Part 3 – Active Chaining (Basic)

Last time, we discussed changing the ratio of your Attack and Defense. We also learned that the ability to execute active chains is a requirement for this.

This time, I will teach you an easy way that anyone can use to perform an active chain.

In addition to being easy, it’s a useful technique in every situation, so I use it all the time.

That technique is...

Stay calm, and find 2 or 3 clearable lines on the screen before capturing animals.

Zookeeper Battle is a game which consists of 30 second rounds, and in that short time you must fight by capturing as many animals as possible, so I understand the urge to clear lines of animals as soon as you see them.

But I’d like you to think about it.

Let’s say that in 5 seconds, you either clear 3 lines one at a time OR you look closely for 3 seconds, and in 2 seconds chain 3 lines together.

In both situations, the time passed is 5 seconds, and even though the number of panels you’ve cleared is the same, you definitely earn more points using the latter method.

The bigger and longer your active chain is, the more points you earn, so this strategy takes advantage of that system.

It’s an especially good idea not to rush yourself and use this method in the middle of the round when you feel like you can’t find any lines.

You’ll definitely be getting way more points this way than if you’re impatient and keep clearing one line at a time over and over.

By the way, in Zookeeper, you’ll occasionally encounter special panels that differ from the regular animal panels (SP, Bucket, Boss, and Heart), right?

In the next article, I’ll be explaining the best timing to clear these panels.