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Peter, I looked at that video and kept myself from getting an "Oops". Wanted to start out with no starting boosters except the fish but of course by now I have boosters on my Candy Necklace. I think like @QueenB indicated that perhaps there is a puzzle to the solution? She indicates it in this thread: https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/420208/ooops-all-the-way. I had to use some boosters to keep myself from getting the "Oops." Like you Peter, I am not most likely not going to go back and replay the level. However, I am curious about it and it is one I would replay but time really does not allow.
I finished the 1st Episode and now I am stopping again, I need to regroup. There was a lot of stuff in the way, I used a good quantity of boosters but no gold or party boosters. I can't even say I used less boosters than others, I used what I considered my most expendable boosters.
Excitingly, I did get what is called a Champion's Race and won 50 bars of gold. I took a capture of the beginning but did not get a capture of claiming it.
I did not care for the 1st Episode and I hope that the next 2 are better.
Sincerely, ʕ•ﻌ•`ʔ
There might very well be a "puzzle to the solution", as you say @QueenB indicated, but that is not the point.
@LindQ made it clear a couple of years ago when this was occurring that 'oops' was not an intended part of the game and steps would be taken to eliminate this happening. If they intend this to be part of the game, which wouldn't surprise me, then a warning should be posted at the start of the level.
Even something like "beware Oops is a factor" !! Then it is entirely your fault if you lose your Candy Necklace.
Finished all but the last 2 new levels last night. I did like the 2nd two episodes better than the 1st. Think I copped a bad attitude at the begining, you all will see why. It looks like the whole lot of blocker situation is here to stay. It is not on every level and I enjoyed some levels. Some hard ones (blocker) were actually pretty fun with the right setup. I believe my game plan needs more adjusting as it seems that part of the puzzle will remain the elimination of blockers. It apparently is a part of the puzzle within the puzzle, gotta work on figuring this out. Elimination of blockers the most efficient way using the fewest amount and/or expendable boosters.
Puzzle games so puzzling! ʕ≧ᴥ≦ʔ
Forgotten your warning, got too carried away with the Champions Race flag (and sadly it turned out to be another scam, the flag's there all right, but kept indicating that the race would start from the next level). Lost level win streak, passed 2nd attempt with a lot of hammering work, didn't dare to use other boosters.