Cool. Making people miss their stop is a sign we're on the right track. And thanks. The more people help spread the word, the more resources Monkube has to bring new Kris Burm's other stuff to the App Store. Hm... If I really had to pick one, it would be Tzaar. If you search around on the internet, you should be able to get a hold of it easily.
My absolute personal favorite is Yinsh- for some reason it is the GIPF game we play most often around here. But that's just my preference- the others are exceptional, too. Where to get it, could be a problem, because all Gipf games seem to be out of print. Try the marketplace on BGG.
Just took a quick peek at the Game Center. You're number one... For now. +55.166 is a great score... ... but do know that the ride ain't over yet. Not by a long shot
Is there a bug in game center's achievements? I just got +10 power-up (which is actually 6th I guess) but I still don't have "halfway there" achievement unlocked for having 5 boosts. EDIT: you're welcome
+1. I can confirm receiving no "halfway" achievement here and I've just unlocked one further boost: Multiplier Maximiser...
Hm... In the final balancing, we moved some of the Power-ups around, which is probably the root of that problem. We're finishing up a new build that has a lot of small bugs fixed. I'll see if we can add that to it. Thanks for pointing it out, by the way.
Thanks for the recommendations on Kris' boardgames! My high score is up around 32,000, but that seemed like a one time fluke. #. The number of choices to be made on any given turn is dizzying!
The data we track show that users gradually increase in score, the longer they play. Some of them with the occasional small spike, but as there's no real random or luck factor in our game, you should be able to figure out what you did right, and build on that. 32.000 is pretty good. I'm interested to see how people who've reached the max on most strategies will handle the smaller tricks. As all the way at the top, the battle for the ultimate high score should be quite technical.
Congratulations @macplash on attaining your three-pointed crown! I'm stuck at mission 49 "Have less than 14 balls in play at one time"... OTOH I was just granted the "Pro Player" achievement... Got to love those extra 10 balls...
I have only played a couple rounds, looks promising! A minor issue: even when sound and music is off, the jingle will still play on startup unless the iPhone is muted...
Thanks! Yeah, I thought it's gonna be a problem but turned out it's not that difficult. The point is to focus on 3xcombo so you can accomplish those two goals together. It's in the same tier after all. But it's nice to realize I was the first one with that three-pointed crown. At least some satisfaction to compensate the 5th place in overall score leaderboards But I'm working on it! Oh, I just checked the game center and I don't see any score over 100.000 there yet, maybe you need to try to refresh the GC by login in through the app icon (at least that's how it works for me). I'd be honored if you send me friend request. It's always a good thing to have someone with higher score who motivates you to try harder EDIT: oh, I see it now. It's not on GC yet, but it shows your 140K score in-game! Are you serious? How? What did you do? Now I'm not sure if it's still classifies as "motivation"... uhm
I'd say it was a combination of the 'Extra Balls' booster and the 'Multiplier Maximiser' booster that did the trick.
Thanks, I'll try to increase my score when I'll unlock the multiplier maximiser boost too, but I guess it's not gonna be that easy.. Anyway, this game's just great, I love the progress.
Quick question: by jungle, you mean the opening sound that plays alongside the logo? There's few things more pleasant as developer, than watching conversations like this The first player to break the 100.000 points mark. Congratulations. And to keep others motivated, do know that later strategies, like the one Funambulist used, lead to big jumps in score. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna Tweet an image of his score on our @BlastBall twitter account.
Okay. I'll ad it to the list of bugs to fix. Oh, and I just saw BlastBall MAX pop up on the 'Best New Games' list (US) in iTunes. (the Browser version lets me select other countries). If there's any US gamers reading this, I wouldn't mind a screenshot of the iPhone and/or iPad App Store, with BlastBall MAX' icon in that list. Tweet it to me, or just email it to Monkube's info@ mail address. ... time to inform the other monkeys, and thank them again for their relentless effort
I'm currently right after you, "pro player" achievement unlocked as well. Now let's race for the "blast boss" lead
