# Curve Ball! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 18, 2003, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241 "2003-03-18T10:21:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241/1 "2003-03-18T10:21:17Z")
[Curve Ball](http://homepage.ntlworld.com/fetchfido/games/curve_ball/curve_ball.htm) 19220 on my first try. Beat that. ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241/2 "2003-03-18T12:19:23Z")
12855 on my first, and only, try. Not too bad for someone who doesn’t play games, any more. ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241/3 "2003-03-18T12:46:49Z")
11740 for me - now back to work!!! [sup]Yes sir…[/sup] Grim ---
**Author:** ![severin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@severin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/severin)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241/4 "2003-03-18T13:46:52Z")
All my friends are addicted to that game!! Another good game: [http://www.input-entertainment.de/laser/](http://www.input-entertainment.de/laser/) sev ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241/5 "2003-03-18T14:08:47Z")
15550, first try. Not too shabby. ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241/6 "2003-03-18T14:36:14Z")
At last sweet mystery of life, I’ve finally found you. 20,470 ---
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241/7 "2003-03-19T03:22:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by severin \* > \*\*All my friends are addicted to that game!! > Another good game: [http://www.input-entertainment.de/laser/](http://www.input-entertainment.de/laser/) > > sev \*\* Wow… Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![leafrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@leafrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leafrog)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241/8 "2003-03-19T03:46:54Z")
20125 on the first try. Stupid computer opponent gets new men on each level, though! No fair! ---
**Author:** ![BelZarak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BelZarak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BelZarak)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241/9 "2003-03-19T04:14:22Z")
17530 on my first and only try. Interesting test of hand-eye coordination. -Belz ---
**Author:** ![BadBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71c47a/32.png) [@BadBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BadBaby)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241/10 "2003-03-19T06:46:53Z")
I knew I’d suck at this game, but just over 8000? I’ll stick to golf where that damned little ball don’t move till I tell it! ---
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241/11 "2003-03-19T07:31:52Z")
Yes! 241501 😃 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241/12 "2003-03-19T07:34:32Z")
241501?? You suck 😛 [sub]Oh wait, I suck, 'cause I wasn’t even close to that.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![blakeformayor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@blakeformayor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blakeformayor)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241/13 "2003-03-19T08:26:43Z")
Thanks a lot, **Aslan2**. It’s not like I have a midterm in the morning or anything… If I fail, I’m coming after you. 🙂 Just topped 16k, going back for more. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241/14 "2003-03-19T10:39:33Z")
16715… Awesome game! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241/15 "2003-03-19T20:07:20Z")
What’s the best way to get high scores? Is it better to get the ‘accuracy bonus’ and ‘super curve bonus’ during the game or get speed bonuses for beating each board quickly? Because especially on the first couple of levels you can beat the guy with only 2 or 3 hits, but it occurs to me that it might make more sense to sit around and rack up bonuses each time before closing out the easy levels. I just got 16120, for reference. My highest of my first few games was 18k. ---
**Author:** ![blakeformayor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@blakeformayor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blakeformayor)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241/16 "2003-03-19T20:35:28Z")
24,465 I’m dropping out of graduate school ---
**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:** [March 19, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241/17 "2003-03-19T20:53:51Z")
Feels like ping pong with a lacrosse ball. My scores are in the 21k-22k range. I keep getting stuck at level 7. Grrrr. I can see my afternoon is a waste now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241/18 "2003-03-20T14:03:05Z")
I have found that if you are able to get the Super Curve bonus on your opening shot on the first 3 levels, you can beat the opponent without even facing a return shot. Of course, that still hasn’t helped me get past 30,000 or level 7. ---
**Author:** ![Echo23TC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Echo23TC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Echo23TC)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241/19 "2003-03-20T16:23:23Z")
14,555. Damn, that thing gets going! ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241/20 "2003-03-20T18:09:40Z")
1. Level 7 is freakin hard. I came into Level 7 with all my lives intact, and I had him down to 0. Dagnabbit. **Aslan2** , was 241,501 a typo or did you really find a way to score 10 times the next best of us? Because if you didn’t, looks like I’ve got the highest score among us so far. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curve-ball/162241.md?page=2)