Obsessive Compulse Tournament

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Tournament Updates:

May 12 - Winners Announced!

May 6 - Update #2

April 28 - Update #1

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You think you are good at Compulse? Well we want to see just how good you are in the official Obsessive Compulse Tournament! Play through each level of the new tournament edition game. The players with the best score will win some awesome prizes!

Play the NEW 30 level set released today (it’s really, really hard) and try to get the lowest score possible.

Compulse is a game where you drop directional tiles on the screen to direct a ball through the level. As you advance through the game the levels get trickier and it becomes a game of using the least amount of tiles to get through each level. With the release of the Obsessive Compulse Tournament Pack, there are 30 new levels to enjoy and we’re going to give away prizes to those who are the swiftest and the strongest.

The tournament begins NOW and rolls through May 7th at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time!

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GRAND PRIZE

  • 1 I-pod Shuffle (1GB)+ $25 Itunes Gift Card
  • 2 Ball Revamped Squishy Balls
  • 25 stickers
  • A certificate to hang on the wall, indicating your elite skills
  • Something random we find in the office that will fit in the envelope

First Place (Runner-Up)

  • 1 I-pod Shuffle (1GB)
  • 2 Ball Revamped Squishy Balls
  • 25 stickers
  • A certificate to hang on the wall, indicating your elite skills
  • Something random we find in the office that will fit in the envelope

Second and Third Place

  • 2 Ball Revamped Squishy Balls
  • 25 Stickers

Fourth and Fifth Place

  • 1 Ball Revamped Squishy Ball
  • 10 stickers

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HOW TO ENTER

1) Go play through the entire Obsessive Compulse Tournament Pack. Make sure you beat every level.

2) Go to the main menu and click “Generate Code.” Click the text box and hit CTRL-A to select all the text, and then CTRL-C to copy it.

3) Paste the text and your Armor Games user name into an email and send to john@armorgames.com by May 7th at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time. DO NOT PASTE IT INTO THIS BLOG POST.

PROTIP: You can enter as many times as you want but your best score will be the only score that counts. Please indicate if you are updating a score in your follow-up email. Please do not email me every day.

So there are some cool things we’ll be giving away, but of course you got to follow the rules:

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Official Rules

  1. You must play using the “Obsessive Compulse” game found on armorgames.com, unmodified and in it’s current working condition.

  2. Your score will be posted to the Armor Blog (armorblog.com) a few days after the contest is over, so that you can see how you did.

  3. Any indication of cheating will be detected. Don’t do it. We have ways of finding out. We reserve the right to take away a prize in the case that cheating has a occurred (ask us if you are unsure what cheating is). We can verify your level designs via your code!

  4. The player with the lowest score with all levels completed will be the winner. In the case of a tie between multiple players the player who submitted their final best score first will be considered the winner.

  5. We will test your levels to ensure that they are actually legitimate.

  6. If you are outside the United States we will send you the cash equivalent.

  7. When copying your code make sure you select all and copy the entire code. If we do not receive an entire code we will email you back asking for one. A complete code is necessary to be officially entered (you can tell it’s the whole code because it begins with “<BEGIN CODE>” and ends with “<END CODE>”. Do not send us the codes generated on individual levels… send us the codes generated on the main menu screen!

  8. If there is an issue with the game file we may update it. Be aware that changes to the game file will be logged here. These changes will most likely not effect your current progress.
  9. If you have any questions feel free to ask in this thread or email me at John@armorgames.com!

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So like I said, contest ends May 7th at 11:59 PM PST. Go at it!

186 Comments so far

  1. SwitchFoot on April 22nd, 2008

    Will do my best! Thanks for the sequel!

  2. ubertuna on April 22nd, 2008

    Oh, it’s on now :)

  3. foot ninja on April 22nd, 2008

    this website rocks but all the other gamesites suck because i’m the man cc means nothing shift rocks

  4. foot ninja on April 22nd, 2008

    Thissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
    rules the world

  5. SwitchFoot on April 22nd, 2008

    Bring it tuna sandwich! I ate ya for lunch so take that! Kerpow! PWNED!

  6. Hymir on April 22nd, 2008

    Woo…love the game, up to level 7 already(all before are pro…I rule…)

  7. ubertuna on April 22nd, 2008

    I just beat level 12, my total score is 23, I am 21 points under par and 1 point under pro. Beat that!

  8. Greg Powers on April 22nd, 2008

    Since you’re going to be verifying the winners via replaying the levels, what if:

    A) you simultaneously beat and lose a level? Does it still count?

    B) your solution only works sometimes? I currently have one that only hits the blue target 1/5 of the time, but I still used it to achieve my score.

