Oh
okay. I
did see that but thought there might be more. In that case:
Fireworks game:
To score "awesome" or "flawless" wait until the shapes start to flash and then a little more. Evidently "flawless" is reserved for the last moment before it disappears from the screen. When two appear on opposite sides of the screen, it's better to take a "good" by clicking early than to miss one by trying to get "awesome" for both.
The shapes seem to repeat in the same order and general vicinity every time you play. If you play often enough, you'll begin to "learn" where they'll be making it easier to score higher.
The Bronze pin is given for being in 6th place at the end of round 4 - which means you'll get kicked back to the lobby also. If you are in 5th or 6th place at the end of round 3, do NOT explode any more in the 4th round to be in 6th for round 4.
The Silver pin is given the first time you get to level 5.
The Gold pin is given when you get 200,000 points. You also get Maleficent's Dark room (so don't buy it like I did. LOL) They must have changed this because you no longer need to be in second place to get the pin - just reach 200,000 points.
If you're still having trouble with the game, try using someone else's
faster computer! I have no trouble exploding the fireworks on my system (Pentium4 2.8GHz) but on DD's system (Pentium3 GHz) I have trouble changing between the fireworks shapes even though we have DSL. It's not the mouse as much as the speed of the computer that leads to success here.
The game is still experiencing some bugs in that there are places when it seems to hesitate or "hang" momentarily. You usually miss several fireworks in that period. It shouldn't affect your ranking though as it happens to everyone as near as I can tell.
Pirates:
If you are having trouble avoiding getting blown up too early in the game, try starting your own game & then start immediately - before anyone else joins. That way you only have 4 ships on the screen. Don't be surprised if your "partner" ship does not move at all. You will still win even though the team score won't get you on the "high scores" board as you split points.
On the second or third level a "skull & cross bones" is beamed out of a cloud. If you run your ship through it, your cannon shots change to "fire balls" which will take out the enemy in a single shot - maybe two.
In the first stage of level 2 there is a whirlpool. Avoid it, obviously, but it won't sink your ship. It just spins you around for a bit.
If you lose track of one of the enemy ships in level 2, try checking the lower right corner in the fog. They like to "hide" there.
You continue to get 40 points for winning 10 pirate games, even after moving to the next level. No additional dubloon pins are given though.
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That's all I can think of for now.
