Great, I got over my addiction over night, curiousity had to bite, so I read all the comments. Now you know I have to go find that deer. Wonder if my boss will mind?
Ok, so much for subtlety lost on liberal arts majors 🙄
The idea is for the elves to push Santa just the the edge of the cliff while widing up the catapult on the way, then releasing just before the fall into the crevasse.
To begin the elves you click once and release.
The little dudes push and accelerate towards the cliff edge.
Then, on the way to the cliff, you click and HOLD the mouse button down.
The longer you hold it down, the more the catapult winds up. But: there is a catch.
You CAN wind up the catapult too much and then the whole contraption grinds to a halt and the program insults you.
Your task:
1. Get the elves rolling with the first click 💡
2. Precisely click and hold to wind up the catapult so that you get maximum wind up energy on the way to the cliff – But not too much.:!:
3. Precisely release the mouse button just in time to fling Santa AND stop the
elves from falling over the cliff.
There are some visual clues to help you do this.
1. Put the mouse in between the two vertical hatch marks on the top of the sleigh, just in front of the fulcrum pivot point. Don’t move it from this spot while clicking. This is important -it gives you a visual clue about when to click down to wind and release the catapult.
2. As the sleigh gets rolling, click an hold just as you pass the first of the three mountain peaks in the middle of the run. This is easy because now your mouse pointer will intersect the peak as you pass. Be quick and hold…..hold….
3. Now the tricky part. Release the mouse slightly before you get to the blue snow on the last slope before you go over the edge of the cliff. Your objective is to have the cursor stop just as it intersects the downslope of the last mountain. If your cursor hits the sky – you go over into the cliff. Time the release just right and you’ll fling that jolly old elf right under Rudolph, or 350.4m from the release point.
Terse is good, but as a writer of user documentation, I appreciate good directions. Thanks to Sean, I scored 309.7 on my second try.
My question is, how did everyone else know to click and hold to wind the catapult? Do I just not play enough computer games (read: none) or am I missing some click and hold instinct the rest of the world possesses?
Me and my friend played this for an hour in computer class instead of working and got to the point where every single time we get 334.3, never more, never less. Why cant I get it farther?
Chasing the Wind 
I played for a bit, which wound up to be about 4-5 min I think.
Anyways, my top score was 240.1. Beat that. 🙂
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Did you see Rudolph?
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I won’t admit how long it took me to figure it out, but then I got 218.1 😀
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Okay, little more practice 244.4 I truly think I am supposed to be working, so my score will have to stand!
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255.6
I’m not giving up my title that easily. 🙂
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227 but I’m off tomorrow…..
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259.5
I can do it!!!!
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A little hard work and caffeine, I slung Santa a whoppping 334.4
My shortest chunk was 23.5. That was harder 😆
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Do I get points for getting those 2 elves to jump off the end of that cliff?
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Why is that so addictive? My PR is 251.1 so far.
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I just got a 334.3. That walking venison is taunting me. I’ll peg him sooner or later…
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350.4!
Turns out you can’t hit the deer; you just slide past it.
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I figured AMM would devote himself to the cause. 😛
Now put the toys away, Finals are next week. 🙂
Diane – um… I’ll give you some points for tossing the elves off the cliff. Don’t worry, it’ll be ok. 🙂
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Great, I got over my addiction over night, curiousity had to bite, so I read all the comments. Now you know I have to go find that deer. Wonder if my boss will mind?
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AMM, I’m up to 323.6. while your studying, I’ll be trying to break your record.
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251.2 Santa needs to loose a little weight.
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300.3 The old boy really rolls, once you knock the corners off of him.
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316.3 I saw Rudolph! I saw Rudolph. Now, how do you slide past him>>>>?
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334.3 I’m trying to hit Rudolph!!!!! Weeeeee!.
Back to work….:cry:
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350.4 Bwahahahaha. (can’t sleep).
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Congrats, you tied me. Although it took you till 3:52am to do it. 🙂
I’m up for other reasons. I’m at college; do I need a reason to be up this late/early?
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I don’t get it. How do you toss him?
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AMM – shall we tell Jo the secret?
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Woo Hoo! Jusy broke 300! 300.3!
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Go ahead, Sean. Extra competition is always welcome.
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Those nicks on the hood of the sleigh aren’t just decoration
Look to the mountains for hints on when to press and release.
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I still don’t get it? What nicks? What hood? I click the catapult thingy and it rolls and if I click it again Santa just falls out.
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Ok, so much for subtlety lost on liberal arts majors 🙄
The idea is for the elves to push Santa just the the edge of the cliff while widing up the catapult on the way, then releasing just before the fall into the crevasse.
To begin the elves you click once and release.
The little dudes push and accelerate towards the cliff edge.
Then, on the way to the cliff, you click and HOLD the mouse button down.
The longer you hold it down, the more the catapult winds up. But: there is a catch.
You CAN wind up the catapult too much and then the whole contraption grinds to a halt and the program insults you.
Your task:
1. Get the elves rolling with the first click 💡
2. Precisely click and hold to wind up the catapult so that you get maximum wind up energy on the way to the cliff – But not too much.:!:
3. Precisely release the mouse button just in time to fling Santa AND stop the
elves from falling over the cliff.
There are some visual clues to help you do this.
1. Put the mouse in between the two vertical hatch marks on the top of the sleigh, just in front of the fulcrum pivot point. Don’t move it from this spot while clicking. This is important -it gives you a visual clue about when to click down to wind and release the catapult.
2. As the sleigh gets rolling, click an hold just as you pass the first of the three mountain peaks in the middle of the run. This is easy because now your mouse pointer will intersect the peak as you pass. Be quick and hold…..hold….
3. Now the tricky part. Release the mouse slightly before you get to the blue snow on the last slope before you go over the edge of the cliff. Your objective is to have the cursor stop just as it intersects the downslope of the last mountain. If your cursor hits the sky – you go over into the cliff. Time the release just right and you’ll fling that jolly old elf right under Rudolph, or 350.4m from the release point.
Happy Hurling.
How did everyone else do it?
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The instruction for that are longer then the program 😀
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Yeah, I would have said a) click once to start the catapult moving, b) click and hold to pull back the catapult, c) release to fling Santa.
Short. Sweet. 😛
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😦
Yeah, I ‘spose that would’a worked too.
phffffft.
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Terse is good, but as a writer of user documentation, I appreciate good directions. Thanks to Sean, I scored 309.7 on my second try.
My question is, how did everyone else know to click and hold to wind the catapult? Do I just not play enough computer games (read: none) or am I missing some click and hold instinct the rest of the world possesses?
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A little bit of both.
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350.4 twice in a row! I think I’ll quit while I’m not losing. (And no, I haven’t been playing it nonstop since this morning…)
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I think 350.4 is the maximum distance you can launch him. Too bad, too, as I wanted him to bounce by Venison and off that cliff.
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I keep getting 348.3 – can’t seem to break that plateau 😦
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My best is 355.2 beat that
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325.7 was my 1st go lets hope it gets better
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351.7 Beat dat!
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Wow. 😯 that’s fun but kinda hard 😐 . My BEST score (on my at least 10th try ❗ )was 163.4! You guys are so much better at slinging Santa than I am. 😳 😥
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i got 348.something!!!!
what a highscore! 😳 😳 😳
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It got 350.4
if anyone gets higher I’d like to see it’s almost impossible
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Me and my friend played this for an hour in computer class instead of working and got to the point where every single time we get 334.3, never more, never less. Why cant I get it farther?
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