  9. ubertuna on April 22nd, 2008

    Level 17, at pro score.

  10. John on April 23rd, 2008

    @Greg,

    I have simultaneously beat and lost a level and it seems to still log the level. That should be fine.

    Also, in very rare circumstances the level will not render the same path for two different runs. We will work with the top contenders to make sure that if they have any levels that are iffy that they are managed and accounted for. Although the “work sometimes” issue is very isolated in most case.

  11. Joe on April 23rd, 2008

    check it……lvl 21 ..50 under par…3 under pro…come get some boys

  12. Joe on April 23rd, 2008

    U268×121|R284×15|L395×353|D71×218|

    win/lose same time :)

  13. foot ninja on April 23rd, 2008

    hhhh i’m on an s o s just for a second guess now hhhhhh i’m looking out for you i’m on an s o s
    just for a second guess it’s a bottom line now hhh

  14. Sp3000 on April 23rd, 2008

    COMPULSE TOURNEY TIME!!!! *hyperventilates*

    Lol pro scores.

  15. Sp3000 on April 23rd, 2008

    I don’t think you should tell anyone your scores ;)
    I’m below 90, BTW.

  16. Sp3000 on April 23rd, 2008

    Hm…John. About the two paths thing - plug a Left at 460×415 on level 23. It only sometimes hit the blue switch.

  17. Bosiuxxs on April 23rd, 2008

    L480×409|U88×417|R98×269|U189×268|L317×234|U118×198|R349×348|U363×324|L377×322|D209×167|D216×262|L217×424|R190×166|L265×328|D193×337|R209×338|R197×323|D166×349|D186×369|D156×378|L321×191|L348×194|U298×185|U304×133|U306×87|U195×144|U38×132|U56×109|L214×141|R197×145|U195×135|U512×130|R271×85|R280×79|U406×135|R491×170|D513×158|L475×105|U296×88|L271×47|L263×77|L271×71|L261×66|U71×140|D161×377|D183×384|D160×390|L174×424|L140×425|U141×308|U141×307|L148×196|U93×169|L261×150|D252×140|R183×149|R178×128|U225×145|L240×132|U218×122|U96×137|U84×124|U83×123|U105×122|U120×105|R172×91|U141×98| this code is on lvl 30 i am defeted it with this. :@

  18. Silverfire on April 23rd, 2008

    Good luck there everyone, I’ve tossed the proverbial gauntlet in the ring as well, with a score below 90.

    And as SP3000 said. LOLProscores.

  19. Coolio-Niato on April 23rd, 2008

    Found a glitch that could be very important in the judging of this contest. The teleporters, because they are animated, have a different hitTest area at different times. (The circle animating inwards). Sometimes when you run the same course, the result will be different because the teleporters are just in range of the ball or are not in range of it. This may end up with some strange results if the course of the ball is very near to the teleporters (and is meant to either go in or go by).

  20. superx3man on April 23rd, 2008

    hmm…. some of them are really hard….

  21. gra on April 23rd, 2008

    im not going to do it cause i already gat a 4 gig nano

  22. Sp3000 on April 23rd, 2008

    Lol Silver. I said I’m below 90, but not necessarily anywhere near it ;)

  23. Silverfire on April 23rd, 2008

    Well, neither am I Sp3000, I guess we’ll have to wait to see who has to play catchup when current scores are loaded. Good luck.

  24. Sp3000 on April 23rd, 2008

    Wish there was a leaderboard XD

  25. Silverfire on April 23rd, 2008

    Yeah, me too Sp, I want to know if there’s any point in trying to break down a few more levels a panel, cause I’m having serious issues on getting any of them any lower. It’d be rather painful trying to rework the puzzle by hand to figure out a way to go from 4-3 or the 5-4 when the pro averages are 5 and 7 respectively.

  26. Sp3000 on April 23rd, 2008

    Yup. That’s the thing about Compulse. That’s why John’s probably got 15 separate emails from me, each score only differing by 1 or 2 each time.

    But somehow we got from 60 to 44 in one week on the first Compulse…

  27. dgw91 on April 23rd, 2008

    Does anyone know when the leader board will be up? I can’t wait I am addicted to this game I think

  28. 08don on April 23rd, 2008

    8 under pro, 79 under par

  29. Zonker on April 24th, 2008

    HOW TO ENTER

    STEP 1: complete game.
    STEP 2: become convinced your score is ULTIMATE.
    STEP 3: immediately subit your score, least someone else enter the ULTIMATE solution before you.
    STEP 4: find a better solution 30sec later.
    STEP 5: return to STEP 2 and repeat…

  30. Strop on April 24th, 2008

    Hey Sp3000, I spotted your photosh- I mean photobucket screenshot. You should already know it’s technically impossible to score 30 :P

  31. Sp3000 on April 24th, 2008

    Did I happen to mention the 30 glitch here? No?

    http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t49/Tdhaip/Compulse30.jpg

    Play a level, almost finish it, load a code with only one tile, finish the level. You get a score of one. It won’t affect the judging though, because the code you get will give it all away.

