Level 1 (Clear 25 red pegs from 90 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 500k)
The first design is of a big axe, with three horizontal lines on the right, beneath the handle.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 271,150
- It's all a bit of a jumble of angles at the moment, so it might take me a couple of goes to get used to them. Quite a few red pegs left and barely half the pro target.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 408,920
- I cleared all the red pegs, but only by accident as I still needed more points. A good improvement to the last one though, so worth another try.
Attempt #3 - No power ups. Score: 449,420
- A couple of red pegs left, but they would have been easy catches once I'd cleared the blue peg that I missed the final catch off.
Attempt #4 - No power ups. Score: 391,850
- Just one red peg left, after a clumsy attempted catch at the end. I'm reluctant to use a power up here as it's clearly possible without one.
Attempt #5 - No power ups. Score: 484,750
- Two red pegs left and my best score yet. I am going to get this.
Attempt #6 - No power ups. Score: 579,130
- I knew I'd get there eventually. I don't think my catching was any better that time, but I got luckier with the bonuses.
Level 2 (Clear 30 red pegs from 104 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 450k)
The second design is of a log with a notch cut out of it. There are a few diamond shaped pegs above and below.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 258,410
- Another tricky one without power ups, but I'm going straight for the laser ball this time.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 451,560
- I thought I'd added a laser ball, but I guess I must have clicked it twice and not realised. It didn't matter as it happened as I pro scored it anyway. A lot of catches went my way and as soon as I'd got within 10k of the pro target I took out the final red peg which saw me scrape home with a 10k final bonus.
Level 3 (Clear 30 red pegs from 106 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 425k)
The third design follows the lines of the picture. It mainly uses the angles of the roofs, the boughs of the tree on the right, the fallen trunk, the water on the wheel, and the upright planks on the front of the house. There are various other diamond-shaped and round pegs, mainly in the tree foliage and over the windows.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 283,440
- Just one red peg left, but I was trying to build a pro score so I couldn't take it. I'll give it another go, but I'm not convinced it's realistically doable without power ups.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 316,290
- More red pegs left, but it felt like a better attempt. I'll give it one more go before I turn to a laser ball.
Attempt #3 - No power ups. Score: 609,320
- I was all over it that time, getting a comfortable total clearance. It's a funny old game.
Level 4 (Clear 30 red pegs from 123 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 475k)
The fourth design is symmetrical and mimics the ornate carved design over the front door.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 156,250
- Nowhere near it. I'll go for a laser ball.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 1,120,380
- Much easier with a laser ball. I got the yellow peg straight away, and after the laser ball I pretty much had the pro score in the bag, and clearing the red pegs didn't look too tough. In fact, I took a total clearance and a big seven figure score.
Level 5 (Clear 30 red pegs from 126 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 525k)
The fifth design is of the water wheel.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 523,390
- One more ball would have done it. I had the score, and had one more red peg to get. I just needed to catch one of the last three or four balls, but missed all of them.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 158,740
- That one went horribly wrong. Only two catches, and lots of red pegs left at the end.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball. Score: 1,041,120
- Again, not particularly difficult with a laser ball. It took me several shots to get through to the yellow peg, but once I had, a pro score was pretty much assured, and it didn't take much to get a total clearance.
Level 6 (Clear 40 red pegs from 104 total, with only 8 balls - Pro target 650k)
The same design as level 2, but with 10 more red pegs, one less ball, and 200k on the pro target.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 978,750
- The yellow ball took a few shots to get to, but I did well with the laser ball, and catching became a lot easier with most of the pegs gone. I took a total clearance, but despite a maximum 200k final bonus, I couldn't quite make the million.
