April Daily Duels

Ian Dent · Post by **Ian Dent** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:40 pm

Aiming for a top 20 position this month.

Barry Evans · Post by **Barry Evans** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:10 pm

Fair play! It's my first month of doing daily duels on weekdays as well, so I think I'll join you in trying to get into top 20!

Ian Dent · Post by **Ian Dent** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:57 pm

You are young Barry,

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:01 pm

I'm aiming for 20 points.

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:25 pm

Ian Dent wrote:Aiming for a top 20 position this month.

You and me both.

Allan Harmer · Post by **Allan Harmer** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:59 pm

Any more unlimited bollocky wank and I will be lucky to be in the top 50

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:07 pm

Allan Harmer wrote:Any more unlimited bollocky wank and I will be lucky to be in the top 50

You and me both, I appear to suck hard at unlimited. Amazing what a difference it makes.

Julie T · Post by **Julie T** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:44 am

I started the duel, but my connection kept fooking up, and I didn't have time later.

Annoying, since I'd done 2 practice unlimited games with Nude in readiness.
I've done today's already, just to make sure.

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:53 am

Charlie, you can't reinstate duels from past days can you? This is obviously due to connection problems, not my own laziness.
Only got 3 rounds done on yesterday's before everything died on me and I didn't get a chance to ask you.
Mind you, not that bothered. I think I got a four letter word for one round, pretty good for unlimited eh?

Karen Pearson · Post by **Karen Pearson** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:05 pm

Jon Corby wrote:
Allan Harmer wrote:Any more unlimited bollocky wank and I will be lucky to be in the top 50
You and me both, I appear to suck hard at unlimited. Amazing what a difference it makes.

I'd never played unlimited before so I was quite surprised at how well I did! I don't think I've ever been as highly placed!

More unlimited please Charlie!!!

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:12 pm

Matt Morrison wrote:Charlie, you can't reinstate duels from past days can you? This is obviously due to connection problems, not my own laziness.
Only got 3 rounds done on yesterday's before everything died on me and I didn't get a chance to ask you.
Mind you, not that bothered. I think I got a four letter word for one round, pretty good for unlimited eh?

I can't let people play the Duel after the other people's games are publicly visible.

JimBentley · Post by **JimBentley** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:16 pm

I was really kicking myself hard after yesterday's for getting greedy in round 10; I went for a dodgy ten (UNTRUENESS) instead of sticking with a safe nine (TENSENESS). Still, it was excellent to have some Unlimited action in the Duel, anyway. I'm with Karen, let's have some more!

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 12:55 am

Speed rounds make baby Jebus cry. Hell, I'm even struggling with the 15-seconders...

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:00 am

Damn, I'd have won yesterday if I'd not blobbed on one round

Oliver Garner · Post by **Oliver Garner** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:06 pm

Ian Volante wrote:Damn, I'd have won yesterday if I'd not blobbed on one round

So would I but I thought there was only one r as i had airports

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:14 pm

I was chuffed with today's duel as I was the only one to get an 8 on round 7 (SPOONIES) and the only one to get a 6 on round 5 (PILOSE), one of 3 to get the lovely 9 METATARSI (shame it was gevinscoring though) and I maxed the letters rounds apart from BANEFUL which, thanks to the duel, I spotted tonight in a 15 rounder.

However, I was nowhere near the top because I'm a retard and didn't spot EGRESSION and POTENTIAL for conundrums - so frustrating.

D Eadie · Post by **D Eadie** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:44 pm

Kirk Bevins wrote:I was chuffed with today's duel as I was the only one to get an 8 on round 7 (SPOONIES) and the only one to get a 6 on round 5 (PILOSE), one of 3 to get the lovely 9 METATARSI (shame it was gevinscoring though) and I maxed the letters rounds apart from BANEFUL which, thanks to the duel, I spotted tonight in a 15 rounder.

However, I was nowhere near the top because I'm a retard and didn't spot EGRESSION and POTENTIAL for conundrums - so frustrating.

In other words, you did well in places, but were fucked out of sight overall.
Let it go.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:03 am

D Eadie wrote:
In other words, you did well in places, but were fucked out of sight overall.
Let it go.

Fucked out of sight? Now there's a thought....

Daniel O'Dowd · Post by **Daniel O'Dowd** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:04 am

The server was shut down during my duel just before, and when I tried carrying on my game, naturally, it hung. So I shut down and have just got back in to find the duel inaccessible =/ Could it be reinstated to where it was, or does the shutdown lose all relevant data?

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:28 am

I seem to have a problem with my scores - I've completed nine duels (to 10/04), but only been scored for seven.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:00 pm

Kevin Davis wrote:I seem to have a problem with my scores - I've completed nine duels (to 10/04), but only been scored for seven.

