Tips On Playing Bloons Tower Defence 3

Some time ago we heard about Bloons Tower Defence as being a curiously addictive online game and since that time I have been playing like crazy the latest incarnation which is Bloons Tower Defence 3 which adds a number of additional features.

The third outing takes the game up a level by adding eight levels each with three difficulty levels. Added to this are a greater array of weapons – each with two track upgrades.

Game play is pretty simple – pop the oncoming balloons before they reach the end of the track – but its this simplicity that makes the game really challenging. I have been playing through the levels on the hard setting and have cracked all but the last level which is proving to be a bit of a humdinger. Many of the levels require a certain type of game play so it helps to adapt your playing style to deal with multiple track courses and cross roads. On the hard level you have to survive fifty gruelling rounds as the relentless bloons test your metal and your organisational skills to the limit.

The bloons start out as slow moving reds but quickly move up to blue which when popped turn into red, then green, then fast moving yellows then white (immune to freezing) and black (immune to bombs) bloons and rainbows to brown balloons. For the last level which is a multi-lane level you only get fifty lives (the number of bloons that are allowed to escape) and you have limited funds – I often start off with two monkeys positioned for maximum impact. I let these do the work and take a few hits early on until I can afford a tack shooter which quickly gets upgraded to a longer range and faster shooting. It is worth letting a few bloons escape early on to save money for upgrades and new weapons.

A second tack shooter often follows but I have to conserve enough money for a Cannon or Boomerang to deal with the tricky lead balloons. Early on if there isn’t enough money I have to resort to the Pineapple though this needs some co-ordination.

You have to be extra careful how you spend your money on the hard levels and it pays to buy and sell defences to make sure you have the right ones when you need them. Remember too that things like road spikes cost a lot more than the money you get back from them so use with care – when starting out I would often jump for the road spike to deal with a problem bloon run but something like the Monkey Glue can have a much better effect if implemented correctly.

Also, I had a habit of putting most of my defences early on in the run, you will soon see the error in doing this when you face your first M.O.A.B and even the white bloons can travel fast enough to bypass early defences. The closes I have got so far as Round 47 – so close and yet so far. Have you finished it yet?

Here are the tips so far:

• Don’t waste money on road tacks – use carefully placed Monkey Glue instead
• Don’t place all your defences at the start of the bloon run
• Make sure you have some funds available for emergency situations
• Remember to sell weapons to upgrade to better weapons
• Don’t waste money eliminating straggling escapees early on – take a few hits and spend the money on your weapons instead
• Place your weapons to ensure they have maximum positioning for the roads
• Use Ice Balls with upgrades to slow down bloons
• Get the Tower Defence Upgrade as quickly as you can to increase the range and firing speed of all the weapons

Once you have mastered Bloons Tower Defence 3 you can start preparing for Bloons Tower Defence 4.