Board Thread:Troubleshooting/@comment-27985772-20160315195409/@comment-28371856-20160525040317

Adding a bit more HL strategy, now that I'm on the first of the green levels (Detective?) and am getting hard games.

There is an element of luck to the game ... not every board and drop pattern is able to win. So you sometimes have to play several times to get good luck. Playing the same layout several times also gets you familiar with the tricks for that layout.

On the harder layouts, the key is getting enough special bulbs, and getting the right ones (horizontal or vertical). Many games can only be won if you get a series of horizontal specials, to wipe out bulbs in a hard region.

Don't get too concerned about removing locks ... remove only the ones that are in the way. So if you're dropping portraits and they are in the middle, don't clear locks in the edge columns.

If the board gets stuck, and rearranges itself, look carefully for new things to do.

I rarely use a Flying Time ... I rarely have them to use! I'll only use one if I see the solution but don't have time to play it through. If I don't see the solution, I won;t add time ... because that layout may not be solvable in *any* amount of time. In that case, I'd rather use my energy points and start over with a fresh board.