Level 1 (Clear 30 red pegs from 102 total - Pro target 450k)
The first layout follows many of the lines in the picture. In particular, it uses the outline of the window, the branch on which the left-hand owl is perched, The table to the left, the mat in the centre, the stool and the candlestick. There are plenty of round pegs dotted about.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 712,670
- A nice easy sweep to start with, and a straightforward pro score. I'm confident I would have got a total clearance but for a premature ending.
Level 2 (Clear 25 red pegs from 92 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 500k)
The second layout has four curved S-shaped lines, a bit like the branch on which the left-hand owl is perched, extending from the sides of the screen. The rest is covered with a pattern of single round pegs.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 569,990
- Points seemed a bit harder to come by in this one. I got lucky with some timely bonuses, otherwise I suspect I would've struggled quite a bit getting a pro score.
Level 3 (Clear 30 red pegs from 109 total - Pro target 525k)
The third layout is a close-up of an owl's face. Two big eyes, a little nose and some feathers.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 671,930
- I started really well, but then went to close a pop-up message box in the bottom corner, but clicked on it by mistake, and followed the link, thus aborting the game. I had to restart and it didn't go as well. I only missed by one red peg, and had plenty of points. Annoying.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 624,350
- I just about had that one under control, although it threatened to run away from me on a few occasions.
Level 4 (Clear 30 red pegs from 89 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 475k)
The fourth layout features a couple of squares, and a couple of circles, one shape in each corner. In the centre is a six-sides figure, like the candelstick.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 500,740
- This one felt fairly comfortable for the most part. The end was unexpected, but I sneaked across the pro target line, so that was OK.
Level 5 (Clear 25 red pegs from 125 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 475k)
The fifth layout looks like the pattern on the mat in the centre of the picture. It is basically a trapezium, with an extra inner line along each edge, and a pattern in the centre like two triangles connected at a central point.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 417,250
- I found it tricky to penetrate all the layers of the structure, so I couldn't clear all the red pegs from the lower levels.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 760,230
- I concentrated on clearing some of the central pegs out early. Not all of them, just enough to give me a foothold later on. I could still take plenty of side wall shots, quite a few of which I managed to catch. There were a couple of handy bonuses along the way. I picked up a pretty good score in the end.
Level 6 (Clear 35 red pegs from 92 total, with only 9 balls - Pro target 625k)
The same layout as level 2, but with 10 more red pegs, and 125k on the pro target.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 642,770
- I was struggling for points, but I managed to pick off a few purple pegs at the end, and I left a low central red peg until last, so I could deflect off this straight into the 100k bucket.
Level 7 (Clear ALL pegs - 25 red and 64 blue - Pro target 625k)
The same layout as level 4, but with 5 fewer red pegs, one more ball, 150k on the pro target, and a total clearance now needed.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 188,910
- An 80% clearance and a very poor score. Very few catches and hardly any luck.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 515,700
- A big improvement. Up to a 92% clearance and over 500k in score. I was still lucking much luck at the start though. Most of the work came in the endgame.
Attempt #3 - No power ups. Score: 412,250
- Back down to 83% that time. I'll have one more try before I add a laser ball.
Attempt #4 - No power ups. Score: 591,940
- An excellent effort. I managed to scratch my way to a total clearance, but I was short of points and needed at least 150k from the final buckets. I only managed 110k so fell just short.
Attempt #5 - No power ups. Score: 375,300
- I was only missing a couple of red pegs at the end, but I was a long way short of the pro target. I'll add a laser ball.
Attempt #6 - Laser Ball. Score: 529,260
- I thought I'd wasted the laser ball as I must have accidentally fired it when I wasn't looking, but when I looked back at the video, it had actually worked OK. I finished with just one red red peg left and not too far from the pro target.
Attempt #7 - Laser Ball. Score: 951,740
- I actually got to aim my laser ball this time, and did much better with it as a result. I took a total clearance this time for well over the pro target.
