Apterous Winter Closed Week 3

Andrew Feist · Post by **Andrew Feist** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:53 am

This week's games are posted on the website.

From the Championship Flight:
I am missing the matches Dinos Sfyris vs. Ben Wilson and Charlie Reams vs. Oliver Garner from last week. If you can either point me to those results or make those up, I would appreciate it.

From Flight A:
The missing Peter Lee-Andy Wilson match was scored as 0-0.

From Flight B:
I am missing John Gillies vs. James Levison from last week. If you can either point me to those results or make those up, I would appreciate it.

The Speed Demon:
I am missing the matches Dinos Sfyris vs. Ian Dent, Dinos Sfyris vs. Martin May, Simon Myers vs. Lesley Hines, Kieran Child vs. Matt Morrison, Matt Morrison vs. Nick Wainwright, Lesley Hines vs. Kieran Child, James Hurrell vs. Oliver Garner, Kai Laddiman vs. Jon Corby, and Andy Wilson vs. Peter Lee. Get on those games, please, or let me know what's going on.

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:51 pm

Corby has been contacted but to no avail.

John Gillies · Post by **John Gillies** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 1:06 pm

Myself and J Levinson scheduled our game for tonight, erroneously believing that Sunday was the last day for matches. Can we still play, or is it too late?
Sorry to have cocked it up.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 3:53 pm

Charlie Reams 72 - 20 Stuart Arnot
Stuart couldn't seem to get started in this game, while I played steadily and surprised myself by nailing a tricky numbers game on 9.9 seconds.

Charlie Reams 70-60 Stuart Arnot
A completely different story: I played well but with both of us maxing 7 of the first 8 rounds, I just couldn't shake him. Deadlocked on 60-60, we faced a disappointingly easy conundrum which required a second for me to talk myself into (is VAPOUR a verb?). Stuart had spotted it too and I only narrowly outbuzzed him.

Cheers Stuart, could easily have been 1-1 on another day.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:03 pm

Speed Demon

James Robinson 42-60 Dinos Sfyris
James Robinson 35-58 Dinos Sfyris

Hugh Binnie · Post by **Hugh Binnie** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:26 pm

In Flight A, Hugh Binnie 2-0 Josh Overhill

Hugh Binnie 98-77 Josh Overhill
Hugh Binnie 81-70 Josh Overhill

John Gillies · Post by **John Gillies** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 7:06 pm

Here is the result of me v A Herbertson
J Gillies 2 - 1 A Herbertson

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 1786727422
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 9978174307
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 5885282971

A very good game. Thanks Andrew.

John Gillies · Post by **John Gillies** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:08 pm

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 2544067240
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 0645815571
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 8650293931

ROUND 2 RESULT

J Gillies 2 - 1 J Levison

Three great close games. Really enjoyed it. Thanks James.

tomrowell · Post by **tomrowell** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:25 am

flight A round 3

Tom Rowell 2-1 Niall Seymour

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=148447
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=148454
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=148461

After 2 pretty close games i managed to knock in the decider with a nice 9.

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:20 pm

Speed demon round 3, Dinos Sfyris 2 - 0 Phil Makepeace

Phil Makepeace 46 - 57 Dinos Sfyris
Dinos Sfyris 45 - 40 Phil Makepeace

Ian Dent · Post by **Ian Dent** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:07 pm

Dinos, did we play?

Andrew Feist · Post by **Andrew Feist** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:41 pm

Ian Dent wrote:Dinos, did we play?

I have games from you.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:27 pm

Nearly a max game but I didn't risk BOONIES.

