Level 1 (Clear 25 red pegs from 105 total - Pro target 400k)
The first design follows the lines in the picture. Mainly along the left edge of the path and around the windows and door, plus lots of loose round pegs over the floor and the moon.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 407,280
- I managed to just about muddle my way through this one. I found a few bonuses, just enough as it turned out, to scrape over the pro target, taking the last red peg with the last ball.
Level 2 (Clear 25 red pegs from 106 total - Pro target 450k)
The second design has a curve over the top of the hill, but the main feature is half a dozen straight lines quite close together, slowly swinging back and forth like they were all on separate pendulums.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 693,690
- This one needs a little care because of the moving lines, but there are plenty of opportunities for extended ricochets, slides and other bonuses, so it's not that difficult a setup. I was hoping for a total clearance, but the last red peg went off a ricochet when I still had balls in hand.
Level 3 (Clear 30 red pegs from 114 total - Pro target 450k)
The third design is four leaves with a scattering of loose pegs around them.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 171,790
- Not a very good effort that one. I made very few catches or bonuses. I must be able to improve on that so I'll have another go before I turn to the laser ball.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 332,030
- A much improved attempt, but still a couple of red pegs left at the end, and over 100k short of the pro target. Now it's time for the laser ball.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball. Score: 905,130
- I took out a good chunk of pegs with the laser ball, then picked off what was left. I sailed past the pro score and ended up just about doubling it.
Level 4 (Clear 35 red pegs from 111 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 500k)
The fourth design is mainly comprised of circles. One large 16 peg circle in the centre, three 10 peg circles above it, and five 8 peg circles beneath.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 163,240
- Not a brilliant effort again, but this time I think I will go straight for a laser ball for my next attempt.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 494,990
- Still not a brilliant effort. The laser ball got my score a lot closer, but a lack of catches meant I couldn't clear the red pegs.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball. Score: 756,120
- Much better that time. The yellow peg was right down the bottom, but I managed to get the first ball to drop straight through the middle of the layout to get it, and then the laser ball got a good rim bounce for a pretty good score. I made enough catches after that to make it through all the red pegs, and had a few spare balls at the end to play some purple pegs.
Level 5 (Clear 40 red pegs from 113 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 575k)
The fifth design is based on the top opf the lamp post that can be seen on the left-hand side of the picture. It's a confusing mix of curves, straight lines, and single round pegs.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 303,680
- Some of my timing wasn't very good there, but I can probably improve it a bit next time, so I'll give it another go.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 433,440
- A better effort than the previous attempt, but still 6 or 7 red pegs left at the end. I'll add a laser ball.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball. Score: 1,172,990
- No problem with the laser ball. I took the two obvious sweeps first, although I missed the catch on the second one. Then I got a good rim bounce with the laser ball. I went through picking off the rest one or two at a time, and got the total clearance with plenty of balls left over.
Level 6 (Clear 45 red pegs from 114 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 700k)
The same design as level 3, but with 15 more red pegs, one less ball, and 250k on the pro target.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 957,240
- I went straight for a laser ball here, and got it first time. I needed two balls to get to the yellow peg, but got a good result with the laser ball. I took a total clearance, but just missed out on a seven figure, mainly due to just getting 60k from the final bucket bonus.
Level 7 (Clear 50 red pegs from 111 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 650k)
The same design as level 4, but with 15 more red pegs and 150k on the pro target.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 731,230
- I got a Split Ball during the Laser which can be something of a double-edged sword. The extra ball took out a few extra pegs, but it changed the path of the original ball slightly which stopped me getting a rim bounce. I ended up leaving a bunch of pegs in the bottom left which are probably the ones that a rim bounce would have taken.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 1,105,370
- That was better. I got a particularly good double rim bounce with the laser ball that took out a lot of pegs. Particularly the low ones. I took plenty of catches to keep the game going. I thought I was just going to miss out on the total clearance when I went down to my last ball still with one blue peg remaining, but I managed to take the last red peg first, and then deflect onto the last blue one for a 100% clearance.
Level 8 (Clear 55 red pegs from 105 total, with only 8 balls - Pro target 750k)
The same design as level 1, but with 30 more red pegs, two less balls, and 350k on the pro target.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 701,430
- Just one red peg left which I could have taken, but I wanted to be sure of the pro score. I wanted the blue peg above it that was blocking the shot off the side wall, but it refused to go purple. I tried taking one of the others while I was waiting, but missed the catch. I should have been more patient.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 820,960
- An outrageous piece of good fortune with the last ball gave me victory there. I was on my final ball with two red pegs left, but there were a couple of blue pegs blocking the line. I tried to take the first of them, missed the catch but caught the rim, the ball bounced back across the screen and took out first one red peg and then the other on a ricochet.
Level 9 (Score 500k with 35 red pegs and 71 blue - Pro target 825k)
The same design as level 2, but with 10 more red pegs, 375k on the pro target, but just a score to aim at.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 622,710
- Not the best of efforts, although I could have hoped for a little more luck. All the straight lines seemed to move away from the laser ball as it went past.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 635,320
- Not much of an improvement over the last turn. Maybe I'd better add a Big Bounce and see how that goes.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 729,920
- I'm still not getting a great deal of luck with this one. Even with both power ups. I was closer though. I only had one red peg left, but I was trying to get closer to the pro target before I took it.
Attempt #4 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 1,286,380
- I got lucky at last. I scored 421k with the laser ball, and another 314k with the Big Bounce. After that I had just 25 pegs left (only 6 of them red), 11 balls in hand, and only about 65k needed for the pro score. Needless to say I picked up a total clearance with over one and a quarter million points.
Level 10 (Clear ALL pegs - 35 red and 78 blue, with only 8 balls - Pro target 675k)
The same design as level 5, but with 5 less red pegs, one less ball, 100k on the pro target, and a total clearance now needed.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 775,870
- My run of luck seemed to continue in this game. It was one of those games where practically every ball seemed to land in the bucket. I took the two obvious sweeps to start with, but by the time I got around to taking out the yellow peg, there weren't many pegs left for the laser ball. As a result I scored very little from it, and I still needed nearly 400k after it had been used. But like I said, the catches were really working well for me, and I made it all the way through to the end.
SUMMARY
Level | Reds | Pegs | Target | Balls | Clock | Pro | Attempts | Record | Average | Video |
1 | 25 | 105 | Reds | 10 | - | 400k | 1 | 407,280 | 407,280 | |
2 | 25 | 106 | Reds | 10 | - | 450k | 1 | 693,690 | 693,690 | |
3 | 30 | 114 | Reds | 10 | - | 450k | 3 | 905,130 | 469,650 | |
4 | 35 | 111 | Reds | 9 | - | 500k | 3 | 756,120 | 471,450 | |
5 | 40 | 113 | Reds | 9 | - | 575k | 3 | 1,172,990 | 636,703 | |
6 | 45 | 114 | Reds | 9 | - | 700k | 1 | 957,240 | 957,240 | |
7 | 50 | 111 | Reds | 9 | - | 650k | 2 | 1,105,370 | 918,300 | |
8 | 55 | 105 | Reds | 8 | - | 750k | 2 | 820,960 | 761,195 | |
9 | 35 | 106 | 500k | 10 | - | 825k | 4 | 1,286,380 | 818,582 | |
10 | 35 | 113 | All | 8 | - | 675k | 1 | 775,870 | 775,870 |
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