Level 1 (Clear 25 red pegs from 91 total - Pro target 525k)
Lots of curves. The follow the edges of the sails, with some more at the bottom like a rough sea. Plus a load of indivudual round pegs.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 328,140
- Still had one red peg left at the end. But I was still about 200k short of the pro target so there was quite a bit of work left to do.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 565,120
- Managed to scrape together enough points from rebounds and slides to achieve the pro target. There have been easier first levels, but there have been harder ones too.
Level 2 (Clear 25 red pegs from 114 total - Pro target 450k)
We have a big thick cross filled with individual pegs both round and diamond. There should be some good opportunities for rebounds here, as long as I can clear the pegs near the firing point.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 456,510
- I tried to leave a red peg untouched until I'd accumulated enough points, but I caught an unexpected rebound. Luckily, I picked up a decent bonus and had just enough balls left to give me the points I needed to scrape in.
Level 3 (Clear 25 red pegs from 96 total - Pro target 475k)
A design based on the picture. There are lots of straight lines, curves, individual pegs, a bit of everything. It's hard to know how these levels are going to pan out.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 294,160
- Only 14 shots, so not enough catches made. Ran out of balls before I finished clearing the reds.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 438,170
- Only took one more shot than last time, but got much closer. Just one red peg left which I couldn't quite get through to. The score was on target too.
Attempt #3 - No power ups. Score: 582,280
- Got it that time. Up to 21 shots, and those extra catches made all the difference.
Level 4 (Clear 25 red pegs from 119 total - Pro target 450k)
This design is based on the bell in the distance, suspended between the two towers. There's quite a few vertical and near vertical pegs near the side walls which are good for deflections, so there could be some promise here.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 431,060
- I had most of the design cleared apart from the two curves that made up the very bottom of the bell. But I ran out of balls before I could decide how to tackle it.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 347,120
- Catches seemed much harder to come by that time, so I failed with only 65% of the level cleared after 13 shots. Not a very good attempt. I'll have another go before I resort to a power up.
Attempt #3 - No power ups. Score: 421,310
- I really should have had that one, but I blew it with a careless final shot. With one red peg left and only about 35k needed, I thought I'd take it off the side wall for a guaranteed pro finish, but I missed it.
Attempt #4 - No power ups. Score: 403,770
- I felt I had a chance at the pro score there, but an unexpected deflection took out the last three reds all at once, when I could possibly have gone on to pick up a couple more bonuses first.
Level 5 (Score 400k with 35 red pegs and 56 blue - Pro target 675k)
The same design as level 1, although it's unusual for a design to be repeated so soon. The target score shouldn't be a problem, but the pro score might be.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 560,940
- As I thought, the basic target was easy to reach, but the pro score a lot harder. I still had quite a few red pegs left at the end, so some more catches and I might have got there.
Level 6 (Clear 25 red pegs from 118 total - Pro target 525k)
A crow's nest design with a lot of pegs meshed very closely together. I'll try it without a power up first, but both the laser and the grenade would probably work well here.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 237,240
- Not a very good attempt, that one. Far too many careless shots and not enough catches.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 305,250
- An even worse attempt than the last one. The yellow peg took a long time to get to, then I didn't do much with it, managing to avoid the biggest concentration of pegs. I tried to bide my time to pick off purple rebounds, but kept misjudging them.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball & Grenade Ball. Score: 608,440
- Took no chances that time, and opted for both the laser and grenade balls, both of which work well on levels like this where lots of pegs are condensed into a small area. I did much better with the laser this time, and it never really looked in doubt from then on.
Level 7 (Clear 35 red pegs from 114 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 575k)
The same design as level 2. It didn't prove too tricky then, so I'll try without power ups first.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 477,490
- I was short on score and trying to build it up with rebounds and catches when I ran out of balls. I think it's worth one more try without power ups.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 495,720
- Close again, but not quite there. Again I ran out of balls while trying to add a few more points. Only two red pegs left which I probably could have taken with a single ball, but I couldn't guarantee where the ball would fall afterwards.
Attempt #3 - No power ups. Score: 331,400
- Not very close that time. It's time to give up and try the laser ball.
