focus on clearing one bank of drops at a time. Center scoop gets very lucrative after one or two cleared banks, but it's risky
Bonus is only collected at the center saucer or on the outlanes. Completing a suit gives 10x the normal bonus for those cards (4k vs 400).
Cards carry over from ball to ball, so don't be aftaid to get a bit risky!
Plunge the lit top lane for an instant 1,000 points.