Badge Dojo · Rock 1-8

After seven stages on the same grid, rock-1-8 shuffles the front. Snoozebo leaves lane 1 and moves to row 1 of the middle lane, with Drilleroo directly behind it in row 2. Rubblet still holds row 1 of lane 3 with Taptail at the back, and lane 1 is left with Shardsnail alone in row 4.

That empty left front is what makes this stage harder. Enemies in lane 1 meet nothing until they reach Shardsnail, whose crystal block and shards have to do the work on their own.

The middle stack is the strong point. Snoozebo soaks hits and heals while dozing, and Drilleroo swipes from right behind it; its heavy blows throw enemies sideways, and on this board a sideways throw often lands them in front of Rubblet's beam.

The alternatives answer the left side. One puts Gibber in row 1 of lane 1 and Rockhog in row 3 in place of Shardsnail, so the lane gets a shell thrower up front and slowing mud behind. A heavier swap fields Drilleroo and Punchimp in lane 1 instead, Joeyo with Gopher in the middle and Momopo up front on the right.

If you keep Lineup 1, give Shardsnail its upgrades first, since it holds lane 1 by itself.