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nib1980 - 29/7/08 at 07:19 PM

Midweek Game

Got sent this at work today and it's soo adictive!

http://fantasticcontraption.com/


Benzine - 29/7/08 at 07:34 PM

Awesome

Yeah it is addictive


Miks15 - 29/7/08 at 07:42 PM

haha i read it as fantastic contraception to start with!!!

I was thinking what kind of game is this!!!
haha oops


Benzine - 29/7/08 at 07:57 PM

Finally did mission to mars level, took ages


blakep82 - 29/7/08 at 08:13 PM

grrr i'm stuck on 'junkyard'


Benzine - 29/7/08 at 08:40 PM

Yes! Finished 'four balls'

and down under

[Edited on 29/7/08 by Benzine]


twybrow - 29/7/08 at 09:03 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
Finally did mission to mars level, took ages


Still stuck on it here....


Ben_Copeland - 29/7/08 at 09:05 PM

Mars ones hard cant do it !!!


clockwork - 29/7/08 at 09:08 PM

Build a ball bearing race, and a slingshot....


Stuart_B - 29/7/08 at 09:08 PM

i am on big ball that is hard.

it took me a while on mars one.

stuart


Benzine - 29/7/08 at 09:09 PM

Now up to tube, this one could be tricky...


blakep82 - 29/7/08 at 09:41 PM

yeah, not liking 'big ball'
haven't got a clue what i'm doing...


Ben_Copeland - 29/7/08 at 09:59 PM

You either fling the block so it gets there before the ball drops or make something to move the ball after.

Just been looking at other peoples contraptions........ unbelievable what some people have come up with!!!!


blakep82 - 29/7/08 at 10:08 PM

i eventually made one that drove into the ball, and had two spinning things going the opposite way to push the ball up and over.

can't work out 'down under' now though..


MikeR - 29/7/08 at 11:19 PM

git!

been stuck on up the stairs for over an hour - should have been in bed 90 mins ago


MikeR - 30/7/08 at 07:06 AM

eventually did it (no i've not been up all night).

Made the rotatey things into two large soft wheels, then had them 'drive' up the steps over the marbles.

I haven't looked at any one elses yet as i want to try and do it myself. God its fun and frustrating.


Benzine - 30/7/08 at 08:27 AM

Just finished 'back and forth'

here's my solution to it (don't watch if you haven't already done it and want to figure it out yourself)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fKfbJEgspY

Finished unpossible too now ^__^
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC3neB1nXy4

[Edited on 30/7/08 by Benzine]


02GF74 - 31/7/08 at 09:33 AM

^^^^ b&&&strd - I am stuck on the last 6


mistergrumpy - 31/7/08 at 09:48 AM

I'm just starting unpossible and am stuck on 4 ball and tube. I've had 3 balls in on 4 ball so far. This has got to be the best game I've seen posted on here. It's great, though admittedly I've barely got anything done since I started it


mistergrumpy - 31/7/08 at 06:29 PM

Yeeesss! Only tube left now then I can get on with my life again. So addictive.


MikeR - 31/7/08 at 06:41 PM

i'm stuck on about level 12!

I've tried not to look at any one elses ideas but i'm now giving up. where do i find help?


martyn_16v - 31/7/08 at 06:55 PM

There's a link to the games forum just above the game window.

There's a thread about the most hopeless solutions, things that work but patently shouldn't. Some of them are laugh out loud funny

I gave up on unpossible at about 1 in the morning. Might have another crack at it now...


MikeR - 31/7/08 at 08:35 PM

been playing since i posted, supposed to be in the pub an hour ago - think i've finally sussed awash ....

in fact i have

next .........


MikeR - 31/7/08 at 09:09 PM

damn tube ..... how ??? how i ask


mistergrumpy - 31/7/08 at 09:13 PM

I've been trying Tube for around a day and a half and all I've managed to do is clog the bottom up but can't get a climb. I was wondering if I could invert the whole picture and let the ball drop. I'm not going to cheat and look yet though.


