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Factory Balls Christmas EditionGrinnypThe Christmas season is upon us, and especially a time for that oh-so-wonderful tradition of decorating the tree. How about we start a new tradition? Let's decorate a tree by playing Factory Balls Christmas Edition! Bart Bonte has come up with this fantastic new edition of Factory Balls that — although fun and challenging — isn't nearly as frustrating as the real thing.

If you've never played any of the JIG favorite Factory Balls games (and why haven't you, anyway?) then the premise is simple. You begin with a blank white ball, and are given a pattern that you need to reproduce on that ball. Using cans of paint and various tools, you mask or block out certain areas of the ball and then dip it into a particular color. Step by step, masking and uncovering and dipping, you will eventually be able to reproduce the given template. Simply click and drag a blank ball to one of the tools then drag to a paint bucket and see what happens. Removing the tools is also simple, just drag the ball back to the tool "shelf" to remove it and see the lovely revealed pattern. Alternate between the tools and the buckets of paint and eventually you will get the pattern and move on to the next.

Factory Balls Christmas Edition is sort of a Factory Balls light in that it confines itself simply to recreating paint patterns, no pulling or cropping surfaces here. Instead, you have a basic toolbox of seasonal items: Santa hats, belts, suspenders, earmuffs, and bobble hats (along with several colors of paint) to recreate various decorations on a Christmas tree. Also unlike the other games in the series, the tools never change, so you get a chance to become really proficient in their use. Hopefully. Rather than dropping the completed item into a box for shipping (as you do with the other Factory Balls games) the finished ornament goes back onto the lovely tree in the background.

Along with the tools and paint come a few more features, such as a continuous loop of Christmas-type music to set the mood (or turn you homicidal, depending on how long you listen to it). There is also, thankfully, a mute button for when it all becomes a bit much. The game automatically saves when you leave, giving you the option of returning to where you left off. And along with the tools is a very handy trash can where you can discard your mistakes and begin anew.

Play all the Factory Balls games:
Factory BallsFactory Balls 2Factory Balls 3Factory Balls Christmas EditionFactory Balls 4

If there is a minor niggle about the game, it is in the rigid and precise order in which you have to use the tools. For instance, if you want to use the belts in combination with any of the hats, the belts have to go onto the ball first. If you want to use the earmuffs in combination with the hats, the hats have to go on before the earmuffs. And you have to remove the tools in the reverse order that you put them on. In some of the later levels when you are using all three things in various combinations, it can get a little tricky remembering the exact order and where you need to drag the ball to remove the various items.

That is only a minor quibble, though. Factory Balls Christmas Edition has all of the fun and challenge of the regular series combined with a heartwarming and less stressful touch of the holiday season. No physical effort, no reminding yourself that attempted treeicide is a bad thing... all in all a perfect way to enjoy this time of year without most of the baggage that comes with it. And for those who are not celebrating this particular holiday, it's still a fantastic, challenging, and amusing game to play. What are you waiting for? Get decorating!

Play Factory Balls Christmas Edition

Walkthrough Guide


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Factory Balls Christmas Edition Walkthrough

General Information

  • The object is to perfectly recreate the patterns given to you.

  • The easiest way to do this is to work from the top down.

  • The tools (as named by me in this walkthrough) are, clockwise from the colors: top Santa hat, bottom Santa hat, wide belt, suspender, right earmuff, left earmuff, small bobble hat, large bobble hat.

  • If you mess up, drag the ball to the trash, this will turn it white and you can start over.

  • Remember when using multiple tools: belt and suspender go on before hats, and hats go on before earmuffs.

  • Happy Holidays!

Level 1

  • The game will walk you through the level.

  • Pick a ball and drag it to the red paint can.

  • Drag the red ball to the wide belt.

  • Once the belt is on drag the ball to the yellow paint can.

  • Remove the red belt.

Level 2

  • Drag a white ball to the orange paint can.

  • Drag the ball to the small bobble hat.

  • Drag the ball to the blue paint can.

  • Remove the small bobble hat and put on the large bobble hat.

  • Drag the ball to the orange paint can and then remove the bobble hat.

Level 3

  • Drag a white ball to the blue paint.

  • Add the small bobble hat.

