It's a variant on apterous whereby you score points for everything valid you offer, e.g. normal game of Countdown, you offer a 7 and I offer a 6, you're 7-0 up. This new variant, you offer a 7 and I offer a 6, you're 7-6 up. This makes learning obscure words suck as even if you beat me on 5 rounds with obscure words, I get one numbers game right and you don't and I'm winning.Phil Reynolds wrote:What's flat scoring?Kirk Bevins wrote:Amazing isn't it - I maxed nearly everything and came 7th. That's the problem with flat scoring...
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great game but I never should've lost it - check out my stupid pick on the last numbers game
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=20371
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=20371
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Nice one Ben, with speed numbers you always need a bit of luck but some of those were tough indeed, so kudos!
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I don't think I'll ever get this close to a perfect game again.
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=20699
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=20699
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SINKHOLE stands out as being excellent for me. Well done.Innis Carson wrote:I don't think I'll ever get this close to a perfect game again.
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Woohoo!
Admittedly Apterous Prime played like a drunk skunk compared to its normal standard, but still!
Admittedly Apterous Prime played like a drunk skunk compared to its normal standard, but still!
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Agreed.Paul Howe wrote:Woohoo!
Admittedly Apterous Prime played like a drunk skunk compared to its normal standard, but still!
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13/15 is always something to brag about, especially when it's a record score (albeit in an obscure format)- http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=21771
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Easiest speed numbers attack you'll see but
http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=22262
http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=22262
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That's amazing Ollie!Oliver Garner wrote:Easiest speed numbers attack you'll see but
http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=22262
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So close to a max game. Can't believe I missed CAUTIONS/AUCTIONS.
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=22548
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=22548
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http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=22708
I played pretty terribly in this game, missing lots of maxes including DEUTERONS (unbelievably - duh) and resorting to declaring names of genitalia in rounds 9 and 11. But round 12 made up for it.
I played pretty terribly in this game, missing lots of maxes including DEUTERONS (unbelievably - duh) and resorting to declaring names of genitalia in rounds 9 and 11. But round 12 made up for it.
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http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=22551 Not my best speed conundrum attack ever but I like to think round 16 is one of the hottest spots I've ever had.
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I became the first person to get LAMEBRAIN in a standard game
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ga ... 50#r349350
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ga ... 50#r349350
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Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
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I don't expect it'll seem brilliant to the champs, but this was amazing for me:
http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=23528
127 score, with 2 9s and only 10 points off the max score, although it was helped by an easy conundrum
http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=23528
127 score, with 2 9s and only 10 points off the max score, although it was helped by an easy conundrum
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Nice!Julie T wrote:I don't expect it'll seem brilliant to the champs, but this was amazing for me:
http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=23528
127 score, with 2 9s and only 10 points off the max score, although it was helped by an easy conundrum
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Thanks, Callum!Callum Laddiman wrote:Nice!Julie T wrote:I don't expect it'll seem brilliant to the champs, but this was amazing for me:
http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=23528
127 score, with 2 9s and only 10 points off the max score, although it was helped by an easy conundrum
It inspired me to try playing Caesar. I lost, but it's good to go outside your comfort zone ocassionally.
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Excellent!Michael Wallace wrote:
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What about it?
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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Sorry, maybe I'm being a bit elitist.Kai Laddiman wrote:What about it?
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Asides blobbing 2 doable number problems, I'm very pleased with this:
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=23953
New personal high score here and 9 maxes on letters ain't bad either!
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=23953
New personal high score here and 9 maxes on letters ain't bad either!
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That game was actually a lot of fun, I don't think Unlimited gets the exposure it deserves.Callum Laddiman wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=24210 Yay!
You only won because of a typo though
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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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Had a lovely Speed 9 against Eoin which - despite us both being a bit dozy up until round 4 - amazingly turned into the new Speed 9 record! Also, Eoin's must be the highest losing score ever, by some distance.
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Sweet, that record has been weak for a while. 87 is decent but 94 would've been really impressive, so Eoin was a little unlucky if anything. Good work both.JimBentley wrote:Had a lovely Speed 9 against Eoin which - despite us both being a bit dozy up until round 4 - amazingly turned into the new Speed 9 record! Also, Eoin's must be the highest losing score ever, by some distance.
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I got really close to beating Kirk Bevins in this game.
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=25128
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=25128
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This makes me pine for March 2nd even more.Gary Male wrote:I got really close to beating Kirk Bevins in this game.
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=25128
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You're still my public enemy number 1 Jim, taking that record from me, an innocent little 12 year old!JimBentley wrote:Had a lovely Speed 9 against Eoin which - despite us both being a bit dozy up until round 4 - amazingly turned into the new Speed 9 record! Also, Eoin's must be the highest losing score ever, by some distance.
