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Jo Firey - 11 Dec 2004 19:58 GMT

Managed to Score 260970 last night after clearing the screen.

And did that stop me?

Jo

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Christina Websell - 11 Dec 2004 20:37 GMT

> Managed to Score 260970 last night after clearing the screen.
>
> And did that stop me?
>
> Jo

My guess would be "no" ;-)

Tweed

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Cheryl - 12 Dec 2004 00:05 GMT

> Managed to Score 260970 last night after clearing the screen.
>
> And did that stop me?
>
> Jo

I had a game about that score. The problem is that I discovered how
to keep a game going and going. I've been trying to see what
triggers "end of game" and it seems that if there isn't enough room
to add new rows, the game is over. Yowie posted some of the
observed rules of new rows, which never seemed to make sense but
does now, if you always make sure you have room for at least 4 rows
at the bottom as the green bubbels on the right start running out,
the game won't end. Concentrate on those low rows when the screen
gets really filled up and soon you can get it back to where there
is enough room when it has to add more.

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jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net - 12 Dec 2004 00:37 GMT

> On Sat 11 Dec 2004 02:58:52p, Jo Firey wrote in

>> Managed to Score 260970 last night after clearing the screen.
>> And did that stop me?
>
> I had a game about that score.

Question: how long does it take to get that high a score? I've never
come close to that - my games usually end in the high 5 figures, say
70 or 80K (post-doubling). And a game with that ending score takes
at least an hour to play. I can't imagine being able to sit on my butt
long enough to break 200,000! Or do other people play faster than I do?
I don't exactly sit and contemplate each shot as though I'm playing a
chess game, so my games proceed at a reasonable clip.

Joyce

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Cheryl - 12 Dec 2004 00:50 GMT

On Sat 11 Dec 2004 07:37:17p, wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
(news:1pMud.10913$_3.125705@typhoon.sonic.net):

> > On Sat 11 Dec 2004 02:58:52p, Jo Firey wrote in
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> Joyce

Sometimes it can take an hour or so. But during the non-timed part,
I don't always take shots at it. I leave it and then come back. I
do that at work, too, because its a good "filler" in between
certain really stressful tasks. I don't think I've ever spent more
than an hour for a single game, even if the score goes really high.

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Hans Schr?der - 12 Dec 2004 16:15 GMT

> I had a game about that score. The problem is that I discovered how
> to keep a game going and going. I've been trying to see what
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> gets really filled up and soon you can get it back to where there
> is enough room when it has to add more.

The clue is to keep up the number of colours. As soon as you are down to two
colours, you're near the end. So keep three colours going, and as few lines
as possible, and you could play for a very long time... I tried that tactic
today, and I reached 233800 (cleared) before I deliberately had to make an
end to it. Tonight I am going to test how far I can get, doing it this way.

Hans

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jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net - 13 Dec 2004 08:59 GMT

"Hans Schroeder" <han-schr@online.no> wrote:

> I tried that tactic today, and I reached 233800 (cleared) before I
> deliberately had to make an end to it. Tonight I am going to test
> how far I can get, doing it this way.

I'm glad to know that various RPCA members have found ways to live
purposeful, productive lives. :)

Joyce - 2 games tonight, one cleared, one loooong one that bombed!!

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