I just finished slogging through Barren Shield and finishing with the Dark Vortex. Yes, it does take time and numerous attempts. I had to revert back once after Failing Barren Shield without immortality. I was able to pickup 3 lives for a cushion when I dropped back a few levels. I did not use them and resisted the temptation when I returned to Barren Shield because I wanted them for the last level. Ended up completing Dark Vortex with my 3 lives intact.
The game loads colors at random, there is NO pattern, randomly changes the colors in your slinger, pulls your slinger off the board prematurely and some of the power-ups cause premature clearing of the board. Those are the challenges of an erratic quest but the journey is great fun. BEST MARBLE SHOOTER GAME YET! (Its weakness in coding skills become its inadvertent strength in challenging play.😉)
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