No matter which level you are on, you will occasionally see that sometimes more than an expected amount of candies are crushed. What you've experienced is called a cascade. A cascade is when one move results in many candies being matched, sometimes making special candies. They can be very helpful especially in moves or order levels, but can be harmful too when you don't need them. Cascades come in different sizes, from a little six-match to a gigantic firework that creates and blasts dozens of special candies. Cascades occur most frequently in three-colored levels, but it depends. A very small, weird-shaped three-colored board may not be better than a 81-spaced five-colored board. Cascades can also help clear jellies and score you more points. There are four types of cascades as follows:
- Sweet Cascades. Sweet cascades are fairly small cascades that are common throughout almost all the levels. If a cascade involves 12-17 candies being matched, it is considered to be a sweet cascade. Cascades with less than 12 candies matched are not in this category.
- Tasty Cascades. Tasty cascades are moderately large at the peak but is still often relatively small. You can achieve this rather easily in most levels. They require 18 candies to be matched, or 6 cascades.
- Delicious Cascades. Delicious cascades are considered to be large my the majority of players, but not as much as divine. They are not rare in most levels but might require skill and some luck. You need to crush 24 candies, or create 8 cascades, in one move. This can be challenging in levels with restricted boards.
- Divine Cascades. Divine cascades have the widest range and are the largest. They require luck and skill combined. They require 30 candies to be destroyed in one move, which is challenging unless the board space is large and there are no more than 4 or 5 colors. Any cascade above 30 candies or also divine.
Cascades can help clear blockers, too, especially in levels with four or five colors. Below is a screenshot of a cascade on level 1000.
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