  32. Silverfire on April 24th, 2008

    You know Sp, when I saw that picture you posted, I fiddled with stuff a few minutes before searching the JMTB forums, considering I figured I must have not learned something, maybe the corners move the thing diagonally or something.. DON’T DO THAT! Oh, and if you haven’t add me to that list of 10 you got that are trying serious ;)

  33. Sp3000 on April 24th, 2008

    Nah. you’re on the list ;)

  34. Strop on April 24th, 2008

    Ah, right, fair ’nuff.

    What’s this list of seriously trying people?

    I’m sending in my first attempt in now. ~2…dozen under pro, heheheh.

    I wonder if it’s possible to get to 100 under par. I’ll see if I can trim a bit later on.

  35. niKo on April 24th, 2008

    who can finish level 30 with 3 under pro or better?
    just have made this level with 2 under pro, is more possible?

  36. Nab on April 24th, 2008

    Good luck kids ;P

  37. sampalosa on April 24th, 2008

    I got to level 25 but i had to go

  38. John on April 24th, 2008

    As of now I have about 300 emails in my inbox. Sigh.

  39. dank on April 24th, 2008

    You should have made a new address or just a leader board.

  40. Eric on April 24th, 2008

    Just figured out how to do lvl 30, 3 under pro

    It can be done

  41. Strop on April 24th, 2008

    Yeah, sorry about that John, I think at least 3 of them are mine.

    It’s the nature of the game- keeps one going back questing for better results!

    niKo, I also finished level 30 with 2 under pro, I’m not sure one could get any better than that…but don’t quote me!

  42. canetts on April 24th, 2008

    just got level 30 with 3 under pro :)

  43. Silverfire on April 24th, 2008

    Sorry John. We’re working feverishly to drop our scores down! And the list of seriously trying was a post on jmtb forums, SP brought up there’s about 10 that are seriously trying for the win or so he thinks. ;)

  44. Silverfire on April 24th, 2008

    Oy… I think I’ve ran into the final brick wall, and can’t push my score any lower.. I’ll fiddle with it, but there’s hardly any left to pull ><

  45. Sp3000 on April 24th, 2008

    Hm….if canetts got 3 under pro on 30…

    Maybe there’s more competition than I thought.

  46. Sp3000 on April 24th, 2008

    “As of now I have about 300 emails in my inbox. Sigh.”

    Lol, sorry, I sent around 20. Did you happen to find my question halfway through that lot?

    Hm…100 under par, eh? I think that’ll be pretty hard.

  47. Silverfire on April 24th, 2008

    Maybe Sp, but 30 isn’t exactly the end all map of doom that it says it is, I beat 30 before the oreo map after all. (oh how I hated that doublestuffed map ><) One of my personal favorites was -3 pro on 14. that took a lot of strategy… (and i’m giving away too much :( )

  48. Sp3000 on April 24th, 2008

    “I like my level 14, 22 and 28 solutions :D”

    I still stand by that ;)
    But I’m still thinking which ones I can improve…

  49. Sp3000 on April 24th, 2008

    I think we need an IRC channel for Compulse Tourna-mentals. -_-

  50. Silverfire on April 24th, 2008

    True there Sp… Compulse Tourna-Mentals.. it’s where people gather together to share their headaches. IRC would be handy.

  51. Sp3000 on April 24th, 2008

    Okay. I’m prepared to give up.

    Something tells me it can be improved by just one more tile though…

  52. Eric on April 24th, 2008

    figured out lvl 30 with only 3 tiles… 4 under pro!

  53. Strop on April 24th, 2008

    Wow.

    I’m not really all for secrecy and I have a thesis to write. So I’m just going to ask flat out: has anybody reached 100 under par?

    If 4 under pro on L30 is possible, then it’s definitely possible for me to break it.

  54. Sp3000 on April 24th, 2008

    30 with 3? You. Are. Kidding. Me.

    Now I’ve lost all hope :(

  55. Mitch Rogers on April 24th, 2008

    100 under par would require what kind of under pro score? So I know what to really trim at.