  • Drag the can to the red paint.

  • Remove the small bobble hat and put on the top Santa hat.

  • Drag to the orange paint.

  • Remove the top Santa hat and put on the large bobble hat.

  • Drag to the yellow paint then remove the large bobble hat.

Level 4

  • Drag a white ball to the yellow paint.

  • Add both the right and left earmuffs.

  • Drag to the orange paint.

  • Remove the earmuffs and put on the wide belt.

  • Drag to the red paint and then remove the belt.

Level 5

  • Drag a white ball to the red paint.

  • Add the left earmuff, then drag to the yellow paint.

  • Add the right earmuff (don't remove the left) and drag to the orange paint.

  • Remove the earmuffs, put on the top Santa hat, then add both earmuffs back on.

  • Drag to the blue paint then remove all of the tools (earmuffs and hat).

Level 6

  • Drag a white ball to the blue paint.

  • Add both earmuffs (right and left) and drag to the red paint.

  • Remove the earmuffs and put on the top Santa hat.

  • Drag to the red paint.

  • With the Santa hat still on put on both earmuffs.

  • Drag to the blue paint and then remove all of the tools.

Level 7

  • Drag a white ball to the bottom Santa hat and the small bobble hat.

  • Dip into the red paint.

  • Remove the bottom Santa hat and small bobble hat.

  • Put on the large bobble hat.

  • Drag to the orange paint, then remove the large bobble hat.

Level 8

  • Drag a white ball to the blue paint.

  • Put on the wide belt and drag the ball to the red paint.

  • Put on the small bobble hat (don't remove the belt) and drag to the yellow paint.

  • Remove the small bobble hat and the belt, then put on the large bobble hat.

  • Drag to the red paint and then remove the large bobble hat.

Level 9

  • Drag a white ball to the blue paint.

  • Put on the small bobble hat and drag to the yellow paint.

  • Remove the small bobble hat, put on the suspender and drag to the blue paint.

  • Remove the suspender, put on the large bobble hat, and drag to the blue paint.

  • Remove the large bobble hat.

Level 10

  • Drag a white ball to the yellow paint.

  • Put on both earmuffs and drag to the blue paint.

  • Remove the earmuffs, put on the wide belt, and drag to the orange paint.

  • Remove the belt, put on the top Santa hat and the earmuffs.

  • Drag to the orange paint.

  • Remove the top Santa hat and earmuffs, and put on the wide belt and the top Santa hat (again).

  • Drag to the blue paint, then remove the hat and belt.

Level 11

  • Drag a white ball to the red paint.

  • Put on the wide belt and drag to the orange paint.

  • Remove the wide belt, and add the suspender and the bottom Santa hat.

  • Drag to the orange paint again.

  • Remove the bottom Santa hat and add the wide belt (leave the suspender on).

  • Drag to the yellow paint.

  • Remove the belt and suspender, put on the top Santa hat and drag to the orange paint.

  • Remove the top Santa hat, put on the wide belt and the top Santa hat, and drag to red.

  • Remove the top Santa hat and wide belt.

  • Put on the suspender and the top Santa hat, then drag to the red paint.

  • Remove the top Santa hat (leave the suspender on).

  • Put on the wide belt, then the top Santa hat.

  • Drag to the blue paint them remove all tools.

Level 12

  • Drag a white ball to the earmuffs (both sets) and then drag to the yellow paint.

  • Remove the earmuffs, then put on the wide belt and drag to the red paint.

  • Put on the small bobble hat (don't remove the belt) and drag to the orange paint.

  • Remove the small bobble hat (keep the wide belt on) and then put on the suspender.

  • Drag to the blue paint.

  • Remove the suspender (keep the wide belt on) and put on the top Santa hat.

  • Drag to the orange paint.

  • Remove the wide belt and the Santa hat. Put on the large bobble hat.

  • Drag to the red paint.

  • Remove the large bobble hat. Put on the wide belt, suspender, and top Santa hat.

  • Drag to the blue paint then remove all tools.

Level 13

  • Drag a white ball to the orange paint.

  • Put on the suspender and the earmuffs, then drag to the blue paint.

  • Remove the suspender and earmuffs. Put on the wide belt and drag to the yellow paint.

