Level 1 (Clear 30 red pegs from 112 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 400k)
The first design follows various lines of the picture. It uses the hull of the galley, the oars, the outline of the sail, plus various lines in the sky representing clouds. There are also some round pegs in the sea.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 360,200
- Just one red peg left, and not far off the pro target. Not bad for a first attempt. Certainly worth another try.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 405,880
- I had balls in hand at the end and when the ball unexpectedly ricochet between the last two red pegs on opposite sides of the screen, and dropped in the 10k bucket, I thought I'd been robbed, but the score was just enough to scrape over the line.
Level 2 (Clear 25 red pegs from 106 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 450k)
The second design features a line of seven interconnecting circles, like the shields on the side of the ship.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 451,900
- I had the points for a pro score, but I still had seven or eight red pegs left.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 638,280
- I had a better handle on the angles that time, and got a better run of luck which always helps. I got to play quite a few purple pegs after I got down to one red peg.
Level 3 (Clear 25 red pegs from 128 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 375k)
The third design features a big curvy X, made up entirely of single round pegs. Lots of them.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 518,010
- These levels consisting of only single round pegs are always a bit of a lottery, needing plenty of luck. I got the luck this time and made it through the red pegs with a score big enough for pro.
Level 4 (Clear 25 red pegs from 113 total - Pro target 425k)
The fourth design is another diagonal line of circles, only these are quite large, so there are only three of them, and they don't interconnect. Each shield has a different rune inside, made up generally of diamond-shaped pegs.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 488,880
- The angles in this one didn't seem too bad to judge, particularly in the endgame. Maybe I just got lucky again. Certainly most of the red pegs seemed to go very quickly.
Level 5 (Clear 30 red pegs from 96 total, with only 8 balls - Pro target 475k)
The fifth and final design is of a longboat viewed from above. Two curves make up the hull, and twelve straight lines - six on each side - make the oars.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 243,640
- Not particularly near either clearing the red pegs or the pro target. Catches here seem nearly impossible to judge, so I don't think it's worth trying this again without a power up.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 551,590
- The laser ball made a big difference. I got the yellow peg with the second shot, and then cleared a lot of pegs with the laser ball, even without a decent rim bounce. It made catches in the endgame much easier to judge. I accidentally deleted this recording, so I had to do it again. It took me two further attempts to beat it again. On the second of these, I couldn't resist taking the last few blue pegs before the last red one for the total clearance - despite being down to my last ball. It gave me a score 777,510.
Level 6 (Clear 40 red pegs from 106 total, with only 8 balls - Pro target 650k)
The same design as level 2, but with 15 more red pegs, one less ball and 200k on the pro target.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 1,037,410
- I'm not sure I actually needed the laser ball there as I was doing quite well before I activated it. It did take out quite a lot of the pegs that were left though, so it certainly helped me go all the way to a total clearance for a seven figure score.
Level 7 (Score 525k with 25 red pegs and 88 blue, with only 8 balls - Pro target 675k)
The same design as level 4, but with two less balls, 250k on the pro target and just a score to go for.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 308,890
- My catching wasn't so good that time. Worth another try.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 729,570
- A few good sweep and some lucky catches early on, followed up with some more solid catching in the endgame.
Level 8 (Clear 40 red pegs from 128 total, with only 6 balls - Pro target 525k)
The same design as level 3, but with 15 more red pegs, three less balls and 150k on the pro target.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 318,970
- Six balls is not very many, and I didn't get particularly close. I'll add a Big Bounce.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 448,460
- Even with both power ups working quite well and a few lucky catches to boot, I still missed out on six red pegs. This could be a tricky one.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 305,290
- Eight red pegs left that time. This is going to need a lot of luck to get through.
Attempt #4 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 561,590
- Ten red pegs left that time, but then I never managed to find a path to the green peg, and the ricochets just weren't going my way.
Attempt #5 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 403,470
- Only five red pegs left. I started better with several lucky catches, but some unpredictable bounces in the endgame cost me my last few balls.
Attempt #6 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 421,360
- Five red pegs left again. I'm surprised I got that close as it took several balls to get to the yellow peg, and the green peg didn't go until I had one ball left.
Attempt #7 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 634,550
- Success. Although it didn't start well. I was down to three balls left by the time I got my hands on the laser ball. I caught it though, in a Triple Score Bucket, so that boosted my score a bit. I was back down to three balls again when I got the Big Bounce, but thanks to the laser bonus I was already up to 432k and had 12 red pegs left. The Big Bounce managed to take out 8 of those 12 and push my score past the pro target. That just left me three balls to get four red pegs, and they were all in clear line of sight, so one catch was was good enough.
Level 9 (Clear 40 red pegs from 96 total, with only 6 balls - Pro target 675k)
The same design as level 5, but with 10 more red pegs, two less balls, and 200k on the pro target.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 864,180
- Six balls again didn't seem very many for what was a slightly awkward layout last time around. The key to this one is getting rid of the central boat shape. Once that is out of the way, it's quite easy to pick off the oars one at a time from the inside out. I was down to my last ball when I took out the last tricky peg. That still left me 15 pegs in total, but I was confident that I could pick up a total clearance, and I did.
Level 10 (Clear ALL pegs - 30 red and 82 blue, with only 7 balls - Pro target 700k)
The same design as level 1, but with two balls, 300k on the pro target and a total clearance now needed.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 615,210
- Only an 84% clearance, but then I didn't take many catches, or even pick up many decent ricochets.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 844,520
- I added a Big Bounce and that was just about enough. I had to hold it together a bit at the end, picking off the last seven pegs with the final ball, but I got the job done.
SUMMARY
Level | Reds | Pegs | Target | Balls | Clock | Pro | Attempts | Record | Average | Video |
1 | 30 | 112 | Reds | 9 | - | 400k | 2 | 405,880 | 383,040 | |
2 | 25 | 106 | Reds | 9 | - | 450k | 2 | 638,280 | 545,090 | |
3 | 25 | 128 | Reds | 9 | - | 375k | 1 | 518,010 | 518,010 | |
4 | 25 | 113 | Reds | 10 | - | 425k | 1 | 488,880 | 488,880 | |
5 | 30 | 96 | Reds | 8 | - | 475k | 2 | 551,590 | 397,615 | |
6 | 40 | 106 | Reds | 8 | - | 650k | 1 | 1,037,410 | 1,037,410 | |
7 | 25 | 113 | 525k | 8 | - | 675k | 2 | 729,570 | 519,230 | |
8 | 40 | 128 | Reds | 6 | - | 525k | 7 | 634,550 | 441,955 | |
9 | 40 | 96 | Reds | 6 | - | 675k | 1 | 864,180 | 864,180 | |
10 | 30 | 112 | All | 7 | - | 700k | 2 | 844,520 | 729,865 |
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