Gearside Design

Fantastic Contraption Minimalism

Fantastic Contraption is a Flash game where you build machines to get a certain object to its goal. Here is a compilation of solutions to all twenty puzzles using the least amount of pieces possible.

Level 1: Rolling Away
0 Pieces
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=259669

Level 2: Reach Up
1 Piece
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=269270

Level 3: Mind the Gap
1 Piece
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=269466

Level 4: Junkyard
2 Pieces
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=86332

Level 5: The Wall
2 Pieces
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=9079

Level 6: On a Roll
1 Piece
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=3734

Level 7: Full-up
2 Pieces
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=3932

Level 8: Higher
2 Pieces
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=4782

Level 9: Around the Bend
0 Pieces
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=3728

Level 10: Up the Hump
3 Pieces
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=256951

Level 11: Mission to Mars
1 Piece
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=259589

Level 12: Up the Stairs
3 Pieces
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=4879

Level 13: Big Ball
2 Pieces
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=192695

Level 14: Four Balls
3 Pieces
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=262031

Level 15: Down Under
2 Pieces
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=256003

Level 16: Awash
3 Pieces
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=119514

Level 17: Handling
2 Pieces
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=17585

Level 18: Tube
2 Pieces
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=261977

Level 19: Back and Forth
4 Pieces
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=258259

Level 20: Unpossible
6 Pieces
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=192073

That’s only 42 total pieces for the entire game!
Have a better solution? Add a comment with a link and I’ll update the list.

Originally posted on August 6, 2008

This post became fairly popular as the “Hall of Fame” for demonstrating the fewest amount of pieces needed to complete each level of Fantastic Contraption. Since the game is popular again, I thought I’d bring the post back!