Hypercountdown - Revision history

TobyMcDonald at 17:08, 19 August 2021

2021-08-19T17:08:36Z

TobyMcDonald at 23:17, 12 August 2021

2021-08-12T23:17:04Z

The Doctor at 22:35, 5 January 2021

2021-01-05T22:35:29Z

AsetKeyZet: /* Example game */

2020-06-15T07:47:59Z

‎Example game

The Doctor: added example game

2020-05-12T15:54:53Z

added example game

JohnnyCanuck: 150 and 200

2011-01-03T01:58:04Z

150 and 200

JohnnyCanuck: /* Differences with Regular Countdown */ I'm pretty sure it's still 30 seconds.

2010-07-19T12:49:35Z

‎Differences with Regular Countdown: I'm pretty sure it's still 30 seconds.

Vande: updated

2009-12-06T14:36:34Z

updated

Mglovesfun at 13:32, 3 November 2008

2008-11-03T13:32:06Z

Mglovesfun: MSN link

2008-03-04T17:54:17Z

MSN link

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 ==Differences with regular ''Countdown''==
-Each round of Hypercountdown is designed to be an increase in difficulty and complexity from regular ''Countdown''. [[Letters game]]s and [[conundrum]]s contain 12 letters instead of 9, [[numbers game]]s have 8 numbers instead of 6 (with 150 and 200 as additional large numbers), and a 4-digit target to reach.
+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.
 ===Example game===

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-'''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]].
+'''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==
+==Differences with regular ''Countdown''==
-Each round of Hypercountdown is designed to be an increase in difficulty and complexity from regular Countdown. Letters games and conundrums contain 12 letters instead of 9, numbers games have 8 numbers instead of 6 (with 150 and 200 as additional large numbers), and a 4-digit target to reach. Hypercountdown is available on [[Apterous]].
+Each round of Hypercountdown is designed to be an increase in difficulty and complexity from regular ''Countdown''. [[Letters game]]s and [[conundrum]]s contain 12 letters instead of 9, [[numbers game]]s have 8 numbers instead of 6 (with 150 and 200 as additional large numbers), and a 4-digit target to reach.
 ===Example game===
-(based extremely loosely on [[Episode 5654]])
+(Based extremely loosely on [[Episode 5654]])
 {{Rounds-start|Player One|Player Two}}
 {{Rx-letters  |1 |CGNEAIHPTLMG|CHEATING |CHEATING |PHLEGMATIC*|  8|8  |  10}}
-{{Rx-letters  |2 |LMGOEISRUDLA|MOUSIER  |MISRULE  |GLAMORISED*| 15|15 | 20}}
+{{Rx-letters  |2 |OEISRUYTPOIA|mousier {{x}}|misrule {{x}}|OPEROSITY*, TOPIARIES*| 8|8 | 20}}
-{{Rx-letters  |3 |YTPOIANLSTEP|SOAPILY  |PONYTAILS|POTENTIALS*| 15|24 | 30}}
+{{Rx-letters  |3 |NLSDRSEIATEN|RESINATED|DETAINERS|DENTALISES*, TAILENDERS*, TRENDINESS*| 17|17 | 30}}
-{{R-numbers   |4 | 50|75|100|25|9|9 7 10| 4830
+{{R-numbers   |4 | 50|75|100|25|9|9 8 10| 4830
 |4840|sol1=(9 × 50 + 25 + 9) × 10
-|4820|sol2=(9 × 50 + 25 + 7) × 10
+|4840|sol2=(9 × 50 + 25 + 9) × 10
 |rr=4830|solrr=(100 × 9 + 75 − 9) ÷ (50 ÷ 25) × 10
-|20|29|40}}
+|22|22|40}}
-{{Rx-letters  |5 |LMZIEONARGTS|NORMALIZES|NORMALIZES|GLAMORIZES*, MAGNOLITES*, MATRONIZES*, MELIORANTS*, MORTALIZES*, ROSEMALING*| 30|39 | 50}}
+{{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*| 30|39 | 58}}
+{{Rx-letters  |6 |IEOFAILHREOI|fiesta {{x}}  |ageist {{x}}  |AEROFOIL*, FIREHOLE*| 32|32 | 58}}
-{{Rx-letters  |7 |CTDVNWEAECSD|VENDACES |VENDACES |DECADENTS*, DESCANTED*| 38|47 |67}}
+{{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)
-|48|57|77}}
+|50|50|77}}
-{{R-conundrum |9 |MYLOSYLLABIC|c2time=0.5|c2sol=SYMBOLICALLY|48|67|87}}
+{{R-conundrum |9 |HEVALIANSUBQ|c2time=0.75|c2sol=VANQUISHABLE|50|60|87}}
 {{Rounds-end}}
 [[Category:Online community]]
 [[Category:Countdown variants]]

