Daily Dare 2018 Day 6: Snowmuncher - Beating AAA's score of 2400 points
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Channel: Diamond1234 · 2018 · Gaming
http://www.thedailyneopets.com/daily-dare/6-10-2018/ Use your arrow keys to move Dieter around, then use the spacebar to munch snowblocks in the direction he's facing. Your general progress in the game should be in a downward direction; the object is to reach the bottom of each level before time runs out. To move up and down blocks from left to right, press the corresponding arrow key in the direction you want to go. Dieter can go down as many blocks as he wants, but he can only climb up one block at a time; he's not tall enough to go any higher! To munch a block, make sure Dieter is in the space next to it and facing it, and press your spacebar. If you need to munch a block above or below Dieter, press the arrow key in the direction to make him face it. As you progress through the levels, you will see more and more colors of snow. When Dieter munches one block of a particular color, all blocks of that color that are touching it (horizontally or vertically, not diagonally) will also disappear! You receive one point for every block munched. If blocks fall because of your munching, and land next to other blocks of the same color forming groups of four or more, they will disappear, too. Each time you munch on a snowblock, you will see a value on the right side increase 5% each bite, so if you munched one block or ten with that bite, the increase is still 5%. This value is your Bloat meter. Once this value reaches 100%, you have one final bite before you lose one of the three lives you have to...gas. Since you can bite muliple blocks at once, it can often be in your best interests to munch large groups rather than single blocks. To lower your Bloat meter, collect bottles of a red magic potion called Bloat-B-Gone sprinkled throughout the level. Moving onto the same space as one of these will decrease your bloat meter by 50%, (as well as giving you a point). Do note that if you reach the bottom, your Bloat meter is reset to 0%, so if it takes fewer bites to reach the bottom than a potion, go to the bottom instead. Sprinkled throughout the levels, you'll see green gems. If you can eat your way to them and collect them by moving into them, you can earn 100 points a piece. If you can make your way to them without filling Dieter's bloat meter too high and with a red Bloat B Gone potion in easy reach without needing to eat too far to collect it, go for it. Watch out for dark grey blocks; these dirty looking things take two bites, filling up your bloat meter faster since the dark grey blocks increase the Bloat meter by 5% every time you bite it (twice). But they still only earn you one point, not two, so avoid eating them if possible by eating around them. One of the biggest hazards you will face is falling snowblocks. Blocks without something beneath them will fall until they stick to other blocks of the same color, or land on another block. If you happen to be beneath one of these blocks when it falls, you'll get squished, and lose a life! Blocks hang in the air for a moment before they fall, so if you're paying attention, you will usually get out from beneath them in time. Stuck in ice throughout some of the levels are Snow Wurms. If you release them, by removing the block beneath them, they will come after you! If they catch you, you will lose a life. The only way to get rid of these little beasts, besides running away, is to have another block land on them. They'll get squished just as easily as you would. When these wurms are released, they reveal purple gems, which are worth twice as much as the green ones should you manage to get around the wurms to grab them. The last thing and most important thing you have to worry about is time. If the timer reaches zero before you reach the bottom of the level, you will lose a life and be forced to begin the level again. Try to stay in the middle of the screen until you see a potion and/or gem near it, then move for it. Unless you dawdle, you should have plenty of time to reach the bottom, so don't rush. If blocks fall and create combos off-screen, you won't get the points, so rushing away will lose you easy points. If you have time and a low bloat meter, try to eat over to a gem that's near you in any direction for more points. If you're having trouble on some of the higher levels, you may want to try this theory. When you are very nearly at the bottom of level two, wait there until your timer reaches zero, sending you back to the top. You will lose a life; your score, however, will not reset. Then you can cruise back through the easy level again before moving on. HINT: In the game window, type 'buuuurrrrrrrrp' (that's 4 u's and 8 r's), for the bloat meter to go down 50%. Use in an emergency where you have close to 100% on your Bloat meter and there is no Bloat-B-Gone potions near enough to munch to without exceeding 100% Bloat. Once per game.
