Level 90 help needed

This is one of the best games I have ever bought. It is very different than typical Match 3 games, as I'm not crazy about most of them. It has 100 levels, so is well worth the money!

Now to my topic...I could really use some help on passing Level 90. I have been stuck there for a couple months now! No matter what I try, I just can't seem to do it well enough to get the required objects. I have tried using the bombs and ships that clear the rows both at the beginning of the level and toward the end, but I still cannot succeed. Any help would be much appreciated.

Grumpy1123

I feel your pain. I loved Caribbean Hideaway enough that I started from scratch many times (new users) and I always finally got stuck at level 90 - not even close to finishing before running out of time. I figured I just wasn't fast enough, and that perhaps I had managed to get that far simply by getting the powerups faster than the game designer had anticipated.

I bought Caribbean Hideaway and really loved it.I didn't have any problems with it until a week ago.I tried to play the game and (Error:program terminated?Access code 0X000000)popped up.Does anyone have a solution?Please HELP!!!

Grumpy1123 Got to level 98 and have same problem. finally gave up an quit playing

Redbaron - Did you get to Level 98, or did you mean 90?

If you really got past 90, please let the rest of us know how you did it!!

Grumpy1123

Hmm..I beat the game but did it awhile ago...can't remember what I did at those levels...maybe I'll try again!!!!
I'll let ya know when I get there!

I actually forgot I had this game until I read this post. Great game, I agree -- better than almost any of the match 3s. I played through it again, to see how level 90 went. I got through it first try, but I agree it gets very rough there at the end. I hate to say it, but the levels get harder after 90 -- 91, in fact, may be the most difficult level in the game.

My tips ... For level 90, I start with two bombs right off the bat -- hit one mid left and one mid right. I find this opens up enough cells to actually place pieces. I concentrate on the bottom half of the board, so falling pieces make their own matches on top. Then I save the ships for the latter part of the level and I ended up using them on the bottom rows.

I try to focus on army matches -- at this point, you should be destroying 45% of the board each time you fill the army bonus -- this is by far your best bonus and the one that will make or break the last levels.

I hope that helps.

grumpy1123 wrote:Redbaron - Did you get to Level 98, or did you mean 90?

If you really got past 90, please let the rest of us know how you did it!!

Grumpy1123

I gave up at level 98 too.

The rest were were okay, all I did was kept going in there once in a while just to go up levels. It's a pain of a game after level 90 but 98 is impossible.

Oh, well. Guess I'll never know how the story ends. I gave up on this game long ago.

I loved this game and played it many times but now cannot get it to play!!

Is there any other match 3 like this as I am not keen on the usual ones but loved this one.

Level 90

I use all three bombs and all three ships as soon as I start the level to clear as many locked tiles as possible. I run a ship through the third row from the top and two ships through the third row from the bottom. Then I use one bomb each in the upper right and lower left areas, then one bomb on the left of the third row from the top. The ones left will have to be cleared by matches or the hammer power up or the army power up.

Save the lightening bolt for near the end of the level. I think it is usually more difficult to clear all the tiles on this board as opposed to getting enough cannons. So near the end if you have enough cannons you can use the lightening bolt and click on an hour glass to hopefully get an hour glass power up and get more time. Sometimes that works and sometimes not, but it’s worth a try.

The army power up is very important in clearing tiles in this level, as it should clear 45% of the board.

As each power up becomes available, use it immediately, especially the hour glass. The power ups do not get stronger or accumulate more power if you let them sit unused as in some other games. If the Army and Hourglass power ups are both ready to use, always click on the Hourglass first and empty it to the time rope. Then click on the Army, as the Army will clear some hourglass tiles and send them to the now empty hourglass power up space.

I hope these tips help.