Kirk Bevins 73 - 46 Phil Makepeace
Kirk Bevins 56 - 45 Phil Makepeace

peter lee · Post by **peter lee** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 9:20 pm

Our 1st game in week 3 flight A

Edwin Mead 83 - 111 Peter Lee

Andy Wilson · Post by **Andy Wilson** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 9:21 pm

Sorry for delay Andrew. If you'll still accept last week's flight A match, this should be a 2-0 win to Peter Lee

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=149426
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=149417

The speed demon was 2-0 the other way between the same players

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=149407
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=149401

and Ian Volante just claimed a 2-0 victory over me in this weeks speed demon pairings

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=149440
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=149434

Julie T · Post by **Julie T** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:15 pm

speed demon:

Julie Taylor 30 - 44 Matthew Tassier

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=150041

Matthew Tassier 28 - 40 Julie Taylor

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=150045

Which meant one win each for Matthew and me, my first win of the tournament!

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:31 pm

Michael Wallace 2 - 0 Matthew Tassier

Matthew Tassier 70 - 95 Michael Wallace

I completely blank on the first numbers but manage to drag it back with some (for me) moderately consistent lettering. Matthew's spots of ALPACA and PERUSAL were the highlights of the game, imo.

Michael Wallace 100 - 97 Matthew Tassier

Very flat for the most part, the difference coming from Matthew's spot of DIOPTRE. Fortunately I got lucky on the conundrum (all too often you find yourself behind at the conundrum and something impossible comes out), to squeak through. Matthew even had VIOLATOR noted down in round 11, which would have won it for him.

Matt Bayfield · Post by **Matt Bayfield** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:45 pm

My Speed 9 games for this week:

Matt Bayfield 57 - 34 Tom Rowell
Matt Bayfield 46 - 36 Tom Rowell
Kirk Bevins 67 - 33 Matt Bayfield
Kirk Bevins 72 - 32 Matt Bayfield

Matthew Tassier · Post by **Matthew Tassier** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:45 pm

Speed games:

Matthew Tassier 53 - 31 Tom Rowell
Tom Rowell 45 - 51 Matthew Tassier

Two fairly unimpressive games, except maybe for Tom's DEACONED, and I survived a crucial conundrum to record my first 2-0 victory.

Nick Wainwright · Post by **Nick Wainwright** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:43 pm

Flight A games:
Nick 2 - 0 Ben
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=150532
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=150541

Speed demon games:
Nick 2 - 0 Lesley
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=150563
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=150567

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:10 pm

Well fuck me. Just played the greatest game of all time.

Kirk Bevins 89 - 83 Ben Wilson

And then this beaut....

Kirk Bevins 151 - 135 Ben Wilson

With 12 maxes in a row I got excited, including FOUR nines in a row. Was incredible. Flake and ambulance city. But wait, round 13 I thought I'd maxed but I didn't --- Ben is right back in the game now with his FIFTH consecutive nine and I'm kicking myself for missing it -- would have been on for a mammoth score.

A crucial conundrum and I nail it in 0.8 seconds to secure the 2-0 win, a 151-135 victory and a 14 max game, although had I knew SPOONIER = POISONER I could have had a 169 game, smashing Conor's record that lots thought would never be beaten. Argh!!!!

This is one for the thread of brag, the thread of frustration AND the game of the year thread.

James Leroux · Post by **James Leroux** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:00 pm

Ian Dent 2-0 James Leroux
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=150720
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=150732

Andrew Feist · Post by **Andrew Feist** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:14 pm

From the speed demon:
Lee 18 - 52 Feist
I spot a couple decent 8's. In round 7 I make up a word, but that's okay because the dictionary beat me to it so it counts.
Feist 50 - 38 Lee
I start this game by spotting Peter 18 points, but get both the numbers and take the crucial for the win.

Julie T · Post by **Julie T** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:29 pm

My speed demon games against Ian resulted in one win each:

Julie Taylor 46 - 29 Ian Dent

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=150688

Julie Taylor 34 - 46 Ian Dent

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=150699

wd for Ian, getting a 9 in a 10 second round. It's not often I cause a man to get ERECTIONS these days.

