If you just go around and around the board picking up every dubloon you see as soon as possible then mines start filling the board. This only shortens your life span, and cuts short your playing time.

When you first start the game, you have one coin and one mine on the screen. go pick up the first coin and a second mine shows up along with another coin. Now BEFORE you go get the next coin you must deal with the mines first.
The mines chase you in a very set pattern, getting faster the closer they get to you. What you must do is get them to blow THEMSELVES up before they blow you up. You have to lure them into each other. This is the whole "strategy" of winning this game and getting high points!
Ok, now you have two mines, and they're both converging on you. If you sit in one place long enough, you'll notice that they can get very close to each other as they get very close to you. This is because their paths INTERSECT on you.You must position your boat to form an isosceles triangle with them. (think icicle shape) If you move away from them at the last possible minute, then their paths will intersect on each other, and they blow up, leaving you free to get the next 2 dubloons and repeat the process.

WHIRLPOOLS can pop up occasionally instead of a mine. GET AWAY FROM IT, it will suck you down along with all the mines on the board if you're not careful. Don't stop moving away from it until it disappears, avoiding the mines at the same time. These can be handy if you have a lot of mines on the board (though you shouldn't) as they suck all of them into it.


Submitted by warsteinerz
This game is pretty easy once you get a handle on it, and although it still takes too long often to make my 1k limit, sometimes at least you can have that in seconds. If you're only playing for points, once you get 200, you can stop because with 5x the game points in Neopoints, you're done.
To play, it's really very easy. You move the rowboat, longer you hold down the key, faster you go. Take some time to get movement down before you really get into it. The most efficient way to play is to get two coins and then take out the mines. Get between them if they're far apart and let them drift toward you. Remember, the closer they get, the faster they move. Once they get close enough that you don't want to be between them anymore, move forward, as fast as you feel will keep you safe, but not so fast you ditch them. They will continue to drift toward each other while they chase you down if you don't get too far away. Also make sure you keep room between freedom and the wall. DON'T get yourself caught with nowhere to run.
What will happen if all is well, is the two mines will blow each other up after they touch. Once they blow, get two more coins and repeat. If one shows up on a coin, lure it away and continue. If one shows up right in front of you so you can't dodge, start over. DO NOT punch the monitor, as that doesn't help. Finally, if the whirlpool shows, simply row away in the opposite direction. You can be just shy of touching it and if you row away, will be fine. And the nice part about it is it kills the mines for you.
Remember, you only need 200 to reach the game's limit. That MAY mean 100 2 dubloon coins, but not likely.