Common Strategies

[TOTWU2005]

Format:
(Maxed)Gags Needed: Level of Cog(Notes)

Please note that when I use < or >, I'm being inclusive. I'm pretty sure I will remind you at least once more in the post.
Also X stands for any level of gag or cog. They are interchangeable, they are only the same in one strategy.

Lure, Maxed Trap-Door, and Maxed Whole Cream Pie: Level 9

Maxed Foghorn and 3 Maxed Elephant Trunks: Level 10

2 Maxed Foghorns and 2 Maxed Aoogahs: Level 11(In the mint, if there are a few level 11 cogs, but not all, some choose to use 1 Foghorn and 3 Maxed Elephant Trunks to conserve Foghorns.)

Throw Gags Level X and Squirt Gags Level X, X>4: Level X+1(Note that Maxed Throw Gag Levels 5 and 6 and Maxed Squirt Gags Level 5 and 6's Damage add up to the Maxed Trap Gag Levels 5 and 6's Damage.
40+30=70
100+80=180)

Maxed Cupcake: Level 1

Maxed Piano, Lure, and Maxed Banana Peel: Level 12(NOT in an HQ)

Maxed Piano and Maxed Water Hose: Level 12(IN an HQ)

2 Maxed Sound Gags Level X:Level X(Can be seperate, it is inclusive. 2 Seperate Maxed Foghorns can destroy a Level 8 cogs, but 2 combined Foghorns with the Gag Track Bonus can destroy a Level 9 Cog, used in factories)

Maxed Sound Gags Level X and Maxed Sound Gags Level X-1: Level X(Has to be combined, Maxed Foghorn and Maxed Elephant Trunk combined can destroy a Level 7 cog.)

Lure and Maxed Trap Gags Level X: Level X+1(Beginning TNT can destroy a Level 8 cog. Maxed TNT can destroy a Level 11 cog.)

Maxed Drop Gags Level X, X>3: Level X+1(Maxed Pianos can destroy a Level 11 cog.)
Cogs and their "Hit Points"

Format:
Level X- "Hit Points"(Notes)

Level 1- 6
Level 2- 12
Level 3- 20
Level 4- 30
Level 5- 42
Level 6- 56
Level 7- 72
Level 8- 90
Level 9- 110
Level 10- 132
Level 11- 156
Level 12- 182(NOT in a HQ)
Level 12- 200(IN a HQ)
Level 13- 210(Future)
Level 14- 240(Future)
Level 15- 272(Future)
Level 16- 306(Future)
Level 17- 342(Future)
Level 18- 380(Future)
Level 19- 420(Future)
Level 20- 462(Future)

If I've missed anything, please post here. I didn't list any strategies for the future cogs, but I know that:

4 Maxed Foghorns: Level 14
4 Maxed Birthday Cakes: Level 20
4 Maxed Storm Clouds: Level 15
4 Maxed Pianos: Level 27(which has 812 "Hit Points") Thanks Boo Boo Bumbletoes for the correction.

[MissChievous]

Originally Posted by TOTWU2005

Maxed Piano, Lure, and Maxed Banana Peel: Level 12(NOT in an HQ)

I would not call it common strategy

[TOTWU2005]

Good point, but it did happen with some random toons, so I listed it here. I haven't seen it in a very long time though.

[mpd]

This is somthin a low laffer would do.Place a banana peel on a lv12 then you have to use your Piano.

[Boo Boo Bumbletoes]

Originally Posted by TOTWU2005

Level 6- 56
Level 12- 182(NOT in a HQ)

I'm pretty sure those two are wrong. I think a level 6 has either 57 or 58, not the 56 you'd expect from 7*8.

Also, I think level 12s in buildings now have >182. I don't know if it's 200, but I'm pretty sure it's >182.

**Edit**

Originally Posted by TOTWU2005

4 Maxed Pianos: Level 28(which has 812 "Hit Points")

Wouldn't you expect a level 28 to have 870 laffs? In that case 4 maxed pianos would not be enough.

[TOTWU2005]

Due to somewhat popular request, I'm going to try to check the banana peel + piano strategy. It should work, but I'll test it again. Ty Boo Boo Bumbletoes for the mistake I made, it was level 27 not 28. I'll also try the level 6 cog by using a foghorn and a cupcake while soloing a building. I'll try to remember to get some screenshots.

[Boo Boo Bumbletoes]

Originally Posted by TOTWU2005

I'll also try the level 6 cog by using a foghorn and a cupcake while soloing a building. I'll try to remember to get some screenshots.

My bad: Level 6's do indeed have 56 laffs. I'm not sure what I saw in the past. Sorry for the confusion.

[TOTWU2005]

No prob, I tested it a while ago and it proved at most 56.

[Boo Boo Bumbletoes]

Originally Posted by TOTWU2005

No prob, I tested it a while ago and it proved at most 56.

Ok, now I know what it was that I saw because I just saw it again: I hit a lured level 6 with a cream pie that does 37 damage and got 19 bonus making a total hit of 56 and the cog was not destroyed. I suspect, since I've hit level 6 cogs with 56 damage (with no rounding issues) and the cog has been destroyed, that despite the game displaying 19 as the bonus it is in fact only adding either 18 or 18.5.

[Building Raider]

4 Maxed Pianos: Level 27(which has 812 "Hit Points") Thanks Boo Boo Bumbletoes for the correction.

4 maxed pianos is -680. It cant kill a level 27.

[TOTWU2005]

Originally Posted by henpuff321

4 maxed pianos is -680. It cant kill a level 27.

There's a 20% same gag track bonus. 680*1.2=816.

[TOTWU2005]

Originally Posted by Boo Boo Bumbletoes

Ok, now I know what it was that I saw because I just saw it again: I hit a lured level 6 with a cream pie that does 37 damage and got 19 bonus making a total hit of 56 and the cog was not destroyed. I suspect, since I've hit level 6 cogs with 56 damage (with no rounding issues) and the cog has been destroyed, that despite the game displaying 19 as the bonus it is in fact only adding either 18 or 18.5.

I'm pretty sure they show it as 19, but it only does 18.5. I always thought they rounded up but I guess not...

[danniiel]

Well if anyone didnt get the strategy used to calculate the cogs hps ill clear it up.

it starts at 6 apart. i.e.lvl 1 has 6 and lvl 2 has 12.
then 8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22 and so on.