We have recently been joined by a community member aged 12, which is apparently against the House Rules (thank you for pointing this out @Alienscar), but does not surprise me at all, because the game has become more and more big and bold in colours and graphics, very similar to something on Cbeebies (BBC UK pre school channel). If you look at it you would think it's for primary school children. We know that a lot of parents allow their children access to the app, not realising how addictive it is.
At the same time the mechanics of the game itself have become so simple that a six year old could probably play it. An average 10 year old definitely could easily play it successfully, since strategy elements have been replaced by "bash the blockers".
Both of these features together make me wonder which demographic the game is meant to appeal to? Surely this looks like something deliberately made to appeal to children:
Candy Crush is getting more big and bold with each update.
Tell me how this game can be only for people aged 13 and over. It makes no sense. Both graphics and gameplay have become more and more stuff for children too young to be officially allowed to play the game or to join us in this community. Perhaps someone at King's should look into that @QueenB .
Which five year old wouldn't want to have a go at this fun game?
