# Fabulous online physics-based game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 21, 2008, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233 "2008-07-21T05:32:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/281 "2008-08-03T04:10:02Z")
[QUOTE=Tenebras] This type of thing I consider to be a total cop-out on the “no-wheel” idea… Basically the same as the previous, but with a much more clever lifting mechanism: > **[Fantastic Contraption - Launch Level](http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=92866)** > > The classic physics puzzle game from 2008. Build whimsical machines to solve puzzles. Now available on Steam with new updates coming soon! [/QUOTE] Yeah, that’s a wheel for sure, just not a system-designed wheel. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/282 "2008-08-03T20:03:44Z")
Fail=funny, epic fail=really funny: > **[Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game](http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=79018)** > > 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:** ![Long\_Time\_Lurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@Long\_Time\_Lurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_Lurker)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/283 "2008-08-04T16:56:46Z")
[QUOTE=Apophenia] Are there any green solutions for Tube? I mean, I saw earlier that there were, but for the life of me I can’t find any sufficiently well-labeled ones in the list. [/QUOTE] Working slingshot of my own inferior design: [Fantastic Contraption - Launch Level](http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=80130) ---
**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:** [August 4, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/284 "2008-08-04T19:59:55Z")
[QUOTE=Half Man Half Wit] Need a fix, do ya? They always come back. [/QUOTE] If I finish it, do I get another? [Sorry it’s so sloppy…](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=223422) No time to make it look nice, I’ve got _work_ to do. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/285 "2008-08-04T20:20:25Z")
This one is [a bit smoother,](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=223722), but it’s still ugly. I used the sport of [jai alai](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jai_alai) as my inspiration. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/286 "2008-08-04T21:16:28Z")
[QUOTE=Santo Rugger] This one is [a bit smoother,](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=223722), but it’s still ugly. [/QUOTE] Nice! Very nice! ---
**Author:** ![Long\_Time\_Lurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@Long\_Time\_Lurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_Lurker)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/287 "2008-08-04T21:30:17Z")
[QUOTE=Santo Rugger] This one is [a bit smoother,](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=223722), but it’s still ugly. I used the sport of [jai alai](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jai_alai) as my inspiration. 🆒 [/QUOTE] You did the under, here’s an over: [Fantastic Contraption - Launch Level](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=224842) ---
**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:** [August 4, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/288 "2008-08-04T21:52:11Z")
[QUOTE=Long Time Lurker] You did the under, here’s an over: [Fantastic Contraption - Launch Level](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=224842) [/QUOTE] Sweet! I was trying to do something similar with a fixed fulcrum catapult, but I couldn’t get the ball to go fast enough; it kept falling just short of the target. ETA: Holy crap, that’s the weirdest thing?! If you erase the powered wheel on the left, and replace it with an identical piece, the contraption doesn’t work??? [QUOTE=InvisibleWombat] Nice! Very nice! [/QUOTE] Thanks! Took me all darn morning. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/289 "2008-08-05T05:03:35Z")
[QUOTE=Don’t fight the hypothetical] Fail=funny, epic fail=really funny: > **[Fantastic Contraption - Launch Level](http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=79018)** > > The classic physics puzzle game from 2008. Build whimsical machines to solve puzzles. Now available on Steam with new updates coming soon! [/QUOTE] That’s beautiful in its utter failure. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/290 "2008-08-06T14:40:15Z")
[QUOTE=Tenebras] Missed the edit window… Just because I like “green” solutions… [/QUOTE] This one’s [just for you.](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=259670) It only needed a little bit of tweaking to make it pollution free. And, yes, this is a shameless bump hoping somebody will post more solutions and/or levels. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tenebras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@Tenebras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenebras)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/291 "2008-08-06T17:56:58Z")
[QUOTE=Santo Rugger] This one’s [just for you.](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=259670) It only needed a little bit of tweaking to make it pollution free. And, yes, this is a shameless bump hoping somebody will post more solutions and/or levels. 🙂 [/QUOTE] Nice. I tweaked it again: took out the powered wheels and added a ramp and a brake. [No powered wheels, no pollution, ball stops in the goal.](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=263595) 😃 Now we just have to figure out how to do it without wheels at all… ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/292 "2008-08-06T22:12:12Z")
I think I’m getting close with a solution similar to the green, no wheel, awash solution. Basically build a big solid block out of wooden sticks, a rod which drops until it hits the edge of the ledge(at an angle) then the block falls on the end and “kicks” the ball. Unfortunately the wheels weigh more than sticks, so I’m using unpowered wheels right now as the core of my “weight”. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/293 "2008-08-08T14:27:12Z")
Not very sophisticated, but I like the results of my solution for Around the Bend: > **[Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game](http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=305777)** > > 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:** ![Petrobey\_Mavromihalis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@Petrobey\_Mavromihalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petrobey_Mavromihalis)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/294 "2008-08-08T23:00:19Z")
I’m a complete cheat as I based this on other solutions, but I’m still proud. An hour of tinkering: [Handling](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=316135) ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/295 "2008-08-09T15:06:35Z")
Finally got [Back and Forth!](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=326348) ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/296 "2008-08-10T11:30:41Z")
Bought the full version; can’t…stop…playing… This reminds of the days I would play Tetris so much that I would find myself drifting off to sleep and see the tetris shapes falling and turning. Here’s a solution I came up with for the user-made level “mine rescue.” (Might have to have the full version to see it…) > **[Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game](http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=339862)** > > 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:** [August 14, 2008, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/297 "2008-08-14T05:51:20Z")
Still not quite sure how this [Back and Forth](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=413827) works, but there’s no pollution and it’s only worth 15 points. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/298 "2008-08-14T06:10:26Z")
[QUOTE=Santo Rugger] Still not quite sure how this [Back and Forth](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=413827) works, but there’s no pollution and it’s only worth 15 points. [/QUOTE] You can replace the top-left pink wheel with an unpowered blue one and cut the “cost” by 2 points; still works. 🙂 \*\*\* Ponder ---
**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:** [August 14, 2008, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/299 "2008-08-14T06:30:47Z")
Well, I added a couple points, but I took out a wheel. It’s still [pollution free](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=414194), and a radically different design. Sort of. 🙂 ETA: Note how close it comes to polluting. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233.md?page=14)