# Ok - who's gonna toss the spear with me? (warning: Addictive as hell) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 5, 2002, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920 "2002-10-05T01:41:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rexnervous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920/1 "2002-10-05T01:41:32Z")
Go here: [Spear Toss](http://games.alentus.com/games/makai/games/speartoss.asp?id=) My best so far: 532.89 ---
**Author:** ![rexnervous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920/2 "2002-10-05T01:46:03Z")
Heh - new best: 534.934 Must…let…go… ---
**Author:** ![TVGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@TVGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920/3 "2002-10-05T02:10:52Z")
OK - now I remember why I don’t typically play computer games. I think I may have an addictive personality about some things. After playing that silly little thing for over 45 MINUTES - The best I could do was 534.956 - not quite enough to be in the pantheon of 535’ers listed on the game… 'Course I did really, really well when going past the fould line… ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920/4 "2002-10-05T02:11:58Z")
530.064 so far. 1. something if you include my foul shot. 😃 Fun game. ---
**Author:** ![FeFe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/919ad9/32.png) [@FeFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FeFe)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920/5 "2002-10-05T02:28:12Z")
326.077 thats about the best i’m able to get. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920/6 "2002-10-05T03:25:29Z")
Damn you for addicting me to this! 😃**(534.179)** FeFe - You have to hold the mouse button down to wind up, then release it to throw. ---
**Author:** ![FeFe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/919ad9/32.png) [@FeFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FeFe)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920/7 "2002-10-05T03:27:06Z")
ah ok… i’ll try that next time ---
**Author:** ![Snugglebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snugglebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snugglebear)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920/8 "2002-10-05T03:37:27Z")
505.003 Was my high score. I love Flash games. ---
**Author:** ![FeFe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/919ad9/32.png) [@FeFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FeFe)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920/9 "2002-10-05T04:09:07Z")
I got 512.685 this time. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920/10 "2002-10-05T05:16:35Z")
531.831 after my ten minute pre-set limit. (You gotta keep these things in check!) Over 64 million games played so far…I believe it! ---
**Author:** ![Feynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@Feynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feynn)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920/11 "2002-10-05T06:22:20Z")
Just look for my name on the high toss list… ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920/12 "2002-10-05T06:38:04Z")
My best: 535.002 ---
**Author:** ![Feynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@Feynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feynn)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920/13 "2002-10-05T06:52:16Z")
DAMN! 534.661 just ain’t what it used to be. Anyone toss a 539 foul?? ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920/14 "2002-10-05T07:12:52Z")
I tossed a 544 foul 😃 My best legit toss is now 534.66 ---
**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:** [October 5, 2002, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920/15 "2002-10-05T07:37:34Z")
534.857 If you look quickly, I’m on the “Today’s Highs” list. ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920/16 "2002-10-05T07:46:59Z")
If you you’re actually **trying** for a foul, you can get it a lot further… My longest foul throw is 605.564. 🙂 My best ‘fair’ throw is 534.54. Eric ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920/17 "2002-10-05T14:07:45Z")
531.826 high scrore, 593.666 best foul. I tried to get him to throw it straight up in the air so it would fall on his head, but it didn’t work. Dammit. ---
**Author:** ![rexnervous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920/18 "2002-10-05T16:29:04Z")
Ok, so I’m now convinced that 535 is impossible. All those high scores are fake, designed to make you keep trying. I’ve hit 534+ about a dozen times. That being said, it’s now time for the longest throw, period. Fouls don’t matter. My best? 632.545 ---
**Author:** ![Feynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@Feynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feynn)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920/19 "2002-10-05T17:09:43Z")
Help… me… Can’t… stop… myself… ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2002, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920/20 "2002-10-05T18:14:39Z")
534.634 Mommy, make it stop. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whos-gonna-toss-the-spear-with-me-warning-addictive-as-hell/130920.md?page=2)