King & Balloon Caravan Mode - 42,350 / キング&バルーンキャラバンモード
5Good enough for 5th place this week. Another really difficult challenge that needs knowledge & a lot of accuracy plus some luck. My accuracy was a bit lacking so there was no chance I could challenge the couple of players with over 50K
The basic premise seems to be to destroy the white balloons ASAP. They are worth the least but a maximum value triple balloon won't form if they are alive as they create lower value triples (500+1000+1500 = 3000 is the max value). Once they are gone a triple balloon of the maximum value will spawn after 9 regular balloons have flown. It is imperative not too shoot any balloons unless it's the one that has captured your king. This will allow for more triple balloons to spawn as they need one balloon of each remaining colour. Destroy the triple balloon & repeat the process.
When it is unlikely / impossible for more triples to spawn (the last 7 or so enemies automatically enter an aggressive attack mode) defeat the remaining enemies, ideally when they are in flight for double score or when they have the king for triple score. Move onto the next stage & repeat the process. Although balloons leave formation & move faster, they are also more aggressive, so it's harder to earn in later stages despite the theoretical increased scoring potential due to the faster pace, so I just tried my best to remain calm & accurate as much as possible