was released in 2011 and quickly became one of the most popular games on Facebook by 2012. It's a wildly compelling game that has everyone can play, regardless of age. There's so much more to it than just the basic mechanics of a match-three game, which is why it can be a good brain tickler.
The game is still going strong today, and later levels can be especially challenging. Luckily, there are some tips and tricks you can ke🐓ep in mind to help you get past them without using u🔯p too many lives.
Updated on June 26, 2023, by Jouanna Bondakji: Candy Crush may have a reputation for being the sort of game only Facebook moms and the elderly play, but in reality, there's a reason why it's still huge over a decade after its initial launch. There's no shame in enjoying the game, whether you're doing so just to pass some time or attempting to see how far you can go.
Either way, since Candy Crush has a few special mechanics which can help or hinder your progress greatly, there are a few general tips you should keep in mind if you want to succeed.
15 Check T𝐆he Level First
This tip is good to keep in mind for any level, but especially later ones. The candy boards you get aren't fixed. If you haven't made any moves yet, you can actually back out of the level and come back. Doing this will ra🦄ndomize the cand💮ies on the board again.
This means you should assess how well you'll be able to crush candies with your current board in the first few moves before starting. Getting screwed over by bad RNG is frustrating, so the extra step to examine the level's board is worth the small hassle.
14 Make A Game Plan 🦋
Whenever you are beginning a new level, be sure to look at the board and try to figure out the most difficult elements on that level. That way, you can attack those elements first and foremost, rather than jus🍷t going for it without a plan.
Beginners tend to rush into the level without really considering all their options. Make sure to pause between moves to properly assess where you can make the biggest combos. Blindly trying your luck is tempting, but you'll probably just end up losing lives rather quickly and having fewer chances to beat the level as a result.
13 Start At The Bottom 🧸
If you've ever wondered why you've lost a level even though you crushed a lot of candies yourself, it might be because you're starting your crushing at the top or middle of the board. The goal of Candy Crush isn't just to get as many matches as possible.
You often have to set things up so that the candies create a chain reaction with each other, crushing a bunch of them with just one move. Starting at the bottom of the board makes matching candies for that effect much easier. It gives more points and is super satisfying to watch unfold.
12 💖 Make Several Wrapped Candies On Certain Lev♊els
Making and exploding wrapped candies gives you a lot of extra points, which you should keep in mind with certain levels that require you to collect a particular number of points. When you're playing one of these levels, be sure to make as many wrapped candies as you possibly can.
On top of the extra points, you can clear more Blockers and unwanted candies, so it's a win-win. It's crucial to use these wrapped candies you have accumulated to your benefit, especially because sometimes it's the only way to succeed.
11 Combine Certain S𝓡pecial Candies ಞ
There are a few special candies, and they're all immensely useful in their own ways. But using certain combinations of these special candies makes them even more powerful. For example, striped candies will eliminate all candies in their row or column. Now, combine a striped candy with a color bomb, and🙈 all candies that are the same color of the striped candy will become stripeꦐd candies themselves.
Then, they'll detonate one by one, clearing multiple rows and columns of candies for huge points. Likewise, combining a striped candy with a wrapped candy will clear three rows and three columns on the board. Using combinations of special candies will net you a ton of points with just one swipe.
10 Don’t Always Use Suꦐggested Moves
This is a major tip that you may not know about. When playing a level, if you don’t make a move within a certain amount of time, the game will suggest a move for you to make. Do not make this move.
This is simply because the moves they suggest are typically at random, and not necessarily to assist you with making a good decision. In fact, their suggestions could screw you 🔥over. So, it would be in your best interest to ignore the suggestion and find a move you would like to make yourself.
9 ♈ ജ Save Your Special Candies And Boosters
When first playing Candy Crush, your instinct may be to use the free boosters that the game gives you immediately, but do not do this. 𒅌Try to save them for the later l🐷evels when you will truly need the help. The same goes for the special candies you get in one individual level.
This is especially the case from level 70 onward, since that's when things really get difficult, to say the least. And it only gets harder as you progress, so save them for as long as you possibly can!
8 Chaꦿnge T🌌he Clock For Extra Lives
There's a way to get extra lives through a cheat. All you have to do is change the clock on your mobile ahead by two hours. That way, you won't have to wait for your lives to refill. How you can do this depends on which phone you have, but you basically just need to go to the settings and tell your phone not to automatically set the time via the internet. Then, add two hours forward and get four more lives in your game.
You’ll have to pay back the time at some point, but schedule it for around when you’re sleeping, and you're golden. Don’t forget to change it from PM to AM if you're doing this around midnight, though!
7 Don't Accept Extra Lives From Friends Immediately
Obviously, it's great when you open up Candy Crush and see that a friend has sent you a gift. But don't hit accept... at least, not right away. It is absolutely 𓆏crucial when accepting certain gifts--particularl🐻y extra lives--from friends, that you only save them for when you absolutely need them.
If you accept the gift of an extra life from a friend when you're already at max capacity, it'll go to waste. So, click ‘X’ until you're down to two or three lives, and only then should you accept the extra life.
6 ൲ Turn Off Boosters For The Next Level
You have a few boosters you can activate to help you out with a level, but their uses are limited. It's incredibly easy to forget to turn off the boosters you were using in the previous level when beginning the next one, but it can be a serious problem if you unknowingly use them.
Always make sure to turn them off, especially if you don't need the boosters for the next level. Otherwise, you might waste boosters that could be pertinent to a future level. P♔laying smart with when and how to use this mechanic can save you a lot ♔of frustration.
