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Being given an extra life with a booster I can’t use
candymummy71
Posts: 6 Level 2
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I’ve been stuck on level 510 for a month now. The game has occasionally given me an extra life once I’m out and two boosters to help beat the level. One of these boosters being the fish even though that booster isn’t used on the level and so it’s useless and isn’t even used on the level.
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Hello @candymummy71 If you have been stuck on this level for a month you must have missed some chances that the game gave you to pass. Normally the game will drop you the candies to pass any level (except above level 10,000) without boosters eventually, even those legendary ones. However this only happens once in a while after several attempts on boards that have set you up to fail no matter what you do, so you need to recognise the chance when it presents itself. Watching those YouTube videos is very good for this, because they had one of these lucky boards and without such luck you cannot pass a level like 510 unless you pay for extra moves or use a UFO or lollipop hammers.
As a general rule on legendary levels make the first move the game suggests to you and then check if any chances to create special candies (colour bomb, striped or wrapped) open up. If you do get one of these, especially on level 510, try to use it to create a combo of colour bomb/wrap or colour bomb/ stripe or a wrap/stripe combo. Without such a combo you will not pass this level, so you must be diligent and watch out for the chances the game gives you. This can be difficult if you play the same level over and over again. So it may be better to take a break from playing and then come back to the level a few days later. Also, if you take a break for a few weeks then the game might give you some boosters or extra moves as a welcome back gift to help you pass.
As for the wrong boosters being given as help, the fishing boat is universal to players at any level, so this may not be the best boosters for your level, but often at this point the game may let you have an easier board on your next attempt, so watch out for that lucky board then.
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One final tip: Have you got the "Don't feed the troll" event pop up in your game? If you do, scroll back to an easy level with lots of orange candies and play it and replay it until you have collected all the 2500 orange candies. Do this immediately the timer of the event starts and you will get a party popper, which will definitely help you beat level 510. If you don't get this event, you can also use older levels to get to the top of Season Pass, where there is always a UFO. A UFO played near the end of level 510, if there are only a few frostings remaining, will also pass this level. So instead of replaying this level go back to easier older levels to get boosters from these two events and then use those to help you pass.
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That is because that booster is not an option on this level. The third booster is the lucky candy for this one. But anyhow, the timed fish booster is useless as you only ever get one fish on your starting board, which is pointless, since fishes are most useful at the end of the level, so it is always better playing your own fish booster rather than the timed version.
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also just to be even more clear, it’s not even a timed booster. After I run out of lives it gives me an extra one along with two boosters SPECIFICALLY to pass the level, one of those boosters being the fish. However, this level doesn’t use the fish AT ALL so this is a broken mechanic.
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It sounds like you are still stuck on level 510? If you get a booster you can't use is not really relevant here. You need to be able to spot a lucky board when the game is trying to help you pass by dropping the candies you need once you have started playing the level. Play the first two moves that the game suggests to you and then see if any opportunities to create special candies have opened up for you.You need to create combos of colour bomb and wrap or colour bomb and stripe to pass this, or better still a double colour bomb. The game will try to help you by dropping some of these if you have been trying this level often enough. As for any broken mechanic, there is so much broken in Candy Crush giving you a useless booster is not the worst of them.
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no actually it is relevant because that’s the whole point of my post. It doesn’t make sense that the game gives you a booster and says “Here are some boosters for your next try” but the booster isn’t one that’s an option for the level.
I’m fine retrying the level until I pass. I’m simply wondering why the game gives me something for a level when it can’t be used.
but apparently this is just too complex of a question since you keep telling me how to pass the level rather then addressing the issue I have stated several times now. At this point it’s just being intentionally ignored so I see no point in this “support” anymore as it’s been completely useless.
