Fantastic Contraption

Oh Wow!
This game is addicting.
http://FantasticContraption.com/

It’s called Fantastic Contraption and the idea is to move an object into the goal area. You can use any method you desire. Simple, Complex, Wheel Powered, Gravity Powered, Pulling, Pushing, Dragging, Throwing, Tossing, Slinging, etc… You’re given powered wheels that can turn either way, wheels with no power, rigid rods, semi-flexible rods, a space to build your contraption, and the piece to move to the goal.

I’ve had TONS of fun doing this. I’ve planned out the simplest contraptions, to some pretty elaborate catapults.

Before you look at my solutions below, you really should try out a few for yourself. I went through all of them before I started looking up other people’s solutions. (Hit the Forum link at the top of the game’s page to see some other people’s solutions).

The cool thing about this game is that it allows you to save your designs. Below are some of my designs that I’ve had fun creating.

Handling
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=942760
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1292089

Awash
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=942027

Down Under
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=910361

Tube
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=946349
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1043307

Four Balls (Silly Conveyor Belt)
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1042811

U-Turn (Slinging)
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=961383
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1042335

Big Ball
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=961976

Unpossible (By far the hardest to get right!!! Endless tweaking to get this to happen)
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=990527
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1044354

Back and Forth (My favorite machine so far… I love watching it go!)
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=948173

Reach Up (My First walker!)
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1038982
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1049643

Junkyard (Simple Tank/ Crawler)
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=1039197