Pirate Catapult Game

Time for a fun, interactive LEGO creation! Me and my brother love playing with this! I made it Pirate themed, but you can make it any way you want.
The pile of round 1x1 bricks over there are your projectiles (We refer to them as soda cans, since that what we pretended they were at one point.), you use the catapult to launch them at the target. Landing on the different towers or colored zones gets you points.

Picture of the target of the catapult.

An open treasure chest and two barrels give lots of points if you land in them!

Landing the soda can on one of the towers gets a lot of points!

Here you can see the barrels I included in the stands for the towers, sticking to the pirate theme as much as possible.

Here's how I built my catapult. You could do it countless different ways though.

I got several different technic bricks and an axle. Some important elements are a large base so it doesn't flip over, a long plate or otherwise for leverage and a bucket of some sort to hold projectiles. I used a cauldron, but you could use anything, even build a box out of bricks!

Let's start with the base. I added various tiles and grilles to add some texture. Raise up where your catapult arm will attach a few blocks off the ground.

I strung two technic bricks on the axle to start.

Then the longer ones.

And finally, the cross shaped hole technic bricks to stop the other bricks from sliding off.

Now I attach the arm to the two center bricks.

And set it on the base. Ready for launch!

Yes! Landed in the chest! Twenty points!

Action shot!

Close up of the anchor and chain hanging off the tower. There's also a sextant sitting up there on the tower, along with a chest that you can get points for landing in.

Here you can see one of the chests and a cutlass, as well as all the different colored scoring zones.

A pistol, golden telescope and a pirate flag to add to the theme.

A ship's wheel and a pirate hat, complete with plume, adorn this tower.

Picture of the bottom.

Here's my scoring guide:
Black-----------1
Dark Gray----2
Red--------------3
Yellow---------4
Blue------------5
Light Gray---6
That Hole Behind
The Chest-----7
Chests---------20
Barrels--------30
Flag Tower---10
Chest Tower--12
Wheel Tower-15
Balancing it on any small object, like the sextant or the cutlass is worth fifty points, but it's unlikely that will happen. Also, there's an optional five point bonus for turning the steering wheel.
You can build any sort of target with any sort of theme. There's a game similar to this in my brother's LEGO play book, a giant castle with different colored scoring zones and things to land in like ours has. Even a flat set up of multicolored plates on the floor would work!
Enjoy!

Desert Whirlwind Ride

Another themed amusment park ride, this time, wild west!

We have some stone and gold nuggets.

Cactus, pith helmet and pick axes to complete the scene.

Here's the seat. The ride itself spins you around, as if you were stuck in a dust tornado!

Here's a close-up of the base.

A 2x2 tile with a vertical half-pin attaches to a two hole 1x2 technic brick. The other hole has a technic round half-pin, which attaches to the pillar of round 2x2 bricks.

There's a barrel built in to add to the wild west theme.

I couldn't figure out a better way to spin the ride with the pieces I have, so you just turn it with your hand for now.

Lost a hat!

The base is tan plates, with different layers of plates, bricks and tiles to give it a sandy desert look.

One more view of the whole ride.

Castle Drop Ride

Another themed amusement park ride, this time, medieval. It is partially inspired by the Acrophobia in Six Flags over Georgia.

 To add to the castle theme, I used some 1x2 bricks on top of the wall to look like the top of a castle.

 We have a wall of weapons over here, a spear, sword, mace, crossbow and regular bow.

 Suit of armor and window over here.

 View of the wall and flag. You can see the back of the wall of weapons. The weapons are held onto the wall using clip plates. Other plates fill in the gaps.

 A 2x2 plate and 1x2 plate make stairs going up to the ride seat.

 Three 1x2x5 bricks topped with a 2x3 plate make a handle for you to operate the ride, moving the seat up and down.

 Emmet is having second thoughts about going on this...

 The part the seat slides down is a plate, covered in tiles for a smooth ride.

 A 1x2 plate and a 1x2 grille are what it attaches to. The grille is just there for the base to rest on, since the side of the plate and tiles don't have studs to attach. A tile could be used as a subsitute for the grille.

 I didn't have enough tiles to do it all one color, so I used a mix of gray and black.

 The seat has a hole so it can slide up and down.

 Fitting it over the plate/tile pole.

 Action shot!

Going down!

 You can move the rider up and down using the tall handle attached to the back of the seat. Have fun!

Deep Sea Dive Ride

I built an amusement park ride based on an ocean theme.

This here is the line you stand in waiting for your turn to ride. I made it beach themed with sand and a shell. I used to have an umbrella and a surfboard there too, but it made it too crowded. The gray and red thing there is to hold minifigure's hat or hair while they're on the ride.

 We have a treasure chest in the corner here with coins and a red gem.

 Over here is a crab, some seaweed and some blue 1x1 plates to add texture.

 Here is the part the minifigure rides in. A dive helmet.

 For added excitement, a shark pops out occasionally during the ride.

 I have a piece of seaweed or something attached on the thing holding the shark to disguise it somewhat. The shark is attached to a 1x2 plate which is attached to the swinging arm like piece. It rotates thanks to the technic connectors holding the pieces together.

 The shark can pop up both behind or in front of the rider.

 Here's a picture of a minifigure riding. As you can see, his helmet sits on the hat/hair holder on the beach area.

 Mid-ride!

 The dive helmet attached to the ropes with a round technic connector

 A half pin holds the ropes onto the wall while still allowing them to rotate.

 The base has plenty of support to hold it all together.

 Close up of the pole holding the shark. 2x4 plates are inside the base to stop it from being too top heavy

More themed amusement park rides coming soon!