Be an Uber Alien in Typing Maniac Now!

So you want to be an UBER ALIEN in Facebook's Typing Maniac? Well, guess what, it doesn't just take practice and innate typing skills. There's a strategy to it. When you're ready to be on top, follow these tips and hints. Before you know it, you'll be no. 1 and all your friends will be losers compared to you!

The Basics

Well, we got to run through these just for the sake of it, but I'm sure you already know these by heart. Humor yourself now, and be patient enough to read through the amateur chapter of this lesson. We all know a lot of wannabes are reading this in the hopes of being a true typing maniac but whatever! Let them pretend they have the chance. In the end, we will gain victory and we will prevail!

• Proper typing. Duh!

Don't even bother playing Typing Maniac if you use a single finger to type. I remember my high school typing lessons. We practiced on a typewriter (yes, I do love my typewriter and have a special relationship with it!). The least you could do is know which finger to put on which key when you type.

• Practice. There's no escape.

There's no way you can get to the top without practice. You need to know your stuff and you need to hone your skill (that is, if you have any to begin with in the first place!)

The Focus

You have to be serious about this OK! Typing Maniac deserves your concentration and dedication and if you're not willing to give that will all your heart. Stop playing dude!

• Shut out distractions.

If your little brother can't stop whining beside you, even if you've mastered the art of shutting out the world from your head, you're not going to make it. Think about it. Even those monks have the Tibetan mountains for their ambiance. No wonder some of them have reportedly levitated not just spiritually, but physically. (Gee, I hope one day I can do that well enough to give tips on how to levitate!)

• Make time.

Don't give me that excuse of not having enough hours in a day or enough days in a week. You have 60 minutes in an hour and 24 hours in a day and that's all you'll ever have so work with it! If you really want to be an UBER ALIEN and be on that coveted no. 1 spot, make time!

The Real Thing

OK. Are you really ready for it? Here's the little details that can spell the difference.

Inhale. Exhale. Here it goes -

• Predict the next word with consecutive playing

You're not just warming up your fingers when you play consecutive games. You're actually getting a predictive typing power. You get so accustomed to the words they drop out (yes, we're so bored with all the repetitive words. A little more variety please!)

• Chin up! Keep your eyes on top.

A key pointer on how to win this game is to keep your eyes on the first third of the screen. Try blocking your monitor when you're just starting to practice this tip. (but later on, your expert eyes should know their place.) Don't bother with the words that fall after the upper part of your screen. It's not worth grabbing.

• Red means stop.

The fire books are a scam! Never ever ever bother getting that FIRE power. You're wasting valuable storage space that would be so much more useful if it had WIND or ICE. Even SLOW is more handy. I don't know if there are other Uber Aliens who'll disagree but I personally think that the FIRE should be put out.

• Take fun seriously.

There's no room for frustration here. If you want to be a winner, act like one! If you're going to whine your way through the game, you might as well just give up.

Have fun!!!