# 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:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/41 "2008-07-22T02:14:13Z")
[QUOTE=Colophon] I have wasted so much time on this game today! I spent ages just trying to do [Down Under](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=32516). [/QUOTE] Oh boy, that took some serious tinkering, but I managed a nice, simple solution for [Down Under](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=33283)😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/42 "2008-07-22T02:18:15Z")
I may post some solutions later, but this reminds me of an age old Sierra game I played a long time ago called The Incredible Machine. Granted, that game was a lot more varied with many more potential objectives, but I’d be surprised if it wasn’t er… inspired by it (given the title). Anyone who likes this game may ant to see if they can find it used at Bookmans or something (assuming they can get it to run) it’s a fun game. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/43 "2008-07-22T02:23:55Z")
[QUOTE=Omi no Kami] [A bizarre, if effective solution to Tube](http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=11019) [/QUOTE] Okay, you win. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/44 "2008-07-22T02:25:05Z")
How I got past Four Balls: …I created a static ramp, then suspended counter-clockwise wheels above with paddles attached to push the target balls along… [Link](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=33256) and [Down Under](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=33342) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/45 "2008-07-22T02:30:47Z")
Full-Up: [Snake! Snake! It’s a snake!](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=33353) ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/46 "2008-07-22T02:33:44Z")
This is very addictive, behold the traction monster on [Awash](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=33398) ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/47 "2008-07-22T02:41:46Z")
[Big Ball](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=33431) Finally! ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/48 "2008-07-22T03:05:00Z")
Ha!, check this [handling!](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=33398) ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/49 "2008-07-22T03:40:05Z")
[QUOTE=Ale] Ha!, check this [handling!](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=33398) [/QUOTE] Oops, wrong link, [here’s the right one](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=33807) ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/50 "2008-07-22T04:10:45Z")
I took this design: [Stomping Elephant](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=6606) and made an alteration: [Backstroke Elephant](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=33956) Both of these take about 10 minutes to complete. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/51 "2008-07-22T05:15:04Z")
[Four Balls](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=34313) ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/52 "2008-07-22T06:33:07Z")
Aha!, I conquered [Back and Forth](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=34672), it’s an awful mess but it works. :o Now let’s see that last one… ---
**Author:** ![Apex\_Rogers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@Apex\_Rogers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apex_Rogers)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/53 "2008-07-22T06:49:30Z")
Behold [The Unicycle](http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=34775). 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/54 "2008-07-22T07:28:02Z")
[QUOTE=ApexRogers] Behold [The Unicycle](http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=34775). 🆒 [/QUOTE] That’s friggin’ awesome. 😃 ---
**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:** [July 22, 2008, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/55 "2008-07-22T08:28:12Z")
[QUOTE=Omi no Kami] Ooh, that’s really clever, thanks! I tried to build a conveyor belt with a catapult on the end, but the last ball always slipped under that gap in the beginning. [/QUOTE] I ended up solving this one with a [conveyor belt](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=35114). I saw a lot of solutions more elegant than mine for the Big Ball. I basically just built a [bulldozer](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=35010) to pick the ball up and slide the brick under it. And that unicycle is _incredible_! ---
**Author:** ![Apex\_Rogers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@Apex\_Rogers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apex_Rogers)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/56 "2008-07-22T09:06:56Z")
Couple more. Mind the Gap? [What Gap?](http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=34823) I decided to bring my own road to make it [up this one.](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=35218) ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/57 "2008-07-22T09:13:50Z")
The fact that I am posting this at 5:15 AM says alot about how long I’ve been playing with this. Great find! ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/58 "2008-07-22T09:25:51Z")
[Awash](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=34313) ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/59 "2008-07-22T13:19:12Z")
Four Balls was a bitch. But I finally [got it](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=36770). ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233/60 "2008-07-22T15:47:30Z")
Good lord. I thought I’d never get those four balls up there. But in the end, I’m quite proud of my [solution](http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=37955), especially the accelerator at the beginning (damn balls just kept piling up). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fabulous-online-physics-based-game/457233.md?page=4)