Level 18

Level 18 is the eighth level in Candy Factory and the 9th jelly level. To pass this level, you must clear 19 single and 29 double jelly squares in 35 moves or fewer. It is a Hard Level marked by King. When you complete the level, Sugar Crush is activated and will score you additional points.

Difficulty
In this level, double jellies are introduced, probably why this level is rated hard by King. They take two hits to destroy and are sometimes hard to reach. The board is somewhat large and open, and with four colors, special candies and cascades occur fairly often. However, the hole in the center might make some jellies a bit harder to reach, and you have only 25 moves to clear all the jellies. Luckily, the jellies harder to reach, which are near the top of the board, are single jellies. The majority of the jellies are double, but their locations should be easy to reach. Overall, this level might be hard-looking for beginners, who should still easily pass the level, and very easy for those who practiced.

Tips

 * 1) There are a lot of jellies to clear, and some are double jellies. Therefore, you cannot pass this level without cascades and the use of special candies. Try the strategies below as fast as possible if you want to gain more points.
 * 2) Playing from the bottom of the board is sometimes helpful when you can't make any helpful matches.
 * 3) It is important to try clearing the single jellies when you have the chance because they are harder to reach. However, it is recommended to reach them via striped candies.
 * 4) Color bombs can be helpful and cause some cascades and more special candies to form, but try its combos: This is the first jelly level where a double color bomb combo will not blast all the jellies in one move (due to double jellies). The best choice is color bomb + striped, as there are only four colors, and a lot of stripes will be activated. Color bomb + wrapped is OK, but not as good as color bomb/stripe.
 * 5) A striped candy combined with a wrapped candy only blasts some area of the board, but it can leave a trail in the jellies and often creates more cascades and specials. Double wrapped combos are helpful in clearing a large area of the board, but not by rows and columns. Double striped candies are not as helpful, unless you have two horizontal striped candies placed next to each other on the side of the board. By combing them, you will reach some of the harder-to-reach jellies.
 * 6) Striped candies and wrapped candies alone might also be helpful, in fact this can help win the level too.

1 Star: 10,000 Points

2 Stars: 20,000 Points

3 Stars: 30,000 Points

Difficulty of Earning More Stars

 * There is no difficulty in earning 3 stars since the jellies are worth 77,000 points, more than the 3-star target score.
 * In addition, it is very easy to create special candies and cascades, although you don't need to keep this in mind for three stars, as described above.

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