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Another oft-played variant added

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'''Touchdown''' is a variant on the general Countdown game that is popularly played over [[MSN Messenger]], on [[Apterous]], but also occasionally played at real life tournaments.

== Differences from regular Countdown ==
The main difference from Countdown is that a contestant may exchange any one of their letters for any specific letter of the alphabet. This differs from [[Goatdown]] in that only the final letter may be chosen in Goatdown, but it can be ''any one'' of the letters in Touchdown.

The original idea came from "If Only" [[Scrabble]], a variant where you may use a blank in any round.

[[Category:Online community]]

[[Category:Countdown variants]]

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 ==[[Letters game|Letters rounds]]==
-Any letter can be substituted for another. So, for example, the round {{word|TOUCHDOWZ}} does not have a nine in the standard rules; but, if we imagine the {{word|Z}} to be substituted for an {{word|N}}, we can declare {{word|TOUCHDOWN}} for nine. Players do not have to make explicit which letter they are substituting. Also, if there is already a nine in the selection, then that will be valid too. For example, if the selection is {{word|LNRSTAEIO}}, {{word|RELATIONS}} will be valid.
+Any letter can be substituted for another. So, for example, the round {{word|TOUCHDOWZ}} does not have a nine in the standard rules; but, if we imagine the {{word|Z}} to be substituted for an {{word|N}}, we can declare {{word|TOUCHDOWN}} for nine. Players do not have to make explicit which letter they are substituting. Also, if there is already a nine in the selection, then that will be valid too. For example, if the selection is {{word|LNRSTAEIO}}, {{word|RELATIONS}} will be valid. Scoring is done by [[Gevin]] rules, so 9-letter words are worth 9 points instead of 18.
 ===Example===
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 {{R-conundrum|6|AGUOVIQLE|c2time=25|c2sol=EQUIVOCAL|24|29|54}}
 {{Rounds-end}}
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 The original idea came from "If Only" [[Scrabble]], a variant where you may use a blank in any round.
-==[[Letters game]]==
+==[[Letters game|Letters rounds]]==
-Any letter can be substituted for another. So, for example, the round {{word|TOUCHDOWZ}} does not have a 9 in the standard rules; but, if we imagine the {{word|Z}} to be substituted for an {{word|N}}, we can declare {{word|TOUCHDOWN}} for 9. Players do not have to make explicit which letter they are substituting. Also, if there is already a 9 in the selection, then that will be valid too. For example, if the selection is {{word|LNRSTAEIO}}, {{word|RELATIONS}} will be valid.
+Any letter can be substituted for another. So, for example, the round {{word|TOUCHDOWZ}} does not have a nine in the standard rules; but, if we imagine the {{word|Z}} to be substituted for an {{word|N}}, we can declare {{word|TOUCHDOWN}} for nine. Players do not have to make explicit which letter they are substituting. Also, if there is already a nine in the selection, then that will be valid too. For example, if the selection is {{word|LNRSTAEIO}}, {{word|RELATIONS}} will be valid.
 ===Example===
 {{Rounds-start|Player One|Player Two}}
 {{Rx-letters|1|IBOTEZPOD|BOOZIEST|ROBOTIZED|POTBOILED|0|9|9}}
-{{Rx-letters|2|EBSOEFMAY|DEFAMES|defamous {{x}}|FEARSOME, MESOLABE|7|8|17}}
+{{Rx-letters|2|EBSOEFMAY|DEFAMES|defamous {{x}}|FEARSOME, MESOLABE|7|9|17}}
 {{Rounds-end}}
-==[[Numbers game]]==
+==[[Numbers game|Numbers rounds]]==
 Numbers are drawn with replacement. For example, asking for 4 large might yield 50, 50, 75, 25, or even 50, 50, 50, 50. Other than the drawn numbers, the game is the same as usual.
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 |432|sol1=(10 − 1) × (4 − 1) × 4 × 4
 |428|sol2={{x}}
-|14|8|24}}
+|14|9|24}}
 {{R-numbers |4| 25|2|1|8|8|4| 192
 |192|sol1=25 × 8 − 8
 |192|sol2=(25 − 1) × 8
-|24|18|34}}
+|24|19|34}}
 {{Rounds-end}}
-==[[Conundrum]]==
+==[[Conundrum]]s==
 One letter in the conundrum must be substituted with another before solving the anagram. For example, if the conundrum was {{word|AWKWARDLY}}, the answer would be {{word|WAYWARDLY}} because the {{word|K}} from {{word|AWKWARDLY}} can be substituted with a {{word|Y}}. The solution to these "Touchundrums" is guaranteed to be unique, so there's only one letter that can be substituted to give a solution.
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 ===Example===
 {{Rounds-start|Player One|Player Two}}
-{{R-conundrum|5|LABRETRFV|c1time=1|c1sol=veritable {{x}}|sol=VERTEBRAL|24|18|44}}
+{{R-conundrum|5|LABRETRFV|c1time=1|c1sol=veritable {{x}}|sol=VERTEBRAL|24|19|44}}
-{{R-conundrum|6|AGUOVIQLE|c2time=25|c2sol=EQUIVOCAL|24|28|54}}
+{{R-conundrum|6|AGUOVIQLE|c2time=25|c2sol=EQUIVOCAL|24|29|54}}
 {{Rounds-end}}
 [[Category:Online community]]
 [[Category:Countdown variants]]

