This is the first part of a series of tips and tricks for both new and experienced Bubblomania X players. Click here to see all the posts in this series.

1. Only catch the big bubbles, the small bubbles are just decoration. I expected this to be obvious for most people, but from user feedback and even from a review, I learned that this isn’t the case. And in fact, the small bubbles do have a useful function! They always rise at the same speed, while the speed of the big bubbles varies. So they can be used to get a feel for the relative speed of the big bubbles. And this helps in deciding whether you can still reach a bubble, or you should use a laser or a bomb!
2. Tip #6: “When a bubble is already too high to pop it with your pin, you can still hit it by firing a laser!”. This is probably the most important trick of the game, and can be best explained with some screenshots.
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   In the first picture you can see that you will be too late to catch the bubble with the pin. In this situation, you can keep moving the pin towards the bubble, so the pin is underneath the bubble (picture 2). Then, before the bottom of the bubble is above the tip of the pin, shoot a laser! (picture 3) The bubble will still be hit by the laser, where it would otherwise be lost!

3. Popping 5 bubbles at once with a bomb gets you 1000 bonus points. Watch out for bubbles that are rising a bit faster than the other bubbles. When this happens, you can wait until you can see 5 bubbles on the screen at the same time. Catch them all with a bomb to get the bonus points, and advance faster through the early stages of the game. Every once and a while, there can even be 6 bubbles on screen at once. Catching them all will get you 10000 bonus points, and will increase the pin type progress bar.

I will try to post more tips & tricks on a regular basis, so check this blog regularly! You can also subscribe to the Dark Moon Newsletter, to be notified by email when new tips & tricks are posted, and to receive news about new games, updates and discounts.

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