7166137's blog: "Power Ups (How to use them and other useful tips)"

Another one that's easy to explain. Note, it mentions doubling your points for one hour, but doesn't mention if you get double fubucks. I have better things to do than ask that in the support lounge.

The primary reason to run this is to get the high points achievements, like 5 billion in a day, or 2 billion in a Happy Hour. Now that level 64 requires TWO top ten points rank in a week and level 65 requires three, you will need these to get then. There are a few people who are just plain hogging those ranks almost daily, and hoarding power ups while running up to 24 double points in day.

If you want to be sure to get the best you can on your Happy Hour, make sure you don't start the Double Point too soon. You want that to still be active when the Happy Hour ends, because you receive the bonus a few seconds after. If you run back to back happy hours, the bonus from the first Happy Hour will count as points earned during the second.

Another thing with happy hours and bonus and the Top Ten rankings. If you have the LAST happy hour of the day, you will receive the bonus during the NEXT Day. Those points will not help you with the current day if you're going for the top ten. Because Fubar turns off Happy Hours on September 11, I once ran the last Happy Hour on Sept 10, and was the only person to have a Happy Hour bonus on that day. It did get me ranked number 2 when September 12 came around. That's not 100% of the time, I did the last Happy Hour in Late January 2017 and my bonus was counted right before the hour ended, so I didn't get that bonus on the day I needed it for the new Double Trouble achievement, but I still got it because of hard work and help from very close friends.

The other thing with 2X, is to combine it with Cherry Bombing, to go for the Air Power and Red Baron achievements. I got both of those before Double Points was invented, so I have only run it a couple times during happy hours or when trading bling. Have one person Altruize the other, both start Double Points, then trade. Then on a another day, you reverse roles to help each other out.

With the new Bombing Points Achievements, a 2X is essential to run at the same time.