Rumbling drop pattern

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The drop pattern is different for each of the bludgeon types. It's the pattern of colored balls that are sent to an opponent in a rumble as either strikes from the top corners or sprinkles from the bottom. The colors chosen for the bludgeon affect the arrangement of the colors in the pattern, but generally not the pattern itself. An exception to this is mirroring; Grey, Pink, Purple, Navy, Aqua, Lime, Maroon, or Gold first color will reverse the drop pattern, which can be good or bad depending on bludgeon type.

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Picking the Best Drop Pattern for you

Much like swords, each bludgeon is balanced for a slightly different style of play. There are a few important things to note when considering a drop pattern: first, some bludgeons send bruises, which are displayed as half bruise, half the color the bruise will reveal. The fish has charged balls in the pattern, which are highlighted. Also, since the pattern is displayed in perfect rows, but the puzzle plays in diagonal rows, the patterns do skew somewhat when appearing in the game.

In another similarity to swords, the more expensive bludgeons tend to be slightly stronger and more balanced, but not overpoweringly so. Skull rings, blackjacks, and hammers are all strong striking weapons as they include bruises in the strike pattern automatically. These weapons are preferred by more advanced players who will create large combos using charged balls, sending strikes to the top of an opponents screen. To determine a bludgeons' strike, view only the top section of the drop pattern, which can vary from four to six rows.

If you prefer to break groups of colors as soon as the option presents itself, without charging first, you will be sending sprinkles to your opponent from the bottom of their screen. With this style of play, base your bludgeon on the bottom two rows of the drop pattern; separation of colors in the sprinkles makes it much more difficult to break out of the attacks. Sprinklers tend to do well with the chain, rope coils, and fish.

The fish and skeleton bone also excel in both strike and sprinkle attacks, but cannot be directly purchased like other bludgeons.