Why do I Lose Moves?

Satincat1109Satincat1109 Posts: 1 Newbie

Can someone please tell me why I get moves taken away on certain levels? This seems to happen most often on the "find a word" levels. Sometimes it happens when I use a booster, and sometimes for no reason that I can tell. Thanks.

Answers

  • abe_coffeeabe_coffee Posts: 762 Game Expert

    hi @Satincat1109

    most likely the blue move stealers are blowing up 

    2 moves are lost when a move stealer blows up

    the number shown with the blue circle tells how many moves are left before a move stealer blows up

    the move stealer below blows up in 3 moves



    Alpha Betty Help: look for Albums with screenshots on FB ... click here for albums ---->  examples ... 
    screenshots are available for the following levels
    word list ... 89 115 453 478 484 542 561 578 595 669 712 755 812 835 885 889 895 905 919
    plates ... 472 485 487 508 513 530 557 600 622 659 680 870
    spread cheese ... 466 509 521 568 844 893
    bubbles ... 482 494 512 523 558 668 698 758 794 894
    find the letters(or hide the letters) ... 356 399 464
    drop cheese chunks 334 422 623 771 783 913
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  • Crazy Cat LadCrazy Cat Lad Posts: 8,743 Community Manager

    Hi @Satincat1109 and welcome to the Community!

    What level are you on?

  • abe_coffeeabe_coffee Posts: 762 Game Expert
    edited April 2020

    hi @Katrishby7

    this is a copy of a post from Mar 11(above)@Satincat1109 ... I hope this helps

    most likely the blue move stealers are blowing up 

    2 moves are lost when a move stealer blows up

    the number shown with the blue circle tells how many moves are left before a move stealer blows up

    the move stealer below blows up in 3 moves

    to prevent losing moves ... the move stealers can be blasted or make a word using them


    Alpha Betty Help: look for Albums with screenshots on FB ... click here for albums ---->  examples ... 
    screenshots are available for the following levels
    word list ... 89 115 453 478 484 542 561 578 595 669 712 755 812 835 885 889 895 905 919
    plates ... 472 485 487 508 513 530 557 600 622 659 680 870
    spread cheese ... 466 509 521 568 844 893
    bubbles ... 482 494 512 523 558 668 698 758 794 894
    find the letters(or hide the letters) ... 356 399 464
    drop cheese chunks 334 422 623 771 783 913
  • inikicatinikicat Posts: 3 Newbie

    Level 453 on Alpha Betty doesn't have any blue tiles or bubbles, so what is a move stealer on level 453?

  • abe_coffeeabe_coffee Posts: 762 Game Expert

    hi @inikicat

    you may have a special version of level 453

    most of us have 15 words in 17 moves for level 453

    it also has 2 move stealers

    the N blows up in 5 moves ... the U blows up in 8 moves

    look for the blue circles

    if your version does not have move stealers please let us know ... @Crazy Cat Lad is able to access accounts



    Alpha Betty Help: look for Albums with screenshots on FB ... click here for albums ---->  examples ... 
    screenshots are available for the following levels
    word list ... 89 115 453 478 484 542 561 578 595 669 712 755 812 835 885 889 895 905 919
    plates ... 472 485 487 508 513 530 557 600 622 659 680 870
    spread cheese ... 466 509 521 568 844 893
    bubbles ... 482 494 512 523 558 668 698 758 794 894
    find the letters(or hide the letters) ... 356 399 464
    drop cheese chunks 334 422 623 771 783 913
  • inikicatinikicat Posts: 3 Newbie

    The number in the blue bubble goes down with each word. Then 2 moves will be taken away for each blue bubble, even though I haven't done anything to pop the bubbles. What am I doing to have moves stolen?

  • abe_coffeeabe_coffee Posts: 762 Game Expert
    edited July 2020

    hi @inikicat

    when we watch a movie or a cartoon we often see a bomb with a timer. When the timer gets to zero the bomb will blow up.

    move stealers are bombs with a timer. when the counter gets to zero we lose 2 moves.

    how do we overcome this on level 453?

    here are a some approaches:

    1) select Adventure Mouse before starting level 453 ... it will remove one or two move stealers at the start.

    2) blast the move stealers ... the ideal blaster will hit both move stealers at the same time ... see the image below

    3) blast one move stealer ... there is an example with screenshots where one move stealer blows up and 3 stars can be achieved ... click on "examples" below to see screenshots for level 453(and others)



    Alpha Betty Help: look for Albums with screenshots on FB ... click here for albums ---->  examples ... 
    screenshots are available for the following levels
    word list ... 89 115 453 478 484 542 561 578 595 669 712 755 812 835 885 889 895 905 919
    plates ... 472 485 487 508 513 530 557 600 622 659 680 870
    spread cheese ... 466 509 521 568 844 893
    bubbles ... 482 494 512 523 558 668 698 758 794 894
    find the letters(or hide the letters) ... 356 399 464
    drop cheese chunks 334 422 623 771 783 913

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