I won’t say I’m the best player because there are definitely players that have way higher scores than me, but here are some pointers for how to achieve higher tsum tsum scores.

tsum
typical play – no boosts

fast is slow, slow is fast
sometimes you want to go fast, but going fast means that you over-think and over-analyze. let the fingers do the work and let your mind handle the calculations. don’t try to go fast, just go.

keep the end in mind
when clearing a bunch of tsums, look for the next sequence, attempt to predict where they will fall. many times the starting point of where you start the chain affects how good the chain is.

buy happiness boxes
as the happiness boxes are only 10k, you should buy them until you have filled the first 8 characters (Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Pluto, Chip, Dale). the reason we do this is to gain latent points. everytime you play, 5 different tsums are used, the more tsums that you own, the higher the point value, and as you play, they keep gaining levels/points even though they are not your main tsum.

buy premium boxes
once you have gotten the first 8 characters, start buying only premium boxes at 30k, try not to use the coins for anything else, other than boxes.

buy tsum level caps
always buy tsum level caps, this will ensure that when this tsum shows up, you will maximize points

attempt to always complete missions
when completing the missions it will give you 800 coins daily. which is a good way to get coins. by now these challenges should be pretty simple with < 10 plays to complete. for high scores, use “+score” and “5>4”
the +score gives an extra 10% and the 5>4 makes it so there is higher likelihood of getting some nice chains.

tsumDetail

choose high value tsums
take a look at all the tsums, in all of them under the level, they will have a score. this is their default base score. obviously the higher the level the higher the points, but the points only increase linearly. so find a tsum that has a high base value, it will make getting points faster. if their score at level 10 is less than 100, they are probably not worth playing.

choose tsums that have a predictable clear pattern
if we take one of the tips from earlier about keeping the end in mind, it is imperative that you be able to predict what the next move is, with a bunch of these characters that do random things – biggest culprit is clears a bunch of tsums at random, it is difficult to predict. some that i consider bad are (Goofy, Tigger, Scrump, Cheshire Cat, Bambi)

some others that are not that great is Maleficent. she has a high base value, but her strategy basically means that when its skill time, you will have to have lined up some nice massive chains, and even then the skill is so short that you only have enough time to pull off 1 or 2 chains.

clear your main tsum first
as you have chosen a tsum with a high base value, clear your main tsum first, as they will always be there and will be more plentiful. this will guarantee a better score, as well as get that skill in faster.

The other day, my mother informed me that someone had impersonated my aunt and was sending some interesting emails – here’s a running transcript of our email conversations…

July 26
Troll > Me

Hello,

I need your help, Can you do me a Favor?

Thanks & Regards.

Lily

July 28
Me > Troll

yes. what is it

July 31
Troll > Me

Hello,

I hope you get this on time, I just arrived in Istanbul,Turkey for a Business Trip,i got robbed; Cash, phones and other valuables things were stolen,it’s such a crazy experience.It has really been embarrassing for me. the authorities are not being 100% supportive but the good thing is i still have my passport and flight leaves later today. I need your help, I’m in a fix. i need a loan of $720 USD from you. You’ll have it as soon as I get back home. I lost my bank card, I’ll appreciate what you can give if not all. It’s really urgent, please get back to me asap, I’ll advise on how to send it.

Looking forward to read back from you soon,

Thank You.

July 31 10:01 AM
Me > Troll

I can definitely give you a loan for $1000, to make sure everything is ok. Please advise on how to send the money.

August 1 4:47 AM
Troll > Me

Thanks for doing me this favor, You can have the money wired to my name my name and location,Via Western Union Money transfer around you, which is the best and also the safest here, all you need is the info below

Receiver’s Name: Lily Chen
Address: Address: Güzelbahçe Sokak, Nisantasi, 34365, Istanbul, Turkey.
State: Istanbul
Country:Turkey

Kindly email me the confirmation number as soon as you are done, you will need to get back to me with the western union MTCN number and the complete sender’s name as written on the western union receipt to enable me pick up the money. I will be glad to see this work out and i promise to pay back as soon as am back home.Hope to read from you soon.

I owe you a Lot..

Thank you
Lily

August 1 5:39 AM
Troll > Me

Hello, what is going on? am hanging on here to read from you with the Western Union details for the pick up of the money once you have it done and I promise I’ll refund it as soon as we get back home please i really help count on you please don’t let me down because i have limited time in getting out of here…Hope to read from you soon

Thank You
Lily

August 1 7:30AM
Troll > Me

Hello, what is going on? please let me know if you really still want to help me out of here because i have limited time in getting out of here and also i really count on you please don’t let me down, I promise to make it up to you as soon as am back home so keep me posted with the transfer details as soon as you are done….Hope to read from you soon.

