Arena Challenge #1

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Re: Arena Challenge #1

Postby notthat on Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:21 am

I can tell you what I don't find interesting:
When contraptions get beaten by a few sticks.
I already stated what my goal is in this challenge, to make an interesting contraption that would require an interesting contraption to beat. You play for whatever floats your boat. I'm not trying to force anyone to play this challenge my way. Play however you want.
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Re: Arena Challenge #1

Postby Sumaleth on Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:04 pm

Just playing around:

Was looking to reach the target before the arm gets there:

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=504246

It puts a backspin on the target, but the long reach of that arm still easily grabs it.

Tried a heavier arrow:

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=505315

That one blocks the arm and gives the target a good whack if the arm is gone, but it's still not enough to knock the target towards the right goal.

Tried a wheel:

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=504820

Also knocks the arm and also gives the target a good whack if the arm is gone. But there's no "billiard" style deflection when the wheels hit, so it seems the target can't be knocked to the right side enough to win against a wall push.

Onto next idea.
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Re: Arena Challenge #1

Postby notthat on Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:21 pm

Oooh that's very nice execution on the throwing mechanism!
I've toyed with the same idea only I made a regular catapult to fling a wheel. Got the same result as you did - it looks like it's not possible to make the red ball go in the desired direction by hitting it with a thrown object (if the objective was to put the red ball in the opposite goal, that's another matter... heh.). However a catapult is such a crude, ill-fitted device for this purpose. I like your design much better.

This gives me a few ideas to play with. I wonder...
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Re: Arena Challenge #1

Postby Guest on Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:03 am

well...it works.....i could have made a rolling machine to push the wall over, but those have already been done....

here was my first attempt at beating the ball flinger....

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=703822

but then i realized that all one had to do to beat me was remove the ball from the right side and my contraption would hit the ball on the left side and send it into the other goal.....try it....it's true. but i spend all that time building it and perfecting it so the balls would collide in the right spot that i couldn't just scrap it....so i just modified it and this is what i got....

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=703822
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Re: Arena Challenge #1

Postby penguin0883 on Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:07 am

edit on above post.....forgot to copy new link.....here's the minorly tweaked machine

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=704545


and of course i forgot to log in on that above post as well.. :doh:
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Re: Arena Challenge #1

Postby ironmano on Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:41 pm

penguin0883 wrote:edit on above post.....forgot to copy new link.....here's the minorly tweaked machine

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=704545


and of course i forgot to log in on that above post as well.. :doh:


hard to beat sheer gravity :p

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=772452
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Re: Arena Challenge #1

Postby penguin0883 on Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:10 am

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Re: Arena Challenge #1

Postby mrman226 on Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:27 am

I beat the thing that beat sheer gravity! http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=778836
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Re: Arena Challenge #1

Postby Tigster on Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:08 pm

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Re: Arena Challenge #1

Postby ironmano on Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:32 pm

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Re: Arena Challenge #1

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Re: Arena Challenge #1

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Re: Arena Challenge #1

Postby Tigster on Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:03 pm

Neomon wrote:ttp://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=800978


http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=805180
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Re: Arena Challenge #1

Postby ironmano on Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:03 pm

This ones easy to beat but at least it clears the field when its done playing :P

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=810392
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Re: Arena Challenge #1

Postby gavnook on Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:30 am

ironmano wrote:This ones easy to beat but at least it clears the field when its done playing :P

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=810392



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Re: Arena Challenge #1

Postby Digrae on Sun Aug 24, 2008 4:22 am

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Re: Arena Challenge #1

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Re: Arena Challenge #1

Postby ironmano on Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:40 am

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Re: Arena Challenge #1

Postby mrman226 on Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:06 am

I win with my triangle of doom! http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=820474
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Re: Arena Challenge #1

Postby ironmano on Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:09 am

Ha, nice. Ok added a stick so i don't lose to no opponent :P

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=820567
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