New to game, how in the world do you deal with half cash stages?

[Paiguy]

I'm just trying the very first level for this half cash hard medal and I cannot do anything. Can manage to survive until about wave 39 but then there's nothing I can do there's too many balloons for my income to deal with.

I read some strats involving Benjamin and grabbed him but he's way too expensive to help me survive the early game so I did even worse.

[The man, the myth, the leg]

waht map are you playing?

tack if the map allows it
sub, 2x0 and 3x0 bucaneer(if you get a good water spot) have both good damage and can deal with smaller groups
40x ace,x2x wizard, x3x druid are good against groups
xx2 villages for discout(doesnt do much early game, but can be useful late game)
from what i hear farming isnt really worth it

[Hiroko]

Originally posted by The man, the myth, the leg:

from what i hear farming isnt really worth it

It takes twice as many stages to recoup your investment, so if thats normally around 15 stages then in half cash its around 30, which means there is really no point farming after about 50 rounds. Probably shouldn't bother after r40 or so, if you even do farm.

[randomguy]

supply drops and instas

[Joeynator3000]

I save most of my insta-monkeys for those stages.

[Ackranome]

Half cash requires micro-management on expert maps. It is okay to lose health too.

0-2-3 heli and 0-2-2 wizard are your friend, Mortar monkey is also quite an amazing tower with micro-management you get a lot of "bang" for your buck. 2-0-3 ice monkey and 0-1-2 glue too. Slowing bloons down so you can micro them effectively is a dream.

Sauda and Psi tend to be the power house on half cash.

[kitt]

Try to get Sauda (might also go with a 4xx Alchemist), she keeps you in the game til late 30 (if ability is time correctly, and on easier maps).

otherwise nough tips were mentioned

[pix]

double cash mode

[Vivianite]

0-3-0 druid and obyn