# New addictive game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 4, 2007, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-addictive-game/414458 "2007-08-04T20:55:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-addictive-game/414458/1 "2007-08-04T20:55:55Z")
[Distraction](http://www.tokenarcade.com/play-575-Distraction_Game-Flash_Game.html) First time I played scored 3725 ---
**Author:** ![MissMossie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@MissMossie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissMossie)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-addictive-game/414458/2 "2007-08-04T21:15:24Z")
My first try was 3614…which is way less impressive than it sounds. I think this game, on mute, will be what I play from now on while talking to my sister on the telephone. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-addictive-game/414458/3 "2007-08-04T21:18:05Z")
After 3 tries I got 18,062. Tip: Play with a Wacom Tablet / Stylus. It’s like using a scalpel 😉 ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-addictive-game/414458/4 "2007-08-04T21:22:40Z")
just got 25,966. I’ve learned my lesson from **Bloxorz** and will cut my losses now, before It’s 3 am, and I get carpel tunnel syndrome. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-addictive-game/414458/5 "2007-08-04T21:28:07Z")
Cute…reminds me of Barnstorming (my favorite Atari game). However, this game is a bitch to play on a laptop. I’ll try again when I get to work Monday. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-addictive-game/414458/6 "2007-08-04T21:38:59Z")
3252, and then 5615. This is really hard on a trackpad! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-addictive-game/414458/7 "2007-08-04T21:49:28Z")
49,615 It goes into a repeating pattern after a little while. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2007, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-addictive-game/414458/8 "2007-08-05T03:54:22Z")
8085 on my first try. I’m gonna try to go for **Robot Arm’s** record now! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2007, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-addictive-game/414458/9 "2007-08-05T04:04:55Z")
1. 🙂 And, yes, the tablet/stylus is a nice tool. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2007, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-addictive-game/414458/10 "2007-08-05T04:06:56Z")
There, 101278, at which I committed suicide. It really does repeat without getting any faster, and I see no reason why somebody couldn’t get some completely ridiculous score. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2007, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-addictive-game/414458/11 "2007-08-05T06:33:07Z")
OK, my first try was 68…then after a couple more tries not getting close to that, I realized the fruit was GOOD for me! Seriously, the first four or five times i played I avoided everything including the fruit… :smack: After learning the fruit was good, I got 3247 the first try, then 10,097. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Viking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Viking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Viking)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2007, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-addictive-game/414458/12 "2007-08-05T12:52:16Z")
15.589 after a couple of tries, this is indeed a cute and funny game, great find 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-addictive-game/414458/13 "2007-08-05T14:11:00Z")
38,000 before I got bored. You know, fleshed out into a full game (with randomized distractions), this would make an excellent downloadable title for the Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-addictive-game/414458/14 "2007-08-05T17:45:59Z")
48,942 - it really does get boring after a while. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-addictive-game/414458/15 "2007-08-06T15:28:58Z")
My latest mini-game addiction is [Orb Avoidance](http://www.maxgames.com/play/orb-avoidance.html). My highest score so far (using touchpad), 72,888. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-addictive-game/414458/16 "2007-08-06T16:41:17Z")
I must be missing something, because my high score is 48. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-addictive-game/414458/17 "2007-08-06T17:23:00Z")
[QUOTE=chaoticbear] I must be missing something, because my high score is 48. [/QUOTE] Your high score on the game I linked is 48? As you get to higher levels, the edges of the window will start to glow as you get more orbs to crash into blocks at one time. When the screen starts to flash, you start getting a big time bonus the longer you keep it going.