level 5/so close!

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hi! so i got level 5, my highest level, and look how close i got on this level!

[monkeecj]

Congratulations on your highest level! I know you didn't request it, but this is what I would have done if I were you, to help you do better next time.

121 - red ball
233 - green ball
245 - 2 greens
246 - 2 greens
787 - none
249 - 2 greens
240

Here are some helpful hints about your process and mine:

Since your first guess yielded one red ball (btw, 121 is a great way to start), the next move should have been to put one of the numbers in a DIFFERENT spot than it was in the first time because the ball was RED. I would have tried 2 because it is most likely to be the incorrect number (two spaces as opposed to one). I would put it in the first spot because it is easiest to keep track.

After your third guess yielded no balls, I would have quit with 1 altogether because you KNOW it is not in the answer. Therefore, I would have started to try to place the 2.

As far as my guesses went, when I got a green ball on my second guess I assumed that the 2 was correct even though I didn't know. My third guess made this all the more likely by getting 2 greens. What I did for my third guess was just continue with my 2 in the first spot like I assumed was correct and then added the next numbers in sequence (4,5).

My fourth guess was to test which number (4 or 5) was correct from my third guess. I kept one of them and then added the next number in sequence. The two greens suggested strongly that the first two numbers were 2,4.

After that I simply filled in the last numbers in sequence to find the correct one.

So in order, my processes were:

121 - red ball
233 - green ball (testing red ball from first guess)
245 - 2 greens (confirming 2 and filling in next numbers in sequence)
246 - 2 greens (testing 4 as correct number, next number in sequence)
787 - none (checking if 7 or 8 is the final number [I already know 24_])
249 - 2 greens (testing 9 since only 9 or 0 is left)
240 (correct answer KNOWN to me)

Remember to check out these threads for more help with Operation Gumball. They are wonderful and should get you to farther levels in no time!!!

Operation Gumball Tutorial (Basic) - With Pictures.
FAQs and Guide to winning a trophy in Operation Gumball

Good luck!!!!

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thanks!

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Congrats! Keep going

I hate that game, but I want the trophy, so I get my mom to play it