# Ever want to play with a trebuchet? Now you can! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 1, 2005, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-want-to-play-with-a-trebuchet-now-you-can/315073 "2005-08-01T03:26:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2005, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-want-to-play-with-a-trebuchet-now-you-can/315073/1 "2005-08-01T03:26:04Z")
[Check out this site](http://www.globalspec.com/trebuchet/) for your very own medieval assault machine which can be fine tuned with a click of the mouse. It would be better with flaming castles, screaming peasants, and bosomy wenches, but hey-it’s free. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2005, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-want-to-play-with-a-trebuchet-now-you-can/315073/2 "2005-08-01T04:13:44Z")
How the heck does someone get 88,000 points on that thing?? ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2005, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-want-to-play-with-a-trebuchet-now-you-can/315073/3 "2005-08-01T04:44:45Z")
I made a trebuchet out of a cardboard box one time. Hurled aluminum foil balls clear across my apartment. ---
**Author:** ![rowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@rowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowe)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2005, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-want-to-play-with-a-trebuchet-now-you-can/315073/4 "2005-08-01T21:12:39Z")
When I saw the thread title, I thought you’d be talking about this: [http://www.trebuchet.com/kit/tabletop/](http://www.trebuchet.com/kit/tabletop/) Looks neat but a bit expensive for a desktop toy! I’ve played with the website version before but was pretty bad at it. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2005, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-want-to-play-with-a-trebuchet-now-you-can/315073/5 "2005-08-01T23:18:15Z")
My high was 2,395 after two full games. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2005, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-want-to-play-with-a-trebuchet-now-you-can/315073/6 "2005-08-01T23:54:54Z")
When I lived in Connecticut I opened up my back field to a flaming pitch throwing contest with trebuchets… No one showed up so I had to put the show on for my puppy and my wife 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2005, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-want-to-play-with-a-trebuchet-now-you-can/315073/7 "2005-08-02T00:30:08Z")
Got up to 2400 or so. It doesn’t seem fair you can adjust the gravity. I don’t suppose you can do that IRL. Maybe the altitude might make the tiniest difference in that regard, but in that case just call that dial ‘altitude’. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-want-to-play-with-a-trebuchet-now-you-can/315073/8 "2005-08-02T02:29:03Z")
Anyone else notice the theme music is from Civ II? ---
**Author:** ![Waenara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@Waenara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waenara)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2005, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-want-to-play-with-a-trebuchet-now-you-can/315073/9 "2005-08-02T02:49:04Z")
I only found that adjusting the gravity helped in the “power” challenge - increase it then, it didn’t change the distance it flew, it just hit with more power. Highest score was 2,674 (on my third game).