Level Help 841-850 Arc de Gruyère

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abe_coffee Posts: 1,976 Level 5
edited March 2021 in Levels 801 - 920

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  • abe_coffee
    abe_coffee Posts: 1,976 Level 5
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    • new levels Nov 29 2018
    • 9 plates ... in 15 moves ... 22 moves(Feb 7 2019) ... 31 moves(May 6 2019) ... 34 moves(May 17 2020)
    • you may want to start with an artifact that provides extra move(s)
    • Sue NC ... this one is going to be setting up blasters before you make the move to blast them all out in one fell swoop
    • another approach ... try to create and position diagonal blasters to hit plates #4 #5 & #6 ... and plates #7 #8 & #9
    • random approach ... make a few blasters ... then shuffle at the first chance
    • when plate #7 is removed ... tiles will flow to plates #8 & #9
    • lucky approach ... 3 blasters ... 8-way upper left corner for 1-2-4-7 and other blasters ... horizontals for 1-3-6 and 2-5-9
    • 14150 will get 2 stars ... 15422 3 stars


  • abe_coffee
    abe_coffee Posts: 1,976 Level 5
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    • 17 words ... in 18 moves(Feb 7 2019) ... 19 moves(Jun 20) ... 20 moves(May 17 2020)
    • you may want to start with an artifact that provides extra move(s)
    • consider an artifact that adds crowns
    • look for a blaster early in the game ... to help clear entanglers and traps
    • create some crowns ... blast some crowns
    • 14530 will get 2 stars ... 15250 3 stars


  • abe_coffee
    abe_coffee Posts: 1,976 Level 5
    edited March 2021
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    • 20 chunks ... in 11 moves ... 13 moves(May 17 2020)
    • you may want to start with an artifact that provides extra move(s)
    • blast the rocks as often as possible
    • look to make horizontal blasters on the bottom row ... as many as possible
    • go after the 12 chunks on the lower part of the board first
    • when given the choice with tiles adjacent to a rock ... go after the rock in the column second to the right
    • 11190 will get 2 stars ... 11890 3 stars


  • abe_coffee
    abe_coffee Posts: 1,976 Level 5
    edited September 2021
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    • spread 36 cheese ... in 16 moves ... 21 moves(May 6 2019) ... 22 moves(May 17 2020)
    • you may want to start with an artifact that provides extra move(s)
    • the upper exclamators can prevent tiles from flowing ... tiles flow if one of them is played
    • warning ... the U in BUD can disappear leaving only 35 tiles
    1. do not play the U unless cheese is being spread to the U
    2. try to blast the U with a cheesed blaster
    3. a cheesed blaster can spread cheese to an empty space
    • ideal start ... spread the cheese and make a blaster on the first move
    • start playing the upper exclamators early in the game ... spreading cheese, whenever possible
    • blast some exclamators
    • try to play blasters that are cheesed
    • try to spread cheese where a blaster becomes cheesed
    • cheesed blasters can spread cheese to distant parts of the board
    • 12408 will get 2 stars ... 12510 3 stars



  • abe_coffee
    abe_coffee Posts: 1,976 Level 5
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    • 83 bubbles ... in 23 moves
    • 28 moves(Feb 7 2019) ... 30 moves(May 6 2019) ... 32 moves(May 17 2020)
    • you may want to start with an artifact that provides extra move(s)
    • the move stealers blow up in 5 moves
    • blast some rocks ... blast some traps
    • one approach ... look to make an 8-way blaster on the first move ... use the move stealers, if possible
    • Eugene suggests... if you are sure you can make a word with the three move stealers
    • ... not using them right away keeps the traps sealed ... and gives you a chance to make a couple of blasters before releasing them
    • more Eugene ... before the traps get out ... look to make a blaster that ends on a move stealer
    • vertical blasters can hit a lot of rocks
    • 16920 will get 2 stars ... 18230 3 stars


  • abe_coffee
    abe_coffee Posts: 1,976 Level 5
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    • 6 mystery words ... in 18 moves
    • 24 moves(Apr 22 2019) ... 25 moves(Jun 20) ... 26 moves(May 17 2020)
    • you may want to start with an artifact that provides extra move(s)
    • consider using an artifact that adds crowns
    • the move stealers blow up in 3 moves
    • when playing blasters early in the game ... try to play blasters that hit the most traps
    • 13240 will get 2 stars ... 13520 3 stars


  • abe_coffee
    abe_coffee Posts: 1,976 Level 5
    edited March 2021
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    • drop 12 chunks ... in 14 moves with chrome ... 17 moves with gameroom(December 11 2018)
    • drop 12 chunks ... in 19 moves moves with gameroom(Feb 7 2019) ... 22 moves(Jun 20)
    • you may want to start with an artifact that provides extra move(s)
    • look to play most of the upper entanglers early in the game
    • a good first move ... an 8-way blaster using entanglers near the chunks
    • alternate first move ... an 8-way blaster using entanglers
    • the rocks can be ignored
    • new chunks are slow to appear ... usually after removing a chunk
    • avoid dropping 2 chunks on a turn ... only one new chunk will drop
    • however ... most likely, you may need to drop multiple chunks on the last turn
    • however #2 ... SOMETIMES when the third chunk is gone ... a new chunk may drop down without removing a chunk
    • this level may not be nice
    • one approach ... play-a-blaster and make-a-blaster ALMOST EVERY turn
    • 16420 will get 2 stars ... 16870 3 stars


  • abe_coffee
    abe_coffee Posts: 1,976 Level 5
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    • 76 bubbles ... in 18 moves(Feb 7 2019) ... 20 moves(May 6) ... 21 moves(Jun 20)
    • you may want to start with an artifact that provides extra move(s)
    • ideal first move ... create a blaster using entanglers
    • general approach ... blast some bubbles ... then blast more bubbles
    • some entanglers can prevent tiles from flowing ... early approach ... try to blast entanglers in the upper rows
    • 14170 will get 2 stars ... 14770 3 stars


  • abe_coffee
    abe_coffee Posts: 1,976 Level 5
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    • 8 plates ... in 17 moves ... 18 moves(Feb 7 2019) ... 21 moves(May 6 2019) ... 24 moves(May 17 2020)
    • you may want to start with an artifact that provides extra move(s)
    • the entanglers prevent tiles from flowing
    • ideal starting board ... the entanglers are playable right away
    • look to blast the entanglers when the tiles are unplayable
    • note ... sometimes ... a crown will hit an entangler
    • a typical start ... create an individual blaster for plates #1 #2 #3 #4 & #5 ... usually takes most of the moves
    • a pair of well positioned vertical blasters played at the same time can hit #5 #7 and #6 #8
    • plates #6 #7 & #8 can be removed if the 3-letter word separating them is playable
    • 11460 will get 2 stars ... 12580 3 stars


  • abe_coffee
    abe_coffee Posts: 1,976 Level 5
    edited March 2021
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    • spread 39 cheese ... in 18 moves(Feb 7 2019) ... 21 moves(May 6 2019) ... 22 moves(May 17 2020)
    • you may want to start with an artifact that provides extra move(s)
    • consider an artifact that adds crown(s)
    • start with the entanglers adjacent to the rock ... then play a crown to start spreading cheese
    • play cheesed blasters to spread cheese to other parts of the board
    • spread cheese to blasters in order to spread cheese to other parts of the board
    • 16450 will get 2 stars ... 16890 3 stars


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