Level 1 (Clear 25 red pegs from 101 total - Pro target 375k)
The first design is essentially an enlargement of the design above the doorway in the picture. It features a doorway, with a sort of geometric figure around it, then a curve made up of round pegs, plus a few rectangular pegs fanning out in the top corners.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 782,930
- This one looks harder than it is. There are plenty of opportunities for ricochets and catches here. I went all the way to a total clearance at the first attempt, with a ball to spare.
Level 2 (Clear 30 red pegs from 106 total - Pro target 425k)
The second design is also symmetrical. I has two large curves enclosing the main design like brackets, with just a couple of vertical lines of round pegs outside them. Inside the main curves are two smaller curves, an array of round pegs, and a vertical line of diamond-shaped ones.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 478,380
- There are quite a few blue pegs to negotiate your way around here, but it didn't seem too hard. I managed a pro score at the first attempt, but it wasn't quite as comfortable as the previous one.
Level 3 (Clear 30 red pegs from 100 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 400k)
The third design has a circle over each of the four heads, a wavy line down each leg, and round pegs around the perimeter.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 237,910
- Six or seven red pegs left at the end. Now this one is as hard as it looks, or possibly harder. All those wiggly pegs make for very hard to predict ricochets. They also mean the ball can drop off the bottom very suddenly. I'll give it another try, but I strongly suspect the laser ball will be coming out after that.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 162,240
- Three red pegs left, but a terrible score. This will need a laser ball.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball. Score: 489,850
- Three red pegs left again. The laser ball gave me a much improved score but that's about all. I did mess up the laser ball a bit though, getting a poor rim bounce.
Attempt #4 - Laser Ball. Score: 967,310
- The luck was running in my favour that time. I got the yellow peg without losing a ball, and got a good rim bounce with the laser ball. I went all the way to take a total clearance with balls in hand.
Level 4 (Clear 35 red pegs from 102 total, with only 8 balls - Pro target 450k)
The fourth design is all wavy horizontal lines, and a symmetrical design of loose round and diamond-shaped pegs.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 305,740
- Not too bad for a first attempt. About 3 or 4 red pegs left. Worth another try.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 389,900
- Similar to before but with a better score. There were still a lot of careless shots in this one.
Attempt #3 - No power ups. Score: 303,150
- About six red pegs left because the luck went against me. The balls kept picking up tricky ricochets.
Attempt #4 - No power ups. Score: 496,290
- I did a bit better with catches and managed to stumble my way through.
Level 5 (Clear 40 red pegs from 102 total, with only 8 balls - Pro target 450k)
The fifth design features a pair of low concentric circles. Also a couple of grids of round pegs, one on each side, move up and down, one row at a time, between a pair of slightly bowed lines.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 250,030
- Lots of red pegs left - about 14 I think.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 820,110
- Much easier with the laser ball. I had plenty of spare balls at the end to boost my score.
Level 6 (Score 375k with 25 red pegs and 76 blue - Pro target 475k)
The same design as level 1, but with 100k on the pro score and just a score to aim for.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 518,990
- I didn't do as well as I did on level 1, but I did well enough. I missed a total clearance by a single peg, but it was more important to get the job done. I needed a few well-judged catches of the side wall towards the end, and a bit of luck.
Level 7 (Clear 25 red pegs from 106 total, with no ball bucket - Pro target 300k)
The same design as level 2, but with 5 less red pegs, 125k less on the pro target, and no ball bucket.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 500,660
- I hate levels with no bucket, so as soon as I see the dreaded words NO BALL BUCKET, I reach straight for the power ups. This one went surprisingly easily in the end. The Big Bounce worked well. The laser ball wasn't great, but it took out all the reds that remained on the left-hand side, and without a bucket to bounce off, that was as good as I could expect. I finished with three balls to spare and 200k over the pro target.
Level 8 (Score 450k with 25 red pegs and 75 blue - Pro target 550k)
The same design as level 3, but with 5 less red pegs, one more ball, 150k on the pro target, and just a score to go for.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 1,008,880
- No problems here at all. I blitzed past the pro target and went on to take a total clearance with several balls to spare. I even edged past the one million mark at the end, despite a minimum 20k final bucket bonus.
Level 9 (Clear 50 red pegs from 102 total, with a 3s shot-clock - Pro target 650k)
The same design as level 5, but with 10 more red pegs, two more balls, 200k on the pro target, and a three second shot-clock.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 678,220
- I needed a bit of luck at times here, but there were some good catches in there too. I needed the total clearance to get the pro target, but get it I did.
Level 10 (Clear ALL pegs - 25 red and 77 blue - Pro target 600k)
The same design as level 4, but with 10 less red pegs, two more balls, 150k on the pro target, and all pegs now needed.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 513,560
- Just a 91% clearance, as I struggled to make catches, even in the endgame, as all the pegs seemed to be getting in each other's way.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 705,130
- I got a bit of luck towards the end and picked up a few lucky catches, and I needed it as I wouldn't have made it otherwise.
SUMMARY
Level | Reds | Pegs | Target | Balls | Clock | Pro | Attempts | Record | Average | Video |
1 | 25 | 101 | Reds | 10 | - | 375k | 1 | 782,930 | 782,930 | |
2 | 30 | 106 | Reds | 10 | - | 425k | 1 | 478,380 | 478,380 | |
3 | 30 | 100 | Reds | 9 | - | 400k | 4 | 967,310 | 464,327 | |
4 | 35 | 102 | Reds | 8 | - | 450k | 4 | 496,290 | 373,770 | |
5 | 40 | 102 | Reds | 8 | - | 450k | 2 | 820,110 | 535,070 | |
6 | 25 | 101 | 375k | 10 | - | 475k | 1 | 518,990 | 518,990 | |
7 | 25 | 106 | Reds | 10 | NBB | 300k | 1 | 500,660 | 500,660 | |
8 | 25 | 100 | 450k | 10 | - | 550k | 1 | 1,008,880 | 1,008,880 | |
9 | 50 | 102 | Reds | 10 | 3s | 650k | 1 | 678,220 | 678,220 | |
10 | 25 | 102 | All | 10 | - | 600k | 2 | 705,130 | 609,345 |
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