HG/SS Discussion.

[GrooveMan.exe]

any tips for the voltorb flip game
i cant get past level 2 :c

It's really easy if you've played Picross or Minesweeper before.

The numbers at the end are your friends.
1) Flip over all columns/rows that have no Voltorbs
2) Mark all columns/rows with a point/orb total that add up to 5. It means that all the cards are either 1s or orbs; so it's useless.
3) Furthermore if you've flipped over a 2, and the point/orb total of that row adds up to 6; that means that row is dead now too; and you can mark it off.
4) Rows which have a 3 flipped are worth 'double' the amount 2s are worth.
(Say a row had a point/orb total that added up to 7. That means there are either two 2 point cards, or a single 3 point card)
5) If you're a maths nerd:
"Dead Row" = Points + Orbs = 5 + ("number of 2 tiles") + ("number of 3 tiles" * 2)

After you play a few games this way, you'll be able to do that equation in your head; and you could probably clear Levels 1-3 in seconds each.

Eventually there'll be situations where there are no 'safe' tiles. If you need to take a guess; choose a tile that's a cross section between two high-point rows. Once you get a high enough difficulty, you'll see "Voltorb-only" rows; which make the game much easier; 'cuz you know where a good number of the bombs are!

I've gotten up to level 8 difficulty this way before making a dumb reading error and going back to level 1.