Level 498

[branbregan]

This level seems impossible and I've played it a lot and still have no real strategy or way to beat it. Any tips?

[Lincstrake]

These are my recommendations for this level:

- At the start, try to quickly convert (color) all of the ice bubbles that are within reach. Throw bubbles of one color off to the left, another color off to the right, and the third color straight up to spread your attack. Be sure to fire two shots at the center baby egg to pop it before any spider can reach it.

- Once you break through the ice bubbles, look to hit exposed egg bubbles on each side cluster whenever possible, working your way toward being able to drop each of these blower-supporting clusters. Ideally, you want to fire shots that both crack an egg and pop a cluster, to maximize efficiency.

- Be sure to **** the two spiders directly overhead before the blowers up above blow bubbles downward to reach these spiders and allow them to start moving around. Once you clear out the middle part at the bottom, you can also fire shots above at a slight angle to the left or right to pop clusters up above (beyond the spiders) and hold off the downward advance of blown bubbles. When you do this, try to also crack baby eggs with these shots. If you are able to drop one of the side blower clusters early on, you can attack the two center spiders with a bounce shot. Otherwise, just work your way straight up.

- Try to collect all of the prizes in the level (each is a firebomb), and save most or all of the firebombs for a final attack on the cluster of three babies above the blowers. If, at any point in the game, you have at least one firebomb on hand and you happen to pop enough bubbles overhead such that the above blowers are exposed enough that they can be taken out with a single firebomb, do that whenever the opportunity presents itself. (Firebombs destroy two layers of bubbles.)