Flash game: 3 Slices

December 30, 2011 4:58 PM

3 Slices -- For Flash Friday, your mission (should you choose to accept it) is to let the red stuff fall through the bottom of the window, by making 3 cuts through the red and white pieces.
posted by Chocolate Pickle (46 comments total)

If you get stuck, there's a link to a series of YouTubes showing the solutions.
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 4:59 PM on December 30, 2011

I like this for several reasons, one being the understated sounds used for "pass" and "fail." A game that doesn't try to assault my eyes/ears is a glorious thing.
posted by user92371 at 5:57 PM on December 30, 2011 [1 favorite]

What, no bonus points for hitting the goal in fewer than three cuts?

Nifty, though. Still on level 14 ...
posted by maudlin at 5:59 PM on December 30, 2011

addictive! jammed on 20, taking a break now...
posted by supermedusa at 6:44 PM on December 30, 2011

maudlin: What, no bonus points for hitting the goal in fewer than three cuts?

Nifty, though. Still on level 14 ...

Once you solve all 20 levels, you get a message saying that if your total percentage is over 1900%, you'll unlock a bonus mode- which is a two-slice mode. Then you can run through it at an even harder level.

supermedusa: addictive! jammed on 20, taking a break now..

Yeah, level 20 was basically luck; you make the right cuts and some- but not all- of the time it'll clear out most of the board, and you might not even need the third cut.
posted by hincandenza at 6:55 PM on December 30, 2011

fricking A! Stuck on 19!
posted by rebent at 6:56 PM on December 30, 2011

Time to go back to 19 ...
posted by maudlin at 6:57 PM on December 30, 2011

Goddammit. I had stuff to do tonight. Thanks.
posted by ob1quixote at 6:58 PM on December 30, 2011

nevermind i got it
posted by rebent at 7:00 PM on December 30, 2011

20 is making me hate Devo.
posted by maudlin at 7:07 PM on December 30, 2011

The puzzle notwithstanding, I'm impressed by the physics simulation involved. They're doing gravity, momentum, collisions, and friction for many pieces in arbitrary shapes -- and that's not really all that easy.
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 7:24 PM on December 30, 2011

in 2 slice mode it seems like the platform is vibrating, which actually makes some things easier
posted by idiopath at 7:25 PM on December 30, 2011

Yes, the physics seem pretty consistent (well, except for 20, which I'll call a fluke).
posted by maudlin at 7:32 PM on December 30, 2011

hmmm, done all 20 levels and all 20 bonus...not too bad
posted by Confess, Fletch at 7:59 PM on December 30, 2011

There goes an hour...
posted by janerica at 8:05 PM on December 30, 2011

Fun! There's a quick/methodical way to clear 20 in 2 cuts (if you get it right).
posted by carter at 8:09 PM on December 30, 2011

cheat code
posted by idiopath at 11:07 PM on December 30, 2011 [1 favorite]

Once again, I defile my blade on an unworthy quadrilateral...
posted by Strange Interlude at 11:47 PM on December 30, 2011 [1 favorite]

My OCD is making this game frustrating- I came back tonight (having solved all the 3 and 2 cut levels earlier) to get a perfect score. For the 3-slice mode, I can't seem to break 1953%- I have 73% on level 3, and 80% on level 4- and I'm not sure if either can be done at 100% (which I got for all the other levels).

Anyone able to get a higher score on those two levels?
posted by hincandenza at 3:28 AM on December 31, 2011

IIRC I got 75 percent on level 3 so you can get a few percent more...
posted by MartinWisse at 5:13 AM on December 31, 2011

I quit on level 4 (!) but scored 78% on 3... so keep trying :)
posted by hat_eater at 5:16 AM on December 31, 2011

What's the coefficient of static friction?
posted by Obscure Reference at 5:35 AM on December 31, 2011

I can't beat 14. Handing it off to my kid, he'll get it.
posted by headnsouth at 7:25 AM on December 31, 2011

Fun, but a little annoying when the pass/fail check starts too early.
posted by greatgefilte at 9:00 AM on December 31, 2011

I got 76% on level 3, but level 4 is still my worst score at 68%. Weird thing is, I got 65% on level 4 in 2 slice mode, so I should be able to do better with 3 slices.
posted by maudlin at 9:35 AM on December 31, 2011

greatgefilte: "Fun, but a little annoying when the pass/fail check starts too early."

your score will change when the drop happens though iirc
posted by idiopath at 1:39 PM on December 31, 2011

If you navigate directly to the embedded swf file, then fullscreen the window, the game is much easier.

