Level 1 (Clear 25 red pegs from 96 total - Pro target 450k)
This design features a jug like the ones issuing steam in the picture, plus five short straight lines to either side and a few loose round pegs at the top.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 238,950
- Not the best of starts. I struggled for early catches, or indeed bonuses. The reds didn't seem overly favourably positioned. I wasn't far off clearing the red pegs, but my score was looking a little low.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 444,220
- That was careless. I still had a couple of balls in hand, one red peg left, and needing about 80k for pro, when I went for the purple peg off the side wall, misjudged it badly and caught the last red on a deflection. I only scored about 72k off it and it wasn't enough.
Attempt #3 - No power ups. Score: 541,570
- I made better use of the angles that time, making good steady progress throughout.
Level 2 (Clear 25 red pegs from 112 total - Pro target 425k)
This design consists mainly of lines following the awnings, poles and table edges in the picture. There are a few loose round pegs as well, but not too many.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 478,080
- I was probably a bit lucky there. I seemed to pick up quite a few lucky catches, particularly in the midgame, but I struggled for points a bit at the end. I went for the final red thinking I'd probably need to avoid the 10k buckets, although as it happened, I would have had enough anyway.
Level 3 (Clear 30 red pegs from 109 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 425k)
This design is of an arched doorway in an Arabic style.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 317,700
- It's not that difficult a screen to clear, but it's quite tricky to accumulate enough points for the pro target. Mainly because the side walls are well hidden and the bottom of the design is very open.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 383,060
- Only one red peg left that time, and a better score. I'd better have another go as I seem to be heading in the right direction.
Attempt #3 - No power ups. Score: 576,190
- 22 shots this time, so I made plenty of catches, and a 94% clearance so I took out a lot more pegs as well.
Level 4 (Clear 30 red pegs from 130 total - Pro target 450k)
This design copies the hem of the stall covering on the left of the picture. It makes for quite a lot of pegs in a tight band.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 499,030
- Plenty of points, but I struggled to break through all those blue pegs to get to the red ones in the lower levels.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 420,680
- A bit worse than last time. I'll have one more go before I use a laser ball.
Attempt #3 - No power ups. Score: 496,420
- I got the points again, but this time I managed to get the red pegs as well. The finish was a little unexpected, getting a ricochet off the purple peg, but it gave me enough points so it was fine.
Level 5 (Clear 25 red pegs from 123 total - Pro target 400k)
This design features half a dozen triangles arranged in a symmetrical pattern with a few horizontal lines at the bottom. There are some triangles at the top of a wall in the background of the picture, so I guess it's based on those.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 653,540
- There were plenty of straight lines, so angles tend to be easier to judge leading to more catching opportunities. Plenty of chances for some good ricochets as well which often recoup good bonuses. I managed to keep a good supply of balls in hand all the way through until I had the pro target passed and the remaining red pegs easy to get.
Level 6 (Clear 40 red pegs from 112 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 650k)
The same design as level 2, but with 15 more red pegs, one less ball, and 225k on the pro target.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 465,940
- I'm quite pleased with that for a first attempt. I only used 12 shots, so I clearly could have made more catches. I was scoring well and only had a couple of red pegs left at the end. Definitely worth persevering without power ups for now.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 440,360
- Only 12 shots again, a similar score to last time, and four red pegs left at the end.
Attempt #3 - No power ups. Score: 403,530
- Only 11 shots this time, a worse score, and quite a few red pegs left. It's probably possible without power ups, but it might take a fair few lucky catches to do, so I'll use a laser ball instead.
Attempt #4 - Laser Ball. Score: 657,850
- No problem reaching the pro target with the laser ball, but I still struggled to make catches and clear the red pegs.
Attempt #5 - Laser Ball. Score: 591,850
- I was doing OK this time, still with three or four balls in hand. I still had five red pegs left, but they were all in the open and catches were looking a bit easier. I was short on points so I took the purple peg off the wall, only to see the ball ricochet off all five of the remaining red pegs. It landed in the 100k bucket, but still left me about 60k short of the pro target.
Attempt #6 - Laser Ball. Score: 831,610
- I'd almost given this one up as a dead loss because it took me about 5 or 6 balls to get through to the yellow peg. By the time I'd activated the laser ball, I'd cleared most of the pegs and scored very few points from them. I tried to pick a path for the laser ball that would take out the most pegs, and I picked up a triple bucket bonus for it as well which gave me an extra 120k or so. My luck seemed to change after that though and I made quite a few catches now the way was a bit clearer and the bonuses were easier to come by. The final ball in particular scored over 200k, including the final bucket bonus.
Level 7 (Clear 35 red pegs from 96 total, with only 8 balls - Pro target 675k)
The same design as level 1, but with 10 more red pegs, two less balls, and 225k on the pro target.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 345,710
- It took me a couple of shots to get through to the yellow peg, and then I got the dreaded Big Bucket with the laser ball which ruined any chance I had of a rim bounce. After that I still had too many red pegs left and not enough balls to get them with.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 414,890
- I could get the yellow peg with the first ball, and got a reasonable rim bounce with the laser ball, but I still couldn't clear the red pegs. I'd better add a Big Bounce.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 552,100
- A better effort, I only had two red pegs left at the end, but I was short of points so had to try and make some catches off the purple peg, but I kept missing them. I didn't seem to get much luck.