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http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ga ... 15#r367915
Sorry Oliver but I was really happy with this one- two nines. After a poor start, disallowed nine, I got 4 eights and two nines- my best performance to date.
Sorry Oliver but I was really happy with this one- two nines. After a poor start, disallowed nine, I got 4 eights and two nines- my best performance to date.
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Not really a brag, but getting closer to my goal of a perfect speed 9: http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=25573
Got OPERA just out of time as well, grrr.
Got OPERA just out of time as well, grrr.
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Just one point away from a max = metamax speedgoat
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=25737
And, bragging on Prime's behalf, I think this is the best picking I've ever faced
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=25735
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=25737
And, bragging on Prime's behalf, I think this is the best picking I've ever faced
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=25735
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Damn TOMBOYSPaul Howe wrote:Just one point away from a max = metamax speedgoat
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=25737
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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Yeah that's pretty awesome. There should be a GotW for bots.Paul Howe wrote:And, bragging on Prime's behalf, I think this is the best picking I've ever faced
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=25735
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http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=25987
I think I played pretty well in this game. I was particularly happy with ATHETOID, although having my max game spoiled in round 11 was pretty disappointing.
I think I played pretty well in this game. I was particularly happy with ATHETOID, although having my max game spoiled in round 11 was pretty disappointing.
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I beat the Bevatron!
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=26062
Closest I've come to a max game in Goat...thanks Kirk for going for 4 large in round 14! Actually, it can be done using 937.5, but since I was nowhere near the conundrum I wasn't kicking myself too much.
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=26062
Closest I've come to a max game in Goat...thanks Kirk for going for 4 large in round 14! Actually, it can be done using 937.5, but since I was nowhere near the conundrum I wasn't kicking myself too much.
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Yeah well done mate. I had 982 on that last numbers but tried to declare spot on and fudge it. It didn't happen . Had I had gone 982, it'd have been a draw. Never mind. I felt guilty going 4 large in round 14 seeing you were on for a perfect game and when I'm in that situation I hate it when people do that but I was being selfish and I wanted a shot at winning.Junaid Mubeen wrote:I beat the Bevatron!
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=26062
Closest I've come to a max game in Goat...thanks Kirk for going for 4 large in round 14! Actually, it can be done using 937.5, but since I was nowhere near the conundrum I wasn't kicking myself too much.
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I don't think you should feel guilty. I'd have done the exact same thing (with 6 small though). Incidentally I had 982 too and also failed the fudge, even though I thought it might be doable by 937.5. D'oh!Kirk Bevins wrote: I had 982 on that last numbers but tried to declare spot on and fudge it. It didn't happen . Had I had gone 982, it'd have been a draw. Never mind. I felt guilty going 4 large in round 14 seeing you were on for a perfect game and when I'm in that situation I hate it when people do that but I was being selfish and I wanted a shot at winning.
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Yay I now have 1000 wins on apterous!
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My first ever max game and a new personal high score to boot. Get in there!
If you cut a gandiseeg in half, do you get two gandiseegs or two halves of a gandiseeg?
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Sorry KaiJimBentley wrote:I fucking ballsed up the cunting fuckundrum, after a pissingly fuck-easy game. Maybe I should've put this in Scrag?
I notice there's nothing longer than a 4 in round 3? That doesn't happen every day.
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I wouldn't get that conundrum, mind you. Also, you're right that it was a really falt, low scoring game. Possibly the lowest max I've ever seen, apart from games when you choose six small numbers and the target is 997.
If you cut a gandiseeg in half, do you get two gandiseegs or two halves of a gandiseeg?
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This Beevers guy looks like he could have a bright future. I think he should apply for the show.
16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
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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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New speed 9 record, 1 point off the max.
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I should now have no reason to hate Jim Bentley- but I still doCharlie Reams wrote:New speed 9 record, 1 point off the max.
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Of course you should - you'd've scored 94 if I hadn't been evil and got the conundrum firstEoin Monaghan wrote:I should now have no reason to hate Jim Bentley- but I still doCharlie Reams wrote:New speed 9 record, 1 point off the max.
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Not as bad as this.JimBentley wrote:Of course you should - you'd've scored 94 if I hadn't been evil and got the conundrum firstEoin Monaghan wrote:I should now have no reason to hate Jim Bentley- but I still doCharlie Reams wrote:New speed 9 record, 1 point off the max.
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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I'm claiming another max game, despite apterous saying I can't have it. I blatantly spotted the max game too but went for the valid 9 LITREAGES (as LITREAGE is specified as a noun). Annoyingly, apterous disallowed it denying me of another perfect game which it ought to have been. Grrr.
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=27823
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=27823