  56. nutkick42 on April 24th, 2008

    I was below 90 on my first run through. Then I got serious…

  57. Sp3000 on April 24th, 2008

    Now you’re making 28 get on my nerves :(

  58. Sp3000 on April 24th, 2008

    I wonder how many people have less than 70…if any.

  59. Strop on April 25th, 2008

    Heh, I *knew* Eric was right. It’s possible to do L30 with 3 tiles.

    It’s possible to get lower than 70. Quite a bit lower than 70.

  60. Sp3000 on April 25th, 2008

    Quite a bit? Uh oh.

  61. Strop on April 25th, 2008

    Though I’m confident it’s not possible to get to 60 :P

  62. Sp3000 on April 25th, 2008

    I’m feeling confident in only getting a BR ball now…:(

  63. Nab on April 25th, 2008

    It is indeed possible to get lower than 70. Not that I would know.

  64. Strop on April 25th, 2008

    Aw >:

    By the way, what’s this list of 10 competitors? Does it only apply to those on the jmtb forums?

  65. Sp3000 on April 25th, 2008

    No no no. I just said that I think there’s only really 10 or so people trying hard. No list.

  66. Strop on April 25th, 2008

    Oh okay, yeah, I checked the jmtb forums for myself.

    I’m spying on j00!

    (On that note, I didn’t realise you were an Aussie too, Sp!)

  67. Sp3000 on April 25th, 2008

    Lolz…hm..we have to wait 2 weeks. Damn. I’m so curious who’s winning.

  68. Strop on April 25th, 2008

    You could post your score… :P
    From all that I’m going to say that the absolute (speculative) maximum I’m going to drop my score by is 2. After that it’s getting towards being pretty impossible.

    Hint: It’s definitely below 70.

  69. Sp3000 on April 25th, 2008

    Below 70…Uh oh. When did you send you score, GMT?

  70. jester62391 on April 25th, 2008

    i got 80,
    so lets see you beat that guys

  71. Strop on April 25th, 2008

    Heh, about an hour ago (4pm), but I just dropped my score, so I have to resend.

    I’m holding off on it because I don’t want to flood John’s inbox *too* much.

  72. Sp3000 on April 25th, 2008

    Oh great…I somehow think that I’m not gonna win this. XD

  73. Strop on April 25th, 2008

    Well, in that case, I’m not sure whether I should send my 7th email to John…I need to know whether it’s possible to get L26 in 1 first 8D

  74. Sp3000 on April 25th, 2008

    I’ve tried. I highly doubt it because everything I’ve tried, either you can’t get back up to the goal or you will smash into a mine.

    Something makes me think you might have 67…

  75. Strop on April 25th, 2008

    I had 67 yesterday :P

  76. Sp3000 on April 25th, 2008

    Okay. I’ve officially failed this tournament. Because I’m nowhere near 67.

  77. Strop on April 25th, 2008

    Barring people who can actually keep their trap shut (unlike me), I’m under the impression that nobody’s close to 67, meaning that other places are likely to be open.

    Of course, the only person who knows the truth is John, and he could possibly be laughing at my foolishness right this very moment…

  78. Sp3000 on April 25th, 2008

    Lulz you liar! XD

    67’s 30 under pro…that WOULD be hard to get.

  79. Strop on April 25th, 2008

    Wait, I wasn’t lying o.o

    I should have said “nobody ELSE is close…”

    Sorry :P

  80. Sp3000 on April 25th, 2008

    No, I mean when you said ” I had 67 yesterday :P ” XD

  81. Strop on April 25th, 2008

    I wasn’t lying there either o.o I really did have 67 yesterday.

    But I think I’ve already said too much c.c

  82. Sp3000 on April 25th, 2008

    Yah mean legit 67 or glitch 67? Cos if it’s glitch then I had 30 yesterday >:D

  83. Sp3000 on April 25th, 2008

    Hang on…HOW’D YOU GET 67!? :o
    Or 66 by now…

  84. Strop on April 25th, 2008

    Hehehe. That’s for me to know and for you to go mad working it out!

    These things are all true:

    1) I had 67 yesterday…wait I may have miscounted. Could have been 69.
    2) It was completely legit, except I ran into code issues on L18, which I resolved today.
    3) I rethought L15, L20, L24 and L30 (yeah, I had 69 yesterday).

    Now the only level I can think of trying to improve is L26. And I’m not sure it can be done by me.

  85. Sp3000 on April 25th, 2008

    Hang on…oh noes :o
    Now I can only look forward to a BR ball and 10 stickers :’(

  86. Sp3000 on April 25th, 2008

    If you rethought four levels…does that mean you have 65? :o

  87. Strop on April 25th, 2008

    Nope.