My main tourney game against Lesley was 2-1 to me:

Lesley Hines 81 - 62 Julie Taylor

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=150721

Lesley Hines 84 - 93 Julie Taylor

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=150736

Julie Taylor 96 - 95 Lesley Hines

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=150755

Lesley lost a very close game there, despite getting 2 9s. That seems sort of familiar.......

tomrowell · Post by **tomrowell** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:39 pm

Matthew Tassier wrote:Speed games:

Matthew Tassier 53 - 31 Tom Rowell
Tom Rowell 45 - 51 Matthew Tassier

Two fairly unimpressive games, except maybe for Tom's DEACONED, and I survived a crucial conundrum to record my first 2-0 victory.

i will second that

Andrew Feist · Post by **Andrew Feist** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 3:47 am

Since it's not really a surprise, the three matches (one extra next week!) for the Speed Demon have been posted on the website. Hopefully the advance notice will help us get all the games in by the end of next Saturday (I'm looking at you, pool B).

James Hurrell · Post by **James Hurrell** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:24 pm

Week 2 - Speed Demon Pool B

Apologies should have posted earlier....

James Hurrell 1-1 Oliver Garner

Oliver comfortably took game 1...

James Hurrell 41-71 Oliver Garner

then I hit back with a decent (unusually so) conundrum spot to pinch game 2. Honours even.

James Hurrell 43-39 Oliver Garner

Thanks for the games Oliver - feel 1-1 isn't quite fair on you.

James Hurrell · Post by **James Hurrell** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 2:28 pm

Week 3 - Speed Demon - Pool B

James Hurrell 2-0 Simon Myers

2 decent games with some good spots but also some dodgy rounds thrown in for good measure. Well played Simon.

Simon Myers 27-55 James Hurrell

James Hurrell 64-51 Simon Myers

Lesley Hines · Post by **Lesley Hines** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:01 pm

Speed games week 2:

Lesley Hines 55-40 Ben Hunter
Lesley Hines 60-40 Ben Hunter

In a surely-never-to-be-repeated show of form from me I came out of these games 2-0. Enjoyed them Ben and feel free to settle the score any time

Matt Bayfield · Post by **Matt Bayfield** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 8:37 pm

Flight A:

Matt Bayfield 103 - 86 Philip Jarvis
Matt Bayfield 103 - 70 Philip Jarvis

Stuart Arnot · Post by **Stuart Arnot** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:06 pm

Speed Demon

Kai Laddiman 2 - o Stuart Arnot

Stuart Arnot 45 - 52 Kai Laddiman
Kai Laddiman 57 - 54 Stuart Arnot

Two tight games. Kai was just too quick for me on both conundrums.

Innis Carson · Post by **Innis Carson** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:15 pm

Speed Demon, Group B:

Nick Wainwright 57-63 Innis Carson
Nick Wainwright 47-55 Innis Cason

Two good contests, including two nines from Nick in the first game. I had to come back from behind in both cases, narrowly winning on the conundrum each time. Well played Nick, could have gone either way.

Andrew Herbertson · Post by **Andrew Herbertson** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:58 pm

Speed demon

Oliver Garner 1-1 Andrew Herbertson

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=151249
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=151252

I won my first game of the tourny in the first game with a surprising win on a crucial conundrum before Oliver got his finger out and things got back to normal in the second game.

Scott Gillies · Post by **Scott Gillies** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:09 pm

i've tried to contact matt morrison to no avail.

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 11:25 am

Scott Gillies wrote:i've tried to contact matt morrison to no avail.

Did you even try blowing the Matt Morrison horn?

Same with me and Martin May. He's still not responded about our week 2 speed demon game. A few times he's been in the room on apterous but not there.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 11:56 am

Dinos Sfyris wrote:Did you even try blowing the Matt Morrison horn?

Same with me and Martin May. He's still not responded about our week 2 speed demon game. A few times he's been in the room on apterous but not there.

I've got Martin this week in a Speed Demon. I sent him a message on Monday.

It's still in my outbox.

Andrew Herbertson · Post by **Andrew Herbertson** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:13 pm

No look with Matt Morrison for me either.

