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Level 18665 – how many moves?

I’ve noticed something strange in higher levels (currently at Level 18665). After occasionally spending money on boosters or gold bars, I feel like the levels suddenly get harder—fewer moves, tougher blockers, and layouts that don’t match walkthrough videos. For example, I only get 25 moves on Level 18665, while most YouTube guides show 44 moves.

Is this just a coincidence, or have you experienced something similar? Could King be testing different versions based on spending behavior?

Would love to hear your thoughts or comparisons. Thanks in advance!

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christinewupp

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/510081/level-18665-how-many-moves

Levels also get deliberately harder to pass at these level ranges so that players who are within 2000 levels from the end of Candy Crush will have to use up all their gold reserves and then have to start paying money in order to reach the end. This has been the case for years, and this blockade moves along with wherever the end of the game is. You are currently playing within this area. I believe that without using cheats it is impossible to make as much gold as you will spend at these levels.

I do not think that there is any difference in the level difficulty at all between players based on spending behaviour. Players who spend money will see their ads terminated and those will never return. I also think that those players see price increases. The more you spend the more money King want. But I do think we all play the same level difficulty now. Level difficulty does get changed often and changes over time, but these changes affect all players.

MannyFae

Hello @old_flower

The levels you are seeing in your game don't match the ones in YouTube videos because King have recently reshuffled levels in the entire game. The majority of levels have been moved. The video on your screenshot shows a different board that used to be level 18665 but has now been moved elsewhere. To find a video of your level, you'll have to check videos of other levels in the same episode, and usually one of them will be the board you are looking for.

I found a video that matches your board. It is six months old, and it also has 25 moves, although the player starts with two bonus moves because of a win streak, so they have 27. There are others as well, all using boosters liberally.

https://youtu.be/dlOl6HIwdQI?si=lEFgeKklmcb1nlLt

This level shifting is something we all experience in our games, and it doesn't have anything to do with our spending or playing patterns.