Pop n' Pop - Checkmate Mode

Round 61
... Great. I've got no stories left now.

#1 - Switch to Horizontal Dark-Blue-Yellow, fire so the Yellow sticks to the middle column and the Dark-Blue takes out the Dark-Blues at the bottom.
#2 - Switch to Horizontal Arrow-Yellow, aim so the Arrow takes out the left column.
#3 - Switch to Vertical Red-Pink, aim for the gap between the middle and right columns.

Round 62
I thought I could bluff my way through this.

I thought I could bluff my way through this.

#1 - Switch to Vertical Yellow-Dark-Blue, aim for the right edge so the Yellow takes out the other Yellows
#2 - Switch to Horizontal Arrow-Yellow, aim so the Arrow takes out the left-most column and the Yellow takes out the other Yellows..
#3 - Keep the balloons as they are, fire so the Red sticks to the Dark-Blue column and the Green takes out the other Greens.

Round 63
But nope.

#1 - Keep the balloons as they are, fire so the Yellow hits the middle Yellow column on the right, taking out all of them.
#2 - Switch to Vertical Yellow-Blue, aim to connect the two remaining Yellow balloons on the left.
#3 - Switch to Horizontal Blue-Red, fire so the red lands on top the red bubble.

Round 64
Got 36 of these left to go.

#1 - Switch to Vertical Dark-Blue-Green, aim at the two Dark-Blue balloons on the left side so the Green takes out the two directly below- not the other two to the right!
#2 - Keep the balloons as they are, fire at the two Reds on the right side so the Hammer falls to the right side of the base.
#3 - Keep the balloons as they are, fire between the two remaining clumps of Green.

Round 65
I suppose it's not that many, really.

#1 - Keep the balloons as they are, aim so the Blue hits the right Blue column and the Yellow slots on top of the Dark-Blue.
#2 - Switch to Vertical Pink-Dark-Blue, aim at the Pink at the top of the right column.
#3 - Switch to Horizontal Yellow-Red, aim so the Yellow clings to the top Dark-Blue and the Red blows up the Reds at the bottom.

Round 66
It's just, you know...

#1 - Switch to Vertical Red-Pink, aim for the gap to the left of the Red and Green column.
#2 - Switch to Vertical Blue-Pink, aim for the exposed blue balloon on the right.
#3 - Keep the balloons as they are, shoot so the greens explode and the y rests on top of them.
#4 - Switch to Vertical Yellow-Blue, aim for the gap between the Yellow balloons.

Round 67
Effort, an' that.

#1 - Switch to Horizontal Dark-Blue-Green, aim so the Dark-Blue lands on the left Blue and the Green lands on the Yellow.
#2 - Switch to Vertical Arrow-Blue, aim for the Green-Yellow-Green column on the left.
#3 - Switch to Vertical Yellow-Dark-Blue, aim for the gap between the remaining balloons.

Round 68
'Cause there's other things I could be doing.

'Cause there's other things I could be doing.

#1 - Keep the balloons as they are, aim so the Red destroys the Red balloons on the left.
#2 - Switch to Vertical Hammer-Yellow, fire at the middle Red balloon on the right cloud.

Round 69
Like, I dunno, actually doing something about the 'coming soon' titles listed on the main page.

Like, I dunno, actually doing something about the 'coming soon' titles listed on the main page.

#1 - Switch to Vertical Pink-Brown, aim for the red bubble on the left.
#2 - Switch to Vertical Pink-Blue, aim for the red bubble in the middle.
#3 - Switch to Vertical Pink-Dark-Blue, aim for the red bubble on the right.

Round 70
You know- Under Fire, Firo & Klawd, Starsweep and The Speed Rumbler.

You know- Under Fire, Firo & Klawd, Starsweep and The Speed Rumbler.

#1 - Switch to Vertical Green-Red, aim for the Green on the left, nearest the red bubble.
#2 - Switch to Vertical Blue-Yellow, aim to connect the Blue balloons and destroy them all.
#3 - Switch to Horizontal Red-Pink, shoot so the Red lands on the lone Red to the right and the Pink hits the other Pink balloons.

Round 71
They've been there for years!

#1 - Switch to Horizontal Red-Pink, aim so the Red lands on top of the Yellow column
#2 - Keep the balloons as they are, aim so the Pink lands on the Red column and the Blue destroys the Blue column.
#3 - Switch to Vertical Yellow-Red, aim for in-between the Red and Yellow columns.
#4 - Keep the balloons as they are, fire between the remaining Pink balloons.

