Word Checks at Co:Events using the Android App

[JackHurst]

The Unofficial Countdown Android app is available here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... l=en&gl=US

It can be used for word checking at co-events, and has been designed in a way to help player efficiently adjudicate letters rounds.

How to use it

• On the day of the co-event, the app gives you access to the word check screen via a secret button located at the top centre of the home screen

• Make sure you are on at least version 1.75 (version is displayed in top left of Home Screen)

• Type the selection into the box and hit search. If you want to speed this up, you can try to do this while players are still playing. Just make sure your phone screen isn't visible to them

• The maxes section shows you all available maxes

• The other words section shows you all non-max words available in the selection, sorted by descending length, then descending alphabetically. If a word isn't in this list of the maxes list, it's invalid. No need to search for the specific word.

• Always double check that you entered the selection correctly

• BUG FIX (fixed in 1.70): The input box now only accepts up to 9 alphabetical characters. Somebody found a bug at a previous event where you could add a space and search for something like "RATIONS " (note the space at the end), and the app would tell you that the string "RATIONS " (with a space at the end) is not in the dictionary, which in the ap just made it look like it was saying RATIONS is invalid.

Advantages

• No internet connection required when checking

• No account required

• Designed to help you check most efficiently

Supported Events

As of version 1.75, here is the list of events that the app supports

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            "2023-06-10", // Dublin
            "2023-06-17", // Waterford
            "2023-07-08", // Newcastle
            "2023-08-04", // Birmingham (Goat)
            "2023-08-05", // Birmingham
            "2023-08-26", // London
            "2023-08-27", // London MSO

Why isn't this available all of the time in your app?

• It's eventually going to be a feature available to subscribers only, with the exception of it always being open access on co:event days via the secret buttons

• I'm working on the infrastructure for in app subscriptions

• Since the functionality is already there, it may as well be available on days of co-events to be of use

[Steve Hyde]

This is great. Will revolutionise the board game once it's available as a permanent feature

[Tracey Anne Mills]

This is really good !

[Tracey Anne Mills]

This is really good ! and very helpful

[Adam S Latchford]

Worked really well at co newc, very very helpful addition

[JackHurst]

Version 1.86 of the app is out today. It contains a couple of updates to the word checker, and I've added availability for it to cover the rest of the 2023 co events

[JackHurst]

Version 1.117 is out now and will be required if you want to use the app for word checks at Colin. It has all of the new words (such as ANTIPOLE).

[Fiona T]

Brilliant - thanks Jack - appreciated