Elemental Spirits 162/455 (!) By the time anybody reads this, I'll have smacked myself on the forehead after watching someone else's much more efficient solution. This is the best I could come up with on my own. d,8,7;
b,5,10;
t,7,4;
m,1,5,0,1,wcl2or;
m,5,2,180,3,rrollc;
m,9,4,270,1,owc1lr;
m,9,0,90,1,cl11or;
m,11,5,270,3,rdoluc;
m,14,9,90,3,llcrro;
m,9,13,0,3,1owwwc;
m,9,14,180,3,rrcrro;
m,11,7,0,1,crrorrwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,9,10,270,1,luorcdwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,5,7,0,1,cwwww1wwwwwwwwwwww;
m,5,8,90,1,wwcrolwwwwwwwwwwww;
m,5,13,270,1,drcluowwwwwwwwwwww;
m,5,12,90,1,cr1olw;
m,3,7,0,1,lorrcl;
m,3,8,90,3,ouwwcd;
m,3,6,90,3,ucddou;
I fixed it!! I didn't think there would be room for one more accessible glyph of binding to make the last connection, but I found a way to get there. 282 symbols, 121 cycles. b,3,11;b,2,5;b,10,11;b,12,5;c,4,9;c,2,9;c,10,9;c,12,9;b,6,11;b,2,3;m,1,11,90,1,cluodr;m,3,1,180,1,cluuoddrwwwwwwwwww;m,13,3,270,1,crrollwwwwwwwwwwww;m,6,7,180,3,lwwwwwwwwwwwwwwcro;m,13,11,90,1,cruodl;m,4,7,180,1,lorwwwwwwwwwwwwwwc;m,8,7,0,3,rwwwwwwwwwwwwwwclo;m,10,7,0,1,rolwwwwwwwwwwwwwwc;m,6,9,180,1,wcrolwwwwwwwwwwwww;m,8,9,0,1,wcl11orwwwwwwwwwww;m,8,13,270,3,wwwwwcddouuwwwwwww;m,6,13,270,3,wwwwwwcdduuowwwwww;m,7,9,270,3,wwwcddowwwwcuuowww;m,7,7,270,1,ddwwwwwwwwwwwwcuuo;m,7,6,270,2,uodwwwwwwwwwwwwwwc;m,7,5,270,2,wcuodwwwwwwwwwwwww;m,4,1,0,1,wwwc11r21l22owwwww;
Now to copy some codes and see how other people did it. :)
Phil's Stone, so close=so far. Back to the drawing board for a total redesign. How cruel. b,3,11;b,2,5;b,10,11;b,12,5;c,4,9;c,2,9;c,10,9;c,12,9;b,6,11;m,1,11,90,1,cluodr;m,3,1,180,1,cluuoddrwwwwwwwwww;m,13,3,270,1,crrollwwwwwwwwwwww;m,6,7,180,3,lwwwwwwwwwwwwwwcro;m,13,11,90,1,cruodl;m,4,7,180,1,lorwwwwwwwwwwwwwwc;m,8,7,0,3,rwwwwwwwwwwwwwwclo;m,10,7,0,1,rolwwwwwwwwwwwwwwc;m,6,9,180,1,wcrolwwwwwwwwwwwww;m,8,9,0,1,wcl11orwwwwwwwwwww;m,8,13,270,3,wwwwwcddouuwwwwwww;m,6,13,270,3,wwwwwwcdduuowwwwww;m,7,9,270,3,wwwcddowwwwcuuowww;m,7,7,270,1,ddwwwwwwwwwwwwcuuo;m,7,6,270,2,uodwwwwwwwwwwwwwwc;m,7,5,270,2,wcuodwwwwwwwwwwwww;
Elixir, 138/100... I have to go do things in real life now. b,3,11;b,1,8;b,10,11;b,7,8;c,11,7;c,11,5;m,1,11,90,1,cluodr;m,1,4,270,2,clluodrrwwwwwwwwww;m,5,8,180,2,lwwwwwwwwwwwwwwcro;m,13,11,90,1,cruodl;m,8,13,270,1,uoddwwwwwwwwwwwc2u;m,4,9,180,1,rolwwwwwwwwwwwwwwc;m,6,11,270,3,wc1ddouuwwwwwwwwww;m,8,5,90,2,wwwwwclorwwwwwwwww;m,11,2,90,2,wwwwwwwcrolwwwwwww;
Gold, 96/169. I guess waste byproducts are to be expected when you're synthesizing metals, haha. p,10,11;b,4,6;m,11,13,0,1,clor;m,10,7,90,3,crrollwwwwwwwwwwww;m,10,13,180,2,cdroluwwwwwwwwwwww;m,12,3,180,1,wwwcuuoddwwwwwwwww;m,8,6,270,2,wwwwwwwcluodrwwwww;