Level 8 (Score 500k with 25 red pegs and 77 blue, with only 8 balls - Pro target 650k)
The same layout as level 1, but with 5 fewer red pegs, two fewer balls, 200k on the pro target, and just a score to go for.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 742,730
- I was confident I wouldn't need a laser ball here. I got 712k on level 1 and this time I didn't have to worry about clearing the red pegs. I picked up the bonuses wherever I saw them, and cleared the pro target with a ball or two to spare. I could've taken the final red peg, but there was no need so I kept going for catches off the purple peg until I ran out of balls.
Level 9 (Clear 40 red pegs from 125 total, with only 7 balls - Pro target 700k)
The same layout as level 5, but with 15 more red pegs, two fewer balls, and 225k on the pro target.
Attempt #1 - No power ups. Score: 615,340
- Not too far off. I was trying to pick my through the remaining pegs to clear a path to the last three reds, but with only one ball left, my hopes weren't high. I should probably have tried to clear the central pegs earlier. That worked well on level 5.
Attempt #2 - No power ups. Score: 374,090
- I didn't get any luck that time. The ball kept just missing the bucket by tiny fractions. I'll use a laser ball.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball. Score: 951,240
- I got to the yellow peg with my second shot and managed a good laser ball. My catching went well, and I took a total clearance with a ball to spare.
Level 10 (Clear ALL pegs - 30 red and 79 blue, with only 7 balls - Pro target 775k)
The same layout as level 3, but with three fewer balls, 250k on the pro target, and a total clearance now required.
Attempt #1 - Laser Ball. Score: 270,150
- I struggled to get to the yellow peg, and by the time I did, there wasn't much left for the laser ball.
Attempt #2 - Laser Ball. Score: 529,790
- Only a 79% clearance. Even with the laser ball, I haven't got particularly close on the first two attempts. I'll try adding a Big Bounce.
Attempt #3 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 381,890
- Only a 73% clearance that time, as I couldn't get to either trigger peg easily. I was down to my last ball before I got the green peg. I got the Big Bounce next which took out the yellow peg, but then I never got to use the laser as I'd run out of balls.
Attempt #4 - Laser Ball & Big Bounce. Score: 1,139,050
- That was a bit better. I found a good first ball which scored just short of 150k. Then I took out the yellow peg, did well with the laser ball, scoring another 350k. I took the green peg next off the side wall for 50k, and the Big Bounce for just under 160k. All this gave me a total of 707k with only 24 pegs left and still 7 balls in hand. Another 75k with the next ball took me past the pro target, so I just had to clear what was left at an average of about 3 pegs per ball. No problem. A few catches and ricochets later I was down to 4 off 4 and then I could stop worrying too much about catches. I was over a million points by then so I was just going for as big a score as possible.
SUMMARY
Level | Reds | Pegs | Target | Balls | Clock | Pro | Attempts | Record | Average | Video |
1 | 30 | 102 | Reds | 10 | - | 450k | 1 | 712,670 | 712,670 | |
2 | 25 | 92 | Reds | 9 | - | 500k | 1 | 569,990 | 569,990 | |
3 | 30 | 109 | Reds | 10 | - | 525k | 2 | 671,930 | 648,140 | |
4 | 30 | 89 | Reds | 9 | - | 475k | 1 | 500,740 | 500,740 | |
5 | 25 | 125 | Reds | 9 | - | 475k | 2 | 760,230 | 588,740 | |
6 | 35 | 92 | Reds | 9 | - | 625k | 1 | 642,770 | 642,770 | |
7 | 25 | 89 | All | 10 | - | 625k | 7 | 951,740 | 509,300 | |
8 | 25 | 102 | 500k | 8 | - | 650k | 1 | 742,730 | 742,730 | |
9 | 40 | 125 | Reds | 7 | - | 700k | 3 | 951,240 | 646,890 | |
10 | 30 | 109 | All | 7 | - | 775k | 4 | 1,139,050 | 580,220 |
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