diff --git a/assets/gamedata/peggle/level-026.json b/assets/gamedata/peggle/level-026.json
index 398af90..e0a1107 100644
--- a/assets/gamedata/peggle/level-026.json
+++ b/assets/gamedata/peggle/level-026.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "width": 1200,
     "height": 900
   },
-  "orangeCount": 25,
+  "orangeCount": 15,
   "greenCount": 2,
   "pegs": [
     {
@@ -246,8 +246,6 @@
       "orangeEligible": true
     }
   ],
-  "walls": [],
-  "moving": [],
   "curves": [
     {
       "anchors": [
@@ -281,5 +279,7 @@
       ],
       "orangeEligible": true
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "walls": [],
+  "moving": []
 }
diff --git a/assets/gamedata/peggle/level-027.json b/assets/gamedata/peggle/level-027.json
index 29a4515..63c7ce9 100644
--- a/assets/gamedata/peggle/level-027.json
+++ b/assets/gamedata/peggle/level-027.json
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
     "width": 1200,
     "height": 900
   },
-  "orangeCount": 25,
-  "greenCount": 2,
+  "orangeCount": 15,
+  "greenCount": 3,
   "pegs": [
     {
       "x": 150,
@@ -267,8 +267,6 @@
       "orangeEligible": true
     }
   ],
-  "walls": [],
-  "moving": [],
   "curves": [
     {
       "anchors": [
@@ -318,5 +316,7 @@
       ],
       "orangeEligible": true
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "walls": [],
+  "moving": []
 }
diff --git a/assets/gamedata/peggle/level-030.json b/assets/gamedata/peggle/level-030.json
index 67640c6..35cf6b5 100644
--- a/assets/gamedata/peggle/level-030.json
+++ b/assets/gamedata/peggle/level-030.json
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
     "width": 1200,
     "height": 900
   },
-  "orangeCount": 25,
-  "greenCount": 2,
+  "orangeCount": 20,
+  "greenCount": 5,
   "pegs": [
     {
       "x": 260,
@@ -323,8 +323,6 @@
       "orangeEligible": true
     }
   ],
-  "walls": [],
-  "moving": [],
   "curves": [
     {
       "anchors": [
@@ -358,5 +356,7 @@
       ],
       "orangeEligible": true
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "walls": [],
+  "moving": []
 }
diff --git a/assets/gamedata/peggle/level-032.json b/assets/gamedata/peggle/level-032.json
index dc60b38..06e08e4 100644
--- a/assets/gamedata/peggle/level-032.json
+++ b/assets/gamedata/peggle/level-032.json
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
     "width": 1200,
     "height": 900
   },
-  "orangeCount": 25,
-  "greenCount": 2,
+  "orangeCount": 18,
+  "greenCount": 3,
   "pegs": [
     {
-      "x": 150,
-      "y": 210,
+      "x": 170,
+      "y": 280,
       "shape": "circle",
       "r": 16,
       "orangeEligible": true
     },
     {
       "x": 250,
-      "y": 210,
+      "y": 240,
       "shape": "circle",
       "r": 16,
       "orangeEligible": true
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@
       "orangeEligible": true
     },
     {
-      "x": 450,
-      "y": 210,
+      "x": 440,
+      "y": 250,
       "shape": "circle",
       "r": 16,
       "orangeEligible": true
     },
     {
-      "x": 550,
-      "y": 210,
+      "x": 540,
+      "y": 250,
       "shape": "circle",
       "r": 16,
       "orangeEligible": true
@@ -50,29 +50,29 @@
       "orangeEligible": true
     },
     {
-      "x": 750,
+      "x": 730,
       "y": 210,
       "shape": "circle",
       "r": 16,
       "orangeEligible": true
     },
     {
-      "x": 850,
-      "y": 210,
+      "x": 830,
+      "y": 250,
       "shape": "circle",
       "r": 16,
       "orangeEligible": true
     },
     {
       "x": 950,
-      "y": 210,
+      "y": 240,
       "shape": "circle",
       "r": 16,
       "orangeEligible": true
     },
     {
-      "x": 1050,
-      "y": 210,
+      "x": 1030,
+      "y": 290,
       "shape": "circle",
       "r": 16,
       "orangeEligible": true
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
       "orangeEligible": true
     },
     {
-      "x": 345,
+      "x": 360,
       "y": 580,
       "shape": "circle",
       "r": 16,
@@ -162,36 +162,36 @@
       "orangeEligible": true
     },
     {
-      "x": 264,
-      "y": 606,
