Factory Balls 4
Some might argue that life working on a conveyor belt is tedious work, but not if you're working for Bart Bonte Manufacturing. As white balls come rolling down the line, your job is to custom craft each ball to a specific order in Factory Balls 4, the latest in the series of Factory Balls puzzlers. You've got all the tools you need to fulfill each order... except the instruction manual.
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Factory Balls 4 walkthrough
General Tips
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As with other games in the Factory Balls series, your goal is to manufacture the ball shown on the box in the middle of the screen.
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Drag a ball from the rotating bin in the lower left corner onto one of the tools to start. Keep using different tools until you achieve your goal.
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Cans of paint will color exposed areas.
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Glasses, hats, helmets, grabbers, belts, and bowls will keep certain areas from being painted.
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Plungers and pliers will stretch the ball in certain ways.
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The scraper will remove all paint from exposed areas. It is effectively very similar to white paint.
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Paint-blocking tools sometimes have to be added or removed in a certain order. For example, you cannot add a belt after you have added a hat. Likewise, you have to remove a hat before you can remove a belt underneath it.
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If you make a mistake, you can drag the ball to the recycling bin at the bottom to start over. Often a fresh coat of paint will also let you effectively start over.
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Many puzzles are more easily solved if you think about painting one section of the ball at a time.
Main Walkthrough
Level 1
From left to right, the tools are: yellow, black, glasses.
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Black
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Glasses
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Yellow
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Remove glasses
Level 2
From left to right, the tools are: red, white, black, small glasses, big glasses.
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Black
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Small glasses
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White
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Remove small glasses
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Big glasses
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Red
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Remove big glasses
Level 3
From left to right, the tools are: blue, yellow, orange, small glasses 1, small glasses 2, big glasses 1, big glasses 2.
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Orange
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Both small glasses
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Blue
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Remove both small glasses
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Both large glasses
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Yellow
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Remove both large glasses
Level 4
From left to right, the tools are: pink, black, glasses, plunger 1, 2, and 3.
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Black
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Glasses
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Pink
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Glasses
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Use each plunger twice
Level 5
From left to right, the tools are: red, white, black, small glasses, large glasses, hat.
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Black
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Small glasses
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White
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Remove small glasses
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Large glasses
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Red
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Remove large glasses
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Hat
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White
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Remove hat
Level 6
From left to right, the tools are: yellow, orange, green, upper grabber, lower grabber.
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Green
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Lower grabber
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Yellow
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Upper grabber
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Orange
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Remove both upper and lower grabbers
Level 7
From left to right, the tools are: orange, black, white, small glasses, large glasses, pliers.
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Black
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Small glasses
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White
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Remove small glasses
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Large glasses
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Orange
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Remove large glasses
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Use pliers twice
Level 8
From left to right, the tools are: black, red, blue, upper small glasses, lower small glasses, upper big glasses, lower big glasses.
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Black
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Upper small glasses
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Red
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Remove upper small glasses
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Upper large glasses
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Lower small glasses
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Black
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Remove lower small glasses
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Lower large glasses
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Blue
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Remove both large glasses
Level 9
From left to right, the tools are: yellow, red, black, glasses, belt, helmet.
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Black
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Glasses
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Red
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Remove glasses
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Belt
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Helmet
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Yellow
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Remove helmet and belt
Level 10
From left to right, the tools are: black, yellow, green, white, small glasses, large glasses, hat, left bowl, right bowl.
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Black
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Small glasses
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White
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Remove small glasses
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Large glasses
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Green
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Remove large glasses
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Left bowl
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Large glasses
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Yellow
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Remove large glasses
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Remove left bowl
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Right bowl
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Hat
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Yellow
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Remove hat and right bowl
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Left bowl
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Hat
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Green
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Remove hat and left bowl
Level 11
From left to right, the tools are: pink, yellow, green, orange, upper grabber, lower grabber, belt.