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-'''Touchdown''' is a variant on the general Countdown game that is popularly played over [[MSN Messenger]], on [[Apterous]], but also occasionally played at real life tournaments.
+'''Touchdown''' is a variant on the general ''[[Countdown]]'' game that was popularly played over [[MSN Messenger]], and is now played on [[Apterous]], but also occasionally played at real life tournaments.
-==Differences from regular Countdown==
+==Differences from regular ''Countdown''==
-The main difference from Countdown is that a contestant may exchange any one of their letters for any specific letter of the alphabet. This differs from [[Goatdown]] in that only the final letter may be chosen in Goatdown, but it can be ''any one'' of the letters in Touchdown.
+The main difference from ''Countdown'' is that a [[contestant]] may exchange any one of their letters for any specific letter of the alphabet. This differs from [[Goatdown]] in that only the final letter may be chosen in Goatdown, but it can be ''any one'' of the letters in Touchdown.
 The original idea came from "If Only" [[Scrabble]], a variant where you may use a blank in any round.
-==Letters Rounds==
+==[[Letters game]]==
-Any letter can be substituted for another. So, for example, the round TOUCHDOWZ does not have a nine in the standard rules; but, if we imagine the Z to be substituted for an N, we can declare TOUCHDOWN for nine. Players do not have to make explicit which letter they are substituting. Also, if there is already a 9 in the selection, then that will be valid too. For example, if the selection is LNRSTAEIO, RELATIONS will be valid.
+Any letter can be substituted for another. So, for example, the round {{word|TOUCHDOWZ}} does not have a 9 in the standard rules; but, if we imagine the {{word|Z}} to be substituted for an {{word|N}}, we can declare {{word|TOUCHDOWN}} for 9. Players do not have to make explicit which letter they are substituting. Also, if there is already a 9 in the selection, then that will be valid too. For example, if the selection is {{word|LNRSTAEIO}}, {{word|RELATIONS}} will be valid.
 ===Example===
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 {{Rounds-end}}
-==Numbers Rounds==
+==[[Numbers game]]==
 Numbers are drawn with replacement. For example, asking for 4 large might yield 50, 50, 75, 25, or even 50, 50, 50, 50. Other than the drawn numbers, the game is the same as usual.
@@ Line 32: / Line 32: @@
 {{Rounds-end}}
-==Conundrum==
+==[[Conundrum]]==
-One letter in the conundrum must be substituted with another before solving the anagram. For example, if the conundrum was AWKWARDLY, the answer would be WAYWARDLY because the K from AWKWARDLY can be substituted with a Y. The solution to these "Touchundrums" is guaranteed to be unique, so there's only one letter that can be substituted to give a solution.
+One letter in the conundrum must be substituted with another before solving the anagram. For example, if the conundrum was {{word|AWKWARDLY}}, the answer would be {{word|WAYWARDLY}} because the {{word|K}} from {{word|AWKWARDLY}} can be substituted with a {{word|Y}}. The solution to these "Touchundrums" is guaranteed to be unique, so there's only one letter that can be substituted to give a solution.
 ===Example===