Attempt #4 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 412,540
- I couldn't get through to the yellow peg, so there wasn't much left for the laser ball to aim at, and then the Big Bounce didn't do very well either.
Attempt #5 - Laser Ball. Score: 397,310
- Not particularly close again. I just can't seem to clear enough of the pegs to make catches easier in the endgame. All the pegs are just getting in each other's way. I tried getting rid of the Big Bounce that time as I didn't think I was gaining much from it, but I think I'll add it again. It often doesn't help much, but when it does it can make a big difference.
Attempt #6 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 671,910
- Clearly an improvement, but I was left needing 55k with one ball left and one red and one purple peg both next to each other at the bottom. I took the red peg out directly, but I should have realised that I wasn't going to score enough off it for pro unless I got in the 100k bucket and that never looked likely.
Attempt #7 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 721,410
- I finally got it at the seventh attempt, having used eleven power ups in the process. It took a total clearance to do it though, and I needed both of the 50k final bucket bonuses that I got at the end to make the pro target. Well, I found this quite a tough level, despite having read online how easy everyone found this board!
Level 8 (Clear ALL pegs - 25 red and 84 blue - Pro target 600k)
The same design as level 3, but with 5 less red pegs, one more ball, 175k on the pro target, anhd a total clearance now required.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 513,100
- I struggled for catches early on and got down to my last ball with lots of pegs still left. I managed to keep going for quite a while on one ball, but I missed a catch with three pegs left.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 410,720
- Again, no early catches leaving me too much to do with the last couple of balls. I left all the high ones until the end this time which was probably a mistake.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 760,210
- It took me a couple of balls to get to the yellow peg, but I did OK with the laser ball, and the Big Bounce was pretty successful too. After that, the Pegs required per Ball figure was always manageable and heading in the right direction.
Level 9 (Score 575k with 40 red pegs and 90 blue, with only 7 balls - Pro target 775k)
The same design as level 4, but with 10 more red pegs, three less balls, 325k on the pro target, but only a score now for a target.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 705,920
- I got the basic score, but not the pro target. I wasn't far off, but I could just have done with another catch or two.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 516,740
- I lost too many early balls, and with only seven to start with, they run out very quickly. I never even got to the green peg to activate the Big Bounce.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 707,780
- This time, both trigger pegs were right down the bottom and it took me way too many balls to get through to either of them. I did OK with the laser ball, but the Big Bounce could have been much better. I might swap the Big Bounce to be honest - this isn't the sort of layout that the Big Bounce works well at. I'll use something more penetrative like a Grenade Ball.
Attempt #4 - Laser Ball & Grenade Ball. Score: 853,100
- The yellow peg was nicely on top this time, although I messed up the first shot. I was looking for a sweep across the whole top row, but tried to use a red peg off the wall to start it with and it didn't work. I made sure of it with the second ball, and then did pretty well with the laser ball. The Grenade Ball came next, and that took out a big chunk of pegs. I then concentrated on the cluster of pegs on the right hand side to accumulate the remaining points I needed. It didn't take me long and after that I just played out the remaining balls.
Level 10 (Clear ALL pegs - 30 red and 93 blue, with only 9 balls - Pro target 600k)
The same design as level 5, but with 5 more red pegs, on less ball, 200k on the pro target, and all pegs now needed.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 636,575
- I had some catches to make after the laser ball had gone, but this layout is not that difficult to judge catches on as there are a lot of straight lines and regular angles. It was touch and god for a while, but at least the pro target was never really in doubt, so it was only the clearance I needed to concentrate on.
SUMMARY
Level | Reds | Pegs | Target | Balls | Clock | Pro | Attempts | Record | Average | Video |
1 | 25 | 96 | Reds | 10 | - | 450k | 3 | 541,570 | 408,246 | |
2 | 25 | 112 | Reds | 10 | - | 425k | 1 | 478,080 | 478,080 | |
3 | 30 | 109 | Reds | 9 | - | 425k | 3 | 576,190 | 425,650 | |
4 | 30 | 130 | Reds | 10 | - | 450k | 3 | 499,030 | 472,043 | |
5 | 25 | 123 | Reds | 10 | - | 400k | 1 | 653,540 | 653,540 | |
6 | 40 | 112 | Reds | 9 | - | 650k | 6 | 831,610 | 565,190 | |
7 | 35 | 96 | Reds | 8 | - | 675k | 7 | 721,410 | 502,267 | |
8 | 25 | 109 | All | 10 | - | 600k | 3 | 760,210 | 561,343 | |
9 | 40 | 130 | 575k | 7 | - | 775k | 4 | 853,100 | 695,885 | |
10 | 30 | 123 | All | 9 | - | 600k | 1 | 636,575 | 636,575 |
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