Number of Upgrades: 1530
% Unique: 89%
SCORE: 1361
A real, live, finished score for me, hooray! It has been so long since I've had time to participate that this challenge was brand new to me--I think the last challenge I actually finished was in 2010 (right before my son was born, most likely.) though I started some here and there since then. So hello everyone, I've lurked enough to recognize some of your names, but I don't really know anyone. Great scores in this round, everyone. Really impressive!
On one hand, I'm super happy with mine because I had started to think I'd never figure out the "trick". On the other hand, I made some major mistakes that cost me in the long run. If I had done maybe one more practice before my main file, I think I could have easily broken 1800 and matched the highest percentage unique on the board. But I was in a rush to jump in so that I would have time for the nooboos, and screwed my attempt up. Ah well, still a pretty solid score, I think.
Although I have a pretty strong suspicion I know how the 2k+ers did it, I cannot wait to hear strategies!
(Now on to the nooboos...oh boy...)