  • Put on the small bobble hat (leave the belt on) and drag to the blue paint.

  • Remove the small bobble hat and the belt. Put on the large bobble hat.

  • Drag to the red paint then remove the large bobble hat.

Level 14

  • Drag a white ball to the blue paint.

  • Put on the small bobble hat and the bottom Santa hat.

  • Drag to the yellow paint.

  • Remove both hats. Put on the suspender and put the small bobble hat back on as well.

  • Drag to the red paint.

  • Remove the small bobble hat, keep the suspender on, and put on the top Santa hat.

  • Drag to the orange paint.

  • Remove the top Santa hat and the suspender. Put on the large bobble hat.

  • Drag to the yellow paint and remove the hat.

Level 15

  • Put the suspender on a white ball and drag to the orange paint.

  • Keeping the suspender on, put on the top Santa hat and drag to the yellow paint.

  • Remove the top Santa hat (keep the suspender on) and put on both earmuffs.

  • Drag to the red paint.

  • Remove the earmuffs and the suspender.

  • put on the wide belt, then drag to the red paint again.

  • Keeping the wide belt on, put on the small bobble hat and drag to the blue paint.

  • Remove the small bobble hat and the wide belt. Put on the large bobble hat.

  • Drag to the red paint then remove the hat.

Level 16

  • Drag a white ball to the blue paint.

  • Put on the right earmuff, then drag to the red paint.

  • Remove the earmuff, put on the top Santa hat, then drag to the blue paint.

  • Keep the top Santa hat on, put on the left earmuff, then drag to the red paint.

  • Remove the top Santa hat and the earmuff. Put on the wide belt and the small bobble hat and drag to the orange paint.

  • Remove the wide belt and the small bobble hat.

  • Put on the suspender and both earmuffs.

  • Drag to the blue paint.

  • Remove the earmuffs and keep the suspender on. Put on the small bobble hat, then put both earmuffs back on.

  • Drag to the orange paint.

  • Remove the small bobble hat, earmuffs, and suspender.

  • Put on the top Santa hat and both earmuffs.

  • Drag to the blue paint.

  • Remove the earmuffs and the top Santa hat.

  • Put on the wide belt and the top Santa hat. Drag to the yellow paint.

  • Remove the wide belt and the top Santa hat. Put on the large bobble hat and drag to the blue paint.

  • Remove the large bobble hat.

  • Put on the suspender, the top Santa hat, and both earmuffs.

  • Drag to the yellow paint.

  • Take off the earmuffs and the top Santa hat. Leave the suspender on.

  • Put on the large bobble hat and drag to the red paint.

  • Remove the large bobble hat and the suspender and enjoy the lovely music!

44 Comments

MmeTurbulence December 13, 2010 3:11 PM

Yay! New Factory Balls!

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Looks great from the shot, Happy Holidays everybody!

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Done them all. Last one was horrible but easy to fix if you went wrong. (I'd dread to think how cruel it would be if they didn't have the upside-down christmas hat)

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sunnylauren December 13, 2010 4:15 PM

I literally screamed with joy when I saw this! I adore Factory Balls and I'm about to go play it :))!!!!

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Bart!! This rocks!! Can't wait for Factory Balls for the iPhone--you will get my $$ for sure.

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omg i was literally just playing factory balls 1! now i gotta go play this one then go to sleep lol

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Having trouble with level twelve. Any helpful hints or suggestions?

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Been having such a horrible day; thank you new and fun game!!!

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Thanks grinnyp. only needed help on level 16. HONEST!!

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So far, I've only needed help figuring out the first color on a couple of levels. I LOVE the ornament for level 12. I want one of those!!

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Much as I love factoryballs, I'd like to echo
"If there is a minor niggle about the game, it is in the rigid and precise order in which you have to use the tools..."
Over, and over, and over again. This cannot be said enough.

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grinnyp, your walkthrough leaves me in the dark at level 11, where it says:

•Drag to the blue paint them remove all tools.

Just....HUH?

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I needed the walkthrough for all of 16, most of 15, and the first step or two of the 3 before that.

I like that for MOST of them (excluding the ones with white parts), it was possible to fix if you screwed up.

