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http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/achievements/559/-eo4HQ==.jpgChain Gang 15 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/site/gp-g.jpgScore a 3x chain in Action Mode, Timed Mode or Custom Playlist Mode

 

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/achievements/559/-8sxqA==.jpgChain Master 15 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/site/gp-g.jpgScore a 5x chain in Action Mode, Timed Mode or Custom Playlist Mode

 

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/achievements/559/-JM5QQ==.jpgUnchained Melody 20 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/site/gp-g.jpgScore a 7x Chain in Action Mode, Timed Mode or Custom Playlist Mode

 

Use bombs, slo-mo, and the scroll option efficiently. A good strategy is to let the blocks stack up fairly high and prep the blocks for chains. Then start off the chain with a bomb and readjust the blocks as needed to continue building up the multiplier. Using the slow motion helps a lot when your having a hard time continuing the chain.

 

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/achievements/559/UPrq92s=.jpgChain Monster 20 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/site/gp-g.jpgScore a 24x chain in Action Mode, Timed Mode or Custom Playlist Mode

 

Getting a 24x chain is very difficult in this game. Practicing setting up chains is a good way to get used to creating longer chains. Again; bombs and slo-mo are very useful tools. Looking at the recorded plays of the top players on the leaderboard helps a lot as well. The top players get unbelievable chains such as 50x.

 

A very useful link by a different user:

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/showthread.php?t=56705

 

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/achievements/559/+agrdw==.jpgSelf Restraint 15 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/site/gp-g.jpgGet to speed level 7 only making 3 of a kinds and no chains

 

Only get 3 of a kinds and watch the falling blocks and the one right underneath it. I suggest getting this achievement in the very beggining as chains would not come naturally when you have just started playing this game. Stay calm and be observant.

 

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/achievements/559/-ArAjg==.jpgPack Rat 15 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/site/gp-g.jpgUnlock all 11 in-game themes

 

Save up points and buy each theme at the poker smash store. 2,053,000 points is needed to unlock all 11 themes. (thanks to d3r1v3d and Otisbum)

 

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/achievements/559/+mnaUQ==.jpgScore of the Gods 30 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/site/gp-g.jpgScore 1,000,000 points

 

Score one million points in one action mode playthrough. As you progress through the match, later challenges will give you 200,000 points. Although you can get more points for the later challenges, it also becomes much faster. This is usually where one can hit the red "game over" line. Using bombs when confused or stuck stops the movement of the blocks and provides openings so you can continue on with the game.

 

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/achievements/559/+THSuA==.jpgChamp 15 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/site/gp-g.jpgWin 1st place in a player match or ranked match

 

There are very few people playing multiplayer and many of them are very good. If you can't do it or find anyone, ask a friend or a x360a users.

 

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/achievements/559/+vAjng==.jpgThe Thinker 10 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/site/gp-g.jpgUnlock all puzzle groups

 

The puzzles are in groups/sets. The ones locked are in chains. If you progress through the puzzle mode you will unlock the sets.

 

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/achievements/559/+NEqKw==.jpgChallenge Hand 10 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/site/gp-g.jpgMake a challenge hand in Action Mode, Timed Mode or Custom Playlist Mode

 

Very easy and straight forward. Do the thing that the challenge table on the side tells you to do, and BLIP: you get the achievement.

 

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/achievements/559/+EjT5A==.jpgAll Hands 20 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/site/gp-g.jpgMake every possible hand in Action Mode, Timed Mode or Custom Playlist Mode

 

Do all the possible hands to destroy the blocks.

These are the list of hands you need to get: 3 of a kind, 4 of a kind, 5 of a kind, full house, straight, flush, six flush, seven flush, eight flush, nine flush, and straight flush(you can see this in your results after a game of action mode.)

 

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/achievements/559/-XPB0g==.jpgTriple Smash 15 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/site/gp-g.jpgMake three chains at the same time in Action Mode, Timed Mode or Custom Playlist Mode

 

You need to setup your lines so you can plant three bombs to get a chain for each bomb at the same time, and you get a triple smash. For example a setup would be like this:

 

JQK J=Jack K=King Q=Queen B=Bomb

JQK

BBB

JQK

 

Remember the bombs have to explode almost at the same time. So quickly lay out your bombs, and watch the fireworks go off.

 

If you don't understand, the how to play in the game well explain what a triple smash is.

 

 

 

Any questions, fire away. Any tips or mistakes you notice, tell me. I'll try updating when I have time. Thanks and enjoy the game!

 

There's also another strategy guide that's under construction right now by Otisbum. Check it out here:

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/showthread.php?t=57430

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You did a nice job on this, it is unfortunate that due to skill limitations that there is an unattainable achievement. It's great to see new users contributing such quality work.

 

You will need to come back and offer some more in-depth strategy suggestions, for Self Restraint especially.

 

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@Shinobi: All of the achievements are possible to get (though there are glitches at the moment for some people). The x24 combo is indeed hard, but nowhere near impossible. Plenty of people have it, and some people even get over x60 combos.

 

Ah well, I didn't know how hard this game was or what. I do agree that it needs some work. Guides should make it as easy as possible to get achievements in a legit fashion. Perhaps someone who has all the achievements will make suggestions to get this completed as a joint effort. Dogboy12, don't stop, keep trying to improve this.

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Don't take this personally, your tips and descriptions seem kind of lacking. You're also very unclear with the meanings of some of the achievements.

 

Again, don't take it personally, but you don't really seem to have enough experience with the game to be doing a complete guide.

 

@Shinobi: All of the achievements are possible to get (though there are glitches at the moment for some people). The x24 combo is indeed hard, but nowhere near impossible. Plenty of people have it, and some people even get over x60 combos.

