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The Brick Breaker Game Strategy That Maximizes Your High Score

February 22, 2010

The strategy to “beating” BlackBerry’s Brick Breaker game is this: just survive. Don’t worry about your score. Play conservatively until you’ve gone through all 34 levels — twice. Why? Well, when you make it past all 34 levels, you start over on level 1 again, except the ball moves faster. But if you make it [...]

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BrickBreaker Tips: Watch the Ball Speed Changes

February 22, 2010

There are a few key Brick Breaker tips to improving your high score. The most important thing to know is the proper BrickBreaker game strategy, which basically involves staying alive until you make it through all 34 levels (twice). One of the most important tactics you can use to improve your chances of survival is [...]

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What the Brick Breaker Help Menu Doesn’t Tell You About Capsules

February 22, 2010

Your BlackBerry’s Brick Breaker help menu will tell you a little about the different capsules available in the game, but here’s a more thorough review. Each capsule has special properties — some are helpful, while others hurt your cause. Sometimes certain capsules will be helpful on one level but unhelpful on another. Make sure you [...]

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BrickBreaker Instructions When You’re Trapped Under Bricks

February 22, 2010

Some BrickBreaker boards feature a long row of unbreakable metal bricks. Sometimes these bricks will have descended down so far that there isn’t much room left above your paddle: Here are some instructions on getting out of trouble if you find yourself in this situation. I call this technique “Walking the Dog”. I think this [...]

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BrickBreaker Level Walkthroughs

February 21, 2010

Now that we’ve covered the ideal BrickBreaker Game strategy I’ll take you through the BrickBreaker levels in detail. I’ll show you where all the capsules are hidden on each level, and give you some tips on how to negotiate each level safely. In this guide, the capsule locations are highlighted in blue on each level [...]

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