Managed to get 365 points with 9 hearts remaining (without resorting to luck). What's the maximum?
I was super curious about the same question.
I think the theoretical maximum is 13 hearts remaining. This is pretty unrealistic though as you have to find the 3 gold treasure chests + the egg + the elf before using your first Heart Scroll. The elf would be nearly impossible to find by this point.
A more realistic maximum is probably: a) find the 3 chests + egg before using your first Heart Scroll, and b) finding the elf at the same time as you kill the Mine King & all mines. In that case the maximum would be 11 hearts remaining.
9 is a really good score!
I've used the cheat code to max it, and yea, it's 13 hearts. Been playing this game almost daily for 9+ to 10+ months now (depending on weither you count v.1 or not) and 9 IS a very good score. Best i've ever gotten without cheating was 10, and I only did it once.
The real shockers, the best games as it were, are when you have exactly 3 hearts left and there is exactly one bricks left, skin of the teeth, so satisfying