+      "x": 250,
+      "y": 610,
       "shape": "circle",
       "r": 16,
       "orangeEligible": true
     },
     {
-      "x": 264,
-      "y": 554,
+      "x": 200,
+      "y": 520,
       "shape": "circle",
       "r": 16,
       "orangeEligible": true
     },
     {
-      "x": 314,
-      "y": 537,
+      "x": 220,
+      "y": 570,
       "shape": "circle",
       "r": 16,
       "orangeEligible": true
     },
     {
-      "x": 925,
-      "y": 605,
+      "x": 940,
+      "y": 580,
       "shape": "circle",
       "r": 16,
       "orangeEligible": true
     },
     {
-      "x": 894,
-      "y": 648,
+      "x": 900,
+      "y": 620,
       "shape": "circle",
       "r": 16,
       "orangeEligible": true
@@ -204,22 +204,20 @@
       "orangeEligible": true
     },
     {
-      "x": 844,
-      "y": 579,
+      "x": 790,
+      "y": 600,
       "shape": "circle",
       "r": 16,
       "orangeEligible": true
     },
     {
-      "x": 894,
-      "y": 562,
+      "x": 960,
+      "y": 510,
       "shape": "circle",
       "r": 16,
       "orangeEligible": true
     }
   ],
-  "walls": [],
-  "moving": [],
   "curves": [
     {
       "anchors": [
@@ -236,8 +234,8 @@
           "y": 370
         },
         {
-          "x": 1090,
-          "y": 500
+          "x": 1120,
+          "y": 430
         }
       ],
       "bends": [
@@ -247,5 +245,7 @@
       ],
       "orangeEligible": true
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "walls": [],
+  "moving": []
 }
diff --git a/assets/gamedata/peggle/powers.md b/assets/gamedata/peggle/powers.md
index d5dfa5b..c1b0e5f 100644
--- a/assets/gamedata/peggle/powers.md
+++ b/assets/gamedata/peggle/powers.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ with any power — the mapping below is the intended one.
 | 11–15 | Zanthor | Space Blast (`spaceblast`) | instant | The green peg explodes, instantly lighting and scoring every peg within 150px |
 | 16–20 | Fireball | Fireball (`fireball`) | next ball | The ball is tripled in size and blazes straight through pegs without bouncing, lighting everything it touches |
 | 21–25 | Victor | Zen Ball (`zenball`) | next 3 balls per hit, stacking | Each shot is silently nudged to the best-scoring angle within ±6° of your aim |
-| 26–30 | The Smasher | Body Slam (`bodyslam`) | next ball | The ball becomes a massive slam ball (×1.6 size) that barely slows down when it hits pegs |
+| 26–30 | The Smasher | Body Slam (`bodyslam`) | next ball | The ball becomes a massive slam ball (×1.6 size) that lumbers at ×0.7 launch speed and gravity but barely slows down when it hits pegs |
 | 31–35 | Maurice | Beaver Dam (`beaverdam`) | 3 shots | The free-ball bucket is dammed up to nearly double width (×1.9) for the next 3 shots |
 | 36–40 | Schooner | Tailwind (`tailwind`) | next ball | The ball rides the sea breeze at ~half gravity — long, floaty, controllable arcs |
 | 41–45 | Terry | Meteor Strike (`meteor`) | instant | A meteor crashes down through the green peg, lighting every peg in its column |
diff --git a/assets/images/peggle/maurice.png b/assets/images/peggle/maurice.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da25846
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diff --git a/assets/videos/peggle/maurice.mp4 b/assets/videos/peggle/maurice.mp4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0dadd5
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diff --git a/src/games/peggle/PeggleGame.js b/src/games/peggle/PeggleGame.js
index 83647c5..7116a10 100644
--- a/src/games/peggle/PeggleGame.js
+++ b/src/games/peggle/PeggleGame.js
@@ -1040,7 +1040,6 @@ export default class PeggleGame extends Phaser.Scene {
           }
           this.addReservoirBall();
           break;
-        case 'bucketCatch': this.portrait?.playEmotion('happy'); break;
         case 'ballLost':
           if (this.state.shotScore === 0) { this.portrait?.playEmotion('upset'); this.say('upset'); }
           break;
@@ -1444,7 +1443,7 @@ export default class PeggleGame extends Phaser.Scene {
       }).catch(() => { /* best effort */ });
     }
 
