Luxor king vs ww version

[xmrb2003x]

Can anyone explain how to get a high score on the king version of luxor? I was doing really well with scores of 200-240k (rank 8000 approx) but suddenly everyone's getting 270-280k!! This version is different than worldwinner because it's more of a speed version i.e. the higher the level the more the points for gems. Thx

[Jacob]

Haha, sorry man...Anq159 is the only Luxor player around here, and he's not around right now.

[Jacob]

ANQ GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE AND TELL US HOW YOU'RE SO GREAT AT LUXOR

(he'll show up)

[anq159]

hey,

here's some tips for king.com luxor

1. speed is the most important so play fast since later levels give more valuable gems; since you're able to score 200k, you are probably fast enough. i usually run out of time in level 5. level 6 is pretty rare for me.
2. lots of powerups through lots and lots of combos; every third combo gives a powerup. the most important powerups are the color bombs, fireball, and lightning. fireballs and lightning can be used to destroy a whole train if it's coming in horizontally and vertically respectively. do not get the slow, stop, reverse combos since it takes up a lot of time, except when the level is about to end or if the train is about to reach the end.
3. double train boards are the most dangerous especially in the later levels, but they also have the highest scoring potential. try practicing these boards.

there isn't much else except practice. you can send me a free battle challenge if you like. let me know if you have any more questions.

[anq159]

i set up combos, which may end up setting up chains as well. i don't bother to explicitly set up chains. 300k is a pretty rare score for me; my scores usually vary from 240k and 270k at the moment. you don't necessarily need double track levels for high scores. i have scored nearly 300k without a double track level before, but double tracks do help. having high combo is very important. i usually have max combo of 10+ for level 1-3; 20+ combos if it's double tracked. i still need to improve a bit in the later levels to compete with the best in the game.

Hi Anq, thanks alot for posting those tips, sorry I know you're busy winning lots! I'll give those things a try.

So basically you don't bother setting up double and triple chain reactions? I thought you had to do that to rack up the points. But I also don't see how you have time to do it. Do you get 300k purely with the extra gems from level 5/6, or is it with lots of chain reactions aswell? I'm guessing for that sort of score you had several double track levels? I find sometimes with those I can score alot higher if I keep a high combo going.

Anyway, thanks again (maybe 1 day I'll nail it lol)

[anq159]

I have a video for king luxor posted on skillgamer.org. It might be helpful to watch the video to see how i play.

As for WW luxor, I am not really any good at it. Woz wrote a guide for it. Here's the link.

[Shakura Jolithion]

Hi, first time posting, but I've lurked and read a few strategies in the past...

Videos are all well and good, but could someone explain in words what some of them are actually doing? I've seen a few that are speed-runs, which I get and can do fairly decently on, but others seem to be building either chains or just sets of easily broken 3somes... What's the strategy, in words, that scores most consistently high, and what's the one that goes for the biggest values (assuming there's a difference)? I know part of it is ridiculous speed, which I can work on with practice, but the bigger part is strategy... can't speed to high points if you're doing the wrong thing.

[dpaull414]

WW or King? I just about never play luxor on king as it is not available in the state I live in. But I play luxor on WW every day and am pretty good.

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Hi, first time posting, but I've lurked and read a few strategies in the past...

Videos are all well and good, but could someone explain in words what some of them are actually doing? I've seen a few that are speed-runs, which I get and can do fairly decently on, but others seem to be building either chains or just sets of easily broken 3somes... What's the strategy, in words, that scores most consistently high, and what's the one that goes for the biggest values (assuming there's a difference)? I know part of it is ridiculous speed, which I can work on with practice, but the bigger part is strategy... can't speed to high points if you're doing the wrong thing.

[Shakura Jolithion]

Worldwinner. I've tried doing the speedy pairs thing, but I'm having difficulty due to level layouts and focus... I get about 160k average now.
Edit: Should I keep stacking pairs until the very end, using as much of the 5 minuets as possible, or finish off the last chain? Just got 190 and practicing more now.

[dpaull414]

lets start with Easy difficulty..

On all tracks what you should do is add as many pairs to the snake as possible and when the snake gets near the hole start destroying the pairs keeping your 5x multiplier going.

The track and time bonus should be pretty much worthless and you should aim to use as much of the 5 minutes as possible.

One other thing that is EXTREMELY important is to shoot the snake where it is closest to the shooter. Don't make long shots. If you need to break your chain bonus and reload a snake because it's close to your shooter and a new snake won't be, do it. It's hard to do, but do it.

check out my youtube channel for some videos.. dpaull414 is my username there too. I'm not as good as ovo/arch/kai/woz but I'm pretty good.

Create a spreadsheet/database and track all of your scores on a track/difficulty combo so you can see if you are improving.

Worldwinner. I've tried doing the speedy pairs thing, but I'm having difficulty due to level layouts and focus... I get about 160k average now.
Edit: Should I keep stacking pairs until the very end, using as much of the 5 minuets as possible, or finish off the last chain? Just got 190 and practicing more now.