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Orange
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Lower grabber
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Yellow
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Upper grabber
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Pink
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Belt
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Green
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Remove belt and upper and lower grabbers
Level 12
From left to right, the tools are: black, red, yellow, white, small glasses, large glasses, front plunger, upper plunger 1 and 2.
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Red
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Use both upper plunger twice
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Black
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Small glasses
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White
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Remove small glasses
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Large glasses
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Yellow
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Remove large glasses
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Use front plunger
Level 13
From left to right, the tools are: red, black, small glasses, solid belt, toothed belt, scraper.
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Black
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Small glasses
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Toothed belt
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Scraper
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Remove toothed belt
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Solid belt
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Red
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Remove solid belt and small glasses
Level 14
From left to right, the tools are: orange, blue, red, upper glasses, lower glasses, left bowl, right bowl.
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Right bowl
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Orange
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Upper glasses
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Blue
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Remove upper glasses and right bowl
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Left bowl
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Orange
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Lower glasses
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Blue
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Remove lower glasses, then right bowl
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Add both upper and lower glasses
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Red
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Remove both upper and lower glasses
Level 15
From left to right, the tools are: orange, blue, upper grabber, lower grabber, belt.
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Orange
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Upper and lower grabbers
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Blue
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Remove upper and lower grabbers
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Belt
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Blue
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Remove belt
Level 16
From left to right, the tools are: yellow, green, red, belt, helmet.
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Yellow
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Helmet
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Red
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Remove helmet
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Belt
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Green
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Remove belt
Level 17
From left to right, the tools are: orange, red, black, small glasses, large glasses, left bowl, right bowl, scraper.
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Black
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Small glasses
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Scraper
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Remove small glasses
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Left bowl
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Large glasses
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Red
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Remove large glasses and left bowl
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Right bowl
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Large glasses
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Orange
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Remove large glasses and right bowl
Level 18
From left to right, the tools are: yellow, black, white, small glasses, large glasses, orange stamp, pliers.
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Black
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Small glasses
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White
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Remove small glasses
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Large glasses
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Yellow
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Remove large glasses
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Orange stamp
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Use pliers twice
Level 19
From left to right, the tools are: green, black, red, yellow, upper grabber, lower grabber, belt.
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Green
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Add both grabbers
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Yellow
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Remove both grabbers
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Belt
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Black
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Add both grabbers
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Red
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Remove both grabbers and belt
Level 20
From left to right, the tools are: red, yellow, upper glasses, lower glasses, left bowl, right bowl.
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Red
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Right bowl
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Upper glasses
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Yellow
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Remove upper glasses and right bowl
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Left bowl
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Lower glasses
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Yellow
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Remove lower glasses and left bowl
Level 21
From left to right, the tools are: orange, blue, black, solid belt, toothed belt.
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Orange
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Toothed belt
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Black
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Remove toothed belt
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Solid belt
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Blue
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Remove solid belt
Level 22
From left to right, the tools are: black, white, upper grabber, lower grabber, helmet.
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Black
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Upper grabber
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White
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Remove upper grabber
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Helmet
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Lower grabber
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Black
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Remove lower grabber and helmet
Level 23
From left to right, the tools are: pink, black, small glasses, large glasses, hat, left bowl, right bowl, scraper.
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Black
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Left bowl
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Small glasses
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Scraper
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Remove small glasses
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Large glasses
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Pink
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Remove large glasses
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Hat
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Scraper
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Remove hat and left bowl
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Right bowl
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Small glasses
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Pink
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Remove small glasses
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Large glasses
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Scraper
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Remove large glasses
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Hat
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Pink
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Remove hat and right bowl
Level 24
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From left to right, the tools are: red, black, white, small glasses, large glasses, orange stamp, pliers, eyebrow stamp.
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Tip: You won't be able to dip the ball in paint all the way if something is obstructing it.
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Black
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Small glasses
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White
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Remove small glasses
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Large glasses
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Red
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Remove large glasses
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Eyebrow stamp
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Orange stamp
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Use pliers twice
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White
Level 25
From left to right, the tools are: pink, black, upper grabber, lower grabber, belt, helmet, scraper.
