# A Fantastic Contraption SDMB Contest **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 26, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870 "2008-07-26T20:54:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870/21 "2008-07-27T00:28:07Z")
[QUOTE=InvisibleWombat] Here’s my first shot at [Twist](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=90138): 25 points. Is it tacky to enter my own contest? [/QUOTE] No tackier than me stealing and teaking. [23 points](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=91802) ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870/22 "2008-07-27T01:01:53Z")
> **[Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game](http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=92321)** > > An online flash puzzle game where you build whimsical machines to solve each level. Save your contraptions and share them with your friends. Free! Zero points! 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870/23 "2008-07-27T01:06:55Z")
Mind the gap, two points. > **[Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game](http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=92358)** > > An online flash puzzle game where you build whimsical machines to solve each level. Save your contraptions and share them with your friends. Free! ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870/24 "2008-07-27T01:53:37Z")
[QUOTE=Don’t fight the hypothetical] No tackier than me stealing and teaking. [23 points](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=91802) [/QUOTE] Twist, 18 points. > **[Fantastic Contraption - Launch Level](http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=92667)** > > The classic physics puzzle game from 2008. Build whimsical machines to solve puzzles. Now available on Steam with new updates coming soon! ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870/25 "2008-07-27T02:08:18Z")
Oops, that last Twist is actually 14 points, not 18. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870/26 "2008-07-27T02:09:59Z")
Mind the Gap, [1 point](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=92794) ; top that! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870/27 "2008-07-27T02:14:01Z")
Twist 17: > **[Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game](http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=92826)** > > An online flash puzzle game where you build whimsical machines to solve each level. Save your contraptions and share them with your friends. Free! ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870/28 "2008-07-27T02:23:26Z")
Level 44, [4 points.](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=92888) ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870/29 "2008-07-27T02:25:22Z")
[QUOTE=Ale] Level 44, [4 points.](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=92888) [/QUOTE] Scratch that, level 44 [3 points.](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=92901)🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870/30 "2008-07-27T02:32:23Z")
Level 53, [13 points.](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=92929) ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870/31 "2008-07-27T02:47:07Z")
I squeezed 2 points out of level 53, now it is just [11 points](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=93050). It´s like judo, use the weight of your oponent to make it do what you want it to do. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870/32 "2008-07-27T02:52:52Z")
[QUOTE=Don’t fight the hypothetical] Twist 17: > **[Fantastic Contraption - Launch Level](http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=92826)** > > The classic physics puzzle game from 2008. Build whimsical machines to solve puzzles. Now available on Steam with new updates coming soon! [/QUOTE] Oops, too: 13 ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870/33 "2008-07-27T03:00:36Z")
[QUOTE=Don’t Call Me Shirley] Oops, that last Twist is actually 14 points, not 18. 😃 [/QUOTE] Stolen and tweaked for [7 points](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=93144). ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870/34 "2008-07-27T03:14:06Z")
[QUOTE=K364] Actually [9 Points](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=91847) for lv 53 unsolved. [/QUOTE] OK, fine, so you win on points. But I win on [awesomeness](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=93187). I think it’s 128 points. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870/35 "2008-07-27T03:16:33Z")
Dammit stupid links … Lemme try again. I was beaten to posting a 5-point score, but I’m still going to post it. Level 51: [5 points](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=91488) …then… This is nearly the same as one that came later, but I have no proof. Level 53: [9 points](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=91458) ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2008, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870/36 "2008-07-27T03:51:02Z")
[QUOTE=fachverwirrt] Stolen and tweaked for [7 points](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=93144). [/QUOTE] Well played. [QUOTE=sturmhauke] OK, fine, so you win on points. But I win on awesomeness. I think it’s 128 points.. [/QUOTE] Dude, you just _launched_ that big freakin pink box. Awesome, indeed! ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870/37 "2008-07-28T15:14:10Z")
On a Roll, 2 points > **[Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game](http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=103680)** > > An online flash puzzle game where you build whimsical machines to solve each level. Save your contraptions and share them with your friends. Free! Reach Up, 2 points > **[Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game](http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=103606)** > > An online flash puzzle game where you build whimsical machines to solve each level. Save your contraptions and share them with your friends. Free! Higher, 4 points > **[Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game](http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=103466)** > > An online flash puzzle game where you build whimsical machines to solve each level. Save your contraptions and share them with your friends. Free! Back and Forth, 24 points > **[Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game](http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=98713)** > > An online flash puzzle game where you build whimsical machines to solve each level. Save your contraptions and share them with your friends. Free! ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870/38 "2008-07-28T15:14:47Z")
I’ve been _dying_ to post this since last night. I don’t think this one for [level 70 beta](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=109737) can be beat, but feel free to prove me wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870/39 "2008-07-28T15:14:59Z")
What I planned to post before the outage: I wasn’t able to improve on those that have been posted already (though I did find an alternative for level [53 in 9 points](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=95833)), so here’s my so-far minimum points design for level 70 (aka the goddamn slope): [16 points](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=95757) (it takes a few tries to get the pink thing over the edge, though). Happened during the outage: So, while waiting for the board to start working again, I’ve fiddled around with those designs, and got level 53 down to [8 points](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=97281), and level 70 to [10](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=96884). ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870/40 "2008-07-28T15:20:24Z")
Mission to Mars, 1 point > **[Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game](http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=110872)** > > An online flash puzzle game where you build whimsical machines to solve each level. Save your contraptions and share them with your friends. Free! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fantastic-contraption-sdmb-contest/457870.md?page=3)