Level 7 (Clear ALL pegs - 30 red and 60 blue, with only 8 balls - Pro target 725k)
The same design as level 1, but with 5 more red pegs, one less ball, 225k on the pro target, and a total clearance required.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 425,210
- Only an 89% clearance, so not a particularly good first attempt. My catching was quite poor.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 298,810
- Even worse that time, just 82%. The yellow peg was much harder to get to. I'll add a Big Bounce.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 618,580
- I cleared all the pegs, but I needed a much bigger final bucket bonus than the minimum 20k I actually got.
Attempt #4 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 929,990
- A much better effort. I picked up some much better bonuses along the way and cruised to the pro target.
Level 8 (Score 600k with 25 red pegs and 101 blue, with only 8 balls - Pro target 750k)
The same design as level 5, but with 5 less red pegs, one less ball, 225k on the pro target and just the score that matters.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 847,130
- I want to get this board finished now, so I'm going to be jumping straight in with laser balls for the last few. I had the pro target several balls before the end, so I was just playing for a score for the last few balls. I missed the total clearance by a single peg, but it wasn't important.
Level 9 (Clear 40 red pegs from 106 total, with only 6 balls - Pro target 575k)
The same design as level 3, but with 10 more red pegs, three less pegs and 150k on the pro target.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 653,640
- I missed the last catch. Very infuriating! I'd kept the last ball going for ages as well.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 505,500
- Two red pegs left that time, but pretty close again. One more go before I add a Big Bounce.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball. Score: 556,870
- Just one red peg left and no blues, so another really close one. I don't really want to add another power up as it really shouldn't be necessary.
Attempt #4 - Laser Ball. Score: 640,310
- That was very similar to the previous attempts, but this time I managed to keep the catches going with the last ball all the way to the end. I thought about trying a thin snick off the last ball into the 100k bucket, but I had the points I needed already so it wasn't worth the danger involved.
Level 10 (Clear ALL pegs - 35 red and 88 blue, with only 7 balls - Pro target 750k)
The same design as level 4, but with 5 more red pegs, two less balls, 275k on the pro target, and a total clearance now needed.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 499,230
- A 96% clearance, so not bad for a first attempt. I was struggling a little on the score front though.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 477,360
- Only an 88% clearance that time, so I think I'll add a Big Bounce next time.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 574,900
- A 94% clearance with the Big Bounce as well. Still more catches needed.
Attempt #4 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 720,490
- Three pegs left, thanks to some godawful catching right at the end. I thought I was going to get that one. Careless!
Attempt #5 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 605,600
- Three pegs left again. I was hanging on with the last ball quite well, but then one dreadful shot finished it prematurely.
Attempt #6 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 803,230
- Just two pegs left that time. I'm getting closer, but I just can't seem to keep the catches going all the way to the end.
Attempt #7 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 974,590
- Got it that time at the 7th attempt. I managed to avoid the clumsy mistakes I'd been making in the previous attempts, and kept the catching going all the way to the end.
SUMMARY
Level | Reds | Pegs | Target | Balls | Clock | Pro | Attempts | Record | Average | Video |
1 | 25 | 90 | Reds | 9 | - | 500k | 6 | 579,130 | 430,870 | |
2 | 30 | 104 | Reds | 9 | - | 450k | 2 | 451,560 | 354,985 | |
3 | 30 | 106 | Reds | 9 | - | 425k | 3 | 609,320 | 403,016 | |
4 | 30 | 123 | Reds | 9 | - | 475k | 2 | 1,120,380 | 638,315 | |
5 | 30 | 126 | Reds | 9 | - | 525k | 3 | 1,041,120 | 574,416 | |
6 | 40 | 104 | Reds | 8 | - | 650k | 1 | 978,750 | 978,750 | |
7 | 30 | 90 | All | 8 | - | 725k | 4 | 929,990 | 568,147 | |
8 | 25 | 126 | 600k | 8 | - | 750k | 1 | 847,130 | 847,130 | |
9 | 40 | 106 | Reds | 6 | - | 575k | 4 | 653,640 | 589,080 | |
10 | 35 | 123 | All | 7 | - | 750k | 7 | 974,590 | 665,057 |
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