]

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).

Indeed it is outside the rules, but then the duels are often there to provide something different.

[Ian Dent]

Oh dear!

[Charlie Reams]

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.

[Ross Allatt]

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.

Sorry won't happen again

[Julie T]

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.

I was always moaning about speed rounds/weird formats till you told me off!

[Charlie Reams]

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.

Sorry won't happen again

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.

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.

I was always moaning about speed rounds/weird formats till you told me off!

You weren't complaining that it broke the rules, just that you sucked at it.

[Paul Howe]

Noooooo, I missed goatdown

[Julie T]

You weren't complaining that it broke the rules, just that you sucked at it.

Ah, didn't realise you meant rules problems. I'm not the only one who prefers standard games.

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.

[Kai Laddiman]

I am annoyed about yesterday's duel. In the 128 round, while entering 127, I found 128! Would have put me joint top!

[Kai Laddiman]

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.

[Gavin Chipper]

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

[Jon O'Neill]

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

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]

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

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.

When you do as badly as me, you have to take every opportunity you can to say you nearly won.

[Michael Wallace]

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

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.

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).