I personally have gotten squished more than a few times from Santa. The trick is to move diagonally, as Santa doesn't like that. Elves don't either. I'm at a point now where, as long as I'm careful and am not trying to get the last key with Santa hot on my heels, I just...don't die anymore. I can routinely get over 1800 points, but my top score on the Canadian scoreboard - which has since been eclipsed, so congrats to whoever did that - wasn't pure dumb luck either. The next thing I'm shooting for is 60 toys. I've gotten 55 before, but that's my best I think.
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