Not very good Black Powder, 120/61. b,9,11;b,4,9;c,3,11;b,2,5;t,13,5;t,11,5;m,8,8,180,2,olwwwwwwcr;m,4,13,270,2,rwwwwcluod;m,6,11,0,2,wwwcdouwww;m,9,13,180,1,crolwwwwww;m,10,13,0,1,rrucldllor;m,13,11,90,1,cruodlwwww;m,3,13,180,1,crolwwwwww;m,1,11,0,1,wwclorwwww;m,1,7,270,1,llwwcrroww;m,5,5,180,3,uwwwwwwcdo;m,4,7,90,1,cllorrwwww;m,8,5,270,3,oulcrrdlrl;
Vertigris 144/74. Man this is hard. p,10,11;t,13,9;t,11,7;b,6,7;b,1,9;m,11,13,0,1,clorww;m,6,11,0,3,wwwclorwwwww;m,10,13,180,2,cdrolu;m,13,11,270,1,rrcllowwwwww;m,13,7,90,1,wwwwwcrolwww;m,9,7,270,1,wwwwwwrcllor;m,7,11,270,3,uowwwwwwdrcl;m,1,11,90,1,wwcrrollwwww;m,5,10,270,2,wclorwwwwwww;m,3,7,0,1,ouwwwwwwwwcd;m,2,4,90,3,wwwclddoruuw;m,4,0,90,3,uwwwwwwcddou;m,2,2,0,1,uoddwwwwwwcu;
Aqua Regia, 140/61. I know there must be a much better way, but I won't allow myself to load other people's solutions to levels I haven't beaten yet, lol. c,3,11;b,4,9;b,10,9;t,7,11;c,9,13;t,11,11;b,7,6;m,5,11,270,1,wlcrowwwww;m,1,9,0,3,lllucdrrro;m,11,13,0,1,crrollwwww;m,7,13,270,1,wwrclowwww;m,9,11,270,1,lwwwwcrrol;m,11,7,90,2,douuwwwwcd;m,11,6,90,2,wwcrolwwww;m,7,9,180,1,rrollwwwwc;m,3,13,180,1,crolwwwwww;m,1,10,90,2,wwcrrollww;m,1,4,90,2,wwwwwclorw;m,4,6,270,1,wwwruodlcw;m,5,5,0,2,wwwwwclorw;m,2,2,0,1,oddwwwwcuu;
Brimstone- not the greatest, but the first one I was proud of enough to post. 90 symbols, 46 cycles. t,3,9;c,1,11;b,5,7;t,1,7;b,10,7;c,9,11;t,13,7;t,11,9;m,1,9,0,1,clorww;m,3,11,270,1,olcrww;m,1,13,0,1,clorww;m,6,13,270,1,lucdro;m,6,9,90,1,rrollc;m,3,7,0,1,llcrro;m,8,7,180,1,rolwwc;m,9,13,0,1,clorww;m,11,11,270,1,olcrww;m,13,9,180,1,crolww;m,13,5,180,1,wlcrow;m,11,3,90,2,uoddcu;m,10,5,180,1,wclorw;m,12,1,180,1,cuuodd;m,10,4,270,2,ollcrr;
Seems like a neat idea, until you realize the entire game including the queen level can be beaten easily by just forgetting about towers and pounding the enemy from all angles with bugs... So it basically becomes Nano War on rails, which is still pretty fun. It might be more interesting if it was tweaked so that you actually have to build towers and use strategy to win... 3/5
When I first tried this yesterday, it was lagging like hell on my computer for some reason, but I still played it for over an hour because it's so good. Now that it seems to be running properly, I like it even more. My only suggestion would be individual player stats for goals and tackles. Also, I think it would be neat if run-in goals were worth more than thrown goals... if not double, then maybe 3 for a run-in and 2 for a throw. Who cares though, it's a super fun game. Seems like "Sports/Racing" has always been Kong's weakest category, but I really think this is one of the funnest games on the site. 5/5