Attempt #4 - Laser Ball. Score: 853,800
- No problems with the laser ball. Although I'm not sure that it actually made that much difference. By and large I just got lucky. I picked up a lot more fortunate catches. I got the split ball off the white peg and both balls fell in the bucket for the 100k bonus. That sort of thing. I got a total clearance which I probably wouldn't have got without the laser, but I suspect I would have done enough to get the pro score.
Level 8 (Clear 35 red pegs from 119 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 700k)
The same design as level 4, but a few more red pegs and one less ball. The pro target is quite a lot higher though, so I'll start with the laser ball.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 811,690
- It took a while to get through to the yellow peg, but once I had, it didn't really look in doubt. It was just a matter of building my score high enough. I always seemed to have plenty of balls in hand.
Level 9 (Clear 35 red pegs from 118 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 650k)
The same design as level 6, but just like the last level, this one has a few more red pegs, one less ball, and a higher pro target. For level 6 I ended up using double power ups to through it, so I think I'll do the same here.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball & Grenade Ball. Score: 485,200
- One red peg left at the end, but it never felt a very satisfactory attempt. The power ups could both have worked better, and indeed their trigger pegs could both have been positioned better.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball & Grenade Ball. Score: 480,940
- Still about 6 red pegs left at the end. It's very difficult to break into the heart of the pegs as they're so densely packed together.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball & Grenade Ball. Score: 236,730
- The yellow peg was completely unaccessible right down the bottom, and was still there at the end. Even when I finally broke through to the grenade ball trigger, I still couldn't trigger the laser.
Attempt #4 - Laser Ball & Grenade Ball. Score: 684,650
- Managed it that time, but only just. It took a while to break through to the yellow peg. But when I had, a lot of the left hand side had gone, so I concentrated the laser ball on the right hand side. Then I made a complete mess of the grenade, but still managed to pick off enough bonuses towards the end to scrape a pro target. It needed a total clearance though.
Level 10 (Clear ALL pegs - 25 red and 71 blue - Pro target 750k)
The same design as level 3, but all pegs are needed.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 335,060
- Only 83% clearance. I struggled to get through to the yellow peg, didn't do very well with the laser once I'd got it, and hardly made any catches. Generally dreadful effort all round.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 1,058,420
- The yellow peg was available straight away, and I did much better with the laser ball. Lots of catches later, I had reached and passed the pro target. In fact, everything that went wrong on the last go went right this time.
Level 4 (Clear 25 red pegs from 119 total - Pro target 450k)
Attempt #5 - Laser Ball. Score: 423,590
- Still 5 red pegs left at the end. It took too many balls to get through to the yellow peg.
Attempt #6 - Laser Ball. Score: 697,400
- Again, it took a long time to get through to the yellow peg, but I made a lot more catches so was able to fire a lot more balls. I finished with an enormous bonus of about 230k which I'm still not sure I how got.
Level 5 (Score 400k with 35 red pegs and 56 blue - Pro target 675k)
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 462,070
- I was trying for the total clearance to boost my score, but missed by two pegs.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball. Score: 771,290
- Triggered the laser ball at the first attempt. Luck was generally with me as I seemed to pick up quite a lot of unexpected bonuses and bucket catches. Hit the pro target quite easily and finished with balls to spare.
SUMMARY
Level | Reds | Pegs | Target | Balls | Clock | Pro | Attempts | Record | Average | Video |
1 | 25 | 91 | Reds | 10 | - | 525k | 2 | 565,120 | 446,630 | |
2 | 25 | 114 | Reds | 10 | - | 450k | 1 | 456,510 | 456,510 | |
3 | 25 | 96 | Reds | 10 | - | 475k | 3 | 582,280 | 438,203 | |
4 | 25 | 119 | Reds | 10 | - | 450k | 6 | 697,400 | 454,041 | |
5 | 35 | 91 | 400k | 10 | - | 675k | 3 | 771,290 | 598,100 | |
6 | 25 | 118 | Reds | 10 | - | 525k | 3 | 608,440 | 383,643 | |
7 | 35 | 114 | Reds | 9 | - | 575k | 4 | 853,800 | 539,602 | |
8 | 35 | 119 | Reds | 9 | - | 700k | 1 | 811,690 | 811,690 | |
9 | 35 | 118 | Reds | 9 | - | 650k | 4 | 684,650 | 471,880 | |
10 | 25 | 96 | All | 10 | - | 750k | 2 | 1,058,420 | 696,740 |
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