Favors and Restrictions

Favors and Restrictions is a term that refers to the choice of towers that a player can use on a certain tile. Towers that are favored are discounted by 15% in both the base cost and upgrades, while towers that are restricted are forbidden from use in a particular terrain. Other towers remain unaffected.

The Favors and Restrictions may change depending on the type of terrain, as seen in a specific tile info. The Favors and Restrictions may alter the strategies necessary for completing a particular tile.

Tips on each tower
In each terrain, Favors and Restrictions may affect how a player can use a certain strategy. A player may prefer to use a certain tower, but the player's tower for producing their strategy may be restricted. Different strategies may be used to counter in different ways if a specific tower is restricted.

Dart Monkey
Although not many players would primarily use the Dart Monkey, it can still be used in large groups and be upgraded to counter bloons in many ways. Such examples include Juggernaut helping pop lead and crack ceramics hard, being upgraded to 2/x to counter Camo Bloons, and Super Monkey Fan Club summoning Super Monkeys from fellow Dart Monkeys temporarily.

Other flexible towers that can co-operate and work together with their variety of upgrades include the Tack Shooter, the Bomb Shooter, the Ninja Monkey, the Monkey Buccaneer, and the Spike Factory, although sometimes they may need to rely on other towers to counter their own weaknesses.

Tack Shooter
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Sniper Monkey
Sniper Monkeys are never restricted on any terrain, except special terrains such as the Wattle Trees mission.

Ninja Monkey
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Boomerang Thrower
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Bomb Shooter
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Ice Monkey
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Glue Gunner
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Mortar Monkey
They are never restricted when playing on tiles surrounding the city. They are helpful in the Volcano Terrain, especially when Monkey Villages are restricted, as Mortar Monkeys are favored there and 2/3+ Mortar Monkeys are used to remove the Camo status out of Camo Bloons

Dartling Gun
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Spike Factory
If a player wanted to use a solo Spike Factory in the early rounds as part of his/her strategy but finds it is restricted from use, a solo 2/2 Ninja Monkey could be used instead. If countering Hard and Heavy, add a Bomb Shooter or Monkey Apprentice near it.

Monkey Buccaneer
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Monkey Ace
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Monkey Apprentice
Monkey Apprentice in Volcano Terrain can make good use of getting rid of pesky Lead Bloon populations, since they are favored on this terrain. When restricted, such as in by a Jungle Terrain, Lead Bloons can be countered by buying a 2/x Spike Factory, which can clean up a fairly good amount of mess made by bloons.

Super Monkey
The Super Monkey is highly popularised for use of popping MOAB-class bloons easily, especially in the very difficult tiles when many players plan to use TOTMGs and Technological Terrors. If the Super Monkey is restricted, one may like to use a wide variety of towers for their defense. Use of many MOAB-Maulers and use of other towers to wipe up the Ceramic Bloons left over is a good alternative to Super Monkeys. Note that on every terrain that Super Monkeys are restricted the Spike Factory is restricted as well.

Monkey Engineer
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Heli-Pilot
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Monkey Sub
Monkey Subs have no specified favor or restriction of any terrain, but they cannot be used in terrains where there is no water.

Bloonchipper
A good thing to utilize for Bloonchippers is for them to suck up the strong bloons, particularly the Ceramic Bloons, and let other towers to clean up the mess made from them. A Sniper Monkey can make a good substitute when the Bloonchipper is restricted on the Lake Terrain.

Use in each terrain
Each terrain is built slightly different and there may be some strengths and weaknesses that may be posed in each one. Utilising the favors and countering the restrictions is helpful for passing a terrain with ease.

Grass Terrain
No towers are restricted over there. However, they may like to utilize the favor of the Monkey Ace or the Bloonchipper (Mobile only) if they wish. A good thing to utilize for Bloonchippers is for them to suck up the strong bloons, particularly the Ceramic Bloons, and let other towers to clean up the mess made from them.

Hills Terrain
The Tack Shooter is favored, but the Dart Monkey is restricted. (insert more tips here)

Forest Terrain
The Ninja Monkey is favored; the Tack Shooter and Banana Farm are restricted. (insert more tips here)

Heavy Forest Terrain
The Sniper Monkey is favored; the Tack Shooter, Banana Farm and Heli-Pilot are restricted. (insert more tips here)

Desert Terrain
The Bomb Shooter and Boomerang Thrower are favored; the Spike Factory, Glue Gunner and Super Monkey are restricted. Where Super Monkeys cannot be used, Dartling Guns may be used instead. Utilise the use of the Bomb Shooter and Boomerang Thrower to counter Bloon Rushes. If a player wanted to use a solo Spike Factory as part of his/her strategy, a solo 2/2 Ninja Monkey should be replaced.

River Terrain
The Banana Farm is favored; the Bomb Shooter, Ninja Monkey and Monkey Engineer are restricted. On this terrain, Monkey Buccaneers can be used and placed in many different ways and places.

Lake Terrain
The Monkey Buccaneer is favored; the Bomb Shooter, Ninja Monkey and Bloonchipper are restricted. (insert more tips here)

Jungle Terrain
The Glue Gunner is favored; the Ice Monkey and Monkey Apprentice are restricted. Countering Camo Leads can be countered by using the 2/x Spike Factory instead.

Mountains Terrain
The Ice Monkey is favored; the Monkey Ace, Banana Farm, Dartling Gun and Heli-Pilot are restricted. (insert more tips here)

Snow Terrain
The Ice Monkey is favored; the Dart Monkey, Boomerang Thrower, Dartling Gun and Monkey Engineer are restricted. (insert more tips here)

Volcano Terrain
The Monkey Apprentice and Mortar Monkey are favored; the Ice Monkey, Monkey Village and Boomerang Thrower are restricted. To counter Camo Bloons or DDTs without the Monkey Village would require a 3/x Monkey Engineer or x/3 Mortar Monkey instead.

Arid Grasslands Terrain
As with the Grass Terrain, except the paths are different and is only found in BMC Flash.

High Desert Terrain
The Monkey Ace and Monkey Engineer are favored; the Spike Factory, Super Monkey, Dartling Gun and Banana Farm are restricted. Only found in BMC Flash. (insert more tips here)

Badlands Terrain
The Sniper Monkey and Monkey Engineer are favored; the Monkey Ace and Banana Farm are restricted. Only found in BMC Flash. (insert more tips here)

Trivia

 * In BMC Mobile, Favours and Restrictions does not apply on "My Tracks". This means all normally favored towers are at their original prices while all normally restricted towers are not forbidden from use.