High Score
- Pop & Drop
  - Perpetual mode

see high scores at www.debraford123.com/debwebgames/highscores/popanddrop.html
The first place score was achieved by starting on level 29 and taking advantage of having a fresh supply of bombs and starter points.
The second place score was achieved by starting at level 20.
The third place score started at level 1 and is one of the few honest high scores here I got to this level by making it past level 14 without using bombs.
The 5th place score was painful to achieve because I was just getting the hang of the "puzzle and strategy" of the game.
Notes and tips: Very many scores ending at level 13, 14, and 15
- Teaches you to:
  - 1) go back and apply the new strategy techniques at the early levels
  - 2) go as long as possible without using bombs
  - 3) try to use all the push backs
  - 4) don't block your walls or you can't ricochet your balls
  - 5) watch the progress bar at the top of the screen ; use your push backs before the progress bar fills or the helpful removal of lines will also remove your springs and bombs
  - 6) using color changing balls at the top of the screen will also change the colors of groups of balls which haven't yet appeared in large groups . Note that if you had springs right on the other side of the
  - wall they would no lonerger be there since you replaced them with groups of like colored balls.
  - 7) the color changer will change into the colors of the balls it is touching - it is not random
  - 8) if you are close to the bottom try to change groups into the colors of the next two matching balls shown in your shooter
  - 9) if your progress bar is almost at the end and you can form larger groups higher up, use the color changer there fill the bar on your next shoot and the helpful line clearer will remove the balls at the bottom
  - 10) take your time lining up the balls in easy mode and you will notice that the ball can get into tight spaces sometimes- this is crucial to being able to keep your bombs
  - 11) playing action mode will teach you what skills to develop to remove Huge mega groups.
  - 12) shooting a bomb in between rows or alleys will clear away a wider section than placing it at an
  - edge
  - 13) blowing up black balls also seems to remove more balls
  - 14) More start points are given when you begin at a higher level,but the amount of points given is a whole lot less than what you would get if you had completed all the other levels
  - 15)

More information
- There is a transition when your levels reach over 100
  - extra bombs aren't given
  - the amount of points given is a whole lot less than what you would get if you had completed all the other levels
  - More start points are given when you begin at a higher level.
  - It is much harder to make it past each level.
I decided to play a few games on the normal setting instead of easy, so you know I'm not a total game wimp. Most times my schedule is too busy to get intensely involved in a game. I have a preference for games that you can play on a break and save your progress. I also like games that let me play my own music on my system while playing.
The music in this game is fine and it is not necesarry for me to have other music playing in order to enjoy this game. It's alright to just turn it on anknow that I will enjoy it just the way it came.
I like the puzzle aspect of games and actually prefer playing a game that is not time based - and instead have a "no clock" setting for strategy. For that reason you will see higher scores on my perpetual mode than on my action mode.
"No clock" modes are good for children. It good for parents because you have to deal with your child's dissappointment. This game allows you to try the level over as many times as you want. And again it will save your child's progress.
Even though Action mode is time based I like it better than Perpetual mode... in terms of fun. In action mode each of the levels are designed differently and require a different approach to clear away the board. There are a set number of balls, marbles or bubbles. The top level of the screen lowers with time. The rows approach the botom of the screen and you must clear all the balls before the balls reach the bottom. So, if I like it better, why am I at level 10 on action mode and on level 228 in perpectual mode? I said it was more fun, I didn't say I was very good at it.
Action mode is time based with more variety. So, you need to go in prepared for a challenge of taking a different approach with each screen level. Have a little time carved away on the side to get in there and meet the challenge. When taking 5-15 minute breaks to relax - action mode isn't the way to go. Plus, the chances that I would have gotten to high enough levels for my tips to really mean anything, would have taken up a weekend, or week, or maybe a month on action mode - who knows. When I do leisure playing and make progress I will post the scores and notes for "action mode."
For now the high score for Action Mode by debraford123 stands at 669,303 on level 10.
The perpetual mode high score for debraford123 at the end of August 2006 is 38,574,693.
In order to bring continued news and tips on many different games the scores will remain at this level for a while.

Playing for evaluation
- is a little different than the way you will approach the game so I know that you can beat my scores. Most games are not over when you're done.
- If you haven't replaced all the original scores that were on the game when you first got it, then you really haven't beaten the game. If you can't beat your won scores then you haven't improved.
- Life is about challenges and growth. Knowing when to push forward and when to move on is something we each must learn.
Effort will be made to designate a method of exchange so that visitors to www.debraford123.com/debwebgames can submit their scores screen shots. Screen shots of actual games will not be posted, only the scores.
I actually spend more time doing testing and reviews than actual game play.
I will do an extended review on Super Pop and Drop. It has been a long time favorite of mine and is now a part of my personal full game libray.


- Notes and Tips by debraford123
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action mode to be added at www.debraford123.com/debwebgames/tips/popanddrop/actionmode.html
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