May daily duels

Howard Somerset · Post by **Howard Somerset** » Sun May 03, 2009 6:41 am

Although I'm making typos a little less frequently nowadays, I still made two in yesterday's duel which cost me 14 points and a very respectable, for me, 13th position.

Very carelessly entered TRAISPE instead of TRAIPSE.

And immediately realised that I'd pressed X instead of + in the second numbers round.

I see in a different thread that we've got a new numbers interface. I look forward to trying that, and wonder if it would've enabled be to correct my X.

Ian Dent · Post by **Ian Dent** » Sun May 03, 2009 11:27 pm

Off to a flyer this month. Aiming for top 30 at the end of May.

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Sun May 03, 2009 11:31 pm

I can only say I was somewhat amused to see the results of yesterday's duel. Quite pleased to see my numbers managing to actually be helpful for once, though.

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Mon May 04, 2009 3:01 pm

ONCE AGAIN, if it weren't for a couple of tpyos, I would be top.

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Mon May 04, 2009 6:45 pm

ONCE AGAIN, if it weren't for being utterly shit at the game, I would be top.

Andrew Feist · Post by **Andrew Feist** » Mon May 04, 2009 11:28 pm

So did half the field go for definites in round 6 yesterday? (I didn't check everybody that scored 0, but there were 27 nils that round out of 55 people.)

Phil Collinge · Post by **Phil Collinge** » Mon May 04, 2009 11:44 pm

25 did.

http://www.apterous.org/lexplorer.php?w ... =1&g=1&c=1

Phil Collinge · Post by **Phil Collinge** » Mon May 04, 2009 11:47 pm

Charlie, it was mentioned on the bug thread but the league table hasn't been reset since month end.

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Mon May 04, 2009 11:48 pm

Andrew Feist wrote:So did half the field go for definites in round 6 yesterday?

Wow - just had a look and quite a few shit-hot players did, including Kirk, Charlie and Damian.

Not being shit-hot myself, I scored some points that round with INFESTED.

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Tue May 05, 2009 12:13 am

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Andrew Feist wrote:So did half the field go for definites in round 6 yesterday?
Wow - just had a look and quite a few shit-hot players did, including Kirk, Charlie and Damian.

Odd that you've missed my name off that list. Oh well, must have been an oversight.

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Tue May 05, 2009 12:40 am

Matt Morrison wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:quite a few shit-hot players did, including Kirk, Charlie and Damian.
Odd that you've missed my name off that list. Oh well, must have been an oversight.

Looking down the list in alphabetical order, I stopped before I got to M.

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Tue May 05, 2009 12:38 pm

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Andrew Feist wrote:So did half the field go for definites in round 6 yesterday?
Wow - just had a look and quite a few shit-hot players did, including Kirk, Charlie and Damian.

Yup. Some people just don't learn.

Ben Wilson · Post by **Ben Wilson** » Fri May 08, 2009 11:04 pm

Get in.

Neil Zussman · Post by **Neil Zussman** » Fri May 08, 2009 11:10 pm

Ben Wilson wrote:Get in.

You did max it, you can't be that surprised that you won!

Well done though.

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Sat May 09, 2009 6:13 pm

That's annoying. I had a max game apart from my mental block in Rd 1

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Sat May 09, 2009 7:14 pm

That's annoying. I had a max game apart from my mental blocks in Rds 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Sat May 09, 2009 7:22 pm

That's annoying. I have a funny feeling that a meerkat in a baseball cap is copying everything I say

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Sat May 09, 2009 7:31 pm

Kai Laddiman wrote:That's annoying. I have a funny feeling that a meerkat in a baseball cap is copying everything I say

Dammit. I can't even parrot you without looking up who your avatar is. Mind you, you just called a dog a meerkat, so here goes:

That's annoying. I have a funny feeling that David Beckham in fancy dress is copying everything I say

Ben Wilson · Post by **Ben Wilson** » Mon May 11, 2009 11:08 pm

Is it just me or after round 5 did everybody play a different duel yesterday?

Ross Allatt · Post by **Ross Allatt** » Tue May 12, 2009 6:33 am

Yeah, just came in to say what Ben said - we've all done different duels from Conundrum 6 onwards

Mark Harrison · Post by **Mark Harrison** » Wed May 13, 2009 12:20 pm

With apologies...

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Wed May 13, 2009 12:37 pm

Mark Harrison wrote:

I can't believe you've never looked at Kirk's profile! Shameful.

Darren Carter · Post by **Darren Carter** » Wed May 13, 2009 12:50 pm

Hands up whoever managed to score any points in today's ridiculously hard duel..........