MikeR - 31/7/08 at 09:59 PM

i've moved on hoping for inspiration. One i couldn't do last night, i did in 3 minutes tonight!

playing with back and forth, i can make the 'bridge', just can't launch something to get / move the huge target

arrgghh


MikeR - 31/7/08 at 10:50 PM

still doing this....

i can make the brigde,
i can make something to catch the ball,
i can make something to pull the caught ball (and catchng mechanism)

I just can't do all three at once!!!!!

AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH


Agriv8 - 1/8/08 at 12:50 PM

done tube,

as a clue without the answer think of how the emergancy break wotks on a lift.

back and force ummmmmm.

regards agriv8


Agriv8 - 1/8/08 at 01:36 PM

here is a mover ( got to play a bit to get the up and over balance )


mover
mover


cant get much further though any ideas ?


Benzine - 1/8/08 at 01:38 PM

My back and forth solution:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fKfbJEgspY


Agriv8 - 1/8/08 at 02:05 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
My back and forth solution:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fKfbJEgspY


Wow would have not thought of going down that route thats a seriously solooution.

Regards

Agriv8


PaulBuz - 1/8/08 at 03:16 PM

This is just STOOOPIDLY addictive!!

[Edited on 1/8/08 by PaulBuz]


JoelP - 3/8/08 at 09:09 PM

i am so proud of this solution! Its a slow start but cannons across the line at the end!

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=207882


slight tweek!

[Edited on 3/8/08 by JoelP]


02GF74 - 4/8/08 at 10:45 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Agriv8
here is a mover ( got to play a bit to get the up and over balance )

cant get much further though any ideas ?


not done it?

I used 2 machines - on RH it would push a stick to make a drawbridge over the gap.

On the LH a mover similar to yours that would topple over.

The top ball is a right hand mover. Along the bottom a left mover and roller. By tweaking the shape, I got it so that when it toppled over, the red ball ended up in between the top ball (right mover) and the roller.

Here it is having moved left and just before it topples over. The red ball ends up in between and is dragged across.

fantastic contraption mover
fantastic contraption mover


I leave the RH drawbridge maker to you.


Big Stu - 4/8/08 at 05:58 PM

I completed all the levels on night shift so bought the full version. Let's you design your own levels and play with other peoples levels.


Benzine - 4/8/08 at 07:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Big Stu
I completed all the levels on night shift so bought the full version. Let's you design your own levels and play with other peoples levels.


Here's one I made if you want a go. Give me one to do

http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=1959

[Edited on 4/8/08 by Benzine]


violentblue - 4/8/08 at 09:00 PM


my solution to tube


[Edited on 4/8/08 by violentblue]


mistergrumpy - 4/8/08 at 09:42 PM

Can people not post their solution or at least just post a link. That's twice I've nearly been caught with the solution to tube and I really would like to do it by myself.


MikeRJ - 4/8/08 at 10:38 PM

My tube solution.

Unpossible is a bit annoying...


Big Stu - 5/8/08 at 01:41 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
quote:
Originally posted by Big Stu
I completed all the levels on night shift so bought the full version. Let's you design your own levels and play with other peoples levels.


Here's one I made if you want a go. Give me one to do

http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=1959

[Edited on 4/8/08 by Benzine]


Not tried yours yet but here is my first level Click on me


Big Stu - 5/8/08 at 01:49 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
quote:
Originally posted by Big Stu
I completed all the levels on night shift so bought the full version. Let's you design your own levels and play with other peoples levels.


Here's one I made if you want a go. Give me one to do

http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=1959

[Edited on 4/8/08 by Benzine]


SOLVED


JoelP - 5/8/08 at 07:11 PM

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=243164

nowt too fancy but took some balancing!


I love speed :-P - 5/8/08 at 07:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=243164

nowt too fancy but took some balancing!



http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=244105


JoelP - 6/8/08 at 06:30 AM

nice!


Benzine - 6/8/08 at 10:44 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Big Stu


Not tried yours yet but here is my first level Click on me


Finished it