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Pink
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Upper grabber
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Black
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Remove upper grabber
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Helmet
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Lower grabber
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Pink
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Remove lower grabber and helmet
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Belt
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Scraper
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Remove belt
Level 26
From left to right, the tools are: blue, red, yellow, green, upper small glasses, lower small glasses, upper large glasses, lower large glasses, left bowl, right bowl.
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Left bowl
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Blue
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Both small glasses
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Red
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Remove both small glasses
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Both large glasses
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Green
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Remove both large glasses and left bowl
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Right bowl
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Red
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Both small glasses
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Blue
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Remove both small glasses
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Both large glasses
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Yellow
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Remove both large glasses and right bowl
Level 27
From left to right, the tools are: black, white, red, blue, upper grabber, lower grabber, belt, helmet.
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Red
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Upper grabber
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Black
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Belt
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White
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Remove belt and upper grabber
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Helmet
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Blue
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Lower grabber
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White
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Remove helmet
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Belt
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Helmet
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Black
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Remove helmet, belt, and lower grabber
Level 28
From left to right, the tools are: black, orange, upper small glasses, lower small glasses, upper large glasses, lower large glasses, left bowl, right bowl, scraper.
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Black
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Left bowl
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Lower small glasses
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Scraper
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Remove lower small glasses
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Lower large glasses
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Orange
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Remove lower large glasses and left bowl
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Right bowl
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Both small glasses
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Scraper
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Remove upper small glasses
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Upper large glasses
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Orange
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Remove both glasses and right bowl
Level 29
From left to right, the tools are: yellow, green, blue, red, belt, helmet, left bowl, right bowl.
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Left bowl
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Red
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Helmet
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Blue
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Remove helmet and left bowl
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Right bowl
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Blue
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Helmet
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Red
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Remove helmet and right bowl
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Belt
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Left bowl
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Green
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Helmet
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Yellow
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Remove helmet and left bowl
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Right bowl
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Yellow
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Helmet
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Green
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Remove helmet, right bowl, and belt
Level 30
From left to right, the tools are: black, orange, pink, green, upper small glasses, lower small glasses, upper large glasses, lower large glasses, left bowl, right bowl, scraper.
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Left bowl
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Green
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Small lower glasses
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Orange
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Remove small lower glasses
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Small upper glasses
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Large lower glasses
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Black
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Remove small upper glasses
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Large upper glasses
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Scraper
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Remove both large glasses and left bowl
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Right bowl
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Black
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Small upper glasses
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Pink
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Remove small upper glasses
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Small lower glasses
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Large upper glasses
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Green
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Remove small lower glasses
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Large lower glasses
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Scraper
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Remove both large glasses and right bowl
Mr. Bonte, I'm partially colorblind, but despite that, I really enjoy the Factory Balls puzzles. (I just need to occasionally re-solve puzzles to get the correct colors). As an idea for future releases, could you try finding a way to make these puzzles a little more colorblind-friendly?
One possible way, while maintaining your clean (and mostly) word-free interface, would be to add an eyedropper type tool, that (when hovering over the image on the box) would make the appropriate paint can glow.
Thanks!
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Love this series - this one definitely felt easier, though. I recall having more difficulty with some of the earlier releases (often when fish or plants were involved). Luckily the last couple of releases haven't limited the number of balls you can throw away/blow up if you make an irreversible mistake - that has made them much less frustrating.
One comment - it's frustrating to figure out which way to build the ball (which turns out to be one of two opposite ways) and always choose the wrong one. I don't know the exact levels, but as near as I can tell, the only difference between the two possibilities is 5 degrees of rotation; but only one specific orientation is accepted. The levels I'm talking about use the top and bottom to make different colored wedges; one set of steps gives you color X with color Y wedges, and the other set of steps gives you color y with color x wedges. Shouldn't those be accepted too?
Other than that, wonderful game; I eagerly await FB5!