Also yeah, if you sit and wait, your success status will change if the piece finally falls off (I went from 0% fail to 98% new record on level two by sitting and waiting about two minutes for precarious jiggling pieces to fall, then a minute later it went up to 99%). Also about the "jittering" I mentioned in a prior comment, that seams to be a "feature" of level two, and not some kind of two slice mode bonus.
posted by idiopath at 1:54 PM on December 31, 2011

Best I got on 3 and 4 (3 slices) were 77 and 81.
posted by Listener at 2:41 PM on December 31, 2011

In 3 slice mode, I have 75 and 83 percent respectively on levels 3 and 4. In 2 slice mode, I did even better on level 3, with 76%. I don't think it's possible to get 100% on level 3.
posted by Orinda at 3:03 PM on December 31, 2011

79 and 84 on 3 and 4
91 and 98 on 7 and 8
99 on 2, 16 and 18
everything else 100

92 on 7 is possible, I know this because I have gotten 46 on each block on independent tries, but never on both in the same go.
posted by idiopath at 3:09 PM on December 31, 2011

The levels where I can't figure out how to get 100% (in 3-slice mode) are 2, 3, 4, and 7.

In 2-slice mode, I'm currently stuck on level 13. I can't remember the strategy I used in 3-slice mode. Probably just made some lucky guesses.
posted by Orinda at 3:16 PM on December 31, 2011

I just got 100% on 2, the trick is a tiny sliver on the bottom, and wait a long time, the piece over the sliver will dance over the right edge if it has no significant obstacles.

I think 100% is impossible on 3 4 and 7 (79 84 91 here), everything else I have 100 in now.
posted by idiopath at 4:01 PM on December 31, 2011

I am alternately brilliant and utterly incompetent at this. Great fun - thanks!
posted by rtha at 5:46 PM on December 31, 2011

The lack of precision, combined with the length of time you need to wait to let all the pieces jitter off the edge, made level 7 infuriating, but I was eventually able to get 100% with two cuts. What makes the pieces dance like that?
posted by zhwj at 6:42 PM on December 31, 2011

I don't know what you guys are talking about with the jittering. I never see extended jittering on any level—pieces slide off, the game goes "ba-blink!" and it's over. I wonder what I'm missing.
posted by Orinda at 10:05 PM on December 31, 2011

The jittering happens if you make a slice on the very bottom of a block that is extremely thin.

On level 2, try one hair width cut that goes through the very bottom of all the vertical pieces. The three slivers you make should be so thin that they only have an outline color, and no fill color. The vertical pieces should dance around for a very long time, and eventually every single block has fallen off when they make their way to the edge.
posted by idiopath at 10:43 PM on December 31, 2011 [1 favorite]

I just got 99% on level 7 (3 slice mode) by using the hair thin slice at the bottom mode.
posted by Confess, Fletch at 10:22 AM on January 1

The jittering ass-cattle approach seems to be effective, but isn't quite as satisfying as figuring out the angles and letting gravity go to work.
posted by Forktine at 4:30 PM on January 1 [1 favorite]

Ah, thank you, idiopath, for explaining the jitterogenous technique!
posted by Orinda at 6:39 PM on January 1

I ended up with 1958 on the 3-cut, and 1889 on the 2-cut version. I'm sure both could be improved, but I'm not willing to risk carpal tunnel for that. Neat game.
posted by Forktine at 7:39 PM on January 1

1867 in 2-slice mode. Pretty neat stuff.
posted by progosk at 3:06 PM on January 2

Clearly this is bringing out the OCD in me; another half hour brought my scores to 1959 and 1915.
posted by Forktine at 7:30 PM on January 2

1962 and 1907. Regarding the carpal tunnel, a trackball mouse works wonders for me (moving the mouse involves no wrist movement).
posted by idiopath at 1:43 AM on January 3 [1 favorite]

I matched the 1962, but there are three levels (3 and 4, and 14 in the two-cut mode) that I think can't see a way to do much better on.
posted by Forktine at 7:17 AM on January 3

W00t! 1863 in 2-slice mode
posted by Sportbilly at 10:44 AM on January 3

1964 and 1923 now. :) think I might be about done.
posted by Sportbilly at 12:57 PM on January 3