James Doohan · Post by **James Doohan** » Wed May 13, 2009 12:54 pm

Duel was ridiculous today, would it be possible to have two duels so thicko's like me could enjoy doing the duel instead

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Wed May 13, 2009 1:44 pm

james doohan wrote:Duel was ridiculous today, would it be possible to have two duels so thicko's like me could enjoy doing the duel instead

Don't worry too much mate, I think everyone struggled to get many points today!

James Doohan · Post by **James Doohan** » Wed May 13, 2009 2:12 pm

Jon Corby wrote:
james doohan wrote:Duel was ridiculous today, would it be possible to have two duels so thicko's like me could enjoy doing the duel instead
Don't worry too much mate, I think everyone struggled to get many points today!

I didn't struggle, I got zero with style

Ben Wilson · Post by **Ben Wilson** » Wed May 13, 2009 2:34 pm

Darren Carter wrote:Hands up whoever managed to score any points in today's ridiculously hard duel..........

Cool, everyone found it hard then, I jacked it in after 7 rounds and only 1 point, I'll pick it up again later and hope to come out with about 3 or 4 (usually I consider less than 2/3 of maxes in the duel a failure and less than 50% a complete disaster).

Howard Somerset · Post by **Howard Somerset** » Wed May 13, 2009 4:54 pm

On duels like today's I'm thrilled to get as much as one point. I know last time we had one like this, I ended up with zero. Seeing that others also found it hard has really encouraged me.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Thu May 14, 2009 11:08 pm

Wow - I came 30th on the duel because apterous crashed before I saw the conundrum. When I logged back in it said I'd already finished the duel despite not seeing the conundrum (which is easy). Had I got it I'd have had a max game and come 1st. Stupid computers.

Allan Harmer · Post by **Allan Harmer** » Fri May 15, 2009 9:06 am

Kirk Bevins wrote:Wow - I came 30th on the duel because apterous crashed before I saw the conundrum. When I logged back in it said I'd already finished the duel despite not seeing the conundrum (which is easy). Had I got it I'd have had a max game and come 1st. Stupid computers.

I know the feeling Kirk - The same thing happened to me on Tuesday, as my screen locked whilst the conundrum was coming up and by the time I saw it my time was up.

As you say, bloody computers!

Howard Somerset · Post by **Howard Somerset** » Fri May 15, 2009 10:25 am

Kirk Bevins wrote:Wow - I came 30th on the duel because apterous crashed before I saw the conundrum. When I logged back in it said I'd already finished the duel despite not seeing the conundrum (which is easy). Had I got it I'd have had a max game and come 1st. Stupid computers.

Sounds good to me. There's little other chance I've got of coming only six positions behind you, Kirk.

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Fri May 15, 2009 3:13 pm

Kirk Bevins wrote:Wow - I came 30th on the duel because apterous crashed before I saw the conundrum. When I logged back in it said I'd already finished the duel despite not seeing the conundrum (which is easy). Had I got it I'd have had a max game and come 1st. Stupid computers.

I'm not complaining, that's given me probably my best result to date in the Duel

Good old kelpies.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Sat May 16, 2009 1:07 am

Hmm yet again some of us had different conundrums for the duel. What's going on? Also I suck.

Howard Somerset · Post by **Howard Somerset** » Sat May 16, 2009 1:23 am

Kirk Bevins wrote:Hmm yet again some of us had different conundrums for the duel. What's going on? Also I suck.

It's nothing to do with time of day. I noticed that Damian was doing his duel challenge at the same time as me. Yet we only had one conundrum in common out of four.

Ian Dent · Post by **Ian Dent** » Sun May 17, 2009 1:11 pm

A 6 small duel....

Junaid Mubeen · Post by **Junaid Mubeen** » Sun May 17, 2009 1:22 pm

A 6 small duel...

Darren Carter · Post by **Darren Carter** » Sun May 17, 2009 4:18 pm

Ian Dent wrote:A 6 small duel....

It started off nicely with two easy ones, but then went quickly downhill!

Daniel O'Dowd · Post by **Daniel O'Dowd** » Sun May 17, 2009 4:20 pm

That was well fun

Probably one of my best performances in such areas, more in future please!

Neil Zussman · Post by **Neil Zussman** » Sun May 17, 2009 11:02 pm

I'm pleasantly surprised by how well I did on that duel. 4th?! What happened to everyone else? Mind you, it was nice to have an opportunity to show that, despite what it may look like from my appearances on the show, I can actually do the numbers pretty well, so thanks Charlie.

Particularly liked round 9- only two of us maxed it! Did everyone else enter 998 then try to fudge it?
Edit: Just noticed Junaid got 1006, and couldn't get any closer than that, which is pretty impressive. Has anyone ever declared anything above 1000 on the show?

Junaid Mubeen · Post by **Junaid Mubeen** » Sun May 17, 2009 11:10 pm

I rock. Chuffed with rd 4 particularly. Bring on a 4 large 'un!