    How come you’re only looking at a BR ball and 10 stickers?

  88. Sp3000 on April 25th, 2008

    Because you seem to be way ahead of me. -_-

  89. Silverfire on April 25th, 2008

    Thank you so much Strop. now I’m gonna get a headache all over again =P

  90. dgw91 on April 25th, 2008

    Yeah lol i thought i was going good with a score below 80 now Im going to have to sit and try to knock off so many tiles :( does anyone know if he is giveing out several prizes for each place or only one?

  91. Strop on April 25th, 2008

    Read up the top, there are five prizes each receiving multiple objects. In the event of ties, it’s first come first serve, hence the massive email rush.

    Ever since my terrible shonky mp3 player gave up the ghost for no apparent reason, I’ve been missing the portable music- at the same time a decent one is not exactly within my budget.

    Which is why I’m trying so hard on this. Because I *really* want that iPod.

  92. Nab on April 25th, 2008

    Darn I’m being beaten by quite a quantity of tiles.

    I’ll need to improve on every second level starting at 18 =X

  93. ArnGrimR on April 25th, 2008

    Wow… 15 under pro… It is getting harder to get rid of more…

  94. Sp3000 on April 25th, 2008

    I think I’ve given up…

    Oh, I don’t actually want the iPod. I want the random junk floating in the office :D

  95. jester62391 on April 25th, 2008

    I am getting down there,
    i have 71 right now, but i will not accept 2nd, so im not sending in my score yet

  96. J.D. on April 25th, 2008

    I dont know if I believe some of these people saying they have done it like 30 under pro. I am at 18 under pro right now, no glitches, just tedious tile movements. And that has taken me several hours here at work just doing the same levels over and over looking for better paths. I think a lot of you reading these posts may believe that they have already beaten you, so you dont continue trying. Just dont give up, and dont believe everything you read.

  97. Anonymous on April 25th, 2008

    U268×112|L267×39|R50×244|D313×78| lvl 19 try it!

  98. Nab on April 25th, 2008

    Who said 71 would be second >_<

  99. Eric on April 26th, 2008

    yeah, I hit 70 sometime yesterday afternoon and am really close to a 69

  100. jester62391 on April 26th, 2008

    now i have a 70 as well,
    i will get you guys soon,

    also, JD,
    if you can’t get below a 20 under par easily, maybe you should give up
    (i don’t cheat ever)

  101. astenuz on April 26th, 2008

    este juego es genial,voy a hacer mi mejor esfuerzo

  102. sogtulakk on April 27th, 2008

    I have gone as low as score 63. Which is 105 under par, 34 under pro. There are not much points left to go lower. Perhaps one or two more..

  103. Sp3000 on April 27th, 2008

    “I dont know if I believe some of these people saying they have done it like 30 under pro.”

    I think 30 under pro’s actually possible, only really really hard. You never know, 30 under pro’s only 67, and some people have already got 70.

  104. sogtulakk on April 27th, 2008

    If you don’t believe it you’ll have to wait till may 7 to see it. I’ve done 63 and I don’t think it’s a winer score yet.

  105. Strop on April 27th, 2008

    (promised he wouldn’t spam this thread anymore, but…)

    Hehe.

  106. J on April 27th, 2008

    Has anyone gotten 1 tile on level 6?

  107. jester62391 on April 27th, 2008

    63!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    WHAT!

    thats pretty amazing right there

  108. Silverfire on April 27th, 2008

    I’ve froze almost… I just hit 71 today and really can’t figure out anymore.. and obviously that isn’t good enough..

  109. zd5 on April 27th, 2008

    Holy Crap!!!!! I got level 30 in two tiles.

  110. daperson on April 27th, 2008

    I think 63 is a lie, personally. to get 63 would require you to solve every level with no more than two tiles, all except 3 other ones. I can find six levels possible in one tile, and can see two others that *might* be doable with one, but i can’t yet make work, (my current score is 70). This means you have, at best, 8 levels got rid of with one tile. That leaves you with 22 levels to do, and 55 tiles to do it. That means you must do all levels in two tiles, except for 6. Thus, you are claiming to be able to solve at least 16 levels in just two tiles…
    This seems somewhat far-fetched - some of the higher levels require at least three tiles to solve! I shall await may 9th with interest.
    On a side note, has anyone yet managed to solve level 9 with just one tile? It looks like it could be done, but i cannae make it work!

  111. Zonker on April 27th, 2008

    It takes much cunning to get 63. However as Strop perhaps already indicated, 63 is not ULTIMATE.

