There’s no denying that flash games are a great way to waste time. But there’s something special about the best flash games, the ones that are so well-made and engaging that you can’t help but spend hours playing them. There’s something about these games that makes you feel like you’re in control, like you’re in the game yourself. They’re also often very challenging, so if you’re looking for a game to keep you entertained for hours on end, then these are definitely worth checking out.


The game is called Fantastic Contraption, and it’s a physics-based flash game where you have to build a “contraption” that can get the red object over to the goal, usually through some type of obstacle course.

Building a Fantastic Contraption

 

For this level I decided to make something similar to a tank, so I positioned a number of wheels and then connected them with the “water” lines, which are flexible…

Then I put “wood” lines between the wheels, to make sure they stayed a certain distance from each other.

Then I put more of the “water rods” in place, which basically act like the tracks to the “vehicle”. Once you think your contraption is ready, you can put it to the test by clicking the Start button.

There it goes… not pretty, but looks like it’s gonna make it!

And sure enough, it did. Now I can move on to the next level.

Some of the levels aren’t terribly hard… just need to make a machine that won’t fall down the trench here:

 

But some of them are really difficult…

This one required building an extremely complicated machine that pushed the balls across.

Don’t even get me started on this one…

Altogether, this is one of the most addicting games I’ve ever played.

Are there any geekier flash games that you spend your time on? Let us know in the comments.

Waste Time With the Fantastic Contraption