(need all the morale boosters I can get after COMA final)

Neil Zussman · Post by **Neil Zussman** » Sun May 17, 2009 11:17 pm

Junaid Mubeen wrote:I rock. Chuffed with rd 4 particularly. Bring on a 4 large 'un!

(need all the morale boosters I can get after COMA final)

56*17+12?!!! Not surprised you're pleased with that, awesome spot.

Mark Harrison · Post by **Mark Harrison** » Sun May 17, 2009 11:47 pm

Didn't do as well as I wanted to in the 6 small shootout, not helped by a crash in the middle which robbed me of 7 points. Still, a respectable showing, I'm happy with 12th

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:02 am

Mark Harrison wrote:Didn't do as well as I wanted to in the 6 small shootout, not helped by a crash in the middle which robbed me of 7 points. Still, a respectable showing, I'm happy with 12th

I crashed about four times taking me down to 71st. Still, could have been worse...

Jon O'Neill · Post by **Jon O'Neill** » Mon May 18, 2009 12:25 pm

Junaid Mubeen wrote:I rock. Chuffed with rd 4 particularly. Bring on a 4 large 'un!

(need all the morale boosters I can get after COMA final)

18 maxes is ridiculous. Probably one of the best duel performances of all time. Well done!

Oliver Garner · Post by **Oliver Garner** » Mon May 18, 2009 3:49 pm

Ian Volante wrote:
Mark Harrison wrote:Didn't do as well as I wanted to in the 6 small shootout, not helped by a crash in the middle which robbed me of 7 points. Still, a respectable showing, I'm happy with 12th
I crashed about four times taking me down to 71st. Still, could have been worse...

I was awful. From beating Jono to coming 40th in 3 days - OUCH

Ben Wilson · Post by **Ben Wilson** » Mon May 18, 2009 9:59 pm

Is today's duel rolling over due to the prolonged down time?

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Mon May 18, 2009 10:29 pm

Ben Wilson wrote:Is today's duel rolling over due to the prolonged down time?

41 people managed to play, so I don't think that'll be necessary.

Barry Evans · Post by **Barry Evans** » Tue May 19, 2009 12:07 am

Hypercountdown - yeh - thats tricky. Hypercountdown where only maxes count - yeh - that sounds trickier! Hypercountdown where only maxes count AND a five second time limit - thats insane! I will happily go to bed with my one point!

Karen Pearson · Post by **Karen Pearson** » Tue May 19, 2009 7:47 am

Barry Evans wrote:Hypercountdown - yeh - thats tricky. Hypercountdown where only maxes count - yeh - that sounds trickier! Hypercountdown where only maxes count AND a five second time limit - thats insane! I will happily go to bed with my one point!

1 point for me too. I really thought I was going to get zero but I managed one of the numbers.

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Tue May 19, 2009 8:20 am

Unless anybody has done it before, I'm demanding some kind of dunce-based item for my two 0s in a row.

Not really important but I was only getting about 2 seconds for each conundrum today too.

Adam Dexter · Post by **Adam Dexter** » Tue May 19, 2009 9:38 am

Neil Zussman wrote: What happened to everyone else?

wow... I was 21st out of 72 in a 6 small? Woooo!

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Tue May 19, 2009 10:01 am

Yesterday's duel was RIDICULOUS. Seriously.

Neil Zussman · Post by **Neil Zussman** » Tue May 19, 2009 10:20 am

Kai Laddiman wrote:Yesterday's duel was RIDICULOUS. Seriously.

I think it was great. It's a nice feeling to get (significantly) less than half and still come 7th. Much more interesting than the duels where one tiny error moves you down about 20 places.
Also, Conor is insane...

Howard Somerset · Post by **Howard Somerset** » Tue May 19, 2009 12:03 pm

I'm very happy with yesterday's. Coming level with Allan, Rich and Jim, to name only three, is an achievement as far as I'm concerned.

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Tue May 19, 2009 12:27 pm

Kai Laddiman wrote:Yesterday's duel was RIDICULOUS. Seriously.

As far as I could see, the site was down for about nineteen hours, but it looks like it saved me some pain...

Ross Allatt · Post by **Ross Allatt** » Tue May 19, 2009 12:28 pm

I thought yesterday's was the best duel ever

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Tue May 19, 2009 6:42 pm

Kai Laddiman wrote:Yesterday's duel was RIDICULOUS. Seriously.

And today's ISNT?!?

Ian Dent · Post by **Ian Dent** » Tue May 19, 2009 6:45 pm

Duel today was quite tricky.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Tue May 19, 2009 9:55 pm

Neil Zussman wrote: Also, Conor is insane...

Seconded. The lad is a machine.

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Fri May 22, 2009 9:57 am

Er, why do the guys who came first yesterday get 63 points yet there was 60 entrants? Unless there's a special bonus or something.