Whew... I played this for way longer than i wanted... But at least im second on the leaderboard :) (( Also i swear to god i had such a great run and then accidentally refreshed the page :( ))
But anyway, this game is really great. Once i started to figure out the ways i could exploit the life system, it really hooked me. Ok soo, here's the strat:
1. Always get +12.5% chance to not lose a life OR +1 life every 4 games if you can
2. UNLESS the other effect is that you lose 1 life more with every missed ball
3. also you should not get too greedy with effect that makes the ball go faster when moving in your direction. If it's already quite fast, you should avoid that too
4. ((The best combination is +12.5 chance to not lose life and create a little wall on the enemy side imo))
5. DO NOT choose blur. Unless you hate yourself.
6. Distort and flip screen also suck. Avoid these as well.
7. (((Enemy slow > Enemy Shrink)))
8. (((Player enlargement > Player Speed boost)))
ok, here comes the good part:
9. The stuff that gives you lifes every 4 rounds actually also works when you lose
10. If you have enough of the stuff that makes you not lose a life or that regenerates life over time, you're practically invincible
11. Profit
12. Profit
13. Profit
14. (...)
15. Realize how much time you actually wasted on a simple pong game.
16. Regret life decisions.
17. depression :(
18. aaa
19. Realize that life goes on
20. heal
21. life a happy and joyful life
:)
Thank you for this great game, truly a gem of the jam imo.