MJ2 Natural Bridge puzzle?

I feel so stupid. Can someone explain this puzzle in idiot terms, so I can understand it? <img border="0" alt="" title="" src="graemlins/cry.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="" title="" src="graemlins/woozy.gif" />

Thanks!

There are 3 plants on the water to make a bridge.

By shooting colors on them you will find out that:
The plant on the left needs 9 segments, the middle needs 13 segments and the right plant needs 10 segments to get to full height.

The console has 4 buttons: red button resets an individual plant in the water. The blue button makes three segments, the yellow - two and the green - one segment.

When it is your turn-segment that is shot-added on the plant - it always ends in leaves.
Then immediately the computer will add some segments.
The computer does not add any segment more than 3 at a time.

Here is an example:

Now let us work on the left plant only - remember this plant needs 9 segment to get to full height.

1. I recommend that you shoot green on the left plant to get one segment. I also recommend that you always leave segments divisible by 4 for the computer. In this case, you left eight (9-1=8). Note that your shot has leaves on the last segment.

2. The computer will then take its turn and shoot a random number of segment(s). In my replay it added just one segment.

3. So with your 1 + 1 of the computer, you should have 2 segments now on the left plant and need 7 more to get to full height. (2+7=9)

4. Now it is your turn and we want it divisible by 4, so I added 3 by shooting blue. Because we need 7 segments to complete leaving 4 segments for the computer. So now there are 1 + 1 + 3 = 5.

5. The computer now added 2, leaving 2 segments for you to complete the needed 9 segment to full height.



To start the best way:

Shoot green on left plant to have one segment, leaving 8 for the computer.

Shoot green on middle plant to have one segment, leaving 12 for the computer.

Shoot yellow on right plant to have two segment, leaving 8 for the computer.


Good luck!