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Flight of the hamsters

Discussion in 'Playground' started by The Great Snook, Jan 22, 2008.

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  1. Montresor

    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    1174, with my best ever single run (567)!

    /me eyes BTA's record longingly - sigh, SO close!
     
    Montresor, Jan 31, 2008
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  2. dmc

    dmc Speak softly and carry a big briefcase Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    Damn you to hell Snook, this is addictive.

    Just got 1762 with some consistent flying (Min 253, Max 584)
     
    dmc, Feb 1, 2008
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  3. Montresor

    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    Finally beating Blackthorne TA's record with a 1,241 foot run: Priceless.

    Look on your face when you log on to the BoM to boast your new record, only to find that dmc has already bested your "record" by more than 500 feet: Even more "priceless" -> :eek:
     
    Montresor, Feb 1, 2008
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  4. Splunge

    Splunge Bhaal’s financial advisor Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Damn you, indeed. :grr:

    Anyway, I was just about to gloat over my total of 1277, including one run of 686 (both personal bests by a wide margin), when I saw dmc's total. Rats. :( (Although my 686 might be the single-run record in this thread so far.)
     
    Splunge, Feb 2, 2008
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  5. dmc

    dmc Speak softly and carry a big briefcase Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    Well, I got 722 yesterday on a run, but the rest of them were underwhelming to a total of 1450. Both of my kids are now playing this (which is kind of funny, given that one of my daughter's friends had her hamster in one of those balls and flung it into the air, failed to catch it and killed it instantly, much to the devastation of both kids -- maybe this game is therapy)
     
    dmc, Feb 4, 2008
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    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Wow. She must have thrown it pretty high; as I recall from my childhood, hamsters are nigh indestructible when it comes to falling.
     
    Blackthorne TA, Feb 5, 2008
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  7. Montresor

    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    Hum, just improved my record slightly to 1265. Dammit, 12 more feet and I would have at least nicked the 2nd spot back from Splunge.

    Addictive indeed...
     
    Montresor, Feb 5, 2008
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  8. dmc

    dmc Speak softly and carry a big briefcase Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    BTA - when they are in a hard plastic ball, it doesn't take much falling to do real damage, as the impact throws the critter violently against the plastic. (BTW, it was a boy, not a girl, as none of her girl friends would even think of playing with a hamster like that -- trust me, there are massive gender differences with the way kids play.)
     
    dmc, Feb 5, 2008
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  9. dmc

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    Still doing this from time to time. Just got a new high total of 1,846 and would have been much better if the last run didn't go a whopping 97 feet. My one hamster high is 974 but the rest of that set were crappy.
     
    dmc, Mar 25, 2008
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    I am impressed. If I ever get some downtime I'm going to have to play a few games.
     
    The Great Snook, Mar 25, 2008
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    Stephen Fry once kicked his friends hamster ball out of a 2nd floor window, while there was a hamster inside it. He didn't know it was in there, though. Luckily, it was totally fine :p

    Anyway, after a couple of tries, my top score is a rubbish 385. Damn addictive, this game.
     
    Cap'n CJ, Mar 25, 2008
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    New record 1695 with a best shot of 1025!

    But why do I always have one or two shots that suck? (Wait, don't answer that one!;))
     
    Montresor, Mar 25, 2008
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    Heh, that stuff is addictive. So far I'm getting scores in the 600's total, 200+ as a best shot.
     
    The Shaman, Mar 27, 2008
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    448 best single shot after about 45 minutes... best overall was only like 763 though :grin:

    edit: new best single is 706, with an overall of 1100... it would've been even more if i hadn't accidentally double clicked and missed the bugger on the last one.
     
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    ChickenIsGood, Apr 1, 2008
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  15. Montresor

    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    174 + 689 + 217 + 421 + 668 = 2169. :D
     
    Montresor, Apr 23, 2008
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  16. Splunge

    Splunge Bhaal’s financial advisor Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    It's so nice that you can do elementary arithmetic. But what's your point?

    :p
     
    Splunge, Apr 24, 2008
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  17. Splunge

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    I don't know if anyone's still playing this. I am on occasion, and just got a total score of 646 + 97 + 1341(!) + 214 + 295 = 2593. As you can see, and as usual, my scores are all over the place (although I think this was the first time I got over 1,000 on a single run). I have no idea how the guy with the high score of 6,600 did it.

    I kept a screenshot of the final score tally, but apparently there's no way to post it here.
     
    Splunge, Sep 16, 2008
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    Um... put it in an album and link to it?
     
    Taluntain, Sep 18, 2008
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  19. Montresor

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    My best single shot ever was 1353 so I have Splunge beaten there. :p Unfortunately the series total was only 2010 (due to a couple of sub-100 shots:o).

    My best series so far is 2413, so Splunge beats me on the total score.
     
    Montresor, Sep 18, 2008
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    How do you guys manage to do so good? My best single hamster shot is something like 100 ft - which is really rather pathetic.
     
    Deathmage, Sep 18, 2008
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