Tips to get better?

[wastelanderone]

Obviously the best way to get better is to play more, but do you have any tips and tricks to use to do as well as you do? 5.7% of you have beaten heroic mode, when I struggled with Adventure, so advice would be well appreciated.

[Hsanrb]

I'd just aim to get as high of a chain to open up the level by setting up lots of doubles, and setting up gap bonuses whenever possible. If you can push 25 chains you should be most of the way to achieving zuma. Sometimes having one gap that you repeatedly shoot through pays dividends on levels that snake around or spiral.

[El general]

I agree with you hsanrb... I'm now stuck to the last "success" it remains to me (god of pestilence)... How is it possible to throw up to 25 balls while it seems that there is less reaction between the mouse click and the real ball throw ?!
Argh, maybe I did not found the last secret of Zuma :)

[faust2.teil]

From what I can remember....
I did not waste time trying to set up doubles if there were already color blocks available.
Never set up doubles where they will disappear shortly behind a curve or other obstacle.
Do try to get power-ups when available (contradicting my first statement).
Do try to get the fruit when you can. I do not try to set up doubles to get the fruit, just watch for an opening.
If color blocks will disappear around a curve soon, get them.
When the heartbeat starts, I try to concentrate on the lead end. It is easier to control that way.
Otherwise, I prefer to concentrate on the tail of the row hoping to pull the front back when the colors match.
Watch for oppotunities to draw the front back with a well placed ball of the right color when the front end is getting away from you.
Watch how the level works. Some of these general rules don't help as much in some cases.
I hope some of these suggestions help. Good luck.

[mcvaulter]

Thanks for the suggestions

[Sissi]

Can't disagree with that

[nyrphame]

god of pestilence achievment is very difficult because he moves away before you can finish the 25. I finally got him by having managed to create 2 gaps under both places that he moves to so that I could move with him and conintue shooting. It took me many tries but it is not impossible. Good luck!