Ooh, a new Factory Balls! And one I can do all by myself, without the aid of a walkthrough! So much fun.
Crank Yanker, about the colored wedges:
The easiest way for me to tell whether I've got the right colors is to look at which colors are at the very edge of the ball. It's hard to tell when you're looking at the stripes/wedges in the middle of the ball, but the edges will tell you where the colors are supposed to go.
Can I just whine for a moment about the ad system on JIG? I'll sit through the ads but I really wish I could mute them. They often scare the heck out of me and then I have to turn off all my music, or my podcasts, or whatever.
Also, another factory balls is always fun; it's a great concept that reminds me of those tests in school on mechanical reasoning, only fun!
[I am indeed sorry that the ads are an inconvenience with no way to mute them other than your computer's volume or mute control, but they are absolutely necessary for us to stay in business. I pay our review team lots of money each month to bring you reviews of the best of what's out there. Without the ad revenue, I would be forced to shut down the site. So please consider viewing the ads as supporting our efforts here and be patient with them. Thank you kindly. -Jay]
I've really liked the factory ball series but it seems like this one isn't as creative as the originals. While the puzzles are well made, I felt like I was constantly doing variations of the same puzzle. I think this version oversimplified the formula and lost some of it's charm.
I think I groaned after the 20th time I had to make little eyeballs on my ball with the black and white paint and glasses. Where's Cheeo pet balls, fish bowls, and disco lights?
Well, I for one am doing a happy dance--30 new levels, no complaints. And I love that we can now click on the paint or the glasses and not have to drag/drop everything. That is part of what feels "easier" to me. I'm just happy to have a game to enjoy this morning as I drink my coffee...exactly what I came here for.
It was a nice diversion but like some of the other reviewers, I wish it was as hard as some of the previous games. Also, more diversity would be nice... I got a bit annoyed making eyes after about the 10th time.
I hope Bonte comes out with a 2nd Christmas version at a similar difficulty level as the last one. That was my favorite factory balls game :)
Agree with CrankYanker on the "grabbers", also, I'd like a button to just remove all "extras", the protective stuff, in one click/drag. Small and large sunglasses, left/right cup, the hats, the grabbers, and most of these have to be removed in order, and you have to remember/find out again which was where. The order while putting them on is ok for immersion (though it could go as well)but an error signal would be nice when an action fails.
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Factory Balls 4 walkthrough
General Tips
As with other games in the Factory Balls series, your goal is to manufacture the ball shown on the box in the middle of the screen.
Drag a ball from the rotating bin in the lower left corner onto one of the tools to start. Keep using different tools until you achieve your goal.
Cans of paint will color exposed areas.
Glasses, hats, helmets, grabbers, belts, and bowls will keep certain areas from being painted.
Plungers and pliers will stretch the ball in certain ways.
The scraper will remove all paint from exposed areas. It is effectively very similar to white paint.
Paint-blocking tools sometimes have to be added or removed in a certain order. For example, you cannot add a belt after you have added a hat. Likewise, you have to remove a hat before you can remove a belt underneath it.
If you make a mistake, you can drag the ball to the recycling bin at the bottom to start over. Often a fresh coat of paint will also let you effectively start over.
Many puzzles are more easily solved if you think about painting one section of the ball at a time.
Main Walkthrough
Level 1
From left to right, the tools are: yellow, black, glasses.
Black
Glasses
Yellow
Remove glasses
Level 2
From left to right, the tools are: red, white, black, small glasses, big glasses.
Black
Small glasses
White
Remove small glasses
Big glasses
Red
Remove big glasses
Level 3
From left to right, the tools are: blue, yellow, orange, small glasses 1, small glasses 2, big glasses 1, big glasses 2.
Orange
Both small glasses
Blue
Remove both small glasses
Both large glasses
Yellow
Remove both large glasses
Level 4
From left to right, the tools are: pink, black, glasses, plunger 1, 2, and 3.
