2716 is most deff a pay to play level.

Just tried this one out to break the boredom. For me the Lucky board came, I think, on try number 18 . That resulted in a pass. On the hopeless levels I always play the first move as suggested by the game, usually also the second. If it lets you make a striped candy early on you may be in for a lucky board. Then watch out for any opportunity you get and take advantage. It ought to let you win as well. It would be interesting to know if it's try no. 18 for you too.

I am at level 2708 at present so will keep your thoughts in mind when I get to 2716.

I am at level 12,815 and never had to pay anything. I won 540 races in a row and still have over 4,000 gold bars. Learn how to play and you can go far without paying anything. Good luck.

You don't have to be an employee to play without paying!!! @letuswin Learning how to play is understanding and taking advantage of the game algorithms, including the glitches that allow players to accumulate more boosters than the game intended. These are really not hard to find and you don't have to be a computer expert. It's easy to beat King at their own crooked game.