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This is a slowpoke variation. It will just barely get you past Expert. Maybe someone faster can post a faster version for more points But at least this will get you to the Expert score.
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I found that one of the keys to this level was to cycle through the podium twice at the start of each round. So my routine at the end of each round was almost always: give checks. Charge up hearts at podium. Pick up dishes and put out flowers. Charge up hearts at podium. If needed, charge up hearts again. Then start seating.
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1. Start by cleaning.
Pick up all dishes.
Put out all flowers
Mop all tables.
Go to podium and charge hearts twice.
Now start seating. I'm going to put these in the order that they're sitting, but you'll actually seat them a little out of order because they're not all there at the beginning.
4 girls w 2 blue girls, middle right, match blue
6 girls, lower right (put the first set of 6 here)
2 blue/green girls top left (they come in later)
2 green girls middle left
6 girls, lower left (pushing two tables together)
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Give drinks, snacks, chain everything, use the podium if you need to. Standard closing sequence: checks, podium, dishes, flowers, podium, podium.
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2. You're going to seat 6 tables total, 3 sets of teen girls, 3 sets of teen boys. I'm not sue I remember exactly where everyone goes, but the colors should make it obvious. Try to seat the boys before the girls because they take longer to order, but one set of 2 green teen boys will come in towards the end.
The two larger groups of boys will be seated towards the bottom on both sides.
Standard closing sequence.
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3. Final round! Use the podium twice before starting.
Here we're going to match as many colors as we can, but we can't match everyone. Seat the girls first if you can because they take longer to order.
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blue dad and son top left
green dad and son middle left
family lower left, match two colors if you can, use high chair
4 girls (2 blue, 2 mixed) top right, match on blue
blue girl and a couple of kids lower right, match two colors if you can.
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Finish with the usual--drinks, snacks, mop. Chain everything.
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Good luck!
As long as you keep your chains this should make Expert.