Fantastic Contraption

[David Jimerson]

Hey whaddya mean accident?

Tommy did 90% of that. I liked his design but wanted to see if I could get the block to upright itself more precisely.

Ahhhh. I linked to the wrong one, and now I can't find the one I wanted.

 

[Jared Meyer]

Ha ha...I had a feeling that was the case.

Didn't get what you meant about the SNL reference either...? Did you mean to link to Uga's?

 

[Jared Meyer]

Never mind you fixed it. Yardapult = awesome.

 

[thartley]

Help! I'm stuck on the stairs and I can't get up!

:laugh:


I dont want to copy anyone, so I will just die there on the stairs. Have to stop for a while because the laptop is too easy to throw over the balcony. rogar-Evil(DBG):

 

[Simon Höfer]

Yeah! finally did 4 ball

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=302221

 

[Simon Höfer]

Back and fourth

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=302221

 

[MattinSTL]

OK Simon... that was the sh*t... congratulations. This is what I meant by how cool it is to see how minds work. I hadn't considered creating anything like that. Now I want to go back and play with some of them over again.

Did you do any other puzzles with that elegance?

The one thing I'd consider doing to mod this one is putting a little feed angle in the right corner... for a while I didn't think it would get the last 2 balls... but still... pretty freakin' cool man.

I'm curious if anybody can greatly improve on some of the designs... by getting to the goal much faster. The eventual success makes me LOL while watching... but a couple designs (think Ugafan) have made me think "damn that was smart"... although... Simon... damn that was smart!

 

[Capt Quirk]

I made a catapult to beat Big Ball. Kind of stuck at 4 Balls.

 

[MattinSTL]

Tommy, you can't sleep until you can do unpossible in 6 pieces like this dude
http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=192073

OK now THIS is what I'm talking about. :beer::beer::beer:

Although I also like to see them go the opposite way... the more complicated the better.

 

[Simon Höfer]

Thanks Matt! I think that was my coolest one so far. The others were quite crappy. I was also really impressed by ugafans Tank! My down under was pretty quick though:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=291298

My friend Sinan has another great design for 4 ball. I think it is so superior to mine Talk about elegant!

http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=303452

 

[Simon Höfer]

Oh, I forgot back and fourth! It is a similar approach as my 4 ball:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=302655

 

[Capt Quirk]

I tried something like that for 4 Ball, but didn't have the top row of rollers. Here's my catapult solution for Big Ball http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=306308

 

[Capt Quirk]

Down Under was fun
http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=303452

 

[Tom Marshall]

I've started from the beginning. My goal this time around is to make everything as elegant as possible.

Around the Bend - http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=308273

Mission to Mars - http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=308487

 

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Finally got 4 Balls.
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=308280
I call it "THE MANDIBLE"

Inelegant, but I get points for anthropomorphism right

 

[GageFX]

Finally got 4 Balls.
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=308280
I call it "THE MANDIBLE"

Inelegant, but I get points for anthropomorphism right

You also get medival torture device points!!


You guys were busy after I went to bed! Way to go.

 

[Capt Quirk]

I tried my catapult again in Awash, but those balls were just too quick. So, if I couldn't go over, I decided to go under- The Mole

 

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Got "Down Under"
gentlemen I give you:

SLING SHOT
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=309636
(make sure to zoom out)

Thought a pyramid would be a cup that would tip and stay for a moment if I provided some traction against falling.

Good thing the ball doesn't have to stay in the goal area

EDIT: trashing wifi prefs so I can't access internet till I get home ("working" at a coffee shop). If I ow you a PM, or worse work ... *cough* David *cough* Barry *cough* , blame Terry

This thing is like crack to me. Must take it out of easy access.

 

[GageFX]

Along the lines of overly addicting games, this isnt the same type of game, but it is just as addicting. I put it here so it can just get lost and disappear if no one is interested.

A friend and I played this for about a week straight until we finally completed it. So, be warned.

http://www.handdrawngames.com/DesktopTD/game.asp

The MODE in question is listed under the FUN menu, and it is the 10K GOLD mode.

You have 10k in gold to buy towers to stop the creeps from getting by. The creeps that enter at the top, exit the bottom. The creeps that enter at the left, exit the right. Keep them from doing so. They come in waves, and only 20 creeps can get by or the game is over.

Etiquette is to take a screen shot just before you start, but after you've built your initial tower array, then a screen shot just as your 20th life is about to be expended. (Once the 20th crosses, you cant see the screen anymore.)

Just thought I'd throw this out there.

 

[Tom Marshall]

Big Ball revisited:

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=310219