Official Thread of Brag

Andrew Hulme · Post by **Andrew Hulme** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:12 pm

Pretty Crazy game here 26-0 down after missing MOUSETRAP and FOOTERED on my own pick, go on to score 148. Ah what might have been...

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=45043

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:01 am

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=45073

Yay!

Jimmy Gough · Post by **Jimmy Gough** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:12 am

Kirk Bevins wrote:http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=45073

Yay!

Pretty good but it's no Craig Beevers.

Andrew Hulme · Post by **Andrew Hulme** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:26 am

Max = Metamax between Innis and I...

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=45581

Should be noted my contribution was rubbish... picking two 9s that Innis got and I didn't.

Don't really how rare/easy this is really?

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:56 am

Andrew Hulme wrote:Max = Metamax between Innis and I...

ITYM "Innis and me".

Impressive game though, should probably put something like that on the stats.

Chris Davies · Post by **Chris Davies** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 1:09 am

At long bloody last

Well, I've actually only been trying to get a perfect conundrum attack since yesterday, but it feels like it took forever.

Daniel O'Dowd · Post by **Daniel O'Dowd** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:39 am

Not the best game, but... Scalp!

Paul Howe · Post by **Paul Howe** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:55 pm

Aaarggh, so close

Daniel O'Dowd · Post by **Daniel O'Dowd** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:06 pm

A great game but I missed etalons!

Craig Beevers · Post by **Craig Beevers** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:26 pm

Perfect 5 seconds conundrum attack:

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=46400

I think I could probably do 3 seconds if I was really lucky, but the psychological effect of having so little time is tricky.

Chris Davies · Post by **Chris Davies** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:30 am

Perfect speed conundrum attack.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 1:56 pm

I had 14/14 here against Junaid, including two nines. I got the conundrum instantly and pressed P, but, oh no, I'm locked out, Junaid buzzed on 0.7 seconds. Ridiculous. I'm counting this as a moral max game as I spotted PURCHASED instantly too but it won't ever be recorded

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=46730

Innis Carson · Post by **Innis Carson** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:59 pm

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=46821

Personal best by miles. Missed the conundrum, but I wouldn't have got that if my life depended on it anyway.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 6:21 pm

Kirk Bevins wrote:I had 14/14 here against Junaid, including two nines. I got the conundrum instantly and pressed P, but, oh no, I'm locked out, Junaid buzzed on 0.7 seconds. Ridiculous. I'm counting this as a moral max game as I spotted PURCHASED instantly too but it won't ever be recorded

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=46730

How can you know you had it in less than 0.7?

Simon Myers · Post by **Simon Myers** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 6:24 pm

Charlie Reams wrote:
Kirk Bevins wrote:I had 14/14 here against Junaid, including two nines. I got the conundrum instantly and pressed P, but, oh no, I'm locked out, Junaid buzzed on 0.7 seconds. Ridiculous. I'm counting this as a moral max game as I spotted PURCHASED instantly too but it won't ever be recorded

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=46730
How can you know you had it in less than 0.7?

He told me he was 100% certain.

Andrew Hulme · Post by **Andrew Hulme** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:13 pm

Kirk Bevins wrote:I had 14/14 here against Junaid, including two nines. I got the conundrum instantly and pressed P, but, oh no, I'm locked out, Junaid buzzed on 0.7 seconds. Ridiculous. I'm counting this as a moral max game as I spotted PURCHASED instantly too but it won't ever be recorded

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=46730

I had a max game yesterday too! All that happened was my mate beat me in 2letters games and I was one away on the numbers...

Neil Zussman · Post by **Neil Zussman** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:05 pm

Andrew Hulme wrote:
Kirk Bevins wrote:I had 14/14 here against Junaid, including two nines. I got the conundrum instantly and pressed P, but, oh no, I'm locked out, Junaid buzzed on 0.7 seconds. Ridiculous. I'm counting this as a moral max game as I spotted PURCHASED instantly too but it won't ever be recorded

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=46730
I had a max game yesterday too! All that happened was my mate beat me in 2letters games and I was one away on the numbers...

On slightly differnet logic, I claim this as a max 9 rounder: http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=46031
It was a pretty strange game anyway. Round 12 was immensely amusing (to me) because I had no idea it was a word, but I thought I might as well risk it for the hell of it.
After 5 rounds we were discussing how annoyed Kirk would be if he whitewashed me on apterous, and then I beat him on the show.

But neither happened/ will happen.

