Level 1 (Clear 30 red pegs from 93 total - Pro target 425k)
The first design has six horizontal lines going up the wave, with rows of round pegs in between the m.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 283,150
- This one is harder than it looks. The round pegs stop the ball from running along the rows and catches are quite awkward. I found it difficult to penetrate through to the deeper rows.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 626,540
- I did much better at getting the ball to run along the lines that time. I didn't quite manage a total clearance - just two pegs short - but that didn't matter.
Level 2 (Clear 30 red pegs from 87 total - Pro target 500k)
The second design has nine curves rising up the wave in the picture, and an arrangement of round and diamond-shaped pegs around the moon.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 256,260
- Another deceptively tricky level. I only had about two or three red pegs left at the end, but I was a long short of the pro target.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 552,280
- I was in all sorts of trouble there. I was down to my last ball, still with two red pegs left, needing just over 120k for pro and catches were looking hard to come by. The I went for a catch of a purple peg in the top right. I hit the rim of the bucket, ricocheted into a low red peg, then back into the bucket. The bonus combination of Lucky Bucket, Big Bounce, Crazy Distance and Bucket Bounce gave me the 150k I needed for pro, so I could just take out the last red peg for victory.
Level 3 (Clear 25 red pegs from 126 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 475k)
The third design has three big curves in the sky around the moon, a triangle of six twelve-peg circles, and a diagonal line of diamond-shaped pegs between them, along the crest of the wave. The are three teleport portals - one covering the moon, and a couple more in two of the low circles. They all connect to a receiver in the very top right.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 371,570
- Just two red pegs left, but 100k short of the pro target.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 678,140
- I picked up more catches that time, and got some good bonuses as well. Plus two or three balls hung around long enough to pick up an extra ball. I ended up having several free shots at the end after the last red peg was exposed and the pro target was reached.
Level 4 (Clear 30 red pegs from 113 total, with only 8 balls - Pro target 475k)
The fourth design consists of eleven semi-circles, arranged in three interlocking diagonal lines. There are a couple of diagonal lines of round pegs between them.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 818,260
- I found this the easiest level yet on this board. A few sweeps available at the start and the angles seem fairly kind. Or maybe I just got lucky.
Level 5 (Clear 25 red pegs from 117 total, with only 8 balls - Pro target 450k)
The fifth design has a couple of solid curves in the bottom right, and a couple of curves of round pegs there as well. Curving around above them are five circles , four of which contain short lines. I guess these signify phases of the moon.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 553,750
- This again seemed quite easy. It might have been luck of course. Sometimes it's hard to tell. I certainly wasn't unlucky.
Level 6 (Clear 35 red pegs from 126 total, with only 8 balls - Pro target 650k)
The same design as level 3, but with 10 more red pegs, one less ball and 175k on the pro target.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 817,540
- This was fairly straightforward with a laser ball. I reached the pro target quite quickly, but I had to be careful not to run out of balls before I'd cleared the red pegs.
Level 7 (Clear ALL pegs - 25 red and 68 blue, with only 9 balls - Pro target 675k)
The same design as level 1, but with 5 fewer red pegs, one less ball, 250k on the pro target, and a total clearance now required.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 647,630
- A pretty good attempt for a first go. I cleared all the pegs with a ball to spare, but missed out on a pro score by just 30k.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 270,310
- Nowhere near that time. Mainly because the yellow peg was buried and it took half my balls to get to it for very little score. The laser ball was rubbish when I got to it anyway, so it wasn't worth the effort.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball. Score: 597,470
- A 92% clearance. I didn't take enough early catches. I kept the last few going for quite some time, but it wasn't enough.
Attempt #4 - Laser Ball. Score: 611,060
- An 89% clearance that time, but a marginally better score. Maybe I should add a Big Bounce. A Big Bounce could very easily get stifled though.
