[QUOTE=Sam Stone]
I scored a 33 this morning. My technique: I start by bouncing balls off the walls and trying to get them to land as close to the top of the screen as possible. I keep doing that until I screw up and pop one out too far. It grows into a big ball, then I shoot off the side wall at an angle to try to get the ball in behind it. If I’m lucky, I’ll have six or seven balls lined up near the top of the screen, and I just keep trying to billiard around to remove them.
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I agree. I’m consistently getting over 20 now, though I have not matched 42.
My strategy in five points:
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Star with two types of shots: 45-degree angle shots to create a nice mess of balls at the top, and super-low-angle shots to create a few side guards. A shot taken at 5 degrees will conveniently stop right at the side. Note that if you take a shot that’s too low angle, and it doesn’t get over the dotted line, it does not count against you.
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Your primary goal is to create an arrangement of balls that will allow to to take low-risk shots. Think Arkanoid/Breakout; you want the ball to ping around upstairs.
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Your secondary goal is to take multi-rebound shots.
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You should never be going for a point. Never target a 1-ball just to get that point. Only target a 1-ball for destruction if you need it out of the way to improve your arrangement. You don’t need to target points if you follow the basic strategies outlined above - the points will come.
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Whenever possible, try to avoid relying on the accuracy of a rebound off another ball; they’re circular, and the slightest error can be catastrophic. Use the wall as your first bounce whenever possible, then use large balls, and only if absolutely necessary aim at small balls.
It’s helpful to think of the game as a version of Arkanoid where you have to create the blocks yourself before knocking them out.
