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OpeningCeremony
06-25-13, 12:47 PM
ooh pretty new island! here's a pic of the pretty mermaid with bean dog in the background :)

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Level 271... timed digging level with super dirt and doom jewels

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the level changed since i was playing it yesterday. now there is 2:40 on the clock instead of 3:00. and now surprise doom jewels drop in as you play. yesterday there was only the 4 doom jewels on the start screen that you had to worry about. the doom jewels that drop in have a shorter count of 20 seconds compared to the 1:00 and 0:40 of the initial 4. so my main strategy was to target the doom jewels first, easiest by breaking the crates. and then create lots of special jewels to dig through the super dirt. always make sure to get rid of any doom jewels that drop in. if you can manage to make it to the goal line, the toughest area to get is the last layer of super dirt. still working on this one.

Phaedrakiki
06-25-13, 02:06 PM
That looks crazy-difficult! :eek: Good luck!

aileeniweeni
06-30-13, 11:10 PM
Level 272... fire moves level with surprise doom jewels

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ok there is a twist to the doom jewels in this level. instead of having a moves count on them, they have a 0:30 timer!! so it feels totally bizarre trying to get rid of them. since 30 seconds is somewhat longer than the typical timers on surprise doom jewels, try to not waste too many moves on getting rid of them. easier said than done though... this level took me awhile and the hardest area to get rid of the fire is the bottom 2 rows. but it didn't take me as long to get through as it did with level 271. ouch that one took me almost a week! also the doom jewels are much "easier" to get rid of in this level than the doom jewels in level 271. when i finally passed level 271, the timer started at 2:20.. i only got one star and not sure if i'll come back for more! haha

aileeniweeni
06-30-13, 11:24 PM
Level 273... timed digging level with super dirt, snakes, and doom jewels

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You always have 4 doom jewels on the start screen, 2 with 0:40 in the center and 2 with 1:15 in the corners. Your first move should be to match up the 3 green jewels that is circled in pink. This will make the red jewel drop on top of the super dirt, which will allow you to make a match with the doom jewels in the center and get rid of them. Note: the 3 green jewel match up will always be in the same position each round you play, BUT! both of the doom jewels in the center will not always be both red. The 0:40 doom jewel to the right will ALWAYS be red, so you can always start out with the move that i just outlined.

ok so then move like crazy to get rid of the remaining doom jewels! the snake eye colors will vary from round to round. but it won't matter if they're the same color because as the level moves down, only the left head will be visible, and the board won't move down until you get rid of the left snake. make lots of bombs/blasters/diamonds!!

mermaid shore so far has been a really tough region!!

aileeniweeni
06-30-13, 11:29 PM
Level 274... fire moves level with snakes, crates, and restricted jewels

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i focused on breaking the crates in the center. somehow i was able to make a horizontal blaster and it fell to the same level as the snake heads. so i was able to take them both out at the same time. that was really nice. and then i somehow made a bomb and blaster which fell on top of each other towards the middle and 2nd to bottom row. combined those two and wiped out the fire. i haven't had a lucky board like that in a looooooong time. i guess i was past due! and i'm so glad because this one seems like a tough one to beat.

aileeniweeni
06-30-13, 11:39 PM
Level 275... digging timed level with super dirt and surprise doom jewels

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this is where i currently am. the dirt and super dirt have an interesting shape in the start screen. lots of surprise doom jewels drop in with a timer of 0:25, they're not too bad to get rid of so far. i've gotten close to the bottom a few times, but i'm not moving as fast as i should be especially for a timed digging level. but with the super dirt, i keep trying to look for moves that will create a special jewel. but i want to hurry and see the next region already!!

aileeniweeni
07-03-13, 01:00 PM
Level 276... timed digging level with super dirt and doom jewels

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Finally the last level of this wretched island!! this was definitely one of the toughest regions for me! glad to be almost outta here! :D
on the start screen you will have 4 doom jewels: 2 with timers 0:30 in the center, and 2 with timers 0:40 nearby. For the most part i was able to get rid of them, but some rounds they exploded on me. There will be random drops of extra doom jewels with shorter timers. I think they started around 20-25 seconds. So watch out for those. Once you start digging down and reach the area of the little peninsulas on the sides, those areas can be hard to reach so try to make blasters to get rid of those. Or maybe you'll get lucky with a match right on top of the dirt itself.

back to level 275... the time for me was pretty tight. and whenever i got close to the bottom, i'd barely have any time left. So try and hustle when you're in the upper areas of the board, so you'll have a bit more time on the bottom since you'll need special jewels to break the last bits of the super dirt.

