Endurance Event
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Endurance Event
This month, the monthly scores for the Duel will finish on the 27th and the monthly top spots will be awarded.
On the 28th, there will be a new Duel. In fact, rather a lot of new Duels, because there will be a new one every hour for 24 hours. Each Duel will remain open for just that one hour. The top player at midnight will be crowned winner of the first apterous endurance event. Anyone who somehow manages to complete all 24 of them will get a special reward of a secret nature.
You have been warned.
On the 28th, there will be a new Duel. In fact, rather a lot of new Duels, because there will be a new one every hour for 24 hours. Each Duel will remain open for just that one hour. The top player at midnight will be crowned winner of the first apterous endurance event. Anyone who somehow manages to complete all 24 of them will get a special reward of a secret nature.
You have been warned.
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Sleep? What's that? I've never heard of it!
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Weird and wonderful idea!
Unfortunately it's Alex's 24th birthday, so I probably won't be able to do many.
Unfortunately it's Alex's 24th birthday, so I probably won't be able to do many.
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Epic.
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Great idea. I'll definitely do it.
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Awesomeness. I don't think I'll be able to do all 24 (I have to go out and like, do stuff most Saturdays) but if I'm not doing anything on the evening, I reckon I'll be able to manage 21 or 22. Anyone who does all 24 deserves a Jack Bauer on a stick, and a pat on the bum.
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Shit. This would have been awesome but I'm at a darts event in Newcastle. Oh well.
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Great idea Charlie - I play golf on Saturdays (or try to) but will do as much as I can.
However, I'm sure that a few of the diehards will see it through to the bitter end.
Good luck guys.
However, I'm sure that a few of the diehards will see it through to the bitter end.
Good luck guys.
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Completely insane - I like it.
If you cut a gandiseeg in half, do you get two gandiseegs or two halves of a gandiseeg?
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Epic. Will do as many as I can
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I am looking for a few volunteers to look after the server for some periods of time on Saturday so I can do stuff like eating. It doesn't require any technical knowledge (beyond typing the word "shutdown" if the server breaks), you just need to be available and online for an hour or so. Please let me know by Private Message if you're interested.
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I'm a technospaz but if you say its that simple I'll have a go for you Charlie, so that you may eat. After all you give so much and ask so little. Just let me know when you want me and how long for etc.
Also I reckon a 24 theme to Duel day would be excellent, with psycho bitch Nina in DC. I'm gonna watch a whole series back to back in between duels if I can
Also I reckon a 24 theme to Duel day would be excellent, with psycho bitch Nina in DC. I'm gonna watch a whole series back to back in between duels if I can
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Anybody else doing all 24?
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I'm going to try, but I've only just found out about this, and I got up at 10am... so might have to have some micronaps throughout the day! ARGH!
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It's all a cruel trick!
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YeahIan Volante wrote:It's all a cruel trick!
On the plus side, I'm a bit plastered, so getting up every hour was probably not the best idea anyway.
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Hope everyone's having a good time so far, it's only 3 and a half hours in and already I'm getting slightly tired.
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This is great. Especially cos DINOSAUR came up in the last duel, but I missed it
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After 4 rounds, Jimmy Gough is our leader with 63 points. Nine people are still in the running for a perfect record. Embarrassingly, I'm not one of them, because I didn't get back from the pub in time for Round 1.
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6 hours in: only 5 left standing, viz. Dan, Gary, Dinos, Elliot Simmonds and Jim. Dan is currently top with 78.
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Needing a snooze. If anything goes wrong, pester Kai who has my mobile number and he can wake me up.
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Male (1st overall), Sfyris (4th) and Bentley (7th) remain in the running for the mentalist award through 8 duels.
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Although having a good night's sleep might actually be the best strategy. I've been drained all night and not scored many points, with there not being many participants in the graveyard shift duels. Anyway back to bed for an hour and a half!
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Aye, there's probably going to be more points up for grabs in just one of this evening's Duels than there have been in the last five or six put together! Still, it's the taking part and being a mentalist that counts.
