Ripley's IQ Game

January 14, 2005 8:41 AM

Friday flash frustration. Along the same lines as the Hi Q game I used to play as a kid, and equally addictive. I'm not sure what speaks more about my IQ: that I can only get 3 balls left, or that I can't stop playing. Ripley's has several other games as well. There goes Friday.
posted by howling fantods (16 comments total)

that was frustrating until I figured out you can move diagonally. I'm down to two.
posted by poipill at 8:45 AM on January 14, 2005

Down to 2 left on my second try. Hmmm ....
posted by devbrain at 8:54 AM on January 14, 2005

you can move diagonally? well damn, that makes it a load easier.
posted by howling fantods at 8:58 AM on January 14, 2005

Yay! I did it. Random guessing can get you anywhere.
posted by Alison at 9:09 AM on January 14, 2005

It took me 10 minutes to realize you can move then across AND diagonally. *DOH*
posted by rachsumat at 9:21 AM on January 14, 2005

Down to one in the second try. This is far easier than Hi Q and its variations.
posted by nkyad at 9:23 AM on January 14, 2005

My girlfriend just found her old Hi Q now I can't put the damn thing down.
posted by Cool Alex at 9:31 AM on January 14, 2005

CONGRATULATIONS! YOU WON.

Good. Now I can go to lunch in peace.
posted by The Card Cheat at 9:33 AM on January 14, 2005

I liked this game when the local Junior Achievement group cut the wooden triangles and packaged the golf tees.
posted by trharlan at 9:38 AM on January 14, 2005

Down to zero on my third try. Sweet!
posted by gurple at 9:39 AM on January 14, 2005

how the heck did you get zero?
posted by o2b at 10:53 AM on January 14, 2005

Sorry, I meant to add:

/sarcsam
posted by gurple at 11:01 AM on January 14, 2005

You shouldn't be able to move diagonally. And then again - maybe figuring that out is part of the game. But probably not.
posted by ORthey at 11:08 AM on January 14, 2005

well I did it once. I have no idea I how to do it again though.
posted by philcliff at 3:34 PM on January 14, 2005

I was able to leave five on the board with no moves left. Did I mention I'm a contrary bastard? I'm like that guy who got the minimum possible score on the SAT and then posted about it.
posted by Eideteker at 4:13 PM on January 14, 2005

One left, second try. Purple square, left edge.
posted by NickDouglas at 7:59 PM on January 14, 2005