Thank You
Lily

August 1 7:34 AM
Troll > Me

Hello, what is going on? please let me know if you really still want to help me out of here because i have limited time in getting out of here and also i really count on you please don’t let me down, I promise to make it up to you as soon as am back home so keep me posted with the transfer details as soon as you arte done….Hope to read from you soon.

Thank You
Lily

August 1 9:45 AM
Troll > Me

What is going on?

August 1 9:47 AM
Me > Troll

I went to Western Union and attempted to wire the funds, but they said that there has been a high level of suspicious activity to the address and location that you provided and did not allow me to wire the funds. Do you have an alternative address?

August 1 10:46 AM
Troll > Me

Okay, am very happy you are helping me out of here, Here is another address below you can have the money sent to me in turkey:

Receiver’s Name:Lily Chen
Address: 23 Sirkeci, Eminonu Fatih, Istanbul 34210, Turkey
State: Istanbul
Country:Turkey

Kindly email me the confirmation number as soon as you are done, you will need to get back to me with the western union MTCN number and the complete sender’s name as written on the western union receipt to enable me pick up the money.Hope to read from you soon because i have limted time in getting out of here.

Thank You
Lily

August 1 12:27 PM
Troll > Me

What is going on?

Lily

August 1 1:02 PM
Me > Troll

Lily,

I had some meetings to attend and was unable to get to Western Union to do the wire transfer. Please be patient.

I’ve attempted to compile a decent mix between, good places to go and the somewhat “must do” things on a trip to the big apple. New York is the best state i’ve ever lived in and as such i wanted to give it the culinary respect it deserves.

* denotes a McCoy recommendation. Peter John Martin McCoy is my favorite person, and as i’ve said 100s of times he’s a quasi Asian. His sushi making abilities are second to no one except maybe Jiro

//———————
// Upper West Side
//———————

not much to do up here

Flor de Mayo – decent peruvian, try the chicken
484 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10024
(212) 787-3388

//———————
// Upper East Side
//———————

MET (touristy) – i prefer the MoMA
1000 5th Ave
New York, NY 10028
(212) 535-7710

Guggenheim (touristy) – its smaller than what it looks like in movies
1071 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10128
(212) 423-3500

//———————
// Flatiron
//———————

ABC Kitchen – american/french food
35 E 18th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 475-5829

Gramercy Tavern – decent american food
42 E 20th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 477-0777

Eataly – lots of italian food, upstairs is a beer garden
200 5th Ave
New York, NY 10010
(646) 398-5100

Shake Shack – usually compared to In n’ Out burgers, its different, more gourmet; multiple locations
E 23rd St & Madison Ave
New York, NY 10010
(212) 889-6600

//———————
// Midtown -ish
//———————

Yakitori Totto – japanese, awesome skewers
251 W 55th St
New York, NY 10019
(212) 245-4555

MoMA (touristy)
11 W 53rd St
New York, NY 10019
(212) 708-9400

Times Square (touristy) – see all the lights and stuff, better when dark
Broadway and 42nd St
New York, NY 10036

Grand Central Terminal (touristy) – check out the whispering archway, iconic terminal
42nd St
New York, NY 10017
(212) 340-2583

Empire State Building(touristy) – wasteful to go up, unless you’re into that
350 5th Ave
New York, NY 10118
(212) 736-3100

Kyotofu – nice dessert place, tofu centric
705 9th Ave
New York, NY 10019
(212) 974-6012

//———————
// East Village
//———————

Ippudo – japanese, best ramen, soup base is good, noodles are not so great; their pork bun thing is ok.
65 4th Ave
New York, NY 10003
(212) 388-0088

Artichoke Basille – like eating pizza with a thick clam chowder on top
328 E 14th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 228-2004

*Pommes Frites – belgian fries, lots of sauces, better when drunk
123 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10003
(212) 674-1234

Chickalicious – dessert stuffs
203 E 10th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 995-9511

Sake Bar Decibel – nice japanese feel, sake bar
240 E 9th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 979-2733

//———————
// Lower East Side
//———————

Il Labratorio Del Gelato – best sorbet every, wide variety of interesting sorbet, their gelato is ok
188 Ludlow St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 343-9922

Katz (touristy) – known for pastrami
205 E Houston St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 254-2246

Elsa – one of my favorite bars, try the black book
217 E 3rd St
New York, NY 10009
(917) 882-7395

*Top Hops – awesome beer place, has all sorts of beers in refrigerators
94 Orchard St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 254-4677

