Countdown

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Select the game and click 'Play'.
Letters Numbers

Countdown is played as it is on television. For a detailed description visit Wikipedia here. To play this version try one of the options below:

Select a game to play:

Select the TV game being played:

Letters

Anagram

Numbers

Enter 9 letters or 6 numbers and the target.

Click .

To play with friends via email or friends who are online now,
click .

Click to change the settings.

To play other games produced by Graham click here.

Change the Settings and then click the 'OK' button
Play the theme tune. Sort letters when drawn. Enter letters using the keyboard. Use clicks to arrange letters. Use drag and drop to arrange letters. Enter numbers using the keyboard. Use clicks to enter numbers. How much time do you need? 30, 45, or 60 seconds. To play with friends via email or who are online now, click .

The numbers game uses code derived from the work of Henry Bottomley.

Select how many big numbers

Your calculations:

You have seconds left.

Pick a letter

If you think your word should be in the Countdown word list or you find there is an error in the word list please click .

Choose the game to play:

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This is the text of the email to be sent to :

Add a PS if you'd like to then click to send the email.

Enter your email address and click

Send a message to players:

To play a session of games with your friends you may either join a session someone else is hosting or host a session online or via email for your friends to join. You will need to enter your name in the name section which will be saved as a cookie. Choose how you wish to play then click the 'Network' button at the bottom. If no option is selected when the 'Network' button is clicked this information will be hidden.

Join a Session

A friend of yours has set up a session for you to join. When the other people they have asked are ready to play, the game will start. If you have been asked to join a session select this option. Enter your name in the 'Name Section' below and then click the 'Network' button.
If you know the session letter and number combination enter them here and then click the ENTER key or the 'Network' button. Incorrect letter and number combinations will be ignored when the ENTER key is used.

Host an Online Session

You may compete with your friends at the same time. You will be given instructions on what web pages to load and when everyone has loaded the page, the session will start. If you would like to host a game and your friends are waiting to play, select this option. Enter your name and your friends' names in the 'Name Section' below and then click the 'Network' button.

Host an Email Session

You may compete with your friends via email. You will be given instructions on what web pages to load. As soon as you have sent the email(s) you will be able to start the session. If you would like to host a game and your friends using email, select this option. Enter your name and your friends' names in the 'Name Section' below and then click the 'Network' button.

Name Section
Enter your name as the first name. To add more names click the 'Add Row' button or the ENTER key to provide another row for you to add another name.

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Hosting an online session

Your friends should be ready to play online now.

What do you want to do in your session?

Let the players choose the game to play.
Play the games in the order:
L = Letters, N = Numbers, A = Anagram.
You may chose what to play and in which order.

How long do you want a game to last for?
30 seconds.
45 seconds.
60 seconds.

After a game has ended how long do you want the players to wait?
10 seconds.
20 seconds.
30 seconds.
Let the players choose when to start the next game.

Click "Create a session" to create it and allow others to join you.

Click the 'Go' button after telling your friends:

Your friends may also go to click the 'Network' button and select the 'Join a Game' option.

How you tell your friends is up to you but here are a couple of suggestions:

Click to copy the above information to the clip board. After doing so you could paste it into WhatsApp or something similar to tell them how to start the game.
Click to email them the instructions. The above information will be copied into the body of the email. If clicking on the 'Create Email' button does not work click on 'Copy Game Information' and use your usual email app.

Once your friends have been contacted click which sets up the multiple player page. You will have to wait for your friends before you can start playing.

Problems may occur. When they do please take a screen shot and send it to the author.

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