Bloody Puddles/Strategies

Bloody Puddles is a difficult and complicated map to beat, especially on CHIMPS.

CHIMPS Start
Only one way of passing Round 6 and Round 7 in CHIMPS is known to exist, the Monkey Sub and Dart Monkey start. Both the initial sub and the initial dart monkey must be rather precisely placed, with any error being quickly punished with a defeat.

Placing the Sub
The sub must not only aid the left side Dart Monkey through its seeking darts, but it also must beat Round 7 alone, a tough task that requires a very specific spot in the map's bottom middle puddle. To place the sub in this spot, use the following visual aids in conjunction with the image in this section:


 * The top left of the sub's range circle must pass through the bottom and right spoke holes of the front wheel of the broken jeep.
 * The left edge of the range circle must touch the left side of a small tuft of grass.

Placing the first Dart Monkey
The first Dart Monkey is also difficult to place, and there exist noticeably less precise visual cues for good spots. Unlike the sub, there exists more than one working spot for the Dart Monkey.

Placement 1
One of these spots is in the bottom-left quadrant of the track. It was discovered by HikingPotato and is extensively used in Spiffy BTD's Black Border runs and AntiMatter138's sniper strategy, among others. This placement has the advantage of leaving more room for support towers to be placed at the front later.

The bottom-left edge of the dart monkey's range should line up with the left edge of the right tire tracks on the far-left lane (click/tap image for clarification). When using this placement, the Dart Monkey must be set to Last for Round 6, but it can be switched to First afterwards.

If placed correctly, the Dart Monkey at this spot should usually do the following to the last two left-side Blue Bloons on Round 6:
 * The second-to-last Blue Bloon should be popped into a Red Bloon.
 * The Dart Monkey should then attack the last Blue Bloon and make it a Red Bloon. If it still shoots at the second-to-last bloon, the Dart Monkey was either placed incorrectly or not set to Last; this second-to-last bloon should move out of range of the Dart Monkey in the meantime.
 * Finally, the Dart Monkey will attack this last bloon again. The dart will pass through the last bloon and also pop the second-to-last bloon. If this does not happen, the Dart Monkey is placed incorrectly.

Sometimes, depending on the pixels the Sub was placed on, the sub's homing dart might finish off the second-to-last bloon before the Dart Monkey can, allowing the Dart Monkey to solely focus on the last bloon. This outcome is also acceptable.

Placement 2
An alternative placement of the dart is also possible, and is reminiscent of but not identical to that in the first Black Border run by Jajajosh. With this placement, the Dart Monkey does not have to be on Last for Round 6; it can stay on First. Instead of the bottom-left quadrant of the track, the Dart Monkey is placed in the top-left quadrant. The top-left of the Dart Monkey's range should slightly overshoot a nearby rock (Jajajosh has the range undershoot or intersect the rock but this is very difficult to replicate).

If this placement is done correctly, the Dart Monkey will defeat the final Blue Bloon rush alone on the left side via a chain reaction. A shot to defeat a Red Bloon spawning from a Blue Bloon in this rush should also hit the Blue Bloon next in line to also turn it red.

Rounds 8-10
Before Round 8, a second Dart Monkey must be placed on the left side. It should be placed in a way that the Dart Monkey simultaneously hugs the far left track and also has the lower-right portion of its range barely make contact with the edge of the middle-left puddle (click image for clarification). Round 9 will require a second Monkey Sub to be placed, this time in the lower-middle part of the top-right puddle. This sub can handle the right side of Round 9 alone, and will be upgraded to get Airburst Darts on Round 27.

During Round 10, a Sniper Monkey should be placed at the top edge of the screen. Usually it is placed beside the top middle entrance so that the Line of Sight obstruction is minimal.