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Couldn't have put it better myself. I know I'm gonna see it thru to the end but wonder how long I would stay the course if it continued indefinitely?JimBentley wrote:Still, it's the taking part and being a mentalist that counts.
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Now you're just giving me ideas...Dinos Sfyris wrote:I know I'm gonna see it thru to the end but wonder how long I would stay the course if it continued indefinitely?
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Totally gutted I managed to drift off and miss a few, was set to stay the course.
Ah well, I'll have to do it next time if people are crazy enough to try.
Ah well, I'll have to do it next time if people are crazy enough to try.
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Congratulations to the following on making it to midday in tact:
Gary Male [139/12]
Jimmy Gough [132/12]
Dinos Sfyris [131/12]
Jim Bentley [112/12]
Gary Male [139/12]
Jimmy Gough [132/12]
Dinos Sfyris [131/12]
Jim Bentley [112/12]
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Gary's above post omits Jimmy.Charlie Reams wrote:Congratulations to the following on making it to midday in tact:
Gary Male [139/12]
Jimmy Gough [132/12]
Dinos Sfyris [131/12]
Jim Bentley [112/12]
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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As did Charlie's post immediately(ish) above mine. A slight alteration to the database to ensure his early game that finished slightly late counts, methinks.Kai Laddiman wrote:Gary's above post omits Jimmy.Charlie Reams wrote:Congratulations to the following on making it to midday in tact:
Gary Male [139/12]
Jimmy Gough [132/12]
Dinos Sfyris [131/12]
Jim Bentley [112/12]
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Hang on, is it the case that you only got the multi-duels if you're a generous type? I gave up at about 20 to 2 when the second duel hadn't arrived.
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It got fixed a bit after then!Michael Wallace wrote:Hang on, is it the case that you only got the multi-duels if you're a generous type? I gave up at about 20 to 2 when the second duel hadn't arrived.
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Oh ffs. Oh well, it meant I got a proper night's sleep, at least.Ian Volante wrote:It got fixed a bit after then!Michael Wallace wrote:Hang on, is it the case that you only got the multi-duels if you're a generous type? I gave up at about 20 to 2 when the second duel hadn't arrived.
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Things are really hotting up at the top after 16 rounds:
1 Gary Male 196/16
2 Jim Bentley 192/16
3 Jimmy Gough 190/16
3 Dinos Sfyris 190/16
Let the madness continue!
1 Gary Male 196/16
2 Jim Bentley 192/16
3 Jimmy Gough 190/16
3 Dinos Sfyris 190/16
Let the madness continue!
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Hotting up for you three maybe, but I'm spent. But I shall trudge on
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Whilst I condone the principle of 1-vowel rounds that was behind the 6pm-7pm duel. I thought it was a bit lame having conundrums as well, since it (effectively) makes it a conundrum attack with a bunch of letter rounds as a tie-breaker.
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After 20 rounds it's still all up for grabs:
1 Dinos Sfyris 277/20
2 Jimmy Gough 270/20
3 Gary Male 265/20
4 Jim Bentley 252/20
1 Dinos Sfyris 277/20
2 Jimmy Gough 270/20
3 Gary Male 265/20
4 Jim Bentley 252/20
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Well done to Dinos for winning the event and well done also to Jimmy and Gary for playing all 24 games (Jim too who managed 23 games).
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It's been fun guys, hope you've enjoyed it. The largely good behaviour of the server gives me some hope for Aptobash III.
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Oh, bugger, can't believe I fell asleep before the last one! I seemed quite alert at 10.45, never suspected that would happen....ah well, it's been real. Cheers Charlie, and well done to Dinos, Gary and Jimmy, you crazy fools.Charlie Reams wrote:It's been fun guys, hope you've enjoyed it. The largely good behaviour of the server gives me some hope for Aptobash III.
