Don’t stick to creating vertical lines alone, or merely horizontal lines; you can actually make both, and this is one of the simpler things you can do to beat your original high score and move on to much greater things.
Your first instinct may be to work on one row or column at a time, but some have said that it’s better to take it easy and have the board loaded with pieces, while waiting for the right time to remove more than one row or column. If you decide to focus on one row or column alone, that may leave you with too many empty spots and no place to stack the big pieces to.
As you may have noticed by now, 1010! has a few elements of that classic puzzler Tetris, and just like in that all-time great game, the square piece can be a real nuisance to deal with. That’s why you need to leave at least one empty spot on your board to accommodate the 3 x 3 square; two spots would be better, but as long as you’re prepared for the arrival of that piece, you should be good.
This is an even bigger square piece that you need to be wary of, so you may want to make sure you have some empty space available on your board to accommodate this bad boy once it appears in a level.
Yes, this may sound like a no-brainer of a tip, but when it comes to 1010!, the secret to success, and arguably the most important tip to remember, is to practice regularly. This could help you hone your strategy, so don’t give up if things aren’t going well in one game – just restart your game and learn from your mistakes. Soon you’ll be racking up high scores, not only beating out your old ones, but possibly those of your friends as well.