Innis Carson · Post by **Innis Carson** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:14 pm

Didn't think I'd be bragging again quite so soon...

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=46887

Second new personal best in one day. Chris did well here too, making this one of the highest joint scores to date as well.

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:48 pm

Simon Myers wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote:
Kirk Bevins wrote:I had 14/14 here against Junaid, including two nines. I got the conundrum instantly and pressed P, but, oh no, I'm locked out, Junaid buzzed on 0.7 seconds. Ridiculous. I'm counting this as a moral max game as I spotted PURCHASED instantly too but it won't ever be recorded

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=46730
How can you know you had it in less than 0.7?
He told me he was 100% certain.

That's pretty certain.

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 11:34 pm

Charlie Reams wrote: How can you know you had it in less than 0.7?

I clearly didn't, but I got it before it was revealed so had I been playing Apterous Shit I would have had a max game. That's good enough for me.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:07 am

Kirk Bevins wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote: How can you know you had it in less than 0.7?
I clearly didn't, but I got it before it was revealed so had I been playing Apterous Shit I would have had a max game. That's good enough for me.

I guess I agree with that. As we discussed before, the idea of a "max" with conundrums is pretty much meaningless anyway.

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 1:04 am

Kirk Bevins wrote:I got it before it was revealed

Charlie should edit the game review so the conundrum solve time reads -0.7 seconds.

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:25 am

The first occurrence of this word as a darrenic max:

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ga ... 17#r694917

Even better that HOTTIES and RIMMED came together in the same game too.

tomrowell · Post by **tomrowell** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:51 am

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=47839

my best game ever

Eoin Monaghan · Post by **Eoin Monaghan** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:53 pm

tomrowell wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=47839

my best game ever

Nice

Andrew Hulme · Post by **Andrew Hulme** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:29 pm

Andrew Hulme wrote:
Kirk Bevins wrote:
Andrew Hulme wrote:My first ever max game!!!

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=36829
Well done mate. Goatdown is far easier to get max games for though. Getting a 15 rounder max game is your next step!
AArrrrrgghh. Wanted to respond to this with my max game for ages. If only id risked CARTOONY I'd have one. Still my best ever game in terms of maxes. But sigh:

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=41792

Now I can

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=48877

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:11 pm

This beats Paul Howe's record of 16 maxes on speed letters attack:

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=49231

Julie T · Post by **Julie T** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:27 pm

Not my highest score, but my highest number of maxes:

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=49297

The 2 letters maxes I missed were a little obscure.
I find that Waldorf often gets conundrums, so I went a bit early for a rather daft guess.
Other than that, rather better than my usual!

Chris Davies · Post by **Chris Davies** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:31 pm

My highest score for a 15-rounder.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=49359

I saw METREAGE at the very end of round 2, only a fraction too late, so that's a tad frustrating, but I'm still happy with this game, obviously.

Oliver Garner · Post by **Oliver Garner** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:45 pm

Not sure if this is brag or scrag but in the round I missed, I thought I saw heroine but there was only one e but still I completely missed heroin.
http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=49981

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:27 am

Thats defo more brag than scrag. Its certainly not SHITTYOLI

Chris Davies · Post by **Chris Davies** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:43 pm

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=50619

An absolutely mad Speedgoat. 6 nines! Pity about the number games though - with two easier ones I could have had the highest scoring Speedgoat in apterous history, but it wasn't to be. This was seriously one of the most enjoyable games I've ever had though

Chris Davies · Post by **Chris Davies** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:30 pm

Another apto-dream fulfilled!

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=50643

Andrew Hulme · Post by **Andrew Hulme** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:00 am

Yay round 9

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=50671

Darren Carter · Post by **Darren Carter** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:24 am

Chris Davies wrote:Another apto-dream fulfilled!

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=50643

You bully......

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:03 am

Darren Carter wrote:
Chris Davies wrote:Another apto-dream fulfilled!
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=50643
You bully......

My thoughts entirely.

Chris Davies · Post by **Chris Davies** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:28 pm

Matt Morrison wrote:
Darren Carter wrote:
Chris Davies wrote:Another apto-dream fulfilled!
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=50643
You bully......
My thoughts entirely.

Laura was nothing but sportsmanlike about it.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:30 pm

Chris Davies wrote: Laura was nothing but sportsmanlike about it.

But was she penwomanlike?