Edit: Just seen that the final Duel was a Conundrum Attack, so don't feel quite so bad about missing it now, as it would've made precious little difference to my score
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Well done Dinos on winning the 24 hour apterous.org endurance event! The question now is, is this your life's greatest achievement, or its lowest ebb?
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Congratulations to Dinos for winning. Well done to Gary, Jim and myself too . Yes, there were times when I thought "what the fudge am I doing?" but it was sooo fun. .
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Seeing as I had no intention of playing the endurance event, I think I did quite well.
Sleaford decided to have a townwide power cut about 12 rounds into the final duel which pissed me off no end. Thank you Charlie for allowing the reset of the duel for me, and thank you to the national grid for not having another power cut until about 15 seconds after I completed the duel.
Congrats Dinos, and well done Jimmy. Unlucky Jim, to get so close and then, well, really unlucky.
Sleaford decided to have a townwide power cut about 12 rounds into the final duel which pissed me off no end. Thank you Charlie for allowing the reset of the duel for me, and thank you to the national grid for not having another power cut until about 15 seconds after I completed the duel.
Congrats Dinos, and well done Jimmy. Unlucky Jim, to get so close and then, well, really unlucky.
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It was fantastic fun, although I had to miss quite a few for sleep and also Alex's birthday meal out.
Sod's Law that one of the missed ones was a numbers attack, as I'm quite good at those. C'est la vie.
Congratulations to the four who did all (or almost all) 24, and especially Dinos for winning.
Brilliant idea, Charlie, and pleased that you're now calling it Endurance Event #1! Looking forward to the next one.
Sod's Law that one of the missed ones was a numbers attack, as I'm quite good at those. C'est la vie.
Congratulations to the four who did all (or almost all) 24, and especially Dinos for winning.
Brilliant idea, Charlie, and pleased that you're now calling it Endurance Event #1! Looking forward to the next one.
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Having fully recovered my sleep, and come back from my nice day out in Bakewell with Emma, I'd like to say thanks to Charlie for organising the event, and well done to everyone who took part. Can't believe I won. I can assure you ability had little to do with it! Its all about being a mentalist really, which I passed with flying colours! Can't wait to find out my mystery priiiiiiize...
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Did you have any tarts?Dinos Sfyris wrote:come back from my nice day out in Bakewell with Emma
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Obviously; they give you them on the town boundary, and you must show them to anyone that asks. Similar practices are found in Kendal and Pontefract I believe.Charlie Reams wrote:Did you have any tarts?Dinos Sfyris wrote:come back from my nice day out in Bakewell with Emma
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Maybe we should have a score-as-many-points-as-you-can-in-24-hours contest. As many games as you like, about like those 24 hour Scrabble sessions. I don't know how hard this is from a programming viewpoint.
If you cut a gandiseeg in half, do you get two gandiseegs or two halves of a gandiseeg?
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And if you visit Bath, there has to be at least one Oliver in your group.Adam Dexter wrote:Obviously; they give you them on the town boundary, and you must show them to anyone that asks. Similar practices are found in Kendal and Pontefract I believe.Charlie Reams wrote:Did you have any tarts?Dinos Sfyris wrote:come back from my nice day out in Bakewell with Emma
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Massive big-up respect (or something) to Dinos, and Jimmy, Gary and Jim for pushing him close. If I'd know how my Sat would've panned out I'd have gone for all 24 myself, but as I made a total hash of the last few duels (kudos to Ben and Kai for slipping past me) I doubt I'd have managed more than fifth.
I'll stick to 10pm-10am ten-pin bowling marathons, and running London marathons, for my future endurance challenges. Until the next Apterous endurance event.
I'll stick to 10pm-10am ten-pin bowling marathons, and running London marathons, for my future endurance challenges. Until the next Apterous endurance event.
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Is there any chance of a full leaderboard? Say 1st (and 2nd) in each duel. Just an idea.
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Yes but I shopped around til I got a good priceCharlie Reams wrote:Did you have any tarts?Dinos Sfyris wrote:come back from my nice day out in Bakewell with Emma