Paper.io is the latest craze on Android and iOS right now, so we thought you might want a guide full of tips and strategies to help you hit that coveted 100 percent score. A lot of this app depends on player skill and random chance, but we’ll tell you what we know.
HOW TO PLAY PAPER.IO
For those accustomed to the mobile gaming space, the gameplay basics of Paper.io are essentially the exact same as Splix.io, which came to mobile devices in September. Laying down paper, it’s your job to cover as much of the board as possible with your color before dying. The highest score you can get is 100 percent completion. It’s rare, but possible.
At the start of each match, you spawn from a bolded square of your color. Using touch controls, you navigate your avatar to grab sections of turf that must always connect to that initial piece. It’s a bit hard to explain in text but simple to see in action. The more turf you turn to your color, the higher your score will be.
What makes Paper.io significantly more complex, however, are the AI opponents of different colors trying to cover the same board. As you connect new lines to expand your base, they can break up those lines to instantly kill you. You can also cut off the lines of opponents to kill them and take over their space.
HOW TO DIE IN PAPER.IO
When you’re just getting started, it may seem like you’re dying out of nowhere. Here’s a list of ways that will instantly make you lose.
- If another payer clashes with you while you’re in their color
- You don’t connect your drawing line to the bolded base
- Another player disrupts your trail
WHAT ARE COINS AND HOW DO I GET THEM?
Coins are awarded based on your performance in Paper.io. The number of coins you get at the end of each round is calculated by multiplying your percentage score by eight, as well as multiplying opponent kills by 30. The rounded total of those two calculations is your coin yield. If you see a score milestone message while playing, that total may be multiplied by two or three times as well.
To get coins, you must cover a large area and take out opponents.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF COINS?
If you get enough coins in Paper.io, you’ll be able to purchase avatars that lay down more exciting paper patterns as you play. The store is accessed by tapping the ? block on the title screen.
The advantage is purely cosmetic, and costs range from about 5,000 to 25,000 coins each. There are also avatars themed around holidays and ones tied to major score achievements.
CHEATS, TIPS AND STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
Existing players were likely lured here by the promise of strategies, and hopefully we don’t disappoint. Here’s our best methods to hitting 100.
- With regard to cheats, it’s possible to disable ads by turning off your Wifi and data connection. If you’re hardcore practicing, shutting those off may keep you focused.
- You’ll occasionally be offered extra lives if you watch a timed ad on the title screen. Lives are essentially a continue, and that benefit may be worth it. You won’t get that option without data.
- In terms of gobbling up space, it’s always a gamble to leave a large trail. Instead of dying, just make smaller squares more frequently to keep opponents away.
- The only time to take large chunks is in corners where you can be sure no opponents will cut you off. If you can squeeze near a border, do it.
- Killing other players is a huge bonus, but you should only do it if you see an obvious opportunity while getting your own space. If there’s a massive trail with nobody around, might as well sneak in.
- Don’t get caught score watching. If you’re in the lead you’ll have a crown over your avatar.
- The top left of the match screen shows your best score, current percentage and kill count if you must know it.
- Because the spawns are totally random, sometimes it’s just luck of the draw. If you keep failing, each match is more or less a clean slate to try again.
WHERE CAN I PLAY PAPER.IO ON A COMPUTER?
Lots of folks want to know where they can play Paper.io in their favorite web browser. Right now it appears you can’t. However, Splix.io is basically the same game. It can be played here. It even runs well on older computers if you select low quality mode.
Paper.io is available now on Android and iOS as a free download.
What are your tips and strategies to get 100 in Paper.io? Will you keep playing the game? Tell us in the comments section!