Finally off to Radiated Dunes (http://forums.storm8.com/showthread.php?55005-Radiated-Dunes-Levels-277-282)!!

finnth12
07-23-13, 07:33 PM
Arghh been stuck on 271, time is 2:40 but before I ran out the time, I got doom jewels exploded, mostly from the right side under the crates. Not much special jewel I can make, with focusing on 2 sides it's lil bit hard. If I ever reached until last row, I wouldn't have time to clear the row.
Please, add lil bit more time here, like even 5 seconds is fine, :cool: peace....:)

Phaedrakiki
07-23-13, 08:37 PM
Wow, you're speeding thru these islands! Nice! :D

finnth12
07-23-13, 08:53 PM
Again, I just used all my full energy for only seconds to get exploded, lol. Woahhh, I'm gonna stuck forever here.

finnth12
07-23-13, 08:54 PM
Wow, you're speeding thru these islands! Nice! :D

Hahaha, I can see you're moving fast too. Good job!

Phaedrakiki
07-25-13, 06:22 PM
Level 271: Dig 9 meters in 2:40 (5JC.) Omg! I passed this my first try! I was geared up for a miserable level, and instead got incredibly lucky! I had lots of diamonds & combos (blaster + bomb, diamond + blaster,) which got me thru fast. Those doom jewels always scare me, and when I got near the bottom I thought for sure I'd get an unclearable one. But no, found a match for every one. Aileeniweeni's right, the bottom super dirt is hard to get through, but I was able to dug under from the side. Wow, my hands are still shaking! Lots of time changes on this--from 3:00 to 2:40 (post #1,) to 2:20 (post #3,) then back to 2:40 again. I needed every second, so I'm glad they increased it. (More time would be better, though! ;)) Whoo-hoo!

Phaedrakiki
07-25-13, 07:29 PM
Only got 1 star on level 271, but I don't think I'll go back for more (unless they add to the timer...)

Level 272: 30 fire in 45 moves (5JC.) They added 5 moves to this, but it hasn't helped me (yet, lol.) Wow, I don't like timers thrown in to my moves levels! Too stressful--takes the fun out of it! I played several rounds, and a doom jewel got me 2x. At a certain point though, the doom jewels seem to slow a little. This lets you push the fire down (to just a row + a couple flames, far as I got.) But then the doomies increased towards the end. And there goes your progress, as you focus on timed doomies over fire. :mad: This is gonna take awhile...

finnth12
07-25-13, 07:37 PM
Level 271: Dig 9 meters in 2:40 (5JC.) Omg! I passed this my first try! I was geared up for a miserable level, and instead got incredibly lucky! I had lots of diamonds & combos (blaster + bomb, diamond + blaster,) which got me thru fast. Those doom jewels always scare me, and when I got near the bottom I thought for sure I'd get an unclearable one. But no, found a match for every one. Aileeniweeni's right, the bottom super dirt is hard to get through, but I was able to dug under from the side. Wow, my hands are still shaking! Lots of time changes on this--from 3:00 to 2:40 (post #1,) to 2:20 (post #3,) then back to 2:40 again. I needed every second, so I'm glad they increased it. (More time would be better, though! ;)) Whoo-hoo!


