MiniGame8 - OXO

Why not try out how steady your hand is, how acute your eye is and how calm your nerves are?

MiniGame8 - OXO. Download.

Only just found this.

Another well engineered game with some challenging tasks.

The 'fail' sound makes me feel like I've just had a minor electric shock - and I got shocked a lot!

How many levels have you managed to pass? 

I knew you'd ask me that!

To my shame, after about 30 attempts, I got no further than the third circle of level 1. It was the gaps that got me every time. (AT THIS POINT I STOPPED TYPING AND TRIED AN EXPERIMENT)

Interesting experiment!
I've got a pretty expensive hyper-sensitive mouse that moves the cursor with the tiniest of mouse movement. I've also got a cheap mouse that is much stickier. I've just tried the cheap mouse and got much further at the first attempt than I got with the 30 attempts with the expensive mouse. I'll try some more with the cheap one!

I hadn't realised before now that a hardware issue like different mice can make a big difference to the playability of games like these. I can programme the expensive mouse to be slower, but I'm too used its current settings for other things to change it.

Edit: It also enables me to blame the mouse instead of my crappy playing abilities.

Actually, the settings of your mouse can make a huge difference in gaming. You can try changing settings on either of the 2 mice to slow down the cursor movement and the responsiveness. Click the magnifying glass on your taskbar and input into the find field "mouse". From the results choose "mouse settings". You'll get a window with tabs for mouse settings and you can experiment.

Also what might help you pass levels is the fact that when you're in trouble just stay still and don't move only until you find the right moment. For as long as you stay still you won't get zapped. The game uses to your advantage the PPT characteristic of objects not affecting you if it's them moving over your cursor and not the cursor moving over the objects.