    For ULTIMATE one must do better.

  112. Sp3000 on April 27th, 2008

    2 people have 63!? No wai!

  113. jester62391 on April 27th, 2008

    ok, i can see that 69 isn’t going to cut it,
    so back to the drawing board

  114. astenuz on April 27th, 2008

    71 under par at pro score|97

    98%completed

  115. Geora on April 27th, 2008

    how the hell do you beat level 25!!!

  116. Zonker on April 27th, 2008

    Do not DESPAIR. I submitted some scores in the 70’s, I thought they were competitive at the time.

    Here is a screen shot of level 11 to inspire you.
    http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/7756/level11pt0.gif

    hahahaha.

  117. Sp3000 on April 27th, 2008

    How many right arrows did you even use!?

  118. Zonker on April 27th, 2008

    :),.. perhaps more than one, i estimate you need to be travelling at about 60pixels per frame to pass backwards through a wall, faster to pass through a mine.

    To reproduce the screen shot, just place one tile, copy the code and then press paste in the load window a few times,.. like 60-70 times.

  119. Sp3000 on April 27th, 2008

    Getting 63:

    My list currently has 8 levels in one tile, and 7 which are done in two tiles, but are, by my standards, impossible to beat, ie they start off lower than a goal or a switch, etc.

    That leaves 41 tiles to do the other half of the game. This pretty much means getting a 2 for 4 levels, and 3 for 11 of them.

    Only problem is, I think there’s a few needed to be done in 4. Or at least 1. (Levels 14 and 22) If that’s so, then it would be 2 levels with 4, 7 in 3, and 6 in 2. That’s plausible in my opinion…

  120. Sp3000 on April 28th, 2008

    Lulz we seriously should have an IRC channel

    http://www.globalgamers.net/pjirc/chat.php?nick=Someone&chan=Compulse

    (This doesn’t count as spamming, does it? :()

  121. Zonker on April 28th, 2008

    Ya, you have the solution outline. Although as I alluded to above, 63 is not ULTIMATE.

  122. Strop on April 28th, 2008

    Wait, I posted before I realised somebody had gotten 63. I don’t have 63…yet.

    I was debating whether to pursue a 63 because I felt it was most likely possible, but was too busy to search though the levels systematically. However, seeing as I do want that iPod (I don’t care about the gift-card or first place), I’m going to have to knock off another ruddy tile or two.

    Seeing as we’re getting into more detail, I can say that I have 8 levels completed with a single tile, but I hope to make that 9 (I’m not sure whether this is possible for L26…if you’ve done it, please say so!!!) I agree with Sp3000 that L14 and L22 require 4 tiles to complete, but also know that these are the *only* levels that may require 4 tiles to beat.

    If I can’t get L26 in one tile, then I may have to see what the heck Zd5 did to get L30 in two tiles (assuming this is possible). That has me stumped.

    In short, assuming that 2 levels need 4 tiles, this appears to leave either 8×1, 13×2, 7×3 or 9×1, 12×2, 8×3. Imagine if 9×1, 12×2, 7×3 were possible!

  123. eddie13 on April 28th, 2008

    This torunament is cool but would be beeter for a more multiplayer game.

  124. [...] case you haven’t heard of our AWESOME contest, link here.  There’s still a ton of time to [...]

  125. OlikA on April 28th, 2008

    LVL 30 total used: 3.
    I won’t spoil the game, just a lil’bit: you need 1 red and two blue.

  126. Ebbz on April 29th, 2008

    Mighty generous of you, OlikA. Of course, some claim that it can be done in 2.

  127. jester62391 on April 29th, 2008

    in case you haven’t noticed, your not the first to do this,
    but whatev,

    don;t give out info on level design

  128. Zonker on April 30th, 2008

    I do level 30 in zero tiles by tilting my monitor onto its side.

  129. Sp3000 on April 30th, 2008

    I did 30 in one tile by glicthing…nah j/k.

    I don’t get 30 in 2 lulz

  130. UNREALFLASH THE POSIDON on April 30th, 2008

    ok how do you beat the end lvl

  131. iBob on May 2nd, 2008

    with great skill, have just finished the game with 96% only 3 non pro, 2 under pro par…
    time to email John :D

  132. William on May 2nd, 2008

    Hello, I want to join this tournament please.

  133. iBob on May 2nd, 2008

    then do so, just look at rules etc and play the game!

  134. iBob on May 2nd, 2008

    7 under pro now, all lvls completed r pro, what about everyone else?

  135. Radley on May 3rd, 2008

    I’m now in the same position Strop was on the 28th last month. Wish I knew about the competition earlier, not sure whether to chase 63, seems nigh on impossible to me.

