Damn this game has such a dope aesthetic but it's hard. How I do good? It feels random but I got my shit pushed in and died in my second battle.
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Simple: whenever you're about to play bad, play good instead!
Timing the reels correctly can get you the desired result most of the time if you master it. The green symbol you start with also disappears on use so you could try to get that just to thin out your reels and get other results more frequently.