Same here! I got only 1 star, it was just my luck, lol. Last night, finally, I passed it at the 0.00 second. Blaster and bomb did lots of work.
Congrats to u. I'm currently on 272. I guess you'll beat me now :cool:

Phaedrakiki
07-26-13, 12:41 PM
271 is a tough, tough level--I only caught up cuz I got super lucky, finnth! I just had another lucky round on 272. I had 2 (or 3?) diamonds, the last one combined with a blaster. It's so hard to do combos on this level; the walls really get in the way (so hard to see where jewels will go.) But on this round, I had good matches right away, pushing fire down quickly. Then I swapped diamond with purple, and had lots of purple jewels touching flames. Got down to one flame, but no match nearby. Built to 3 flames, but then swapped my diamond + blaster. Success! Had like 20+ moves left, so not a big score (only 1 star.) Very happy, though! Whew, man is this island a tricky one! Looks like the next ones are difficult, as well. Good luck, finnth. I'm sure you'll pass me again. (Just had some good luck, lol...~ ;) )

Phaedrakiki
07-26-13, 01:57 PM
Level 273: Dig 11 meters in 2:30 (5JC.) They added 10 seconds to this, but the clock still seems very short to get through all that. Played like 5x already, and doom jewels have got me half the time. The farthest I got was 5/11 meters (once.) Gotta find a way to move faster, I guess...but I wish there was more time! Aileeniweeni's tip about the green 3-match followed by red doom jewel-match is great. Very helpful knowing what your 1st 2 moves will be (& good eye!) :) 3 evil levels in a row--I'm not happy with Mermaid Shore so far. And more timed levels ahead (& a difficult-looking fire/moves level.) That pretty mermaid is actually wicked and cruel! ;)

schnuffles
07-26-13, 02:02 PM
That pretty mermaid is actually wicked and cruel! ;)

Looks can be deceiving, huh? :cool:

Phaedrakiki
07-27-13, 05:12 PM
They added another 10 seconds to 274, and it seemed to help (I was getting closer to the bottom--more like 7/11 & once to 8.) But I finally had a really lucky round! Lots of diamonds (perfect for snakes & detonating blasters in the perfect position without a match nearby.) Also 2 (or maybe 3) blaster + bomb combos. At the end, I had to press the "more time" button, to buy the win. But I'm through, with a decent score, too! :D


Level 274 (...) i somehow made a bomb and blaster which fell on top of each other towards the middle and 2nd to bottom row. combined those two and wiped out the fire. (...) i'm so glad because this one seems like a tough one to beat.

It is tough--what a lucky combo in the perfect spot! Detonated one row higher, it won't reach the four areas separated from the board at the bottom. Level 274: 16 fire in 30 moves (5JC.) Been playing this since yesterday, and it's very hard to get those bottom flames. I never could get a blaster + bomb like Aileeni did in the sweet spot. A diamond + blaster didn't really help with it, either. But on my last round, I did 4 blaster + bomb combos in different spots on the board, so I eventually got 'em all. I also had a diamond this round--ended up with 3 stars (yay!) When the level starts, there's usually only 1 or 2 moves then a reshuffle...until you get thru the crates to open the board a bit. So I made sure I had a crate-busting move (or special jewel-creating) or I'd restart the level. The bottom flames @far left & right are espec. hard to reach. You could try using vertical blasters, but have to clear the crates above first. Not that there are really enough moves to do all that (though they added 5.) Anyway, this level is fun but very challenging (and you need that "lucky board.")

Phaedrakiki
07-27-13, 05:18 PM
Looks can be deceiving, huh? :cool:
Definitely! ;)

Phaedrakiki
07-27-13, 05:48 PM
Level 275: Dig 12 meters in 2:00 (5JC.) What a strange layout at the top, with dirt so high up! It's kinda cool cuz you can "dig" right in, and the dirt falls pretty fast. Not fast enough though...the super dirt requires special jewels. And don't forget about the doomies that drop in. I got "bit" on one of my rounds. So far, I've only made it to 6 meters; halfway does not seem promising! They added :20, but it still doesn't feel like enough time to get through it all. Another timed level giving me problems--what else is new? This island is insane, though! 5th problematic level in-a-row, and the next one's timed, too. Mean, wicked mermaid... :(

finnth12
07-27-13, 07:39 PM
Wuahhhh almost past 272. Still have around 18 moves only to put off the fire in the right corner. Just 1 fire left, but it added up again. Finally, run out the moves and I didn't pass....hicks hicks....:(

finnth12
07-28-13, 12:35 PM
Level 272, they added 10 moves. Yay...thank you. Currently is 55 moves. Again almost passed it but the doom jewel fell down to the fire area so it stuck there, I got exploded before I run out the moves....going to try again later, I'm out of energy.

finnth12
07-28-13, 05:36 PM
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Yay, 1 more fire with 26 moves left. I will pass this, I will, I will, ......

