Monkey Meadow/Strategies

This page contains tips/strategies for Monkey Meadow.

Tips
Monkey Meadow is one of the easiest maps in the game, along with Cubism, Frozen Over and Logs, so pretty much anything goes. However, there are some towers you can use to make your life easier:
 * Tack Shooter. There're two loops for you to choose. The Tack Zone can do tons of chip damage against M.O.A.B. Class Bloons, while Super Ceramic Bloons at the second loop can be cleaned up with Rings of Fire, or, if you're very rich, an Inferno Ring. It's your choice.
 * Dart Monkey. Crossbow is a good, easy Bloon-popping tower. And why shouldn't you buy Sharp Shooter and Crossbow Master? They're cheap (as far as tier 4 and 5 upgrades go, at least) and effective. Just remember to put them on a straight line for maximum defense.
 * Bomb Shooter. Is Recursive Clusters enough to defend in the late game when backed up by Stronger Stimulants and Striker Jones? Of course not! Put a Monkey Intelligence Bureau in the middle and you've got yourself a D.D.T.-demolishing dream team.
 * Mortar Monkey. With all the loops on this map, Shattering Shells is extremely useful. Aim it at the 1st loop and no Fortified Bloon shall pass (except D.D.T.s, Z.O.M.G.s and B.A.D.s). Or you can go for The Biggest One if you want.

Hard.
(Note that the Hard Mode strategy should work for all easier modes (excluding deflation).


 * An early game (3-40) strategy for normal hard mode is to place a free Dart Monkey (if you have the Monkey Knowledge that gives you a free Dart Monkey) to begin, then place Gwendolyn as soon as you can. You will leak some lives, but not enough to put you in immediate danger. When you have the money, place a Spike Factory. When you can, upgrade it to 0-2-3. A Banana Farm is recommended to have the money to purchase this. A Wizard Monkey (0-2-2) should be placed before round 30 for additional popping power. Soon after, upgrade the Wizard Monkey to 0-2-4 for even more popping power!
 * Around midgame (40-60) You can start saving up cash for stronger upgrades. Placing 1 or two more Banana Farms is recommended. At round 57 or 58, you should have enough money to purchase a Crossbow Master.
 * By round 67 you should have enough money to purchase a second Crossbow Master (if you have the required Monkey Knowledge), and that will leave you with Hard mode completed on Monkey Meadow!

Magic Monkeys Only
Obyn's Army strategy


 * To start, place down Obyn Greenfoot in the curve farther from the entrance that has LoS (Line of Sight) with the entrance. When you can, place a Druid down opposite from Obyn. Upgrade the Druid to 2-0-2 as soon as you can (should be possible around the start of round 14). At the end of round 20, upgrade the Druid to 3-0-2. On round 24, place a Ninja Monkey next to Obyn to deal with Camo Bloons. On round 29, upgrade the Ninja to 2-0-2, and continue upgrading until the Ninja is 4-0-2. Placing an Alchemist is a good idea around the early game, as a 2-0-4 alchemist will help you a lot with money.
 * After the M.O.A.B. on round 40, focus on getting a 4-0-2 druid to help with the clusters of Bloons to come. For round 51, placing a Wizard Monkey and upgrading it to 0-2-2 is a minimum, as there are a lot of Camo Ceramics and Wall of Fire is amazing at dealing with these. After this, placing a bunch of Druids of Wr ath within Obyn's radius is a good idea, as it's a strong tower for relatively cheap cost, and if you were saving for a while you should certainly have the money for it! At the end of round 58, buy Shimmer on the 0-2-2 Wizard Monkey you placed earlier to help deal with Camo Leads. In the middle of Round 69 (nice) you should be able to buy a Bloon Master Alchemist. Congratulations! You will now be carried by this single tower for the rest of Magic Monkeys Only.
 * Before round 76, Upgrade your 0-2-3 Wizard Monkey into a 0-2-4 so that you don't get overwhelmed by the Regrow rush.