Catankerous, because you had over 33 thou & hadn't lost a bear yet...what did you end up with on that game?
I played again just now & did slightly better than my last try. This is a tough game. A score of 30,000 or more is considered not bad because the game designer (FXL -- his intials are all over the boards too) on the default high score screen is listed at 30,000.
Most arcade machines have what are called dip switches you can set to change the difficulty, number of coins per play, score required for extras, etc. but Crystal Castles doesn't have those options.
I wonder if the one you're playing has stuff like the hints screen or a high score screen...I suppose it probably does.
