how do you beat the game? how do you free the baloon? how do you start? please give good instructions.

I've just got onto the 3rd level and I'm stuck. A lot of it is just too random.

On the 1st level, follow these steps:
1. Click on the door underneath the bell, this opens the door.
2. Click on the workman at the top, this makes the man go into the crane control room.
3. Click on the grey button in the control room, this makes the crane pick up an explosive box.
4. Click on the joystick in the control room, this makes the crane move across.
5. Click on the gun on the left (below the big grey box), this fires a bullet which releases the box, freeing a rope.
6. Click on the joystick in the control room, this makes the crane move across.
7. Click on the grey button in the control room, this makes the crane pick up an explosive box.
8. Click on the joystick in the control room, this makes the crane move across.

The next 2 steps have to be done in quick succession:
9. Click on the switch on the big grey box on the left.
10. Click on the grey button in the control room, this makes the crane drop the explosive box.

Level 2:
1. Click on the rock to the left of the man, this makes the large boulder fall down.
2. Click on the switch to the right of the man, this makes the bridge fall down.
3. Click on the door on the far right, this opens it.
4. Click on the man, this'll make him slide down the bridge and through the door.

So far on level 3:
1. Click on the man in the bottom left, this makes him run across to the right and a door close.
2. Click on the joystick in the control room, this'll release a metal box.
3. Repeat Step 2.
4. Repeat Step 2.
5. Click on the joystick in the control room, this time it'll release an explosive drum which blows up 3 of the metal boxes.

The next 2 steps have to be done in quick succession:
6. Click on the joystick in the control room, this releases another explosive drum.
7. Click on the metal bar just below the conveyor belt as drum reaches the end of the belt, this'll deflect the drum and blow up the metal boxes on the left.

8. Repeat Steps 6 & 7.

9. Click on the platform on the forklift truck, this'll make the man stand on top of it.
10. Click the grey button on the forklift truck (just to the right of the joystick), this'll raise up the platform with the man on top.
11. Click on the joystick on the forkilift truck, this'll move the forklift truck.
12. Click on the man on the platform, he'll move off to the left.
13. Click on the man again, he'll move off to the left again.

That's as far as I got. If anyone works it out, please tell me.

This thread belongs in "ask an expert," not "submissions"...

But anyways, let me pick up where Ignus_Reef left off, through to the end.

You left off with the guy standing on the 2nd story.
"12. Click on the man on the platform, he'll move off to the left.
13. Click on the man again, he'll move off to the left again."

14. Click the gray button to the left of the man. The spring platform he's on will raise.
15. Click the man to move him right.
16. Click the box to his left to retreive a knife from it.
17. Click the lever with the explosive on it to throw the knife on it.
18. Click the man to move him onto the lever.
19. Click the knife at his feet (or the box that the knife came from, either one works) to cut the rope and fling the man to freedom! (or wherever stickmen go when they win! The roof I guess! :happy: )

And that's the end of the game.