NOPE! It grew again and believe it or not, I used up all my moves just to put off this darn 1 fire in the beginning....oh well, gotta start over again.....huhuhuhu.... I was so close...:mad:

Phaedrakiki
07-28-13, 06:41 PM
Ugh, that's awful, finnth! Heartbreaking--so sorry! :( You'll do it again, though...and this time, you will have a nice match next to your last flame. Fingers crossed for you! :)

finnth12
07-29-13, 06:29 AM
Ugh, that's awful, finnth! Heartbreaking--so sorry! :( You'll do it again, though...and this time, you will have a nice match next to your last flame. Fingers crossed for you! :)



Thank you!

Finally, I passed it last night, woohoooo...... Got 2 stars even, lol. Lucky!

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I passed 273 on 1 try, I'm on 274 now,

finnth12
07-29-13, 07:58 PM
Level 274, I passed 3 stars, yippee.... Got lucky I made diamond and blaster. Voila....:cool:

Oh yes, for the record, does anyone get annoy when you have full energy and you get bonus refill from the treasure chest? It happens to me all the time, when my energy only 1 left, treasure chest never give me full refill, but when it's full, I get full energy for bonus. I wish we can save the energy from treasure chest....

Phaedrakiki
07-29-13, 08:27 PM
Lol, yes...happens to me all the time, finnth! I got energy 1 time when needed. But usually I've got like 4 energies! I wish we could bank them, too...or have a way to accept when we want the energy. Congrats on your recent wins & 3-stars! :D

limonepledge
10-06-13, 10:00 AM
Changes:

Level 271 now is at 2:55, up 15 seconds.

level 272 doom jewels no longer have a timer. Instead they have 8 moves, which can be really tight with walls.

I was able to beat 272 with 1 star on my second try so it might still be easier.

VGailP
03-07-14, 02:09 PM
Level 271: Dig 9 meters in 2:40 (5JC.) Omg! I passed this my first try! I was geared up for a miserable level, and instead got incredibly lucky! I had lots of diamonds & combos (blaster + bomb, diamond + blaster,) which got me thru fast. Those doom jewels always scare me, and when I got near the bottom I thought for sure I'd get an unclearable one. But no, found a match for every one. Aileeniweeni's right, the bottom super dirt is hard to get through, but I was able to dug under from the side. Wow, my hands are still shaking! Lots of time changes on this--from 3:00 to 2:40 (post #1,) to 2:20 (post #3,) then back to 2:40 again. I needed every second, so I'm glad they increased it. (More time would be better, though! ;)) Whoo-hoo!

I know it has been a long time since you were on these levels. As I was reading here I was glad to see you got such lucky boards on 271 and 272. I am like the others that posted..looking like about a week for me too on 271,lol. UGH!

VGailP
03-13-14, 06:11 AM
Changes:

Level 271 now is at 2:55, up 15 seconds.

level 272 doom jewels no longer have a timer. Instead they have 8 moves, which can be really tight with walls.

I was able to beat 272 with 1 star on my second try so it might still be easier.

I am so frustrated with 271. Been on it a week or so. I got 10/9 and 11/9 a couple times but then had too much time left and couldn't make a match to keep a doomie from exploding. Sighhh

Phaedrakiki
03-14-14, 05:04 AM
Hi VGail, if you reach the goal on a timed doom jewel/digging level, clear any doomies on screen. Then stop making moves and let the time run out. No more doom jewels will fall, and your win will remain a win! Best of luck!