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 |20|29|40}}
 {{Rx-letters  |5 |LMZIEONARGTS|NORMALIZES|NORMALIZES|GLAMORIZES*, MAGNOLITES*, MATRONIZES*, MELIORANTS*, MORTALIZES*, ROSEMALING*| 30|39 | 50}}
-{{Rx-letters  |6 |IEOFAILHREOI|FIESTA   |AGEIST   |AEROFOIL*, FIREHOLE*| 36|45 | 58}}
+{{Rx-letters  |6 |IEOFAILHREOI|fiesta {{x}}|ageist {{x}}|AEROFOIL*, FIREHOLE*| 30|39 | 58}}
-{{Rx-letters  |7 |CTDVNWEAECSD|VENDACES |VENDACES |DECADENTS*, DESCANTED*| 44|53 |67}}
+{{Rx-letters  |7 |CTDVNWEAECSD|VENDACES |VENDACES |DECADENTS*, DESCANTED*| 38|47 |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)
-|54|63|77}}
+|48|57|77}}
-{{R-conundrum |9 |MYLOSYLLABIC|c2time=0.5|c2sol=SYMBOLICALLY|54|73|87}}
+{{R-conundrum |9 |MYLOSYLLABIC|c2time=0.5|c2sol=SYMBOLICALLY|48|67|87}}
 {{Rounds-end}}
 [[Category:Online community]]
 [[Category:Countdown variants]]

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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  |MISRULE  |OPEROSITY*, TOPIARIES*| 15|15 | 20}}
+{{Rx-letters  |2 |LMGOEISRUDLA|MOUSIER  |MISRULE  |GLAMORISED*| 15|15 | 20}}
-{{Rx-letters  |3 |NLSDRSEIATEN|SOAPILY  |PONYTAILS|DENTALISES*, TAILENDERS*, TRENDINESS*| 15|24 | 30}}
+{{Rx-letters  |3 |YTPOIANLSTEP|SOAPILY  |PONYTAILS|POTENTIALS*| 15|24 | 30}}
-{{R-numbers   |4 | 50|75|100|25|9|9 8 10| 4830
+{{R-numbers   |4 | 50|75|100|25|9|9 7 10| 4830
-|4840|sol1=9 × 50 + 25 + 9 × 10
+|4840|sol1=(9 × 50 + 25 + 9) × 10
-|4840|sol2=9 × 50 + 25 + 9 × 10
+|4820|sol2=(9 × 50 + 25 + 7) × 10
 |rr=4830|solrr=(100 × 9 + 75 − 9) ÷ (50 ÷ 25) × 10
 |20|29|40}}
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 {{R-conundrum |9 |MYLOSYLLABIC|c2time=0.5|c2sol=SYMBOLICALLY|54|73|87}}
 {{Rounds-end}}
 [[Category:Online community]]
 [[Category:Countdown variants]]

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 Each round of Hypercountdown is designed to be an increase in difficulty and complexity from regular Countdown. Letters games and conundrums contain 12 letters instead of 9, numbers games have 8 numbers instead of 6 (with 150 and 200 as additional large numbers), and a 4-digit target to reach. Hypercountdown is available on [[Apterous]].
 [[Category:Online community]]
 [[Category:Countdown variants]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:36, 6 December 2009
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−	'''Hypercountdown''', derived largely from what was known as '''Countdown Advanced''', is a variant of Countdown that is typically always played over [[MSN Messenger]].	+	'''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==		==Differences with Regular Countdown==

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:54, 4 March 2008
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−	'''Hypercountdown''', derived largely from what was known as '''Countdown Advanced''', is a variant of Countdown that is typically always played over MSN Messenger.	+	'''Hypercountdown''', derived largely from what was known as '''Countdown Advanced''', is a variant of Countdown that is typically always played over [[MSN Messenger]].

	==Differences with Regular Countdown==		==Differences with Regular Countdown==