5/5 for fun, difficulty (JUST challenging enough), and cuteness.

I like the option of the "mute music" button, but wish there had been a "mute sound" as well.

Factory Balls is fun and I'm glad they were able to put a holiday spin on it.

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Patreon Crew SonicLover December 13, 2010 6:44 PM

Auto1: I'm pretty sure that means...

Dip the ball in blue paint, then remove all the accessories (belt, suspender, Santa hat, etc.) that are currently on it.

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Master of U December 13, 2010 8:56 PM

Level 16 is just a joke, right? We're not REALLY supposed to make this...monster?

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grinnyp:

I'm a bit confused by your instructions for level 11. You say:

  • Remove the bottom Santa hat and add the wide belt (leave the suspender on).

  • Drag to the yellow paint.

  • Put on the top Santa hat and drag to the orange paint.

  • Remove the top Santa hat, put on the wide belt and the top Santa hat, and drag to red.

I don't think you meant to say

put on Y, put on X, take off X, put on Y that's already there, and put X on again

but I can't quite figure out what you did mean to say.

Thanks!

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Auto1:

I think it was just a typo, "them" instead of "then."

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Actually level 16 is easier than it looks.

Hint:

Figure out the middle vertical stripe. Make sure you pay attention to the triangle cut out hats, and what colors will be covered when you put them on. Once you figure it out, keep the vertical belt on it at all times. After that the rest is easy to figure out. : D

Good luck!

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One thing I wish Bonte would do is add hovertext for the colors. I like the strategy and order puzzles, but I can't really tell the difference between the yellow and orange without seeing them next to each other. The first time I did the last ball, I did the bottom as orange instead of yellow. I had no clue what I did wrong until I opened grinnyp's walkthrough and saw it was supposed to be yellow, not orange, on the bottom.

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Parse: That would be a really good idea for color-blind people as well, I think.

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OrigamiMarie December 14, 2010 12:26 AM

Thank you Parse, I was failing to figure out why I wasn't getting some sort of dancing win screen.

And . . . Yay! FactoryBalls!

At some point, I started thinking it felt like dressing in layers and more layers to go out in the snow, then discovering you need to undress, then dressing up again, then going outside and deciding in ten minutes that it's too cold out with any amount of clothing on, then coming in and undressing, and having some cocoa, and thinking maybe with that cocoa you can take the cold, then dressing, and discovering the logical result of the cocoa, then . . .

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...Did I just beat the game without using any help?

Kudos to Bart for the new game! =D

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Grinnyp, your explanation of Level 6 is incomplete. it only gets you half the ball.

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Gosh, this takes WAY too long to load! I'm still waiting. Is anyone else having this problem?

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I had problems telling the yellow from the orange too.

It also got annoying removing things in order and placing them back on and having to tweak things around since certain tools had to go over and not under items. I'd have liked a remove all button.

That said it was a fun Xmas diversion. I do love Factory Balls games. It's lovely to have a puzzle game I don't need a walkthrough for. I always find myself at the end wanting more levels which is the sign of a good game. I did love how it was made Xmas themed too.

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I'd almost forgotten how much fun this series was. :D

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Patreon Crew SonicLover December 14, 2010 9:40 AM

Maybe if Bonte had used green instead of orange...

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Android version? I'd pay for it! You have very little competition right now.

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when I tried to do level eleven I followed the instructions perfectly yet it didn't work out

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I am thankful that it's Christmas and that there's a new Factory balls!!!

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nice music at the end!!
HOOOO hooo
merry christmas everybody !!

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This series. It is made of awesomeness.
Every new edition released is enough puzzle solving to fry the brain, and when he releases the next one, it's been long enough that it's always a pleasant surprise.
This made 10 minutes of my life happy.

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Whats a Suspender?

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somebody likes suspenders...... now we know that bart bonte is a HUGE nerd and LOVES suspenders!!!

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What is the suspender. ? x

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"... fantastic new edition of Factory Balls that - although fun and challenging - isn't NEARLY AS FRUSTRATING AS THE REAL THING."

Um... you're joking, right?

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how do you beat level 9????? sooo stuck! :/

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I'm stuck on level 8 its complicted!

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