Dookey Dash is back, with the Bored Ape Yacht Club-themed endless runner from Yuga Labs getting a free-to-play rendition on iOS, Android, PC, and Mac with Dookey Dash: Unclogged. It still features some well-known Apes, of course, and is also offering over $1 million in prizes for top-scoring players in the season-ending tournament.
As an Ape riding some kind of submarine through sewers, avoiding all kinds of debris, there isn’t all that much strategy to the game; a lot of it comes down to your reaction time and concentration level. But there are still a few tips and tricks that you can utilize to try to increase your score.
Hopefully these helpful tips will give you the extra boost you need to break into the top portion of the leaderboard. And even if you aren’t destined for a payout this season, they should help improve your scores in this surprisingly fun game.
Use two hands and the boost button
A pretty simple tip to start: I’ve found that the best control system is to make use of the boost button in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen, instead of double-tapping the screen.
When you double-tap to boost through a wooden blockade, you obviously have to take your finger off the screen momentarily, and that means you stop having directional control. It’s only a fraction of a second, but I’ve had a couple of runs end because of this momentary lack of control—and you can easily avoid it.
Using two hands and the button in the bottom left corner with your left thumb, while controlling your direction with your right thumb, removes that momentary lack of control. It’s a small change, but to me, it feels a lot better.