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Flight Control is an extremely fun IPhone game.  The objective is to land the planes to the corresponding lanes.  Different type of planes fly at different speeds.  They also come out more frequently as time pass on.  The game terminates when two planes collide.

Here are some strategies that I found useful in playing the game:

1.  Since the entry points of the planes do not change, it is possible to design the fly path in a way that prevents unnecessary intersections:

The red planes should not go directly into the landing lane.  It is better to set them in parallel motion (see left side of the map) and direct them in to the lane one by one.

2.  When defining flight paths, it is more preferable to have two planes fly in the same direction.  The reason is that it gives you more time to react when the planes are close to collide.  If two planes are flying heads on,  the time for you to solve the crisis becomes very short.

3.  For the red planes, the bigger ones are faster then the smaller ones.  Therefore, you should always try to land the big ones first, and then you can trail the small planes right behind them.  If you do it in the opposite order, the big planes often catch up to the small ones before they land.

4.   If multiple planes of the same type are moving in the same direction, put them on the same path.  Because the same type of plane have the same speed, they will never collide if they are on the same path.   In addition, this leaves extra room for other planes to maneuver. See below:

5.  Do not fly the planes around the edge!   Even sometimes if you have to, put them back on the above track as soon as a crisis is resolved.  The reason is that if you fly the planes around the edge, it is very easy to be hit by a plane that just come out.

6.  In case of too many planes to handle, you can put some planes in rest by making circular paths.  Those planes would fly in small circles (instead of running into others) until you have time to attend to them.  See below:

Happy Gaming!!!

admin :: Sep.02.2009 :: Fun, Brain Teasers :: No Comments »

I’ve come across an awesome game called Field Runners in the IPhone.  It is very fun, and here is my strategy for the Grasslands Map and the highest level I get to is 115 on ‘Hard’:

The same strategy on ‘Easy’:

Here are the reasons for the above layout:

1. All heavy weapons are concentrated in the horizontal path.  This is the only way to defend from the fast running airplanes.

2. For units other than airplanes, they must go through a long path to get to the exit, and in the path they will be constantly hit by the Teslas.

3. For extremely strong units (ie. the red Robot), they can be easily re-routed by switching positions of the guns.

Here is my Crossroads Map Strategy for ‘Hard’, it gets to level 135:

The idea is to keep all firepower in the center, which is the most efficient allocation of resource to counter air units.  For ground units, the routing forces everyone to go through the same route, which is easily reversible by removing the gun unit on the most left column and blocking the exit in the lower right corner.

Recently the new update bring us two new weapons, the flame tower and the mortar tower.   Since the mortar tower has massive splash damage, it allows me to beat the helicopters that troubled my strategy.  So with mortar tower, I am able to get to level 161 on ‘Hard’:

admin :: Dec.27.2008 :: Fun, Brain Teasers, Strategy :: 44 Comments »

Came across the following flash logical problem. For crossing river/bridge type of problems, this one is one of the hardest.

If you cannot read Chinese, here are the rules and instructions:

There are a family of six: Dad, Mom, two sons, and two daughters. There is a policeman and a thief.

1. The objective of the game is to get everyone across the river in a boat.

2. The boat can take a maximum of two persons.

3. Only the Dad, the Mom, or the Policeman can operate the boat.

4. The family members cannot be with the thief without the presence of the policeman.

5. The daughters cannot be with the Dad without the presence of the Mom.

6. The sons cannot be with the Mom without the presence of the Dad.

To play the game:

Click the big blue circle to start. Click on the persons to pick them to get on the boat. Click the red switch to send the boat to the opposite side.

Have Fun!!!

admin :: Mar.27.2008 :: Brain Teasers :: 2 Comments »