Black
Glasses
Pink
Glasses
Use each plunger twice
Level 5
From left to right, the tools are: red, white, black, small glasses, large glasses, hat.
Black
Small glasses
White
Remove small glasses
Large glasses
Red
Remove large glasses
Hat
White
Remove hat
Level 6
From left to right, the tools are: yellow, orange, green, upper grabber, lower grabber.
Green
Lower grabber
Yellow
Upper grabber
Orange
Remove both upper and lower grabbers
Level 7
From left to right, the tools are: orange, black, white, small glasses, large glasses, pliers.
Black
Small glasses
White
Remove small glasses
Large glasses
Orange
Remove large glasses
Use pliers twice
Level 8
From left to right, the tools are: black, red, blue, upper small glasses, lower small glasses, upper big glasses, lower big glasses.
Black
Upper small glasses
Red
Remove upper small glasses
Upper large glasses
Lower small glasses
Black
Remove lower small glasses
Lower large glasses
Blue
Remove both large glasses
Level 9
From left to right, the tools are: yellow, red, black, glasses, belt, helmet.
Black
Glasses
Red
Remove glasses
Belt
Helmet
Yellow
Remove helmet and belt
Level 10
From left to right, the tools are: black, yellow, green, white, small glasses, large glasses, hat, left bowl, right bowl.
Black
Small glasses
White
Remove small glasses
Large glasses
Green
Remove large glasses
Left bowl
Large glasses
Yellow
Remove large glasses
Remove left bowl
Right bowl
Hat
Yellow
Remove hat and right bowl
Left bowl
Hat
Green
Remove hat and left bowl
Level 11
From left to right, the tools are: pink, yellow, green, orange, upper grabber, lower grabber, belt.
Orange
Lower grabber
Yellow
Upper grabber
Pink
Belt
Green
Remove belt and upper and lower grabbers
Level 12
From left to right, the tools are: black, red, yellow, white, small glasses, large glasses, front plunger, upper plunger 1 and 2.
Red
Use both upper plunger twice
Black
Small glasses
White
Remove small glasses
Large glasses
Yellow
Remove large glasses
Use front plunger
Level 13
From left to right, the tools are: red, black, small glasses, solid belt, toothed belt, scraper.
Black
Small glasses
Toothed belt
Scraper
Remove toothed belt
Solid belt
Red
Remove solid belt and small glasses
Level 14
From left to right, the tools are: orange, blue, red, upper glasses, lower glasses, left bowl, right bowl.
Right bowl
Orange
Upper glasses
Blue
Remove upper glasses and right bowl
Left bowl
Orange
Lower glasses
Blue
Remove lower glasses, then right bowl
Add both upper and lower glasses
Red
Remove both upper and lower glasses
Level 15
From left to right, the tools are: orange, blue, upper grabber, lower grabber, belt.
Orange
Upper and lower grabbers
Blue
Remove upper and lower grabbers
Belt
Blue
Remove belt
Level 16
From left to right, the tools are: yellow, green, red, belt, helmet.
Yellow
Helmet
Red
Remove helmet
Belt
Green
Remove belt
Level 17
From left to right, the tools are: orange, red, black, small glasses, large glasses, left bowl, right bowl, scraper.
Black
Small glasses
Scraper
Remove small glasses
Left bowl
Large glasses
Red
Remove large glasses and left bowl
Right bowl
Large glasses
Orange
Remove large glasses and right bowl
Level 18
From left to right, the tools are: yellow, black, white, small glasses, large glasses, orange stamp, pliers.
Black
Small glasses
White
Remove small glasses
Large glasses
Yellow
Remove large glasses
Orange stamp
Use pliers twice
Level 19
From left to right, the tools are: green, black, red, yellow, upper grabber, lower grabber, belt.
Green
Add both grabbers
Yellow
Remove both grabbers
Belt
Black
Add both grabbers
Red
Remove both grabbers and belt
Level 20
From left to right, the tools are: red, yellow, upper glasses, lower glasses, left bowl, right bowl.