 

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Ah well, I didn't know how hard this game was or what. I do agree that it needs some work. Guides should make it as easy as possible to get achievements in a legit fashion. Perhaps someone who has all the achievements will make suggestions to get this completed as a joint effort. Dogboy12, don't stop, keep trying to improve this.
No worries.

 

Yes, it could use a lot of work. I recommend that a mod lock this up and that you start over completely with it, Dogboy. You should get as much experience with the game as you possibly can, and learn the strategies and what the achivements actually mean.

 

And at the risk of sounding like an ass, even though I don't have all the achievements I think I can make a guide can address even the achievements that I don't have. I think that I've played enough of it to write a comprehensible guide, but please no one take that as an egotistical statement. This is one of the first games that I actually know a wee bit about.

 

As for the joint effort comment, I think that'd be great. I'd be more than willing to help Dogboy out this weekend and get something put together, but he really should play the game more to get a feel for it first.

 

 

Sorry if I sounded egotistical or harsh in any of the above, I really don't mean to.

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This does indeed need a lot of work. We want the best possible guides, and quite a few of these don't even have exact clarifications. Beginning your descriptions with "I think" doesn't really give us a lot of confidence, lol. Work harder on it, get some help, and make this guide as good as it can be, because it definitely needs quite a bit of work still :)

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Oh no problem man...I want constructive criticism. I jsut wanted to experiment you know? Not start with a giant 1000/1000 game, but start with a small 200/200 game. I'll probably start over from scratch cause im getting to know this game better everyday, but until a mod locks this up, I'll keep on updating! Oh and actually yeah working together sounds cool!

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http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/achievements/559/+vAjng==.jpgThe Thinker 10 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/site/gp-g.jpgUnlock all puzzle groups

 

The puzzles are in groups/sets. The ones locked are in chains. If you progress through the puzzle mode you will unlock the sets.

 

Sorry about my crappy guide, but as I posted above I'll keep on updating till the mods lock this down.

 

This fragments included in the guide above now...

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Good to hear you're learning more each day, it's a brilliant game.

 

If there are any achievements that you have no clue about, just let me know and I'll write up a little something for you.

 

I'd be more than happy to offer some assistance, especially if it helps you understand the game more. I'm overly obsessed with it. :p

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Unless it is glitched, you need to update your All Hands achivement as you do not need to get all the smash hands as the achivement unlocked for me last night and I do not have the quad, mega or insane smash. You only have to get the "ACTUAL" hands that you would be able to get in actual poker it appears which makes complete sense actually. The hard one of these being the straight flush which I finally got last night.

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I can offer some tips here myself -

 

 

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/achievements/559/+agrdw==.jpgSelf Restraint 15 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/site/gp-g.jpgGet to speed level 7 only making 3 of a kinds and no chains

 

This is not that easy, as many times you might accidentally make a Full House or Flush. I unlocked it in about 6 tries - I found it easiest to never let the cards get too high. Always try to make combos with only 3 rows, and you don't have to worry about accidentally making a hand on the 4th line. By the time you get to speed level 6, you may have to use slow mo to keep it at 3 lines.

 

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/achievements/559/-ArAjg==.jpgPack Rat 15 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/site/gp-g.jpgUnlock all 11 in-game themes

 

This is correct, all can be bought in the store and you will eventually accumulate enough chips over time, even if you fail miserably at the game your points carry over.

 

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/achievements/559/+mnaUQ==.jpgScore of the Gods 30 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/site/gp-g.jpgScore 1,000,000 points

 

From what I read, this must be done in one game. The protip given was that on the higher speed levels, the challenge hands give upwards of 200,000 points alone, so they are probably key to getting this.

 

 

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/achievements/559/+vAjng==.jpgThe Thinker 10 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/site/gp-g.jpgUnlock all puzzle groups

 

You can buy the solutions to the puzzles in the store, and they do not affect the achievement in any way.

 

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/achievements/559/+NEqKw==.jpgChallenge Hand 10 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/site/gp-g.jpgMake a challenge hand in Action Mode, Timed Mode or Custom Playlist Mode

 

Pretty much what is written above, when a challenge hand appears on the right side of the screen, complete the challenge and this will unlock.

 

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/achievements/559/+EjT5A==.jpgAll Hands 20 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/site/gp-g.jpgMake every possible hand in Action Mode, Timed Mode or Custom Playlist Mode

 

This was a lot easier than I thought it would be, I got it in about 10 minutes. Since I had been playing for a while, I already had 3 of a kind, 4 of a kind, 5 of a kind, flush, and full house. To make the other hands what I did was start a new action game at level 1, push up the rows a bit with LT, and look for a suit that appeared in every row. Then, I would make ONE hand - such as six flush - and immediately fail the game by holding LT. Then start over and make the next hand again at speed level 1 on a new game. These hands are over the lifetime of your game, so you do not have to get them all in one game. Obviously straight flush was the hardest, my advice to you is try to make it vertically as you can pop pieces in and out whereas horizontally pieces will get in your way.

 

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/achievements/559/-XPB0g==.jpgTriple Smash 15 http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/site/gp-g.jpgMake three chains at the same time in Action Mode, Timed Mode or Custom Playlist Mode

 

This one was way harder that I thought it would be. Basically you are looking to set up something like this:

 

K Q J X
K Q J X
A A X A
K Q J X

Where X is any card (so long as it does not make a chain with what is already listed) - so in my example above in the 3rd row changing the X and the A at the end will make a three of a kind of Aces, and then the row will drop and you will make KKK, QQQ, and JJJ all at the same time - exactly as the icon for this achievement shows. Be careful, the first time I tried this my third row (AAA in my example) made a full house, which caused me to make a flush in the 5th column thus netting me a 'quadruple smash' which unfortunately, does not qualify you for this achievement.

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