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i just got two stella limiters right next to eachother covering a total of 3 peices meaning that i NEEDED to get a piece with two stellas and then get one with stella on the left and one with stella on the right or i would lose well guess what after placing everything i could, exhausting all of my "deals" and using ALL of my power ups which i had been saving up so i had quiet a few, i managed to get a total of 3 stellas all of which were placed on the right side of their respective pieces.................. nice
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This game was fun and I would play it again and again if it had save functions. I can't get through all 30 levels without dying. To have to restart the entire game over is annoying.
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Is 4 color harmony not working for some? I got to level 13 and used a joker to complete a harmony, and it said it wasn't powerful enough. That's halfway through the game, for one of the top two combos?
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Quite a fun challenging game, with a great background music. I actually finished it with four lines of bonuses. Here's some strategy tips :
1. Bonuses - Try to make as much rewarding harmony sets (4 of each shapes/colors, or both) or pool sets (10+ of shapes/colors, or both) as possible, depending on the constraints. It will give you jokers that you can use in a cylic way. Specifically, when you're stuck at the last tile of a level, the idea is to use one joker on the tile which permits you to construct a set that will give your joker back (plus some other bonuses).
2. Circle - Take care of the hardest constraints first, then try to make an arc whose ends fit together. It simplifies the construction of the circle because you can rotate tiles from one side to the other until you find a place to put the tile you want.
3. Mistakes - Before placing the last tile, click on each tile and see if the resulting animation shows that it fits. That way you will quickly verify your puzzle.
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Spend the whole first third collecting powerups. The symbol quad harmony is pretty easy to get and it's worth wasting a couple of tiles to get the joker and 10 tiles that comes with the boost.
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Got to last level and realized the bomb wasn't to remove outer ring pieces, but rather to remove the specific inner pie pieces that locked your outer ring pieces to specific ones. Well that made the last few levels easier.
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heh, i did it today - hard badge is my now:)
but game is too luck. my record was 21level and in one try go to 31.
great game!
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I got all the way up to the last level. I used my last colour change on the wrong tile. I cannot believe my stupidity.
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From Darches, pls keep alive (replay first lvl a few times until you get 4 of each colour): Filling the circle with 4 of each color (symbol) rewards 9 (10) tiles and a joker. You can then use the joker if needed to repeat the process for lots of bonus tools! It's easy to do this while also getting at least 3 of each color and symbol, rewarding a 3 tiles and a valuable blue bomb. The key is to build with a variety of pieces so you don't have to rely on luck as much, since double color/symbol pieces are less likely to appear. Also (limiters aside), if you manage to build your ring such that it always links with itself, you'll be able to put new tiles in anywhere by sliding everything around. Build up lots of bonuses early (especially jokers and blue bombs), then use them to survive the late levels.
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Just beat the game... message me in Kong if you want more info. If you combo levels 1-10, then when you get past level 24... it actually gets easier from all the colors/shapes you get for completing each level. Great game, only 2-weeks to win hard. hehe
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Filling the circle with 4 of each color (symbol) rewards 9 (10) tiles and a joker. You can then use the joker if needed to repeat the process for lots of bonus tools! It's easy to do this while also getting at least 3 of each color and symbol, rewarding a 3 tiles and a valuable blue bomb. The key is to build with a variety of pieces so you don't have to rely on luck as much, since double color/symbol pieces are less likely to appear. Also (limiters aside), if you manage to build your ring such that it always links with itself, you'll be able to put new tiles in anywhere by sliding everything around. Build up lots of bonuses early (especially jokers and blue bombs), then use them to survive the late levels.
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Not sure if this is obvious, but I found that I could move the tiles after I placed them in the circle, potentially creating a situation where I could complete it. You can even move a tile to a place where it doesn't fit, just don't complete the circle with it that way.
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On one of the levels I need a piece that was a sun on the left, and a star on the right. Not a SINGLE piece like that showed up. ever. Level was literally impossible to beat man. Eh, I'll come back for the badge in a few years I guess...
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Got to a level, needed three right half red pieces. I got two with all my deals, and using like 7 extra bonus token things. Its insane that no matter what I did, I lose, and that I would have to start over. This is the oldest badge I don't have, and I suppose it'll stay that way.
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A game this reliant on RNG needs to have some sort of checkpoint system. It reaches a point where it relies even less on skill and more on luck. Why should players have to start at the bare bones beginning because the rng didn't provide any of the more specific pieces they need in later levels? Even if you save up plenty of useful power ups and manage them wisely, it still isn't enough to guarantee you'll get the pieces you need. To have to start over at the very beginning every time is frustrating at best.
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I really love the concept, but it was so laggy, and then when I tried to use the bomb tool, no matter where I clicked, it just made a noise, and wouldn't remove anything, nor was there any obvious way to cancel the use of the tool.
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Yea, this is really not fair, spent hours to make it to last level and used up all boosts and didnt get the right tile for the last one and I will not restart to get the badge. Weird about the badge though, it says complete 30 lvls but to get the badge you must finish 31?
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Made it to level 10. Needed to hit a double green. Used all my powerups trying to get one. Didn't get one. Have to restart? 2/5
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Quite a few people seem to believe that this game is 'random' and 'luck'. But it cannot be so. It is challenging, yes, but I succeeded at the Hard badge back in 2008, and have returned to this game frequently since then, to complete 30+ levels again. This morning I achieved 61 levels while eating breakfast/drinking coffee. I'm not saying this to say how marvelous I am (I'm not, I've just played it a lot); but to say that actually it does utilize game skills - and, after all these years, it remains my favourite game on Kongregate.
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Love this game. The lack of save function is part of the game and of the challenge. Despite what a lot of people seem to believe, this game is not based on luck. It is based on risk assessment. With a good management of the bonuses/tiles, one can reach level 30 about 75% of the time.
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I'm surprised at how this game is rated so highly for being a puzzle game, when really it's just a luck game that requires you to get lucky instead of playing well. Without checkpoints, this game is extremely tedious and honestly awful. It's awful mainly in part by the game not giving you a specific tile during a level that you need, requiring you to have a joker/bomb or other variety to complete the level. Thus, this makes them not bonuses but requirements that you need to acquire early on if you want to beat the game. After finally getting the achievement, all I can say is what everyone else says. Get around 5 jokers in the first 5 to 6 levels, and carry them through to the last segment. That's really the only tip you can get with this game, the only other one being to hope the game is nice to you and you get lucky, because that's the only thing that will let you beat any of the later levels without (and even sometimes with) bonuses. Good luck.
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I don't really get how the system with the special bonuses works; The game tells me I get them by doing special sets, but only rarely when the game tells me I have created a special set, do I really get a special bonus.
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I really liked this game...right up to the point where I had completed 16 levels and could not get the necessary combination tiles for level 17. I am not starting over and going for the hard badge. This game needs save points. I would not mind redoing that one level I failed at. I wouldn't even mind starting that segment of the circle again. But I won't redo the whole game knowing that one failed level forces a restart.
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This game was interesting until you realize all you need to do is spam color harmonies early on and you can't lose. Far too easy when you figure it out, 1/5