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| − | '''Hypercountdown''', derived largely from what was known as '''Countdown Advanced''', is a variant of Countdown that | + | '''Hypercountdown''', derived largely from what was known as '''Countdown Advanced''', is a variant of ''[[Countdown]]'' that was typically always played over [[MSN Messenger]], and is now played on [[Apterous]]. It was originally invented by [[Gevin]], and refined by [[Ben Wilson]]. |
| − | ==Differences with | + | ==Differences with regular ''Countdown''== |
| − | Each round of Hypercountdown is designed to be an increase in difficulty and complexity from regular Countdown. Letters | + | Each round of Hypercountdown is designed to be an increase in difficulty and complexity from regular ''Countdown''. [[Letters game|Letters rounds]] and [[conundrum]]s contain 12 letters instead of 9, [[numbers game|numbers rounds]] have 8 numbers instead of 6 (with 150 and 200 as additional large numbers), and a 4-digit target to reach. |
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| + | As usual, in the letters rounds, players will only score double points by using ''all'' the letters, so a maximum 12-letter word will score a whopping 24 points! | ||
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| + | ===Example game=== | ||
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| + | (Based extremely loosely on [[Episode 5654]]) | ||
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| + | {{Rounds-start|Player One|Player Two}} | ||
| + | {{Rx-letters |1 |CGNEAIHPTLMG|CHEATING |CHEATING |PHLEGMATIC*| 8|8 | 10}} | ||
| + | {{Rx-letters |2 |OEISRUYTPOIA|mousier {{x}}|misrule {{x}}|OPEROSITY*, TOPIARIES*| 8|8 | 20}} | ||
| + | {{Rx-letters |3 |NLSDRSEIATEN|RESINATED|DETAINERS|DENTALISES*, TAILENDERS*, TRENDINESS*| 17|17 | 30}} | ||
| + | {{R-numbers |4 | 50|75|100|25|9|9 8 10| 4830 | ||
| + | |4840|sol1=(9 × 50 + 25 + 9) × 10 | ||
| + | |4840|sol2=(9 × 50 + 25 + 9) × 10 | ||
| + | |rr=4830|solrr=(100 × 9 + 75 − 9) ÷ (50 ÷ 25) × 10 | ||
| + | |22|22|40}} | ||
| + | {{Rx-letters |5 |LMZIEONARGTS|NORMALIZES|NORMALIZES|GLAMORIZES*, MAGNOLITES*, MATRONIZES*, MELIORANTS*, MORTALIZES*, ROSEMALING*| 32|32 | 50}} | ||
| + | {{Rx-letters |6 |IEOFAILHREOI|fiesta {{x}} |ageist {{x}} |AEROFOIL*, FIREHOLE*| 32|32 | 58}} | ||
| + | {{Rx-letters |7 |CTDVNWEAECSD|VENDACES |VENDACES |DECADENTS*, DESCANTED*| 40|40 |67}} | ||
| + | {{R-numbers |8 | 100|10|6|8|7|10 9 1| 9450 | ||
| + | |9450|sol1=((100 − 6) × 10 + 8 + 7 − 10) × (9 + 1) | ||
| + | |9450|sol2=((100 − 6) × 10 + 8 + 7 − 10) × (9 + 1) | ||
| + | |50|50|77}} | ||
| + | {{R-conundrum |9 |HEVALIANSUBQ|c2time=0.75|c2sol=VANQUISHABLE|50|60|87}} | ||
| + | {{Rounds-end}} | ||
[[Category:Online community]] | [[Category:Online community]] | ||
[[Category:Countdown variants]] | [[Category:Countdown variants]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:08, 19 August 2021
Hypercountdown, derived largely from what was known as Countdown Advanced, is a variant of Countdown that was typically always played over MSN Messenger, and is now played on Apterous. It was originally invented by Gevin, and refined by Ben Wilson.
Differences with regular Countdown
Each round of Hypercountdown is designed to be an increase in difficulty and complexity from regular Countdown. Letters rounds and conundrums contain 12 letters instead of 9, numbers rounds have 8 numbers instead of 6 (with 150 and 200 as additional large numbers), and a 4-digit target to reach.
As usual, in the letters rounds, players will only score double points by using all the letters, so a maximum 12-letter word will score a whopping 24 points!
Example game
(Based extremely loosely on Episode 5654)
| Rnd | Selection | Player One | Score | Player Two | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CGNEAIHPTLMG | CHEATING | 8 – 8 | CHEATING | PHLEGMATIC* | 10 |
| 2 | OEISRUYTPOIA | mousier ☓ | 8 – 8 | misrule ☓ | OPEROSITY*, TOPIARIES* | 20 |
| 3 | NLSDRSEIATEN | RESINATED | 17 – 17 | DETAINERS | DENTALISES*, TAILENDERS*, TRENDINESS* | 30 |
| 4 | 50 75 100 25 9 9 8 10 → 4830 | 4840
(9 × 50 + 25 + 9) × 10 |
22 – 22 | 4840
(9 × 50 + 25 + 9) × 10 |
RR: 4830 = (100 × 9 + 75 − 9) ÷ (50 ÷ 25) × 10 |
40 |
| 5 | LMZIEONARGTS | NORMALIZES | 32 – 32 | NORMALIZES | GLAMORIZES*, MAGNOLITES*, MATRONIZES*, MELIORANTS*, MORTALIZES*, ROSEMALING* | 50 |
| 6 | IEOFAILHREOI | fiesta ☓ | 32 – 32 | ageist ☓ | AEROFOIL*, FIREHOLE* | 58 |
| 7 | CTDVNWEAECSD | VENDACES | 40 – 40 | VENDACES | DECADENTS*, DESCANTED* | 67 |
| 8 | 100 10 6 8 7 10 9 1 → 9450 | 9450
((100 − 6) × 10 + 8 + 7 − 10) × (9 + 1) |
50 – 50 | 9450
((100 − 6) × 10 + 8 + 7 − 10) × (9 + 1) |
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77 |
| 9 | HEVALIANSUBQ | 50 – 60 | VANQUISHABLE
(0.75 seconds) |
87 |
