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The game should definitely work offline. You won't be able to participate in live events and other events, such as the episode race will only load if you play the first level connected to the internet. You also cannot access the app store to use your gold bars offline. However, if you close the game and then go offline and open the game it should work. If it does not for you, what screen do get when you try to open the game? In fact for me the game loads more quickly when I open it in offline mode than when I open the app connected to the internet.
Hello @Chrisputnam you should never uninstall your game as this deletes all your game data from your device along with any progress in your Events.
No one else has reported any issues playing offline, so the issue might resolve itself for you. How is your game behaving now?
Hello @Roooosssie๐ค A Warm Welcome to the King Community!
I will have to ask our Community In-charge about it. Can you please check back with us on Monday?
In the meantime, please provide these details โ> device you are using; software version you have at present & Candy Crush Saga App version you are using.