You completed this one after midnight when the results had been already published, so that won't count. Presumably same happened with the other one.

Chris Davies · Post by **Chris Davies** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 1:29 am

Yesterday's duel was nice. Considering the fact that I never play hyper, I was dead pleased to do this well.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 1:58 am

Chris Davies wrote:Yesterday's duel was nice. Considering the fact that I never play hyper, I was dead pleased to do this well.

I was also pleased to do this well but I didn't realise the online dictionary wouldn't have PREDATIONS in it otherwise I'd have come top.

I was pleased to top the duel with this perfect game on Saturday too.

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 2:54 am

Charlie Reams wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:I seem to have a problem with my scores - I've completed nine duels (to 10/04), but only been scored for seven.
You completed this one after midnight when the results had been already published, so that won't count. Presumably same happened with the other one.

Ah. Damn my night-owliness!

Allan Harmer · Post by **Allan Harmer** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 2:09 pm

Kirk Bevins wrote:
Chris Davies wrote:Yesterday's duel was nice. Considering the fact that I never play hyper, I was dead pleased to do this well.

I rarely play it too Kirk but it does add a different perspective with 12 letters - I think I'll need a pen and paper for the conundrums next time as they are just so tough to spot

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:31 pm

I don't know if this is a bug or not but on this page I could see earlier on (around 9pm) that Damian, Jon and my latest win was today's duel so, without knowing the results yet, I knew that we were currently leading. I'm not sure if we're supposed to be able to tell who is currently leading.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:00 am

Kirk Bevins wrote:I don't know if this is a bug or not but on this page I could see earlier on (around 9pm) that Damian, Jon and my latest win was today's duel so, without knowing the results yet, I knew that we were currently leading. I'm not sure if we're supposed to be able to tell who is currently leading.

Not a big deal really, but I think this is fixed now anyway.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:56 am

Charlie Reams wrote:
Kirk Bevins wrote:I don't know if this is a bug or not but on this page I could see earlier on (around 9pm) that Damian, Jon and my latest win was today's duel so, without knowing the results yet, I knew that we were currently leading. I'm not sure if we're supposed to be able to tell who is currently leading.

Interesting that the four of us who tied all dropped our point on the same round, considering it had two fairly routine maxes.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:00 pm

Jon Corby wrote: Interesting that the four of us who tied all dropped our point on the same round, considering it had two fairly routine maxes.

Yeah I noticed that and it was interesting. I saw DUALIST just out of time but I suppose the selection looked so nice we were looking for 8s, realised we couldn't find any and then saw we had 2 seconds left so grabbed a 6. Maybe.

Julie T · Post by **Julie T** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:22 pm

Got a little annoyed when expected to spell DOMINOS with an E, Damian?

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=49783

You weren't the only one:

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=50078

We must have been thinking of all that pizza on Wednesday.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:19 am

Was quite pleased with my win in the duel today (the 4 large shootout). I was particularly pleased with my round 1 and round 10 efforts (this should be in brag really) -- hover your mouse over my target to see my solution.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=51549

Mark Harrison · Post by **Mark Harrison** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:40 pm

Likewise, quite pleased with my first appearance in the top 10 - would've been a bit higher but for a couple of brainfades as well. Very much liking the all-numbers duel

Darren Carter · Post by **Darren Carter** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:55 am

Joint 11th yesterday, very pleased with that.

Howard Somerset · Post by **Howard Somerset** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:02 pm

Darren Carter wrote:Joint 11th yesterday, very pleased with that.

And I'm delighted with joint 56th, particularly when you see which two were joint 58th.

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:11 pm

Well done to Eoin for winning yesterday's duel. If I hadn't seen a phantom A in the opening round victory would've been mine!

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:16 pm

Howard Somerset wrote:
Darren Carter wrote:Joint 11th yesterday, very pleased with that.
And I'm delighted with joint 56th, particularly when you see which two were joint 58th.

*wildly thinks of an excuse*

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:37 pm

I'm sure this won't stop someone from complaining about it, but I made a bit of a boo-boo on today's Duel so depending on which time of day you played it, you might get different conundrums. Shouldn't make too much difference, none of them were obscenely easy or hard.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:27 pm

I came frustratingly close to a max game yesterday on the duel - in fact I actually had a max game as I spotted MAGNOLIA with a second to go. I typed M in and then time ran out and so I went to type it and spelt it MAGH...(fat fingers). Damn, I couldn't delete so I had to settle for LAMPING. 45 second rounds made all the difference but wish I could type.

Eoin Monaghan · Post by **Eoin Monaghan** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:54 pm

Dinos Sfyris wrote:Well done to Eoin for winning yesterday's duel. If I hadn't seen a phantom A in the opening round victory would've been mine!

Thanks Dinos