Always adapt your strategy to the current board's objectives. For example, if an objective is to clear the gold cards, focus on cards that must be cleared. Spending a number of cards to open up one wild card or earning points is a waste of time. If you need to remove a key block to get at a gold card, do so as soon as possible. You always need to earn a score of at least one-star in each board. For example, you may need to pull a blue card, make a sequence of a certain number, or keep five cards remaining in your deck. Get sequence requirements out of the way as soon as possible (removing a number of cards in a row without discarding). If you wait too long you will not have enough cards remaining on the board to complete it. Reveal any wild cards on the board, put a card in your Stash, and then proceed. Use wild cards to keep the combo going, and remember that you can use your stashed card without spoiling the combo.