-    if (won) { playSound(this, SFX.VICTORY_SHORT); this.portrait?.playEmotion('happy'); this.say('happy'); }
+    if (won) { playSound(this, SFX.VICTORY_SHORT); this.say('happy'); }
     else { playSound(this, SFX.CASINO_LOSE); this.portrait?.playEmotion('upset'); this.say('upset'); }
 
     const cx = GAME_WIDTH / 2;
diff --git a/src/games/peggle/PeggleLogic.js b/src/games/peggle/PeggleLogic.js
index 51f79a5..49e6309 100644
--- a/src/games/peggle/PeggleLogic.js
+++ b/src/games/peggle/PeggleLogic.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export const TUNING = {
   BRICK_WID: 22,
   MAX_FLIGHT_S: 45,
   BALLS_PER_LEVEL: 10,
+  ORANGE_BRICK_WEIGHT: 0.5,  // brick sections draw orange at half a circle peg's rate
 };
 
 export const SCORING = {
@@ -74,8 +75,8 @@ export const POWERS = {
   // ── Powers for the next wave of friends (no levels reference these yet) ──
   bodyslam: {   // The Smasher
     id: 'bodyslam', name: 'Body Slam', trigger: 'nextBall',
-    desc: 'Your next ball is a massive slam ball that barely slows down when it hits pegs.',
-    params: { radiusScale: 1.6, restitution: 0.95 },
+    desc: 'Your next ball is a massive slam ball — slow, but it barely slows down when it hits pegs.',
+    params: { radiusScale: 1.6, restitution: 0.95, speedScale: 0.7, gravityScale: 0.7 },
   },
   lasergrid: {  // DV-8-2303
     id: 'lasergrid', name: 'Laser Sweep', trigger: 'instant',
@@ -231,6 +232,26 @@ function pickN(rng, indices, n) {
   return out;
 }
 
+// Weighted sampling without replacement; deterministic given rng state.
+function pickWeightedN(rng, indices, weights, n) {
+  const pool = indices.slice();
+  const w = weights.slice();
+  const out = [];
+  let total = w.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);
+  for (let i = 0; i < n && pool.length; i++) {
+    let r = rng.next() * total;
+    let j = 0;
+    while (j < pool.length - 1 && r >= w[j]) { r -= w[j]; j++; }
+    out.push(pool[j]);
+    total -= w[j];
+    pool[j] = pool[pool.length - 1];
+    pool.pop();
+    w[j] = w[w.length - 1];
+    w.pop();
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
 export function createRound(levelDef, opts = {}) {
   const seed = opts.seed ?? Math.floor(Math.random() * 0xffffffff);
   const rng = mulberry32(seed);
@@ -268,8 +289,12 @@ export function createRound(levelDef, opts = {}) {
       removed: false,
     }));
 
-  const eligible = pegs.filter((p) => p.orangeEligible).map((p) => p.id);
-  for (const id of pickN(rng, eligible, Math.min(orangeCount, eligible.length))) {
+  // Circle pegs are twice as likely to draw orange as brick sections, so the
+  // hunt stays peg-centric even on brick-heavy boards.
+  const eligible = pegs.filter((p) => p.orangeEligible);
+  const ids = eligible.map((p) => p.id);
+  const weights = eligible.map((p) => (p.shape === 'brick' ? TUNING.ORANGE_BRICK_WEIGHT : 1));
+  for (const id of pickWeightedN(rng, ids, weights, Math.min(orangeCount, ids.length))) {
     pegs[id].color = 'orange';
   }
   const blues = pegs.filter((p) => p.color === 'blue').map((p) => p.id);
@@ -427,6 +452,8 @@ export function launchBall(state, angle, opts = {}) {
     state.heavyNext--;
     ball.heavy = true;
     ball.r = TUNING.BALL_R * POWERS.bodyslam.params.radiusScale;
+    ball.vx *= POWERS.bodyslam.params.speedScale;
+    ball.vy *= POWERS.bodyslam.params.speedScale;
     events.push({ type: 'powerFired', powerId: 'bodyslam' });
   }
   if (state.extremeNext > 0) {
@@ -501,7 +528,8 @@ function reflect(ball, nx, ny, restitution) {
 
 function clampSpeed(ball) {
   const s2 = ball.vx * ball.vx + ball.vy * ball.vy;
-  const max = TUNING.MAX_SPEED;
+  // A slam ball lumbers: its top speed is capped below a regular ball's.
+  const max = TUNING.MAX_SPEED * (ball.heavy ? POWERS.bodyslam.params.speedScale : 1);
   if (s2 > max * max) {
     const s = Math.sqrt(s2);
     ball.vx = (ball.vx / s) * max;
@@ -750,7 +778,10 @@ function substep(state, h, events) {
     // array mid-loop; any remaining indices are gone.
     if (!ball) continue;
     const br = ball.r ?? T.BALL_R;
-    ball.vy += T.GRAVITY * (ball.floaty ? POWERS.tailwind.params.gravityScale : 1) * h;
+    let g = T.GRAVITY;
+    if (ball.floaty) g *= POWERS.tailwind.params.gravityScale;
+    if (ball.heavy) g *= POWERS.bodyslam.params.gravityScale;
+    ball.vy += g * h;
     clampSpeed(ball);
     ball.x += ball.vx * h;
     ball.y += ball.vy * h;
diff --git a/tools/verifyPeggle.js b/tools/verifyPeggle.js
index 8a4e4c0..5c3c1d7 100644
--- a/tools/verifyPeggle.js
+++ b/tools/verifyPeggle.js
@@ -200,6 +200,35 @@ console.log('― rules');
   check('10 balls to start', st.ballsLeft === T.BALLS_PER_LEVEL);
 }
 
