Level 16

Level 16 is the sixth level in Candy Factory and the 8th jelly level. To pass this level, you must clear 56 single jelly squares in 30 moves or fewer. When you complete the level, Sugar Crush is activated and will score you additional points.

Difficulty
This is the first level with separate board sections. Although there are 56 jelly squares and only 30 moves, it is aligned in rectangles with no peninsulas, making it very easy to clear them all with combinations. There are only four colors, so making special candies is very easy, and cascades occur consistently. Both of the rectangles have 36 spaces, which is somewhat small, and there are no teleports. This is the main difficulty, but it should not make this level at all hard. Even with a width of four spaces, all the jellies are easy to clear, even the corner jellies. With a few cascades or a good matching, this level is very easy without special candy and their combos, although they are highly recommended, especially color bombs.

Tips

 * 1) There is no particular strategy for this level, as reasonable play is enough to help you win. However, if there is no chance for any special candy to form or to get them in place for a combination, then you should play from the bottom of the board, unless the only jellies are on the top.
 * 2) Color bombs are very helpful in this level, as it can help clear one fourth (or if you are lucky, one third) of all jellies. Any color bomb combo is extremely helpful. Double color bombs will clear all jellies instantly. Of course, it's hard to make. Color bomb + striped candy combination can clear all the jellies if you are lucky, as there are only four colors on the board and the jellies are arranged in perfect rows and columns. A color bomb combined with a wrapped candy offers the lowest chance of clearing everything in one move, but it is still helpful because it ensures that the middle and bottom jellies are cleared, and it gives more points than any other combo.
 * 3) A double striped combination might be even less helpful than two striped candies activated separately, unless it can clear the jellies you need. A striped + wrapped combo is very helpful because it can clear 37 jellies at most (without cascades) and up to 50 jellies (with some cascades). The positioning of the jellies are helpful for this combo. Finally, a double wrapped combination is very helpful too, as it can clear all the jellies in one section, and if it is near the side it can clear some from the other side too. It also gives many points.
 * 4) Besides color bombs and combinations, even simple special candies like vertical stripes can be a big help.
 * 5) Since the corner jellies are the hardest to clear (only when compared to the other jellies, because in general it is actually very easy to clear), try to clear them when the board does not offer a chance for specials and combos, but such an occasion is rare.
 * 6) Try these tips in as few moves as possible for a bigger sugar crush, unless combos can be made.

1 Star: 75,000 Points

2 Stars: 150,000 Points

3 Stars: 230,000 Points

Difficulty of Earning More Stars

 * The presence of four colors makes it easy to create special candies.
 * The jellies are worth 56,000 points. Hence, an additional 94,000 points for two stars and an additional 174,000 points for three stars have to be earned through matching of candies.
 * 30 moves are limited in earning a huge amount of points due to sugar crush and the limiting of the number of special candies created via regular matches. However, this point is less critical due to the ease of creating huge cascades with only four candy colors.

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