I'm at level 103 in Sugar Crush Saga.

Barbara_Benson

Why does the game take away all of the free gifts received from game friends and only give me the 5 cycles that it offers after 2 hours?  It doesn't make sense to ask friends for "lives" if you just take them away anyway.

KingsPinn

Lives & Boosters are both discussed in this thread here: 

https://care.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/why-did-my-boosters-disappear 

The guys at King have confirmed that they can be lost from the games for a number of reasons. Have a read...