It would be nice to have the option to set a minimum score needed to join a game. Mainly as a way to keep quitters out of games. People who quit games routinely tend to have very, very, very low scores. Setting the bar at 500 could keep most out.
Cool game. Would love to see the kill screens though. It is annoying to die and not get to see the screen showing why. (Especially when you do a move that you don't think should kill you.)
I like games where waiting isn't a major part of the gameplay.
Wait. Run somewhere. Wait some more. Wait again. Reach your target. Wait. Wait. Move. Wait. Level done.
Cbub the dots are how much damage letters do. In 'arsenic' the A, R, S, E and I are all level one. 'Mosquito' has a level 5 with Q. U and M are level 3.
Basic Strategy:
Larger words aren't always better in this game. Non-bonus titles don't do much damage. And firing a long stream of 1 damages won't kill much.
Think of each level as having two parts. During the first part you try to open as many gaskets as possible. During the second you try to use as many bonuses as possible. If you can try to open 2 to three gaskets during the countdown.
On levels with larger spiders its sometimes better to aim (with the mouse) for the smaller ones and let the bigger ones pick up the map pieces. As the large spiders move slower and will take longer to make it back to the top.