Red
Right bowl
Upper glasses
Yellow
Remove upper glasses and right bowl
Left bowl
Lower glasses
Yellow
Remove lower glasses and left bowl
Level 21
From left to right, the tools are: orange, blue, black, solid belt, toothed belt.
Orange
Toothed belt
Black
Remove toothed belt
Solid belt
Blue
Remove solid belt
Level 22
From left to right, the tools are: black, white, upper grabber, lower grabber, helmet.
Black
Upper grabber
White
Remove upper grabber
Helmet
Lower grabber
Black
Remove lower grabber and helmet
Level 23
From left to right, the tools are: pink, black, small glasses, large glasses, hat, left bowl, right bowl, scraper.
Black
Left bowl
Small glasses
Scraper
Remove small glasses
Large glasses
Pink
Remove large glasses
Hat
Scraper
Remove hat and left bowl
Right bowl
Small glasses
Pink
Remove small glasses
Large glasses
Scraper
Remove large glasses
Hat
Pink
Remove hat and right bowl
Level 24
From left to right, the tools are: red, black, white, small glasses, large glasses, orange stamp, pliers, eyebrow stamp.
Tip: You won't be able to dip the ball in paint all the way if something is obstructing it.
Black
Small glasses
White
Remove small glasses
Large glasses
Red
Remove large glasses
Eyebrow stamp
Orange stamp
Use pliers twice
White
Level 25
From left to right, the tools are: pink, black, upper grabber, lower grabber, belt, helmet, scraper.
Pink
Upper grabber
Black
Remove upper grabber
Helmet
Lower grabber
Pink
Remove lower grabber and helmet
Belt
Scraper
Remove belt
Level 26
From left to right, the tools are: blue, red, yellow, green, upper small glasses, lower small glasses, upper large glasses, lower large glasses, left bowl, right bowl.
Left bowl
Blue
Both small glasses
Red
Remove both small glasses
Both large glasses
Green
Remove both large glasses and left bowl
Right bowl
Red
Both small glasses
Blue
Remove both small glasses
Both large glasses
Yellow
Remove both large glasses and right bowl
Level 27
From left to right, the tools are: black, white, red, blue, upper grabber, lower grabber, belt, helmet.
Red
Upper grabber
Black
Belt
White
Remove belt and upper grabber
Helmet
Blue
Lower grabber
White
Remove helmet
Belt
Helmet
Black
Remove helmet, belt, and lower grabber
Level 28
From left to right, the tools are: black, orange, upper small glasses, lower small glasses, upper large glasses, lower large glasses, left bowl, right bowl, scraper.
Black
Left bowl
Lower small glasses
Scraper
Remove lower small glasses
Lower large glasses
Orange
Remove lower large glasses and left bowl
Right bowl
Both small glasses
Scraper
Remove upper small glasses
Upper large glasses
Orange
Remove both glasses and right bowl
Level 29
From left to right, the tools are: yellow, green, blue, red, belt, helmet, left bowl, right bowl.
Left bowl
Red
Helmet
Blue
Remove helmet and left bowl
Right bowl
Blue
Helmet
Red
Remove helmet and right bowl
Belt
Left bowl
Green
Helmet
Yellow
Remove helmet and left bowl
Right bowl
Yellow
Helmet
Green
Remove helmet, right bowl, and belt
Level 30
From left to right, the tools are: black, orange, pink, green, upper small glasses, lower small glasses, upper large glasses, lower large glasses, left bowl, right bowl, scraper.
Left bowl
Green
Small lower glasses
Orange
Remove small lower glasses
Small upper glasses
Large lower glasses
Black
Remove small upper glasses
Large upper glasses
Scraper
Remove both large glasses and left bowl
Right bowl
Black
Small upper glasses
Pink
Remove small upper glasses
Small lower glasses
Large upper glasses
Green
Remove small lower glasses
Large lower glasses
Scraper
Remove both large glasses and right bowl
Posted by: Mike | September 30, 2011 3:52 PM