# Another time-waster brought to you by Popcap **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 28, 2003, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-waster-brought-to-you-by-popcap/198311 "2003-08-28T23:37:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Simple\_Dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Simple\_Dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Dreamer)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-waster-brought-to-you-by-popcap/198311/41 "2003-09-07T12:47:32Z")
You also get more points if you connect multiple rockets to multiple matches. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-waster-brought-to-you-by-popcap/198311/42 "2003-09-12T19:03:13Z")
Wow, I just had an awesome game. Work procrastination will do that for you I guess. 392k when it cut me off after Round 10, with 210 coins in the bank (collected 119 in the last roundā€¦ damn). My previous high was like 240k. Master of Pyrotechnics baby. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-waster-brought-to-you-by-popcap/198311/43 "2003-09-12T20:52:50Z")
Oh lord, I wonā€™t see my husband this weekend! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-waster-brought-to-you-by-popcap/198311/44 "2003-09-12T21:13:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Biggirl \* > \*\*Iā€™ve gotten to something like Lotus Master. Iā€™ll have to stop now, since my boss wants me to do silly things like work. \*\* So did I. Iā€™ve been playing at home for quite a while now. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-waster-brought-to-you-by-popcap/198311/45 "2003-09-12T21:17:39Z")
51,000 Assistant to the Master! (Iā€™m not usually good at these.) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-waster-brought-to-you-by-popcap/198311/46 "2003-09-12T21:52:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by White Lightning \* > **392k when it cut me off after Round 10** You should get the download version, there is no limit other than your own abilities. ---
**Author:** ![mojave66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@mojave66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mojave66)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-waster-brought-to-you-by-popcap/198311/47 "2003-09-12T23:15:35Z")
Canā€™t sleepā€¦ must play Rocket Maniaā€¦ must give PopCap moneyā€¦ must play instead of studyā€¦ Divorce papers? Not now, I have a 7x going with three 10 coins, a bomb and two clocks to launch!!! I hate you, **Biggirl.** šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![mojave66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@mojave66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mojave66)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-waster-brought-to-you-by-popcap/198311/48 "2003-09-12T23:52:10Z")
Canā€™t sleepā€¦ must play Rocket Maniaā€¦ must give PopCap moneyā€¦ must reach Sage Master instead of studyā€¦ Divorce papers? Not now, I have a 7x going with three 10 coins, a bomb and two clocks to launch!!! I hate you, **Biggirl.** šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![mojave66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@mojave66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mojave66)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-waster-brought-to-you-by-popcap/198311/49 "2003-09-12T23:53:48Z")
I canā€™t post correctly, either. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-waster-brought-to-you-by-popcap/198311/50 "2003-09-13T04:08:47Z")
Iā€™ve stopped playing for now. I hit a wall ā€¦ I simply canā€™t get to 2.4 million. 2.36, 2.37, etc. I get SO CLOSE. But no. ::WAILS:: ---
**Author:** ![RotorHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@RotorHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RotorHead)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-waster-brought-to-you-by-popcap/198311/51 "2003-09-13T04:50:24Z")
For those horribly concerned with how far the game goes, I thought I would assist the cause, and sacrifice my personal needs (showering, exercise, hygine, remembering what day it isā€¦) and play the game as far as I could. Brother of Dragons is the highest rank. You get to that at 3 million points. I made 5.8 million and level 64 before it killed me off. ---
**Author:** ![RotorHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@RotorHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RotorHead)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-waster-brought-to-you-by-popcap/198311/52 "2003-09-13T04:54:44Z")
Also, I once managed 7 rockets. Got six a couple times. Be warned: I could not sleep after that. I kept having visions of the screen and various moves. But then, what do I expect, if that screen is all I looked at for 7 hours. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-waster-brought-to-you-by-popcap/198311/53 "2003-09-13T05:29:27Z")
Brother of the Dragons ā€¦ :šŸ˜­: Only 600K awayā€¦ BTW, how many rockets you gotta get at level 64? You have to get like 45 at level 34ā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![RotorHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@RotorHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RotorHead)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-waster-brought-to-you-by-popcap/198311/54 "2003-09-13T05:36:54Z")
It was only up to 49 by that point, I think. The last few levels I was in a sleep-deprived state, and may have overlooked it jumping up to 50. The main differences I saw over the last 20 levels or so were the increased frequency of the dead-end fuses, and the decreased frequency of the clock-stoppers. ---
**Author:** ![RotorHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@RotorHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RotorHead)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-waster-brought-to-you-by-popcap/198311/55 "2003-09-13T05:49:13Z")
Oh, a clarification for those who havenā€™t seen the ā€œclock-stoppers.ā€ They are just little miniature clocks that show up on tiles, like the gems, and if you use a tile with one on it, the timer freezes, allowing you a little extra time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-time-waster-brought-to-you-by-popcap/198311.md?page=2)