Level 11

Level 11 is the first level in Candy Factory and the 1st ingredient level. To pass this level, you must collect 1 cherry in 50 moves or fewer. When you complete the level, Sugar Crush is activated and will score you additional points. This is a tutorial level that teaches players how to play ingredients levels.

Difficulty
Like Level 6 in Candy Town, there is 0% difficulty in passing this level. There should be no difficulty in bringing down a single cherry in 50 moves, since this is meant as a tutorial level. You can fail this level by intentionally avoiding matches that will bring the ingredient down, similar to in level 6 which you can fail by intentionally avoiding matches on jellies. Even five colors makes it slightly easier to create special candies, although you don't need to use them to win this level. On HTML5, the board is always the same. In fact, certain matches will always let you win the level.

Tips
If you play on HTML5, follow these steps to win the level.

1) Match a vertical match of red candies.

2) Make a horizontal match of orange candies.

3) Make a horizontal match of red candies.

4) Make a horizontal match of purple candies.

5) Make a horizontal match of orange candies.

6) Make a horizontal match of red candies.

Strategy Gallery

 * This level is much harder if not playing HTML5, as each time you play the board is different.
 * For fast clearing, make a vertical striped candy that will clear candies in a column. Then, apply it to the column with the cherry. This will quickly pass the round and get a very high score as striped candies usually give you a lot of points, so it is recommended for you to finish in less than 10 moves.
 * Color bombs are quite essential, especially when combined with a striped candy, but they are hard to make.
 * Wrapped candy combos might also be helpful. A striped and wrapped combo at or near the ingredient column can collect it instantly. A double wrapped combo is best placed beneath an ingredient, any column is a good choice. Color bomb and wrapped combo might also remove it from the board if the colors are correct.
 * A double striped combo is less helpful, but it can collect the cherry instantly if the column is correct.

If there are fewer than 1 ingredients on the screen, then the board spawns up to 1 ingredient when possible.

1 Star: 1,000 Points

2 Stars: 2,000 Points

3 Stars: 3,000 Points

Difficulty of Earning More Stars

 * There is no difficulty in getting three stars as the three-star target score is 3,000 points. The ingredient is worth 10,000 points, which is more than the three star score requirement.
 * Special candies help boost your score, although they might not be very easy to make on a rather small five-colored board.
 * Cascades occasionally happen, boosting the score a little bit.

Previous Level: Level 10

Next Level: Level 12