I've been tossing gnomes.

[Solly Mack]

On Google. The celebration of the garden gnome. Short animation on the history of the garden gnome and then a game where you toss the gnome - using a trebuchet - to plant flowers. You can switch out various gnomes to toss.

I hit 166. My highest so far.

It's fun and a time drain.

[MontanaMama]

1. I love gnomes.

I want one for my yard but the Gnome Liberation Front kidnaps them regularly in my town. You get them back but it can be years. Maybe I should try tossing them instead. 😏

[Solly Mack]

2. How rude of them! I have two. I made one and the other one I got in Germany.

Tossing them has been fun. I was killing time and tossing.

[flotsam]

3. Would you believe 978?

Easter egg I guess-release late and if you hit the log that is out around 40 yards it relaunches your gnome a huge distance. The first time I hit it by mistake was 311 and when I managed the second hit it landed on other items and kept relaunching multiple times. I believe 1000 may be possible. Let me know if anyone else manages to relaunch.

[Solly Mack]

4. Cool! I'll have to try it again. Awesome score!!

Thanks for the pointer!

[fifthoffive]

5. I did

Not sure how, but relaunched several times and got to 1856. Was trying to use the booster, and that may have helped, but I was never sure how it was supposed to work.

[Solly Mack]

7. Wow!

[flotsam]

8. Super result!

I cannot believe they create these games as a toss away and never even give a hint. I tried to save it and I'm hoping to go back and try it again. But so far you look like the champion gnome tosser!

[Solly Mack]

6. I hit the log, went inside it seems, and got 622...so off to try some more.

[flotsam]

10. I'm glad you hit it...

I was afraid you might think I was gaslighting you! The real surprise is the complexity in the games that show up only if you fail bad enough to get only 40 yards...and how hard you hit the log entrance has a lot to do with it. The first time I barely touched it but the longer drive I hit it a bit faster. Let us know how you do.

[Solly Mack]

13. I'm using the last, slightly chubby gnome now. He seems to be working better for me.

Back to gnome tossing.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

9. I gave up when I hit

-3!

[flotsam]

11. I wonder if there is another log...

...-40 yards out?

[Solly Mack]

12. I was considering going for the minus record since I was doing that well enough.