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No.

Ian Dent wrote:No.

Thanks. Include me in.

If it's still not to late to enter then i'd like to be included cheers. James Levison.

Ian, if it is not too late could I also be included please? I have only just read about this, it sounds awesome.

In.

Any news on the first match?

Badcock's in too.

Kai Laddiman wrote:

Is this what it's like when Damian isn't in charge?

Ian Dent wrote:Opening Match

Oliver Garner vs Charlie Reams

Challengers in order

Ryan Taylor
Jon O'Neill
Innis Carson
Sue Sanders

Charlie and Oli haven't played a 15 rounder since 23 Dec 2009.

I've just noticed this. As I'm too shit (and too shit scared) to apply for Countdown, I would love to have played in this. I guess I'm miles too late?

John Gillies wrote:I've just noticed this. As I'm too shit (and too shit scared) to apply for Countdown, I would love to have played in this. I guess I'm miles too late?

I doubt it, considering that we haven't actually started yet!

Great! Count me in. I would enjoy a sound spanking from one of the top players, preferably female. Definitely not my son Scott; that would be just too pervy.

Pull your finger out lads.

In please Ian

Ian Dent wrote:Pull your finger out lads.

Lloyd Pettet wrote:In please Ian

Am I the only one wishing there were a few posts between the two immediately above?

Ben Wilson wrote:

Ian Dent wrote:Pull your finger out lads.

Lloyd Pettet wrote:In please Ian

Am I the only one wishing there were a few posts between the two immediately above?

Perhaps Ian and Lloyd are good friends.

Remember this?

Did this die a death or might it still happen?

I think I was mostly responsible for it being STILLBORN, but any tournament that breaks down as soon as one person doesn't turn up is likely to go that way in the end I suspect, q.v. the various apterous leagues which have come and gone.

I'll give it a go, if it isn't too late. However, my skills would probably be better used organising.

I'm in if it's possible.

Okay - first game Rhys Benjamin vs Josh Hurst - winner plays Ian Volante

Too late for me to join too?

Ian Dent wrote:Okay - first game Rhys Benjamin vs Josh Hurst - winner plays Ian Volante

***LIKE***

In fact, I've had an Idea!

Ian Dent wrote:Okay - first game Rhys Benjamin vs Josh Hurst - winner plays Ian Volante

Josh has told me via Facebook he can't play atm, so could I play Ian and do things like that until Josh comes back?

Josh is banned.

Play Ian V

In a Series style;

Apterous recap for Saturday 4 December 2010.

IV: Challenger Ian Volante.
RB: Challenger Rhys Benjamin.
DC: Susie Dent and Geoffrey Durham.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: O I C N D I D E R
R02: M S U T P I L T O
R03: A T R E M E B U C
R04: D O E Q M E N I A
R05: 25, 75, 8, 7, 1, 3. Target: 286.
R06: H E W N R U R I L
R07: O S B I N A R O T
R08: R E A K E P E A N
R09: O Y H E D A L C I
R10: 75, 50, 100, 25, 2, 9. Target: 235.
R11: E S G A N A R I S
R12: T A D O S U O G A
R13: A J V I N E Z W S
R14: 50, 100, 25, 75, 8, 9. Target: 312.
R15: E H T W I T T E N (conundrum)


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Round 1: O I C N D I D E R

IV: coddier
RB: COINED (6)
DC: CRINOID (7) ONEIRIC (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

A dodgy start from Ian ensures Rhys takes a surprising lead, but not for long...

Round 2: M S U T P I L T O

IV: MOULTS (6)
RB: STUMP (5)
DC: SPOTLIT (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 14)

Rhys' selection does not produce a second S and he is devastated.

Round 3: A T R E M E B U C

IV: EMBRACE (7)
RB: TREE (4)
DC: BEAUTER (7) CREMATE (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 21)

A max from Ian surely means Rhys can't turn it around now...

