Is anyone finding that as soon as Candy Royale shows up in their games levels get harder to beat? I am playing two separate games at exactly the same episode at the moment. In both games the starting boards are identical and the level rating is the same. But on my iPhone I had Candy Royale pop up today, on the iPad just Beat the Buffet.
I use the same strategy: the same top win streak and pre level starting boosters. Level 6280 I get a lucky board for the iPad and the fishes ate the inaccessible frostings in the corners. But on my iPhone the fishes did not go for the frostings so I had to use a UFO. All of the levels during Candy Royale were hard to pass, I even had to pay gold for extra moves. The payout was worth it: 72 gold, so I'm not complaining. Just noting. I do think Candy Royale leads to harder boards.