Shoot the ball from either the default position (zero clicks) or one click to the right and try to dislodge one of the two exposed capsules. Play it safe on this level, hitting the ball in the center of your paddle and avoiding sharply angled shots.

If you get the Gun, first clear out the two unbreakable bricks under the word “break” in the picture diagram, then destroy any of the remaining bricks from the bottom two rows of bricks.

There are no capsules on this level. Start the ball three or four clicks to the left and try to guide it up the channel into the L-shaped enclosure. If the ball pops out of the enclosure and starts heading down the channel, position your paddle just under the word “brick” in the diagram while you wait for the ball. Keep a close eye on the ball as it exits the chute. Does it scoot under the last unbreakable brick and head rightward towards the center of the board? Does it ricochet off that last brick and head back to the left? Try and gauge where the ball is going before moving your paddle into place to intercept it. When you intercept the ball, try and strike it using the left half of your paddle, so that the ball is guided back up the left side and into the enclosure.

If you lose a life on this board, and the bricks have already descended all the way, you may find yourself trapped under an imposing row of unbreakable bricks. If so, read BrickBreaker Instructions When You’re Trapped Under Bricks.

Start three clicks to the left and destroy the single brick that’s touching the left wall, and when the ball returns, hit it with the left side of your paddle to send it back up the left wall and dislodge the capsule directly above. Keep shooting for this brick until you have destroyed it and cleared out a path to the top of the level along the left wall. When the ball is no longer moving fast, clear out the two bricks touching the right wall, giving yourself an additional escape route. Then, work on destroying the bricks on the left half of the board, where most of the capsules are hidden. Finally, clear out the right half of the board.

If you get the Laser or Gun at any point, first make sure you’ve cleared out both chutes on the left and right, then clear out as many bricks as you can on the bottom half of the board so that you have some breathing room.

The first time through the 34 levels, take advantage of the initially slow ball speed to destroy the bottom-most row of bricks. This will create some breathing room. When the ball starts moving fast, send it up the left or right walls top the top of the level. The second time through the 34 levels, start the ball out either four clicks to the left or three to the right to send it right up one of the channels. Once the ball is moving slowly, then you can clear out the rest of the board.

Start the ball either 2-3 clicks to the left or 1-2 clicks to the right. Try to destroy either the two bricks touching the left wall, or the two bricks touching the right wall. This will create a channel that you can use to send the ball up to the top of the board. Ideally, you can clear out both the left and right channels early in the level so that you have two escape routes. Keep sending the ball up these channels until the ball is moving slowly, then methodically destroy the remaining bricks.

There are no capsules on this level.