The Other Zuma Blitz Guide

The Other Zuma Blitz Guide: Providing a comprehensive illustrated guide of the best tips from a Top 50 Zuma Blitz player and then some.

Download The Other Zuma Blitz Guide (v. 7/1/11, 3.41 MB) (right click link > save link as to save to computer) or you can view it online.

My first version of my (free) Zuma Blitz guide has been completed. It contains all of the general tips on this blog, and then some. Let me know what you think about it.

The guide will be updated each time a new major feature is introduced (such as level cap increases, daily spin, etc.)

VERSION HISTORY:

v 1.0 (Jun 5 2011)
 - Preview release

v 1.1 (Jun 7 2011) 
 - Inital Release

v 1.2 (Jun 20) - Fun in the Sun Solstice Party*
 - Title screen volcano animation, potion layout change
 - Fixed Mojo Table which didn’t show correct values.
 - Added screen recording guide
 - Added share mojo amounts for posting various stuff.
 - Food (area just above the time to next tournament)
 - Added Promotional Items
 - Added Version History

v 1.3 (Jul 1) 
 - Daily Spin
 - Fixed mojo harvesting tip factoring in free powers from happy hour
 - Visual example of the consequences of chain blast
 - Real life example of double gap close to end of track
 - Clarification in disadvantages in gap shots.
 - Repeat gap shots for three ball gaps (the gap that gets created when you match three balls) 
   shows you how many points you get compared to a gap from double tapping.
 - Improved the visual quality of powers in the guide.
 - Added note about golden frog being preserved after mastery (previously it wasn’t the case)

v 1.4 (release date unknown - drive containing this guide crashed)
 - Fixed Hoppy Hour bonuses (it's now 3-7PM PST Mondays)
 - Daily Spin multiplier fixed (max of 7x multiplier at lvl 80)
   - lvl 1-24: x1
        25-34: x2
        35-44: x3
        45-54: x4
        55-64: x5
        65-74: x6
        75-80: x7

   - NOTE: On August 18, spinner multiplier has been hidden and your actual mojo payout is displayed. 
   (ex. if you get three frogs and you're level 80, payout will say 700,000 instead of 100,000 x7, and daily 
  bonus is 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 2000 (unaffected by multiplier).
   - Sept 8 significantly raises the mojo earned per spin (multiplier around 16-20x). 

 - Fixed lvl 50 EXP to next level, it was 29800 XP to next level not 30000
   
 - July 19-21: Free 2x XP potion.
 - Fruit section added, beginning with Coconut. It takes five shakes of the tree 
   (five lifes) to get a fruit. NOTE: You can't shake if you have a 24h life active.
   - Fruit can give you life or additional mojo.
   . Coconuts can be used to refill one life.
 - Spirit Animal Showdown (Vote on your favorite spirit animal with its respective bonus.)
   - On Saturday, depending on which spirit animal wins, you get either a 24h life, 
     24h mojo potion, 24h xp potion, or 20 idols.

v1.x (any other updates)
 - Sept 27 - Power Play (powers cost no mojo)
 - Note on fortune cookies: If you have a 24h life active, you may not get one at random after a game.  
 - Spirit Animal Monument (effects and costs covered on level up table)
 - Nov 17 - planning to do a new study on time ball appearances - after testing on 5+ minute games, time ball 
   appearances decrease considerably after the 3 minute mark.