Attempt #5 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 836,470
- Well I added the Big Bounce, but I almost certainly didn't need it. I played a good first ball to get to an awkward yellow peg, and it also took out the whole bottom line which could only help the Big Bounce. The laser ball did quite well, but the Big Bounce was still fairly contained down the bottom. I seemed to have a better grasp of the angles this time, and a bit of luck here and there no doubt helped as well.
Level 8 (Score 600k with 40 red pegs and 73 blue, with only 8 balls - Pro target 925k)
The same design as level 4, but with 10 more red pegs, 350k on the pro target and just a score now to go for.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 850,250
- It was easy enough getting to 600k, but the extra 325k needed for pro was just a little too far. I had plenty of pegs left to do it with, I just needed more catches.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 755,140
- I took out the last red peg accidentally, but I never looked like reaching the pro target anyway so I didn't really matter.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball. Score: 856,300
- Two or three careless shots in the endgame spoilt a promising position.
Attempt #4 - Laser Ball. Score: 812,320
- A similar story to several previous games. I was scoring well, but just ran out of balls before I could get to the pro target. I'll add a Big Bounce.
Attempt #5 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 956,150
- A bit like the previous level, as soon as I add a Big Bounce, I get a pro score, depsite the Big Bounce itself not actually seeming to score many points.
Level 9 (Clear 35 red pegs from 117 total, with only 7 balls - Pro target 750k)
The same design as level 5, but with 10 more red pegs, one less ball, and 300k on the pro target.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 531,900
- Three red pegs left and quite a way from the pro target. I didn't get the catches that I needed.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 422,280
- Worse that time. Six red pegs left and even further from the pro target. I'll give it one more go before I add a Big Bounce.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball. Score: 495,380
- Two red pegs left, but another poor score. I'll add a Big Bounce.
Attempt #4 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 1,062,150
- Yet again, I add a Big Bounce, it doesn't appear to make much difference, and yet I get a pro score. This time, the difference was almost certainly down to me picking a different path for the laser ball which worked a lot better.
Level 10 (Clear ALL pegs - 35 red and 52 blue, with only 9 balls - Pro target 725k)
The same design as level 2, but with 5 more red pegs, one less ball, 225k on the pro target, and a total clearance now needed.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 714,790
- Just four red pegs left, and not far off the pro target. This one surely must go without a Big Bounce.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 796,030
- Two pegs left, having missed a simple catch right at the end when it all seemed in the bag. Very clumsy.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball. Score: 693,970
- Three pegs left. Too many missed catches at the start that time. I did manage to replicate a shot I'd chanced upon in a previous attempt though, which will be useful in future attempts.
Attempt #4 - Laser Ball. Score: 813,140
- I started with the shot I rediscovered in the previous attempt, and that started me off with a good score. After that the catches went well. I was a little short of points towards the end, but I had plenty of balls in hand so I could afford to be quite ambitious with my shot selection and that paid dividends.
SUMMARY
Level | Reds | Pegs | Target | Balls | Clock | Pro | Attempts | Record | Average | Video |
1 | 30 | 93 | Reds | 10 | - | 425k | 2 | 626,540 | 454,845 | |
2 | 30 | 87 | Reds | 10 | - | 500k | 2 | 552,280 | 404,270 | |
3 | 25 | 126 | Reds | 9 | - | 475k | 2 | 678,140 | 524,855 | |
4 | 30 | 113 | Reds | 8 | - | 475k | 1 | 818,260 | 818,260 | |
5 | 25 | 117 | Reds | 8 | - | 450k | 1 | 553,750 | 553,750 | |
6 | 35 | 126 | Reds | 8 | - | 650k | 1 | 817,540 | 817,540 | |
7 | 25 | 93 | All | 9 | - | 675k | 5 | 836,470 | 592,588 | |
8 | 40 | 113 | 600k | 8 | - | 925k | 5 | 956,150 | 846,032 | |
9 | 35 | 117 | Reds | 7 | - | 750k | 4 | 1,062,150 | 627,927 | |
10 | 35 | 87 | All | 9 | - | 725k | 4 | 813,140 | 754,482 |
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