# Bounce Out (and I thought Freecell had me hooked)
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [June 26, 2005, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890 "2005-06-26T05:39:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2005, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890/1 "2005-06-26T05:39:10Z")
I am not a gamer. Until I met Freecell. She lured me in and I spent countless hours, wasting my life, playing a glorified game of solitaire. But, I broke free.
Until I stumbled upon Bounce Out. It is deceptively easy. Switching neighboring balls around to make sets of three like-colored balls. But, it is the easy that has me hooked. You go from level to level, with less time as it becomes more difficult. Then the warning siren starts to sound I actually get freakishly nervous.
I have probably logged in at least 20 hours on this game this week.
Am I the only one that plays this game?
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### Author:  [@Bendarr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bendarr)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2005, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890/2 "2005-06-26T06:26:27Z")
Do you have a link?
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### Author:  [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2005, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890/3 "2005-06-26T06:36:47Z")
[link](http://games.yahoo.com/games/downloads/bo.html)
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### Author:  [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2005, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890/4 "2005-06-26T07:06:58Z")
I prefer [Dirt Dragons](http://www.dirtdragons.com/dirtdragons.html), but I’m a big _Tremors_ fan.
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### Author:  [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2005, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890/5 "2005-06-26T07:07:07Z")
Oh, man, I’ve been addicted to Bounce Out for almost a month. That siren really makes me nervous.
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### Author:  [@Zulema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zulema)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2005, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890/6 "2005-06-26T13:21:41Z")
I love how the sound effects to Bounce Out sound exactly like a very bored man saying “BOING BOING”.
Look at the high scores. How do people get scores likt that?
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### Author:  [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890/7 "2005-06-26T16:35:44Z")
I love the sound effects too.
When I want to play something laid-back, it’s either Bounce Out or Bejeweled, but Bounce Out is definitely more engaging.
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### Author:  [@Imbrium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imbrium)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2005, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890/8 "2005-06-26T16:55:44Z")
Bounce Out was great, but I’ve moved on to Zuma and Insanaquarium.
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### Author:  [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2005, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890/9 "2005-06-26T21:04:48Z")
I was playing Bounce Out a lot a while back. It’s a fun game, and the funny sound effects are the best part.
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### Author:  [@merrily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/merrily)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2005, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890/10 "2005-06-26T22:35:22Z")
So what are the strategies for bounce out?
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### Author:  [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2005, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890/11 "2005-06-26T22:50:30Z")
> [@SP2263](#):
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> Look at the high scores. How do people get scores likt that?
Where can I see the high scores?
My personal best is 70128. :rolleyes:
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### Author:  [@Zulema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zulema)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2005, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890/12 "2005-06-26T23:59:43Z")
I play through [gamehouse.com](http://gamehouse.com) or [squiglysplayhouse.com](http://squiglysplayhouse.com)
and there’s a link on the bottom of the game window for high scores.
High score for today is 5,063,296
All time high score is 21,209,696
I always wonder if the people with the high scores are playing with dial up internet. Collapse was the same thing, ridiculously high scores that I could never even get close too.
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### Author:  [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2005, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890/13 "2005-06-27T00:08:12Z")
> [@SP2263](#):
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> High score for today is 5,063,296
> All time high score is 21,209,696
And I was proud when I broke 70,000? :smack:
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### Author:  [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2005, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890/14 "2005-07-02T16:31:32Z")
> [@marymargaret](#):
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> And I was proud when I broke 70,000? :smack:
There, there. It’s okay. We can try again in a little while.
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### Author:  [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890/15 "2005-07-02T17:14:35Z")
I’ve beaten it.
🙂
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### Author:  [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890/16 "2005-07-02T17:32:10Z")
Wait a minute, I’m a total liar.
I was thinking of [Pop and Drop](http://games.yahoo.com/games/downloads/pd.html), which I did beat. It’s pretty fun too, if anyone has a day or two to spare.
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### Author:  [@merrily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/merrily)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2005, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890/17 "2005-07-02T17:56:17Z")
[Collapse](http://games.yahoo.com/games/downloads/cl.html) is also good.
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### Author:  [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2005, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890/18 "2005-07-02T18:02:43Z")
I was hooked on Cubis for a while. One night I was playing, and I couldn’t lose - I wanted to go to bed, I was dead tired, and I just kept romping through level after level.
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### Author:  [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2005, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890/19 "2005-07-02T18:14:08Z")
Guys, I don’t like to brag - but I am now at a personal best of 96,000! 🆒
How is it possible to get in the millions???
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### Author:  [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2005, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bounce-out-and-i-thought-freecell-had-me-hooked/309890/20 "2005-07-03T20:39:46Z")
If I keep playing it, I might someday make it through the second level. Either that, or this is really not the game for me. 😃
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