  136. Encho on May 3rd, 2008

    Just don’t use my codes to keep the prize for yourselves!!!

    ahahahahaah Just kidding

  137. lollers on May 3rd, 2008

    guys
    I am now 10 under pro and not even finished yet =O
    so look out

  138. Drake on May 4th, 2008

    When the contest is over. Ill put my run on Youtube, Its quite impressive Id say, (below 70)

  139. iBob on May 4th, 2008

    hmm, i got to 12 under par..im happy with that.
    soz bout the inbox spam john (i think about 3 in one day)

  140. iBob on May 5th, 2008

    lol im screwed if ppl have that many under par…im not THAT good at the game…or i dont cheat…hmm

  141. Sp3000 on May 5th, 2008

    Lolz I need to start making screenies :D

  142. st35 on May 5th, 2008

    lets rock thi game

  143. Maniek_pl on May 6th, 2008

    I made it total less than 70! I’m wonder how many other people has less, than 70.
    Bdw thanx U Strop, for showing me on witch levels should I work on :P

  144. [...] where has the time gone?  Just a few weeks ago I was posting the Obsessive Compulse Tournament blog post and now we are reaching the homestretch.  We currently have 200+ entries and a ton of [...]

  145. SilentSyllogism on May 6th, 2008

    wtf. Here i spent hours and hours to get 80 and thought I was skilled. U guys are crazy!

  146. DragonSoul on May 6th, 2008

    Good luck all! Gotta love the homestretch!

    I am kinda thinking the level 30 in 2 tiles is fake, but if it’s not, I’d really like to see how it’s done (after the tournament is over of course). :)

    Thanks for a great game, and all your effort John.

  147. sogtulakk on May 7th, 2008

    Lvl 30 in 2 tiles is not possible to my knowledge. I’d be very surprised if someone could do such a thing.

  148. DragonSoul on May 7th, 2008

    Hey Sogtulakk, did you ever beat 63?

  149. klavden on May 7th, 2008

    i cant get level 20 in under 4

  150. Mcbreaker on May 7th, 2008

    hi to all!!

  151. nutkick42 on May 8th, 2008

    Count me in the less than 70 club

  152. Sp3000 on May 8th, 2008

    Hm…30 in 2. Hey, I don’t think it’s possible either lols, but I never though 28 in 2 was too…

  153. DragonSoul on May 8th, 2008

    Are you saying you have 2 on 28? Or that you think it’s impossible? I got stuck with 3 on 28 and it looks like it’s over.

  154. Sp3000 on May 8th, 2008

    Hehehe. Half an hour, then I’ll tell you ;)

  155. DragonSoul on May 8th, 2008

    Doesn’t you not telling me actually tell me the answer anyway? Or is this a devious plot to drive me insane for a half an hour?

  156. DragonSoul on May 8th, 2008

    Well… In the closing minutes, I feel safe revealing that I am at 62.

  157. klavden on May 8th, 2008

    i had 66 had a few that i couldnt get down past 4

  158. Sp3000 on May 8th, 2008

    Hm…I think it’s over now. Anyone able to confirm? :D

  159. DragonSoul on May 8th, 2008

    According to my clock it is. You going to tell me about level 28 now?

  160. Sp3000 on May 8th, 2008

    28…can be done in 2. I dunno HOW THE HECK I fluked it :P

  161. DragonSoul on May 8th, 2008

    Niceeee… If I’d gotten a 2 on 28, I’d be at 61. That makes me think 60 might actually be possible. I wish I’d spent a bit more time on 28.

  162. Sp3000 on May 8th, 2008

    Let’s hope my 61 is good enough…but I swear someone’s got 60…

    (It’s over, right? I’m gonna post answers on jmtb02 forums you know)

  163. DragonSoul on May 8th, 2008

    Sweet… I’d like to see your level 28 solution. You got me beat.

  164. DragonSoul on May 8th, 2008

    Dude that’s awesome, thank you!

  165. Sp3000 on May 8th, 2008

    Hehehe. Lulz.

    (Oops, I’m spamming John’s blog post again - oh well)

    Lulz tourney’s over at last!

  166. DragonSoul on May 8th, 2008

    Yep 60 was possible. After your solutions, I’m at 60. You actually beat me on 2 levels and I beat you on 1.

  167. Sp3000 on May 8th, 2008

    Lulz gimme the solution >:D

    (You can’t submit any more score now, can you? :P)

  168. Strop on May 8th, 2008

    Heh. To be honest I stopped playing after the 28th, on 64. My thesis started to overtake my life and left me stranded here at the lab 12 hours a day, on a computer that doesn’t let me run flash plugins.