Round 4: D O E Q M E N I A

IV: DEMEAN (6)
RB: meaned
DC: DOMAINE (7) DOMINEE (7)
Score: 19–6 (max 28)

Rhys gambles on MEANED^, whereas Ian plays about with the suffix, turns it into a prefix, and BOOM! Six points in the bag.
Next...

Round 5: 25, 75, 8, 7, 1, 3. Target: 286.

IV: 286. (75 + 25) x 3 - 8 - 7 + 1 (10)
RB: 283.
Score: 29–6 (max 38)

Another max from Ian ensures that in the first half, it's all gone Ian's way...

Round 6: H E W N R U R I L

IV: WHIRLER (7)
RB: LINER (5)
Score: 36–6 (max 45)

Rhys can only see RURAL but we don't have the letters. Ian's not phased...

Round 7: O S B I N A R O T

IV: ABORTIONS (18)
RB: TRAINS (6)
Score: 54–6 (max 63)

A Superb niner from Ian puts the game undoubtedly beyond Rhys' reach?
Rhys really wanted the B to be a D for TANDOORIS, and if where's Touchdown when you need it...?

Round 8: R E A K E P E A N

IV: KEEPER (6)
RB: KEEPER (6)
DC: KEENER (6) PANEER (6)
Score: 60–12 (max 69)

An eeeasy round.

Round 9: O Y H E D A L C I

IV: HOLIDAY (7)
RB: LACED (5)
DC: HEADILY (7) HYALOID (7)
Score: 67–12 (max 76)

Again, an easy round... for Ian.

Round 10: 75, 50, 100, 25, 2, 9. Target: 235.

IV: 234. 100 + 75 + 50 + 9 (7)
RB: 234. 100 + 75 + 50 + 9 (7)
RR: 235. (100 - 2) x (75 / 25) - (50 + 9) (10)
Score: 74–19 (max 86)

Finally Rhys gets to pick the numbers. He goes with his trademark 4 large and can only find 234, the same as Ian.

Round 11: E S G A N A R I S

IV: assagai
RB: searings
DC: ASSIGNER (8) REASSIGN (8) SANGRIAS (8) SARANGIS (8)
Score: 74–19 (max 94)

Rhys is convinced this is a word, particularly as it has been offered before!

Round 12: T A D O S U O G A

IV: OUTGAS (6)
RB: DUOS (4)
Score: 80–19 (max 100)

Ian farts his way out of trouble and this guarantees a win for Ian.

Round 13: A J V I N E Z W S

IV: WAIVES (6)
RB: nvines
DC: AZINES (6) NAVIES (6) ZANIES (6)
Score: 86–19 (max 106)

Rhys makes a typo. 6 points for Ian...

Round 14: 50, 100, 25, 75, 8, 9. Target: 312.

IV: 312. (50 x 8) - 100 + 9 + (75 / 25) (10)
RB: 312. (50 x 8) - 75 - 9 - (100 / 25) (10)
Score: 96–29 (max 116)

Rhys' trademark 4 large works... for both of them.

Round 15: E H T W I T T E N

RB buzzes on 7 seconds to say "No sorry, It's gone," which is incorrect.
IV buzzes on 24 seconds to say "TWENTIETH!" which is correct.
Final Score: 106–29 (max 126)


Further summaries are at:
http://wiki.apterous.org/Apterous_Simul ... f_a_Series

I've actually just started to get a little bit excited about this.

Who's playing in the next game?

Matt Morrison wrote:I've actually just started to get a little bit excited about this.

I've got a semi now too. Who's next then?

And what happened to Josh?

I'd love to sign up for this if possible.

Mark James wrote:I'd love to sign up for this if possible.

Me too!

You're both signed up. I've made the topic an announcement too so it's now in the top section of apterous forum.

NO MORE SIGN UPS AFTER THIS WEEKEND

I'll see when Charlie's next available, bloody nuisance that my router was being a sod last night, and by the time I'd fixed it, it was too late.