Play Whack-A-Prez: Beat My Top Score of 7!

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Participants in the discussion are sharing their scores from the online game "Sock and Awe." One user achieved a best score of 7 using a mouse, while another improved their score to 17 on their second attempt after playing classic arcade games. There is mention of a preference for using a mouse over a laptop pad for better performance, and one user humorously notes the loss of their wireless mouse due to a cat incident. Overall, players are comparing their scores and experiences with the game, highlighting the competitive and casual nature of their gameplay.
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Check it out. My best score was a 7.

http://play.sockandawe.com/
 
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Redbelly98 said:
Check it out. My best score was a 7.

http://play.sockandawe.com/

I got 3 using the pad on my laptop. I plugged in a mouse and got 7.

(But I think that I would have done better with my wireless mouse...which was destroyed in a battle with my cat last night, yet I love her dearly in spite of it all.)
 
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I got 17 second try. I've been playing a lot of classic arcade style games, plus I don't like bush that much, so that helped.
 

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OrbitalPower said:
I got 17 second try. I've been playing a lot of classic arcade style games, plus I don't like bush that much, so that helped.

17 must have been all of them, i got 14 and missed about 3.
 
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