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Meet the Kingsters - Meet Candycrushinator, Senior Game Designer on Candy Crush Friends Saga!

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edited July 2019 in Who we are
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Hello Community Crew!

The Community is a great place to get to know each other, but what about knowing the people behind the magic of the Kingdom?

We thought it would be a great idea toย share some of the personalities from behind the scenesย andย meet fantastic Kingsters!ย ย 

These are theย minds that create all this delicious universe:ย From Game Artists, Level Designers, Content Specialists, Game Producers and Customer Support Agents - all of them are included, so come and meet the team.

This week, we sat down withย @CandyCrushinator, our talented Game Designer for Candy Crush Friendsย and here is what we got to know! Please come and say hi!



"Hello Everyone Iโ€™m a Senior Game Designer on Candy Crush Friends Saga!ย ย 

Itโ€™s my job to ensure that you all have fun playing the game.ย  The designer is the advocate of the player, if Iโ€™m doing my job right then youโ€™re having fun.ย  So basically itโ€™s the best job that you can haveย ๐Ÿ˜Š โ€ฆperhaps Iโ€™m biased thoughโ€ฆย  I have worked on a bunch of features that you may have seen including the Yeti Santa, Nutcracker King of Hearts, Olivia and Bubblegum Troll events.ย  I also work on our โ€œcollectionโ€ team trying to make sure that your candy surprises and everything related to them are as sweet as possible".

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  • Tell us 3 funny things about yourself
. I was the voice actor for a 15 year old cartoon pilot of a mechanical lion when I was 28 years old

. Iโ€™m an extrovert in a studio and country full of introverts but Iโ€™m going to slowly convert them all to my hyperactive ways

. When I was 5 years old I liked to climb a lotโ€ฆbut I wasnโ€™t so good at climbing down, so I would jump.ย  I went to the ER 4 times in 4 weeks that summer.ย  When my mom went in a few days after I was in there for the 4thย time to get something that we had accidentally left there.ย  All of the nurses said hi and asked how I was doingโ€ฆ


  • If you were a King game, which one would you be?ย If I was a game at King game I would be Candy Crush Friends Saga of course because Iโ€™m sweeter than ever!
  • If you were a candy?ย I would be a chocolate covered pretzel.ย  The perfect combination of sweet and salty
  • If you were a game character?ย I would be Oliviaโ€ฆwith far fewer tentacles.ย  Iโ€™m always trying to help people that are in a jam.
  • If you were a video game?ย I would be "Octodad 2: Dadliest Catch" because deep down Iโ€™m an octopus trying to be a father.
  • What's your favourite food?ย My favorite food is Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza.

  • Is there something that you would like to tell our players?

We work hard to make the game as fun as possible and while we do read the forums we canโ€™t always act on feedback right away because thereโ€™s so much to do.ย  So keep calm and candy on!



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Well, thanks for the great time, @CandyCrushinator, now you'll have to tell us what's a Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza exactly!ย 

Now, is there something that YOU would like to tell @CandyCrushinator?
Comment below if you do๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿค—

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Comments

  • PummyRaj
    PummyRaj Posts: 42,807 Candy Moderator
    Hello @CandyCrushinator๐Ÿค—

    Thank you for participating in the Interview and sharing some interesting details with us <3ย 

    I am loving all the new features that are popping up in the game.ย  The more we go up, the more interesting features.. of course, some obstacles are hard too!!ย  But, what fun is it if we just keep beating the levels -- Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy... there should be challenge as well as fun!ย  I am loving the game more and more - day by day!!ย  ย 

    My daughter is a huge fan for Chicago Deep Dish pizza... whenever we go there, she wants to have it!!ย  But only to her dissatisfaction, wherever we go, that is not "the" authentic Deep Dish Pizzaย  :o:o
    Thanks a lot for sharing the restaurant.ย  Next time, when we are there, we will definitely take her there :+1:

    Thank you once again for sharing your thoughts!ย  Have a wonderful weekend aheadย ๐Ÿค—
  • _Elsa_
    _Elsa_ Posts: 36,987 Sweet Legend
    Hi @CandyCrushinator it's great learning more about you.ย  I think what you are doing for the players in the community is fantastic.ย  I sure hope that they appreciate you dropping in to respond to them.ย  I look forward to seeing your messages!ย  Whose idea was it to make the Bubblegum Troll blow bubbles from his backside?ย  =)
  • firebombmarkus
    firebombmarkus Posts: 13,110 Sweet Legend
    Hello from one more introvert ๐Ÿ™ˆ @CandyCrushinator It's great to see you here again and read more about you ๐Ÿ˜Š I will use this opportunity to thank you for all your effort during the BGT event and @QueenMia's absence. It was great to see you interacting with players! Enjoy your weekend ๐Ÿค—
  • melhence
    melhence Posts: 101 Level 3
    Hi...loving Candy Friends :)...just really really looking forward to the feature of typing in the number of the level one wants to play :)

  • Crimson_Dawn
    Crimson_Dawn Posts: 2,741 Level 5
    @CandyCrushinator, I don't play CC Friends yet, but I love these interviews! Trust me, I know a thing or two about the ER. Once, I broke both arms at once. You sound about as accident prone as I am!๐Ÿ˜…
  • bearwithme
    bearwithme Posts: 16,498 Candy Moderator
    Hello @CandyCrushinator - I loved finding out more about you.ย  I have seen you out and about in the community.ย  Sounds like your childhood was a bit similar to my husbands - they would greet his Mom by name whenever they showed up to the ER.ย  Thankfully you both survived your adventure filled childhoods and are around today.ย 

    I love Candy Crush Friends and Olivia is one of my favorite characters.ย  I love to have her help free her fellow Octopi (not sure if that is the correct word for multiple octopus ๐Ÿ˜†).ย  Keep those fun events coming - they are awesome - many thanks! ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ’•

    Next time I'm in the Windy City I will definitely check that place out!
  • Sukanta_Biswas
    Sukanta_Biswas Posts: 24,932 Crushing Legend
    edited July 2019
    Hello @CandyCrushinator
    Nice Graphics, Animations, Funny Character's, Music & Beautiful Game Map ๐Ÿ’–ย Each of them has encouraged our gameplay, Sometimes by keeping the game closed, We enjoyed the fun of characters.๐Ÿ˜Š

  • marscrushinit
    marscrushinit Posts: 2,536 Level 5
    Thank you so much for sharing with us @CandyCrushinator ! It's nice to learn about the people behind the game . I have seen you here in the communityย  and think it's great that the kingstersย  are involved in the community.ย  Thanks again for the great interview ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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