Ben Wilson · Post by **Ben Wilson** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:23 pm

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=51402

Rounds 12-16, 5 consecutive conundrums in a total time of 4.7 seconds.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:14 pm

Apologies to Peter, who really had about the most unwelcoming possible start to his Apterous career, but after 578 attempts... Yes!

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:06 am

Ben Wilson wrote:http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=51402

Rounds 12-16, 5 consecutive conundrums in a total time of 4.7 seconds.

How very dare you! You found EMMASCLIT in 1 second!

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:23 am

Dinos Sfyris wrote: How very dare you! You found EMMASCLIT in 1 second!

Haha unlucky Dinos. I'd feel a failure if I were you.

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:59 am

Despite a rocky start managed to thwart Prime by quite a margin due to him sometimes making the opti-pick then missing it!

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=51540

Daniel O'Dowd · Post by **Daniel O'Dowd** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:33 pm

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=52387

Not an amazing game from either side, but it's another high rated scalp, I came back from 15 down and have now broken 1400

Chris Davies · Post by **Chris Davies** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:52 pm

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=52816

Unbelievably, I noted ROOFIES immediately in round 1, then I noted FISHER, and I convinced myself that ROOFIES wasn't in and chickened out of declaring it. If Richard had declared first, I would have gone with it. Sigh.

Chris Davies · Post by **Chris Davies** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:33 pm

No doubt my best nine ever.

I let myself in for a crucial conundrum after misclicking on the second numbers, though.

Eoin Monaghan · Post by **Eoin Monaghan** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 4:28 pm

http://www.apterous.org/duel_results.php?duel=295

I have only spotted this now, my first ver duel win!

After I had completed it I said in aptochat, 'an OK duel'

Eoin Monaghan · Post by **Eoin Monaghan** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 4:38 pm

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=53247

Closest thing I've got to a max game so far.

Didn't risk BODGIE and I had the last numbers game but I mucked up with those damn brackets!

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:22 am

Eoin Monaghan wrote: but I mucked up with those damn brackets!

Brackets? You should never need to use brackets if clicking the numbers. When typing the solution into the notes box, yes, but clicking the numbers, no.

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:22 pm

http://www.apterous.org/help.php?page=18#numbers

Ben Wilson · Post by **Ben Wilson** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:31 pm

http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=53801 4 tens in one game, I might be getting better at this whole hyper malarkey. Annoyed at round 3 though.

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Fri May 01, 2009 6:08 pm

Sort of brag and scrag Let a really high score go somewhere in the middle, but a win is a win I spose

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Fri May 01, 2009 7:52 pm

Dinos Sfyris wrote:Sort of brag and scrag Let a really high score go somewhere in the middle, but a win is a win I spose

Lol, WRECKAGES is so totally a word.

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Fri May 01, 2009 10:41 pm

Dinos Sfyris wrote:Sort of brag and scrag Let a really high score go somewhere in the middle, but a win is a win I spose

Where have I seen that conundrum before?

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Sat May 02, 2009 10:07 am

Kai Laddiman wrote:
Dinos Sfyris wrote:Sort of brag and scrag Let a really high score go somewhere in the middle, but a win is a win I spose
Lol, WRECKAGES is so totally a word.

I saw WRECKAGE too late, but probably would have been tempted to stick the S on anyway.
As for the RITENUTOS round I actually said to myself "RITENUTOS isn't there"

Eoin Monaghan · Post by **Eoin Monaghan** » Sat May 02, 2009 6:17 pm

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=54656
Best conundrum attack yet, 2 or 3 I maybe should have got, like AWESOMELY, but overall I'm pretty pleased with this.

Michael thought it was AWESOME, hehe.

Eoin Monaghan · Post by **Eoin Monaghan** » Sat May 02, 2009 6:18 pm

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=54656

Best conundrum attack yet, 1 or 2 I maybe should have got, but overall I'm pretty pleased with this.

Michael thought it was AWESOME, hehe.

Chris Davies · Post by **Chris Davies** » Sat May 02, 2009 7:21 pm

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=54688

'Agonising' doesn't even begin to describe this!

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Sat May 02, 2009 7:34 pm

Chris Davies wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=54688

'Agonising' doesn't even begin to describe this!

Man, that's such a pointless thing to do. If the game's over and you can't win then just let the other guy get his max.

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Sat May 02, 2009 8:21 pm

Charlie Reams wrote:Man, that's such a pointless thing to do. If the game's over and you can't win then just let the other guy get his max.

Srsly? If I were on for a max I would totally not want my opponent to not try on the conundrum, would taint it for me if they did. Each to their own, I guess.