Level 1 (Clear 30 red pegs from 75 total - Pro target 400k)
The first design follows lines from the picture. Mainly those of the chairs and table. Only 75 pegs in total which doesn't seem very many.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 520,780
- A nice easy starter to the board. Lots of horizontal and vertical surfaces available for easy to judge deflections, not many blue pegs to get in the way, and a low pro target. Not a level that's going to hold many people up, I suspect.
Level 2 (Clear 30 red pegs from 89 total - Pro target 525k)
This design shows three bowls of ascending size. Another level that looks fairly friendly at first glance.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 684,680
- I found this even easier than the last one, but then I did get some excellent ricochets and bonuses with the first couple of balls. Because of these, I got to the pro target very quickly and could concentrate on taking out the remaining red pegs.
Level 3 (Clear 25 red pegs from 103 total - Pro target 475k)
This design is of a teddy bear's face, so mostly made up of curves.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 337,850
- This was harder than it looked. I found the facial features difficult to break into. Or maybe I just left it too late before I tried.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 325,510
- I only had two red pegs left this time, but otherwise not a massive improvement. A laser ball should do the trick.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball. Score: 546,710
- The laser ball made just enough difference. I had a nervous moment at the end when I realised that I wasn't going to be able to take out both the last two reds with my last ball. I tried, failed, and then performed quite a juggling act with the bucket before catching it. Phew!
Level 4 (Clear 25 red pegs from 110 total - Pro target 450k)
This is a lattice design, a bit like the lattice on the window shutter in the picture.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 184,220
- This one is not as easy as I thought it might be. The vertical lines at the sides are too close to the side wall to made dropping the ball behind them very easy, and bonuses seem quite hard to come by. I'll have another go before I reach for the laser ball, though.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 187,810
- Again, nowhere near the pro target as the bonuses just wouldn't come. I made a couple more catches this time, but otherwise no real improvement. Even with a laser ball this might be tricky.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball. Score: 323,240
- A better score with the laser ball, but still several red pegs left and 125k or so short of the target.
Attempt #4 - Laser Ball. Score: 647,580
- I got a similar number of catches that time, but a lot more luck in terms of bonuses collected. It made all the difference.
Level 5 (Clear 30 red pegs from 117 total - Pro target 500k)
This design is another set of three. Paw prints this time. So it's all circles big and small.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 258,960
- All these circles are very difficult to break into. I'll need a laser ball I think.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 545,750
- The laser ball probably made the difference there. It took quite a few balls to get to the yellow peg, although I managed to catch quite a few of them. I thought I'd taken out too many pegs to get enough points from the laser ball to keep the pro target in sight. But by shooting it high and right I got just enough red pegs and points. I still had more work to do afterwards, but I got there.
Level 6 (Clear 45 red pegs from 89 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 675k)
The same design as level 2, but with 15 more reds, one less ball, and 150k on the pro target.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 989,730
- I found this layout quite straightforward again, even without any power ups. There were plenty of bonuses to be had, and the angles were generally quite easy to read. I kept going for a total clearance.
Level 7 (Clear 40 red pegs from 110 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 725k)
The same design as level 4, but with 15 more reds, one less ball, and 275k on the pro target. This was probably the toughest of the designs first time round, and this one has a big hike on the pro target. I'll try with just a laser ball to start, but I may need add another power up to get through this one.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 651,070
- I managed to clear all the red pegs, but I was still 75k short of the target. And I was lucky to clear the red pegs, quite frankly. I'll have one more go.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 505,060
- Further away this time so I think I'll add another power up.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 839,610
- It took several balls to get to the yellow trigger peg for the laser ball, but I picked a decent line for it. I also got rid of a lot of pegs with the Big Bounce. I didn't score much from it, but it cleared enough space to make further bonuses much easier to pick up.
Level 8 (Clear ALL pegs - 30 red and 45 blue, with only 9 balls - Pro target 675k)
The same design as level 1, but with one less ball and another 275k on the pro target. All pegs are now required.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 385,480
- Only an 81% clearance. Level 1 was quite easy so I thought it was worth a try without power ups, but I think the total clearance is a bit unlikely that way, so I'll add a laser ball.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 600,850
- A very close attempt. Only one peg left at the end, and I may have been able to get a decent final bucket from it as it was low and central. I didn't get enough points early on, so I was really struggling for points later on. As it was, the last dozen or so pegs, I had to take off the side wall first for the added bonus which made the catches quite tricky. I got quite a lot of them to get as far as I did, but then I missed the very last one.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball. Score: 696,250
- I had a straightforward shot off the side wall onto the yellow peg with ball 1, followed by a reasonable rim bounce with the laser ball, so that got me off toa decent start. I thought I might be struggling a little for points at the end, but I managed to leave a final peg that gave a very easy drop into the 100k bucket.
Level 9 (Score 450k with 30 red pegs and 73 blue, with only 8 balls - Pro target 725k)
The same design as level 3, but with 5 more red pegs, two less balls and 250k on the pro target. Points were tricky to come by on level 3, so this pro target sounds like a big ask.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 741,530
- It took a few balls to get through to the yellow peg, but I scored quite well with those balls, so it wasn't a major problem. Not having to worry about clearing the red pegs was helpful towards the end, because I knew I could score 25k a shot just by playing wall first onto any red or purple peg. So as soon as I got to 625k with 4 balls left, I was quite confident I had it in the bag. I thought about going for the clearance but it would have been a risk that I didn't need to take.
Level 10 (Clear 35 red pegs from 117 total, with only 7 balls - Pro target 650k)
The same design as level 5, but with 5 more red pegs, three less balls, and 150k on the pro target.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 446,390
- The lack of balls is definitely a problem on a layout where catches are hard to come by. Only a 70% clearance and there were quite a few red pegs left among the blue ones.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 358,400
- I got more of the red pegs, but less points. The yellow peg was awkward to get to, and I took out the green peg too early. The Big Bounce was therefore not very effective, and the Laser Ball left too may pegs behind. I need to get a bit of luck whereby the yellow peg can be got to with the first ball.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 701,030
- I could get the yellow peg straight away, take out a good number of pegs with the laser ball, then got good results from the Big Bounce. I did find it qute awkward towards the end with a lot of high blue pegs blocking a lot of shots, and I had to take a few chances to get rid of some of them. Thankfully they came off. I still needed to avoid the 10k buckets at the end, but I got the 100k one so that was OK.
SUMMARY
Level | Reds | Pegs | Target | Balls | Clock | Pro | Attempts | Record | Average | Video |
1 | 30 | 75 | Reds | 10 | - | 400k | 1 | 520,780 | 520,780 | |
2 | 30 | 89 | Reds | 10 | - | 525k | 1 | 684,680 | 684,680 | |
3 | 25 | 103 | Reds | 10 | - | 475k | 3 | 546,710 | 403,356 | |
4 | 25 | 110 | Reds | 10 | - | 450k | 4 | 647,580 | 335,712 | |
5 | 30 | 117 | Reds | 10 | - | 500k | 2 | 545,750 | 402,355 | |
6 | 45 | 89 | Reds | 9 | - | 675k | 1 | 989,730 | 989,730 | |
7 | 40 | 110 | Reds | 9 | - | 725k | 3 | 839,610 | 665,246 | |
8 | 30 | 75 | All | 9 | - | 675k | 3 | 696,250 | 560,860 | |
9 | 30 | 103 | 450k | 8 | - | 725k | 1 | 741,530 | 741,530 | |
10 | 35 | 117 | Reds | 7 | - | 650k | 3 | 701,030 | 501,940 |
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