# Addictive penguin game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 21, 2004, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-penguin-game/225442 "2004-01-21T08:35:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vanyel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@Vanyel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vanyel)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-penguin-game/225442/1 "2004-01-21T08:35:59Z")
[pingu](http://ogc.ath.cx/files/tmp/pingu.htm) Simple game, hit the penguin…or is it? My best scores so far are as follows: Skipping stone: 593.3 Line drive:491 Smallest non-zero: 185.4 Beat that, suckahs! ---
**Author:** ![Vanyel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@Vanyel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vanyel)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-penguin-game/225442/2 "2004-01-21T08:44:19Z")
ooh, just got it down to 181.4 God, I love smacking that penguin around 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-penguin-game/225442/3 "2004-01-21T08:56:49Z")
That marker pole either impales the penguin, or ends up in its butt. Where the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Penguins when ya need 'em? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![greyseal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@greyseal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greyseal)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-penguin-game/225442/4 "2004-01-21T09:26:13Z")
> [@Vanyel](#): > > [pingu](http://ogc.ath.cx/files/tmp/pingu.htm) > > Simple game, hit the penguin…or is it? > > My best scores so far are as follows: > Skipping stone: 593.3 > Line drive:491 > Smallest non-zero: 185.4 > Beat that, suckahs! Line drive: 492.2 My skipping technique is no good, though. ---
**Author:** ![greyseal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@greyseal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greyseal)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-penguin-game/225442/5 "2004-01-21T09:27:41Z")
> [@Vanyel](#): > > ooh, just got it down to 181.4 > > God, I love smacking that penguin around 😛 I just got the same. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-penguin-game/225442/6 "2004-01-21T14:04:06Z")
Line drive: 490.5 smallest non-zero: 166 I can’t skip for beans. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-penguin-game/225442/7 "2004-01-21T14:10:50Z")
Best skip: 574.5 That’s it. I’m going back to work 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![peasea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc79bd/32.png) [@peasea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peasea)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-penguin-game/225442/8 "2004-01-21T15:37:58Z")
skip: 593.0 drive: 492.2 least: 160.5 I know how to smack my penguin. ---
**Author:** ![Frank\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Frank\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank_2)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-penguin-game/225442/9 "2004-01-21T15:53:36Z")
160.4 I am the weakest penguin smacker. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Algorithm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/algorithm/32/12204_2.png) [@Algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algorithm)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-penguin-game/225442/10 "2004-01-21T16:13:43Z")
drive: 492.8 ---
**Author:** ![Algorithm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/algorithm/32/12204_2.png) [@Algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algorithm)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-penguin-game/225442/11 "2004-01-21T16:15:55Z")
Just got a 148.6 I’m closing the window now. No more! ---
**Author:** ![CartoonSuperHero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/35a633/32.png) [@CartoonSuperHero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CartoonSuperHero)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-penguin-game/225442/12 "2004-01-21T17:12:15Z")
Best line drive: 478.5 Best skipping stone technique drive:501.9 I AM the penguin master! 😃 CartoonSu ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-penguin-game/225442/13 "2004-01-21T17:56:13Z")
Skipping: 593 Single hit penguin face down: 492.9 (got several in a row at either 492.9 and 492.7) Smallest non 0: 167.9 It was easier after targetting the penguin and it’s fall past certain pixels on the cliff thing. It was a lot harder getting the shortest non-0 than hitting the far away ones. ---
**Author:** ![Vanyel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@Vanyel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vanyel)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-penguin-game/225442/14 "2004-01-21T18:08:46Z")
148.5 W :d :d T ---
**Author:** ![Vanyel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@Vanyel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vanyel)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-penguin-game/225442/15 "2004-01-21T18:11:31Z")
Thems smilies is harrrd… :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Algorithm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/algorithm/32/12204_2.png) [@Algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algorithm)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-penguin-game/225442/16 "2004-01-21T18:34:38Z")
Bwahahah drive for 493.4 ---
**Author:** ![greyseal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@greyseal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greyseal)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-penguin-game/225442/17 "2004-01-21T18:38:03Z")
> [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](#): > > Skipping: 593 > Single hit penguin face down: 492.9 (got several in a row at either 492.9 and 492.7) > Smallest non 0: 167.9 > > It was easier after targetting the penguin and it’s fall past certain pixels on the cliff thing. It was a lot harder getting the shortest non-0 than hitting the far away ones. Just in! Line drive: 492.7 Skipping: 593.5 Non-0: 166.3 So it looks like it’s down to **dorkusmalorkusmafia** and me… ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-penguin-game/225442/18 "2004-01-21T19:08:22Z")
The link doesn’t work for me… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2004, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-penguin-game/225442/19 "2004-01-21T20:25:28Z")
It looks like we overloaded the guys servers. I got another drive for 493.7. I don’t think it will go much over 495 there. I think you may be able to get the skipping to about 600. I like [kick ups](http://www.ebaumsworld.com/kickups.shtml) a little better but it is much more tedious. I just played it for the first time since it cycled through here last and got 137.