Saturday, February 18, 2012

"The Method" for getting a high score in Diamond Crosswords


Here is "The Method" for beating the somewhat bizarre scoring rules for the Diamond Crosswords game on Shockwave.

This takes practice, but it gives huge scores. I used to get scores in the 5000 - 6000 range, but after learning The Method, I now score in the 13000 range.

  1. Don't click on "Ready". Ever.
  2. Study the clues and figure out the complete solution. Write it down if you have to. But it's more fun to do it in your head.
  3. From now on, you have to be fast and accurate.
  4. Click on clue 4 Down.
  5. Start typing the answers (you can't see what you're typing) until you have typed 6 letters of 2 Down.
  6. Click where the diamond is.
  7. Double click on the 6th letter of 2 Down. It should be the last letter that you typed.
  8. Start typing the answers again until you have finished 9 Across.
  9. Click on the first letter of 10 Across and type it.
  10. Click on the first letter of 6 Across and type it.
  11. Click on the first letter of 8 Across and type the first two letters.
  12. Clap your hands at your score.
You can replay as many times as you like. It takes a bit of practice to master the clickathons in the middle and end of the game.

Briefer instructions, once you've mastered it.
  1. Click on the clue for 4D.
  2. Type answers until you've typed 6 letters of 2D.
  3. Double click the 6th letter of 2D.
  4. Finish typing to the end of 9A.
  5. Finish the last 4 spaces in this order: 10A, 6A, 1st 2 letters of 8A.

Thanks to all the players who gradually discovered the method. I can't take any credit at all for the discovery. I'm only writing it down so others can use it.