+{
+  // Orange draw is weighted: circle pegs are twice as likely as brick sections
+  // (TUNING.ORANGE_BRICK_WEIGHT). 20 circles + 20 bricks, all eligible.
+  const defs = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) defs.push({ x: 100 + i * 50, y: 300, orangeEligible: true });
+  for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) defs.push({ x: 100 + i * 50, y: 500, shape: 'brick', angle: 0, orangeEligible: true });
+  let circleOr = 0;
+  let brickOr = 0;
+  const SEEDS = 500;
+  for (let s = 0; s < SEEDS; s++) {
+    const st = createRound(mkLevel(defs, { orangeCount: 10 }), { seed: s * 7919 + 1 });
+    for (const p of st.pegs) {
+      if (p.color !== 'orange') continue;
+      if (p.shape === 'brick') brickOr++;
+      else circleOr++;
+    }
+  }
+  // Sampling without replacement depletes circles as a shot's worth is drawn,
+  // so the realized per-peg ratio sits a touch under the 2.0 weight ratio.
+  const ratio = circleOr / brickOr;
+  check('orange favors circles ~2:1 over bricks', ratio > 1.6 && ratio < 2.1, ratio.toFixed(2));
+  const a = createRound(mkLevel(defs, { orangeCount: 10 }), { seed: 42 });
+  const b = createRound(mkLevel(defs, { orangeCount: 10 }), { seed: 42 });
+  check('weighted orange draw is seed-deterministic',
+    a.pegs.every((p, i) => p.color === b.pegs[i].color));
+  check('weighted draw still fills orangeCount exactly',
+    a.pegs.filter((p) => p.color === 'orange').length === 10);
+}
+
 check('multiplier ladder ×1 →', multiplierFor(0) === 1 && multiplierFor(9) === 1);
 check('multiplier ladder ×2 @10', multiplierFor(10) === 2 && multiplierFor(14) === 2);
 check('multiplier ladder ×3 @15', multiplierFor(15) === 3 && multiplierFor(19) === 3);
@@ -385,9 +414,10 @@ console.log('― powers');
   const evs = launchBall(st, rawAngle);
   check('zen launch consumes one charge and fires', st.zenNext === 2 && evs.some((e) => e.type === 'powerFired' && e.powerId === 'zenball'));
   check('zen launch sets cosmetic ball.zen flag', st.balls[0]?.zen === true);
-  run(st, 10);
+  // Run each shot to resolution (flights may last up to MAX_FLIGHT_S).
+  run(st, T.MAX_FLIGHT_S + 1);
   launchBall(st, rawAngle);
-  run(st, 10);
+  run(st, T.MAX_FLIGHT_S + 1);
   launchBall(st, rawAngle);
   check('zen charges deplete after 3 shots', st.zenNext === 0);
 }
@@ -489,6 +519,23 @@ console.log('― powers (new wave)');
   const ball = st.balls[0];
   check('slam ball is oversized', ball.heavy && ball.r === T.BALL_R * POWERS.bodyslam.params.radiusScale);
   check('slam charge consumed', st.heavyNext === 0);
+  check('slam ball launches slower',
+    near(Math.hypot(ball.vx, ball.vy), T.LAUNCH_SPEED * POWERS.bodyslam.params.speedScale, 0.5),
+    `${Math.hypot(ball.vx, ball.vy)}`);
+  {
+    // Gravity pulls the slam ball down more gently than a regular ball.
+    const mk = (heavy) => {
+      const s = mkState([]);
+      if (heavy) applyPower(s, 'bodyslam');
+      launchBall(s, 0);
+      const vy0 = s.balls[0].vy;
+      stepSim(s, 0.5);
+      return s.balls[0].vy - vy0;
+    };
+    const gain = mk(true) / mk(false);
+    check('slam ball falls at scaled gravity',
+      near(gain, POWERS.bodyslam.params.gravityScale, 0.02), `${gain}`);
+  }
   let vyBefore = null;
   let vyAfter = null;
   for (let i = 0; i < 2000 && vyAfter == null; i++) {