    This means that I know at least soug, dragonsoul and Sp3000 are ahead of me, and probably a few more. But that’s okay, it was a fun chase while I was in it.

  169. DragonSoul on May 8th, 2008

    Yeah, it was a fun tournament. I was almost convinced I might be at the top.

  170. Zonker on May 8th, 2008

    Damn, 60 was possible??

    Tell us DragonSoul, what level was it you beat Sp by 1???

  171. Sp3000 on May 8th, 2008

    Lulz, go check jmtb02 forums Zonker.

    Lulz, you beat me to 61. You should be happy ;)

    Oh, and I’ve played WAY too much. Thanks John, I’ve just wasted 30 hours of my life.

  172. Zonker on May 8th, 2008

    ahahah, 27, nice one.

  173. Galtor on May 8th, 2008

    Best I could come up with for all the levels now that the tournaments over

    L>0|*|$>1|C>R57×85|
    L>1|*|$>2|C>L462×115|U144×428|
    L>2|*|$>1|C>R426×84|
    L>3|*|$>1|C>R296×99|
    L>4|*|$>2|C>L472×235|U56×397|
    L>5|*|$>2|C>R256×163|U465×274|
    L>6|*|$>2|C>L89×336|U71×369|
    L>7|*|$>1|C>L14×396|
    L>8|*|$>2|C>L263×209|D245×326|
    L>9|*|$>2|C>U271×310|L278×96|
    L>10|*|$>3|C>R76×387|U180×440|U338×187|
    L>11|*|$>2|C>L35×396|U344×441|
    L>12|*|$>2|C>R52×101|U254×128|
    L>13|*|$>4|C>U472×245|L471×300|U421×266|R113×68|
    L>14|*|$>2|C>R28×133|L413×205|
    L>15|*|$>2|C>L154×412|U494×278|
    L>16|*|$>2|C>R484×404|U495×243|
    L>17|*|$>3|C>R161×309|U339×346|L327×418|
    L>18|*|$>2|C>L270×410|U119×178|
    L>19|*|$>4|C>R47×263|U185×348|D317×119|R344×365|
    L>20|*|$>2|C>R77×122|U191×376|
    L>21|*|$>4|C>U69×260|R63×308|U462×253|U279×285|
    L>22|*|$>4|C>L474×422|U325×410|L403×250|U219×404|
    L>23|*|$>3|C>L313×283|D274×379|R152×141|
    L>24|*|$>3|C>L250×319|U426×410|U463×364|
    L>25|*|$>2|C>L280×157|D134×279|
    L>26|*|$>3|C>L90×367|U181×393|U202×353|
    L>27|*|$>4|C>L468×98|U386×129|D447×400|U224×345|
    L>28|*|$>1|C>R431×149|
    L>29|*|$>4|C>U344×379|L504×392|L112×435|U93×345|

  174. sogtulakk on May 8th, 2008

    I reached 62 a week ago and then abandoned the searching. I was sure it would be better scores but I was out of time this last week.

    Congrats to the winer.

  175. Daniel O'Dowd on May 8th, 2008

    L>5|*|$>1|C>R288×179|
    L>14|*|$>1|C>R82×206|
    L>22|*|$>3|C>U475×392|U481×393|L108×277|
    Level 6/15 can be done in one tile; level 23 in three. I’m very confident that 20 could be done in three with work and some others, on which you beat me :) Would love to see an expansion of this game to include diff-shaped tiles and obstacles!

  176. DragonSoul on May 8th, 2008

    So far I’ve got 59 as being possible.

  177. klavden on May 8th, 2008

    daniel, i cant get your level 23 to work.

  178. Daniel O'Dowd on May 8th, 2008

    It’s very very rare, because of the portals, but I guarantee you I have had it work :)

  179. Zonker on May 9th, 2008

    If anyone wants to see how one gets a score of 59, it is here:

    http://www.jmtb02.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3490

    Although I think you have to register to see the pictures.

  180. Sp3000 on May 9th, 2008

    Lulz I was gonna post that link!! XD

    I made that topic. 90% of it. :P

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  183. Mcbreaker on May 12th, 2008

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  184. Pearl on August 2nd, 2008

    i can’t seem to work this game I HATE IT NO AFENCE

  185. Erik on April 23rd, 2009

    I just realized that this contest ended last May, not this coming May. I’ve been playing during class for the last 3 weeks. I’m pissed cause I have an insane score… what was the winning score?

  186. zach on December 12th, 2009

    sounds like a fun game i quess ill try iy out

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