Jedi Luke - a few tidbits

I have been trying to use Jedi Luke to his fullest potential in I guess almost a couple weeks now since he came out. I have previously mentioned that I was a burst tsum player so I wasn't confident I would be able to use his skill well. With the amount of coins saved and the 1 skill ticket I had from the first pickup capsule for Star Wars, I was able to get Jedi Luke up to Skill 5. "At Skill 5, maybe I will be able to get 2000 coins with him at least," I thought.

For the first few games, this was the best that I could do...

At the beginning, I actually only was able to get around 700 to 800 coins per game with Jedi Luke, which is quite dismal compared to the average 8900 coins claimed to be achieved by people on Reddit with their Skill 6 Jedi Luke. You just don't expect such a huge gap between Skill 5 and Skill 6 for coins at least.

After fiddling around, talking with friends who have managed to master Jedi Luke's skill, seeing how they play, and then watching a lot of YouTube videos about how to use Jedi Luke's skill, this was the best that I could do...

So I stopped playing with Jedi Luke and gave myself a break, watched some more videos, and then every now and then, try to practice Jedi Luke's skill.

Then finally, something clicked, and I was able to hit 8.7M with Jedi Luke!! Played some more, and I managed to reach 7.5M within the game, which somehow or another translated to be 9.5M after the score bonus my level 221 gave me (26%)!! (Note: I was able to get 4306 coins in the game. It was the coin bonus that kicked it up to 6459 coins.)

I was on a roll and I can feel it. I was finally having fun playing with Jedi Luke, and I was becoming more encouraged to keep playing with him as I got was able to consistently start getting higher scores and coins with him.

Then I did it. I finally broke 10M with him.  

How?? Well here are a few tidbits that worked for me and that may also work for you.


Tidbit #1: Turn on Gyro. It can be found in the settings section of Tsum Tsum.

Tidbit #2: Play the game upright when you start, perpendicular to the floor so that the tsums fall faster now that gyro is turned on. Playing the game upright at the beginning will allow you to clear more Jedi Luke tsums right from the start, thus helping you activate his skill for the first time during the game more quickly. The filling of his skill meter at the very beginning of the game is, in my opinion, the hardest and longest one you will do for the rest of the game, thus we want to get that first activation out of the way so that you can activate his skill in a more rapid succession thereafter.

Tidbit #3: When you activate his skill, turn your phone to the 1 o'clock position. At this time, R2-D2 will show up. Start swiping your first stroke already as R2-D2 throws Luke his lightsaber, hold the stroke until the green circle narrows down to a point, and then let go. I usually start from the middle of bottom of the pile of tsums and swipe up towards the upper right hand corner of the play area, releasing the stroke underneath the pause button. If you do this first stroke properly, and immediately start on the 2nd stroke, you can fit in at least 5 strokes during Jedi Luke's ability.

Tidbit #4: After you let go of the first swipe, immediately get ready to do your second swipe. Turn your phone on a 45 degree angle, which will be around the 2 o'clock position. All the tsums will fall closer to your right side, at which point, you must start your second stroke already. Below will show you the general area that I would swipe up in the game when Jedi Luke's ability is activated.

Tidbit #5: Timing is what differs between getting a low score and coins, to a high score and several thousands of coins during the game. What seems to help me is the following mantra that I recite to myself after I activate Jedi Luke's ability in the game:

• Swipe up
• 1, 2, 3, 4 

Explanation/Methodology: (I literally do say all of the italicized bold words below in my head.)

• See R2-D2 then Swipe up (hold until green circle becomes a dot) (release)
• Immediately go straight down to above the fan, on the left side, and swipe 1, 2, 3, 4 in an evenly spaced rhythm upwards towards just below the pause button, again on the left side (as indicated in the above screenshot).

Note: the rhythmic 1, 2, 3, 4 that I say inside my head as I do the strokes follow a 4 - 4 beat like this video shows:

Notice the beat in the video above is not rushed but is evenly spaced out. This is how calm your swipes should be. More importantly, remember to release your swipe when the green circle decreases to a point AND THEN immediately jump back to the bottom of the screen to begin your next stroke.

Tidbit #6: After you get your first activation of Jedi Luke's skill, you don't need to go back to the upright position as at the beginning. After the first activation, you can keep the phone at the 1 o'clock position, moving to the 2 o'clock position only during Jedi Luke's ability, and then moving the phone back to the 1 o'clock position afterwards until the next time Jedi Luke's ability is activated.

Tidbit #7: Some people have found playing with a stylus helped them see the screens better, especially when playing with Jedi Luke, so test and see if that trick would work for you as well.

Tidbit #8: The swipes do Not have to be from bottom-to-top direction, it can also be from top-to-bottom direction. Some people even go up-down-up-down-up* to fit in their 5 strokes. It is all dependent on which swiping method will give you the easiest way to make at least 5 strokes during Jedi Luke's skill activation.


Here are a few other videos that I've found quite useful in giving me other tidbits of what other strategies there are when playing with Jedi Luke:

And of course, Seiji's own video of how he plays with Jedi Luke:

Notice that I adopted part of Seiji's swiping method by using a slanted first swipe, followed by the four straight swipes in the same area outlined in the above screenshots.

*This is someone who managed to figure a unique method of swiping up-down-up-down-up that worked for getting high scores and coins. He/she managed to perfect their technique to the point where he/she can swipe 13 times during each activation:

Hope this blogpost helped you discover your own unique way to using Jedi Luke's ability to achieve the high scores and vast amount of coins that you desire.

Happy Tsuming!! May the Force be with you. =)