WD-50 – very interesting one of those molecular gastronomy places
50 Clinton St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 477-2900

//———————
// West Village -ish
//———————

Minetta Tavern – best burger ever ($25), its called black label
113 Macdougal St
New York, NY 10012
(212) 475-3850

Babbo – Mario Batali restaurant
110 Waverly Pl
New York, NY 10011
(212) 777-0303

/———————
// Lower Manhattan
//———————

*Public – nice brunch place
210 Elizabeth St
New York, NY 10012
(212) 343-7011

/———————
// Brooklyn
//———————

Grimaldi’s (touristy) – pretty good pizza, there are multiple locations
1 Front St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 858-4300

Brooklyn Bridge (touristy) – you can walk across, its nice
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Brooklyn Brewery – avg priced beer
79 N 11th St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 486-7422

Peter Luger – really big steak, has a mafia-like feel
178 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 387-7400

/———————
// Other Touristy Stuff
//———————

Battery Park – see the statue of liberty from here
State St & Battery Pl
New York, NY 10079

World Trade Center – the waterfalls are nice, need to make reservations
http://www.911memorial.org/
1 Albany St
New York, NY 10007
(212) 312-8800

SoHo – South of Houston, where all the shopping is done, spend all day here

5th Ave – more shopping, more expensive stores, the glass apple store
767 5th Ave
New York, NY 10153
(212) 336-1440

Central Park – its big, you can walk around

/———————
// Cautions
//———————

Momofuku – there are different ones, the Ko is probably worth going to, the regular one, not so much
Any restaurant mentioned in a movie – they all suck (ex: Serendipity, Cafe Lalo)
Baked by Melissa – horrible mini cupcakes
Try not to eat in Times Square, super touristy
Circle Line (boat tour) – waste of time
Gray’s Papaya – just sweet sauce on a tiny hot dog
Crumbs,Magnolia’s – pale in comparison to Sprinkles cupcakes
Continental – cheap drinks, 5 shots for $10, watered down, super young crowd

/———————
// Notes
//———————

* Starbucks – are your friend, theres almost one every corner; use them for bathrooms
* Public transportation – 3 or more visitors, cheaper to take taxi
* smart phone users should download NYCMate – for a compilation of subway, transportation maps

Michelin Stars

Three Stars:
Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare
Daniel
Eleven Madison Park
Jean Georges
Le Bernardin
Masa
Per Se

Two Stars:
Atera
Corton
Gilt
Gordon Ramsay at the London
Marea
Momofuku Ko
Soto

One Star:
Adour
Ai Fiori
Aldea
Annisa
Aquavit
Aureole
A Voce Columbus
A Voce Madison
Blanca
Blue Hill
Bouley
The Breslin
Brushstroke
Cafe Boulud
Café China
Casa Mono
Danji
Danny Brown Wine Bar & Kitchen
Del Posto
Dovetail
Dressler
15 East
Gotham Bar and Grill
Gramercy Tavern
Hakkasan
Jewel Bako
Jungsik
Junoon
Kajitsu
Kyo Ya
Lan Sheng
Minetta Tavern
The Modern
The Nomad
Oceana
Peter Luger
Picholine
Public
The River Cafe
Rosanjin
Rouge Tomate
Saul
Seasonal
Spotted Pig
Sushi Azabu
Sushi of Gari
Tamarind Tribeca
Tori Shin
Torrisi Italian Specialties
Tulsi
Wallse
Wd~50

Recently I purchased the Syma S107G mini helicopter for $27.25 (helicopter). Its a very nice lil helicopter that holds its charge for about 6-7 minutes and has some pretty intricate parts. Unfortunately when you crash it a bunch of times as a newbie, it will start acting funny. Here are some ways to troubleshoot this guy.

Helicopter seems to fly, but flies in a slow circle

First thing to check is the connect buckets – see if they are connected from the balance bar to the main rotor assembly.

Helicopter lifts off ok, but immediately the blades seem to collide like it got shot out of the sky

First check the connect buckets, if they are connected then the second thing to do is to check the main rotor assembly. On the rotors below the balance bar, there is a “t” shaped connector that exists on the same plane as the rotors. Most likely those pins have broken off. In the picture below its the 3rd horizontal cross. From top to bottom, the first horizontal cross holds the balance bar, the second horizontal cross attaches the rotor assembly to the main rotor shaft with 2 screws, and the third cross contains the rotor blades.

I actually fixed it one time, by super gluing the pins back on, but you have to be pretty accurate, easier to just buy the replacement parts. I found them on amazon prime for $10.88 (replacement parts)