Round 72
I'd call it a running joke, but I basically just dumped the text there and left it.

I'd call it a running joke, but I basically just dumped the text there and left it.

#1 - Keep the balloons as they are, aim for the Green clump to the right so the Blue Up balloon sticks to the Blue to the right.
#2 - Switch to Vertical Blue-Right, aim to connect the two Blue clumps on the right.
#3 - Switch to Horizontal Yellow-Pink, aim at the Yellow and Pink balloons that remain.

Round 73
So not so much a running joke as a stationary one.

So not so much a running joke as a stationary one.

#1 - Switch to Horizontal Pink-Yellow, aim for the right-most Pink balloon on the left side.
#2 - Keep the balloons as they are, aim for the Pink-Dark-Blue pair on the right.
#3 - Switch to Vertical Hammer-Green, aim for the Green column on the left so the Hammer takes out all the red bubbles.

Round 74
Of those, only The Speed Rumbler is anywhere close to started on, so please look forward to them!

Of those, only The Speed Rumbler is anywhere close to started on, so please look forward to them!

#1 - Switch to Vertical Yellow-Pink, aim for the lone Dark-Blue on the left.
#2 - Switch to Vertical Hammer-Green, aim so the Hammer lands on the left-most Green balloon on the left.
#3 - Keep the balloons as they are, aim so the Dark-Blue hits the rest of the Dark-Blue balloons.

Round 75
Someone did ask when I'd finish my Return of Ishtar guide, though.

Someone did ask when I'd finish my Return of Ishtar guide, though.

#1 - Keep the balloons as they are, aim so the Yellow lands on top of the left red bubble.
#2 - Switch to Horizontal Dark-Blue-Green, aim so the Dark-Blue lands on the Dark-Blue on the left, destroying the left red bubble.
#3 - Keep the balloons as they are, aim for the exposed Red balloon.

Round 76
For that one, er... Let's say it'll be done 'when it's done'.

For that one, er... Let's say it'll be done 'when it's done'.

#1 - Switch to Vertical Dark-Blue-Pink, aim for the gap between the two columns to the left.
#2 - Switch to Vertical Green-Pink, aim for the same corridor again.
#3 - Switch to Horizontal Pink-Brown, fire in-between the two sets of balloons.

Round 77
Much like the captions for all these pictures will be done when they're done. HA HA HA COMEDY i am funny.

Much like the captions for all these pictures will be done when they're done. HA HA HA COMEDY i am funny.

#1 - Switch to Horizontal Arrow-Green, aim so the Arrow takes out the left-most column (with two Blues and two red bubbles) and the Green destroys the exposed Green balloons.
#2 - Switch to Horizontal Hammer-Pink, aim so the hammer lands on the base of the cloud and the Pink destroys the exposed Pink balloons.

Round 78
Luckily, we're nearly done on this page.

Luckily, we're nearly done on this page.

#1 - Switch to Horizontal Blue-Green, aim so the Blue balloons on the middle cloud are destroyed.
#2 - A TOUGH SHOT! Switch to Horizontal Yellow-Hammer, aim so the Hammer lands in the spot where the Blue balloons used to be, making sure the Yellow floats away too!
#3 - Switch to Vertical Pink-Blue, aim for the remaining balloons.

Round 79
So... What am I going to fill the last page with?

So... What am I going to fill the last page with?

#1 - Switch to Vertical Yellow-Ofuda, aim at any Yelloow balloon you like to destroy them all.
#2 - Switch to Vertical Blue-Green, aim for the gap between the Blue-Green column and the Red-Green-Red column to destroy all the Greens.
#3 - Switch to Vertical Blue-Pink, aim for the two Blue balloons amongst the Pinks on the left.
#4 - Keep the balloons as they are, aim for the gap between the remaining balloons.

Round 80
Let's find out!

#1 - Keep the balloons as they are, aim for the left side of the right clump so the Pink balloons explode and the Yellow lands on the base of the cloud.
#2 - Switch to Vertical Pink-Green, aim at the edge of the right cloud so the remaining Pink balloons are destroyed
#3 - Switch to Horizontal Green-Yellow, aim so the Green lands next to the other Greens and the Yellow lands on top of the exposed Red.

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