TIPS FOR LEVELS 5.2- 5.10 OF THE CASTLE

5.2
# You can achieve an "expert score" if you do the following: You should be able to seat the first wave of guests at the same time. Wait until the room is pretty full and start filling out the guests' requests for who they would like to be seated next to. As soon as you see that the guests that are waiting start to show a red jagged edge around their bubbles, give them some champagne to keep them happy. If you wait too long you will lose 50 points every 45 seconds or so for every unhappy guest.

# Now you need to start chaining things to get the max amount of points. Deliver all the gifts at once, then start serving the appetizers followed by the entrees and desserts. Even if someone is ready for the next course before you finish, let them wait so that you do not break up the chain of events. As soon as you're ready to serve the next course, go to the guests that have jagged edges around their bubbles because that means that they have been waiting the longest for their food.

# Before you seat the last few guests you should have an extra bottle of champagne left -- give it to them before you seat them to give them an extra boost. As you start to seat the second wave of diners, fill as many seating requests as you can. When you can't accommodate anybody else's choice just start placing them anywhere. It's better to lose a few points than to leave them waiting too long and lose points every few seconds. You will be able to make up lost points by making sure that you chain the gift giving and the food servings.

# Don't forget to serve drinks and avert wedding disasters in between serving guests.

5.3
# Wait for at least 6 guests to arrive before you start seating them. Since there will be a lot of people coming at once it's best to seat them by types. Try to fill the guests requests around the guests that are the most impatient and eat the fastest, like Chuck, Bob and Al (You can learn more about the guests and their temperaments in the help menu of the game). Start giving champagne as soon as you see the bubbles over their heads with red jagged edges to keep everyone calm. There will be many wedding disasters and requests for drinks, get as many of those as you can to help you achieve an "expert score".

5.4
# In this level Uncle Ernie will get drunk quite a bit and you will have a lot of wedding crises to avert so take care of them quickly. Anticipate your next move, if you've just handed out the last appetizers and you know that entrees are next grab 2 entrees until the guests request it. This will save you a little time in delivering orders. As usual chaining bonuses are very important in beating this level and in all levels.

5.5
# You should be able to seat the majority of guests next to their preferred choice. Wait until all the tables are full, there may be one or 2 people that don't get their wish but that's not a problem -- just sit them anyway. By the time you have everybody seated the confetti machine should be ready, so use it before you start serving appetizers to give everyone a boost. By the time you finish serving all the appetizers the guests that are waiting to be seated will be agitated, give them a boost of champagne. Before you start serving cake, give the waiting guests another boost of champagne so that they will be calmer by the time you seat them.

# Because there are so many people to take care of at once, it's best to deliver the food to the most impatient people first (ones with jagged edges around their bubble). This will help you maintain chain bonuses without letting anybody get too angry because they have waited too long. Let the guests be upset that you're taking too long, you'll make up for it with the chaining bonuses, by serving drinks and averting wedding crises.

5.6
# Seat the women next to their preferred guest as much as possible. Blast the confetti as soon as they're all seated to give them an extra boost. You may get more than one song request at a time, try to pick up 2 at a time when you can. It will not give you a chaining bonus but it will give you an extra 200 points per record delivered, the same goes for drinks served.

# Some guests will ask to be seated next to somebody else after you've already placed them. Wait until the chair opens up next to the person they want and seat them there, you will get an additional 100 points for doing this. If you're not able to accommodate them, don't worry about it, eventually they will just ask for some food. It doesn't seem to affect your points if you can't do it, you just will not get that extra 100 points.

# When the "last guest" sign appears you will probably have anywhere from 4-7 people waiting to be seated. You will lose a few points because they're tired of waiting but you can make it up by serving drinks, chaining and averting wedding crises. Seat those last guest as best you can next to the person they want and start chaining as much as you can.

5.7
# You should be able to fill most of the tables in the first round. When you have about 4 or 5 empty seats start handing out the gifts to the bride and groom. In the meantime you will get requests for records and drinks, take care of them in between giving gifts. It's good to have a few empty seats in this round because a lot of the guests will want to change seats once they've been seated. By the time you finish serving all the entrees the guests that are waiting should be impatient; give them some champagne.

# You should have one last bottle of champagne left before you sit the last wave of guests. Use it before you seat them so that they will be a little more patient as you're serving them.

5.8
# Wait until 7-10 guests have arrived before you seat them because you will have to make the best matches possible in order to advance. You will get a lot of people asking to be changed to another seat after they've already been seated, place them as soon as you can for an extra 100 points. A lot of people will get impatient but just chain and serve drinks every time it is requested. In these last rounds those extra 200 points at a time are the only things that will save you. I know I'm repeating this a lot but it's very important in these last few rounds.

5.9
# Is a little bit different because apparently a lot of the guests have cloned themselves, so there will be a lot of people who look the same and it can get confusing at times. Take time and think before you place since a lot of your points in this round will come from correctly filling guests next to each other. Use plenty of confetti and champagne in this level.

5.10
# Before you start this level make sure you choose the "faster chef " upgrade so that your food will come out faster. Work fast and just keep in mind everything you've learned up to this point. Do things in order and chain as much as you can. People will get angry and impatient in this round but the extra 200 points that you get from serving drinks and delivering records should make up for the diners getting short-tempered.

# First round of seatings: Place Chloe in the middle because a lot of people will be requesting to seat next to her, and place Betty at the end of the table. You should be able to sit 16 guests before you start picking up their gifts. As soon as everybody is sitting down, the confetti machine should be ready so blast them to increase their patience. Pick up all the gifts and deliver them to bride and groom; don't break the chain even when people start ordering appetizers. Several wedding crises and drink orders will happen while you are delivering the gifts; take care of them as they will not break your chain. Serve all the appetizers, starting with the people that look the most impatient, so that you can keep them from losing their temper, then serve everybody else. Blast some champagne on the guests that are waiting in order to keep them calmer. Serve all the entrees, then the cakes to the guests that eat the fastest, so that you can make room for all the guests that are waiting.

# Second round of seatings: Seat the next row of guests. As soon as you sit them, blast some confetti on them so that they can be more patient while you're serving them. Leave a few empty seats so that you can accomodate the guests that want to switch tables.Try to honor as many seating arrangements as possible; when you can't do it anymore just sit them wherever you can. Deliver the gifts and serve appetizers, again starting with the impatient ones first. As soon as you begin with the entrees give them some confetti, give some champagne to the people that are waiting in line. A lot of people will be upset but don't worry about it: you will still be able to obtain an "expert score" in this round. Keep the chains going by serving all the entrees and the desserts all at once.

# Third and final seating: While people are eating cake and leaving, seat your last customers. As soon as they've all been seated, blast them with confetti and pick up their gifts. Serve appetizers all in a row and halfway through entrees give them their last blast of confetti.