# I'm too old to be driven insane by Angry Birds! Help! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 30, 2010, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882 "2010-12-30T22:46:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882/1 "2010-12-30T22:46:22Z")
I got caught up in Angry Birds. I tried the free version, on a lark (heh). Two days later I bought the app. I have been stuck on a level for five days, and it’s making me crazy. I even downloaded a free Angry Birds Walkthrough to cheat. Maddenly enough, it says this level can be solved with just three of the four birds offered! I even tried buying an Eagle to just get me thru the damn level, but it doesn’t seem to work on an iPod Touch. So I turn to the Dope, hoping someone can help me get past this damned level. The stats: World 1:Poached Eggs-Theme 2 Level 2-9 1 Black bird, 1 Blue bird, 1 Yellow bird & 1 more Black bird Help?!?!! ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882/2 "2010-12-30T22:56:36Z")
Here’s this way: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/M8A2EwbsJ38/hqdefault.jpg "Angry Birds (Level 2-9) 3 Stars") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8A2EwbsJ38) It’s for 3 stars, which is a little harder to do. An easier way I think is just to arc the first black bird so I lands in the “V” space between the bricks and the wall. That should clear enough blocks that you can fire a yellow bird down in there (and if that doesn’t kill him the last bomb bird should.) ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882/3 "2010-12-31T18:49:42Z")
The easier way worked. Thank you!!! ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882/4 "2010-12-31T21:11:03Z")
Is Angry Birds only available for the iPod and is there a PC version? ---
**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882/5 "2010-12-31T21:36:35Z")
Angry Birds is available for the iPod/iPhone, Android and Symbian but I believe a PC version is in the making. I enjoy it on my Android phone but I think it works best on a smaller tablet like the Galaxy Tab. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882/6 "2010-12-31T22:13:18Z")
I really hope the make a sequel soon. I’ve gotten three stars on every level, including the Halloween and Christmas versions. My life is a little empty right now. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882/7 "2010-12-31T22:45:22Z")
I downloaded the lite version this Christmas and I’ve gotten 3 starts on every level but the last where I have 2. Is the full version more challenging or is it just more of the same? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882/8 "2010-12-31T23:39:29Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > Is Angry Birds only available for the iPod and is there a PC version? This is my question, too. I’ve played Crush the Castle 1 and 2, but this looks quirkier and better. Why not computer version yet? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882/9 "2011-01-01T01:59:39Z")
Because then it would drive more people insane. I don’t just swear when playing Angry Birds. I invent new profanities. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882/10 "2011-01-11T03:13:01Z")
Angry Birds was just released on PS3. Heaven help me, and my messy house. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882/11 "2011-01-11T03:21:00Z")
It’s also available for Windows and Mac now as well. So no one has an excuse not to play it. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882/12 "2011-01-11T17:04:48Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > It’s also available for Windows and Mac now as well. So no one has an excuse not to play it. I started playing it yesterday. It’s cute. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882/13 "2011-01-12T11:12:17Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > I downloaded the lite version this Christmas and I’ve gotten 3 starts on every level but the last where I have 2. Is the full version more challenging or is it just more of the same? Angry Birds has made me swear on more than one occasion, and I’ve been tempted to arc my damn phone across the room. Yes, some levels are Nintendo Hard. I love how the app is so cheap and they keep putting out new content. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882/14 "2011-01-12T14:06:13Z")
Is it me or are the Christmas levels particularly hard? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882/15 "2011-01-12T15:05:58Z")
It’s you. I actually thought the Halloween levels were harder than the Christmas ones. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882/16 "2011-01-12T17:46:25Z")
No, the Christmas ones are devilishly hard. You get less birds to work with than normal, and the usual tactic of going low to collapse a structure doesn’t work on snow blocks, which magically stay in the air by themselves. Halloween was tough to 3-star, but relatively easy to just get through. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882/17 "2011-01-12T21:01:22Z")
I’ve played through the full version of Angry Birds and yeah the Christmas levels are kicking my ass. Halloween isn’t bad so far. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882/18 "2011-01-12T21:05:48Z")
> [@JSexton](#): > > No, the Christmas ones are devilishly hard. You get less birds to work with than normal, and the usual tactic of going low to collapse a structure doesn’t work on snow blocks, which magically stay in the air by themselves. Halloween was tough to 3-star, but relatively easy to just get through. Yeah, those snow blocks suck. Usually it’s a matter of knocking loose some boulder at the top of a level to get rid of the snow. On the upside, most of the levels, once you figure out how to beat them, are really easy to get three stars on. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882/19 "2011-01-13T18:29:43Z")
I just got the Mac version from the Apple app store, and I’m on the beginner level. The weird thing is the complete absence of any documentation. Is there something somewhere that it least tells you how the scoring works? What to expect at higher levels? Or is it all supposed to be completely intuitive (it isn’t)? ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882/20 "2011-01-13T18:32:31Z")
You’ll figure it out. Basically the more stuff you knock down the more points you get. And you get 10,000 points for each bird you have left over. So knock down as much stuff and get all the pigs with the least birds possible. Each level seems to have it’s own score thresholds for 2 and 3 stars (I guess you’ll always get one for beating it.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-to-be-driven-insane-by-angry-birds-help/565882.md?page=2)