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:09 pm

Speed Daemon

Kai Laddiman 56 - 34 Andy Wilson
Kai Laddiman 65 - 24 Andy Wilson

Nothing particularly interesting, but well played Andy,

Alec Rivers · Post by **Alec Rivers** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:36 pm

Kirk Bevins wrote:And then this beaut....
Kirk Bevins 151 - 135 Ben Wilson

Nice conundrum - I can think of something else you were clenching.

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:57 pm

Flight A:

Ian Volante 51-81 Lloyd Pettet
Lloyd Pettet 81-59 Ian Volante

Speed demon:

Ian Volante 58-48 Peter Lee
Peter Lee 38-32 Ian Volante

peter lee · Post by **peter lee** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 2:14 pm

Our 2nd game in week 3 flight A

Edwin Mead 86 - 96 Peter Lee

Lee Simmonds · Post by **Lee Simmonds** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 5:07 pm

Flight A result:-

Henry Meier 1-2 Lee Simmonds

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=151802 Henry 114 - 96 Lee

Good game to start, Henry taking an early 8 point lead in rd 2 with latticed. Despite a couple of nice spots of my own, I could not close the gap thus ensuring a crucial conundrum. A fairly quick spot by Henry and deservedly 1-0 to him.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=151816 Lee 106 - 94 Henry

Again, I fell behind in rd 2 and then further behind in rd 4 with a word I really should have spotted! However, it could have been worse and game over had I not seen the 9 in rd 3 at the last second. After clawing back 1 round and with Henry missing a fairly straightforward numbers in rd 14, I found myself ahead for the first time in 29 rounds but still facing a crucial conundrum. Fortunately, a quick spot by me ensured a decider.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=151828 Henry 80 - 105 Lee

A combination of not great letters and perhaps nervous tension made for an inauspicious start to game 3. However, it was notable for both of us offering the same words and numbers solution in the first 7 rounds. I managed to break the deadlock in rd 8 and then a further winning rd on the last letters meant avoiding another crucial conundrum.

Great games, I thought and another day could easily have gone Henry's way.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 5:53 pm

Week 4 games:

Bottled the max game:

Kirk Bevins 64 - 24 Julie Taylor
Kirk Bevins 58 - 15 Julie Taylor

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:03 pm

James Robinson wrote:I've got Martin this week in a Speed Demon. I sent him a message on Monday.

It's still in my outbox.

Just in the nick of time.

Speed Demon

James Robinson 27-58 Martin May
Martin May 47-56 James Robinson

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:32 pm

Week 4 speed games:

Kirk Bevins 67 - 16 Matthew Tassier
Kirk Bevins 49 - 22 Matthew Tassier

Howard Somerset · Post by **Howard Somerset** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:43 pm

James Levison and I have had problems getting together. Hope you'll let us try again as soon as possible into the new week.

Howard Somerset · Post by **Howard Somerset** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:58 pm

Managed it tonight after all. James beat me 2 - 0. Easy win for him in game 1. Went to a crucial in game 2. Should've been playing best of 7!

Well played James, and thanks.

Howard 49 - 95 James
Howard 83 - 95 James

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:08 pm

Me and Simon Myers finally got round to playing our flight match. We started off on good form but eventually went downhill. Luckily Simon deteriorated at a faster rate than me, and I managed to seal the deal 2-1, despite my medical hindrance of Conundrum Tourette's in Game 1 and Fat fingers in game 3.

Dinos Sfyris 100-110 Simon Myers
Dinos Sfyris 105-90 Simon Myers
Simon Myers 64-81 Dinos Sfyris

Cheers for the games Sid

Innis Carson · Post by **Innis Carson** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:50 pm

Championship Flight:

Innis Carson 2-1 Oliver Garner

Oliver 82-114 Innis
Oliver 84-78 Innis
Oliver 65-82 Innis

Close stuff throughout, Oliver's excellent spot of NANOMETRE led him to victory in the second game, but I narrowly won the decider.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:25 pm

Innis Carson wrote: Oliver's excellent spot of NANOMETRE led him to victory in the second game

Or even your choice if 2 large instead of 1 large in round 14 won him the game?