ARFC A 011 Balls (Till 24/10/09 17.00 GMT)

[markmadras]

Welcome to the 11th AR2 A league contest: Balls

AR2 Beta#1 version is used. Cheapest solution wins. All solutions considered as light.
Jackhammers are banned.

Prices and gravity are changed.

Submissions by PM

Naming convention is:
[DollarsRemaining]-[YourFourmName]-[SolutionName]

GMT Time link: http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/

This should be classic A league, easy to solve with lots of room for tweaking. Have fun .
Hint. Timer prices have been reduced for a reason

[ioncorpse]

A league?
Even with changed prices...
Will see, maybe I'll have free time tomorrow. Who knows..

[markmadras]

See my hint about timers. We would normally avoid using them but this level was designed to put them to good use, something different
It would be a very tricky level without them.

If you could see my POC Ioncorpse I don't think you would have said that

Timers should not be avoided now that they can be brought down to a realistic price. It will still need an inventive mind to get the cheapest solution.

[Votart Silak]

For begin 1000+
EDIT: only one timer!

[rob]

Ok, 1111+ No Timers

[Votart Silak]

1200+

[rob]

1300+

Still no timers

[Votart Silak]

1300+ also
EDIT: No timer also.

[markmadras]

Don't forget to send in your latest solution Votart

From what I have received I have tweaked a lot more $'s

[rob]

No raise Votart?

I believe your poc is higher than our scores mark, but you obviously used timers. If I can't keep up with my no timer solutions I might make a timer solution but I really don't like them so I won't spend huge amounts of time on them.

[Votart Silak]

1333+

[markmadras]

I believe your poc is higher than our scores mark, but you obviously used timers.

My first POC used 5 timers, but the latest I did, derived from your solutions and a bit from mine, I didn't use any and it is still out in front. Votart is catching up with it now though. I won't reveal my score until it has been beaten

[rob]

Ooops, only 1326 I'll have another look

[rob]

Managed to make a nice improvement on my score

1350+

0 timers

[markmadras]

Just seen your final submissions, you have both made this contest look fairly easy without any timers, such a shame so few have taken part. You have now matched my POC of 1350 well done.

Without giving anything away I'll just say there is only $2 between first and second place.

NEWS
AR2 beta 2 coming soon. Peter completely agreed that the timers are ugly and they will be changed in the next version which he is intending to do over the next 10 days, he has been very busy with other work.