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And the practice for next year's All Stars begins....

christinewupp

One of this year's returning finalists posted just one single word in this Community:

"Practice"

That was the answer to a question posed by zeus77 asking how do they accomplish this kind of score.

Practice. The only word ever posted by this expert in this community. So is this how the recurring finalists do it? How do us lesser mortals stand a chance against these experts?

Take note while there are purple candy collection events. They can give you some pointers. Use them to practise!

Just in case King do keep those levels the same for another year. But don't count on it!

Welcome! 👋

Comments

michimune

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3446724#Comment_3446724

I think King are trying hard to remove the advantage in the mid level ranges by use of jelly fish and events (giving out timed colour bombs and more super chargers for lower level players and then to present them with a double colour bomb combo on the opening board is a simple way to boost their chances in events)

As you have said many times the All Stars is not a lucky draw, they don't need to make it fair, ensure everyone has the same chance to win it, it is just a money earning event in King, so why would you change your mind suddenly to think they are using their precious resources to increase the fairness?

I am pretty certain from my own games that "boosters unleashed" actually records the number of boosters the game gave us for free or for watching ads plus any boosters we bought.

According to the dictionary, "unleashed" means released, so I think this means how many boosters we have used/released on a level.

When a player open a level, there are some boosters are spread on the board, they come from win streak bag, watch ad before starting level, activate starting boosters, I think these boosters have been counted and any boosters have been released while playing a level regardless of the player has passed this level or not.

"King is a big brother, they know everything/every trick you know and everything you don't." This message I learned from you before

christinewupp

Candy Unwrapped is giving us lots of useful data. And I don't mean just our own data but that posted by others as well. It explains what data King collect and store about our games and may well explain what leads King to ban some players from participating in tournaments.

Candies collected per level is not that informative for us. The data for higher level ranges is much higher in Candy Unwrapped (800-1000 for high levels, 500-700 for lower levels) but there are more colours per level, there are 4 colour levels with colours other than the blue/green/purple/orange that we see in levels 1- 4000. Candies collected depends on speed of playing, which is much slower in the upper level ranges due to multiple layers, sour skulls, order locks etc. I think King are trying hard to remove the advantage in the mid level ranges by use of jelly fish and events (giving out timed colour bombs and more super chargers for lower level players and then to present them with a double colour bomb combo on the opening board is a simple way to boost their chances in events)

The game is continuing to narrow down the number of candies of any specific colour that can be collected by the programming of the jelly fish and it is narrowing down the speed by a variety of methods (keys/order drop rates/sour skulls/order locks etc). The game knows what rewards we are given from events, features, ads etc and what we have bought over time. This way the game can automatically spot and eliminate "suspicious" players. All at little cost of wages in these days of AI.

What probably interests King most is the "boosters unleashed/level" data. I am pretty certain from my own games that "boosters unleashed" actually records the number of boosters the game gave us for free or for watching ads plus any boosters we bought. This is the data the game collects on us. If the boosters/levels passed ratio is suspicious the game may withhold the event from players. This sounds pretty much like what happened in 2025.

It's not too late to start a new account ready for All Stars 2026. My advice would be: Make sure you spend some of your gold bars on boosters, preferably spread over more than one device. Use timed boosters to your best advantage to progress in the game and earn enough gold for use during the event, but keep your gold balance in a realistic range. From the Candy Unwrapped data I suspect that King cannot track what boosters we actually used compared to what boosters we bought. Saving up lots of boosters is a risky business as glitches can occur and wipe our entire inventory. But it remains the best way to play the event to the final rounds without having to spend a fortune in real money.

christinewupp

And it continues….

This is what I learned from the 2nd knockouts of the Candy Cup September 2025:

There are several possible strategies all leading to similar speeds and outcomes
Opening the boards up quickly is the most important strategy. You could use super chargers or party poppers or normal double colour bomb combos to open up the board on your first three moves
In the mid section try to make special candies and combos, but don't overthink it. If you can't get through the blockers use a UFO or party popper to finish the level off quickly
Use the events you have as wisely as possible: The winnings from the weekly contest, especially the third chest with timed lollipops and timed hand switches is very useful. It's possible to play at top speed and very little cost using these to finish off a level
All level ranges (excepting last 2000 levels of the game) can lead to success, but the 7000s are still probably best for scores per episode
If you are a fast enough player then the time you enter the round is of little relevance. The best strategy for me is to overtake all other players and build up a lead that will discourage anyone from trying to catch up. This seems to work if there are three or more qualifiers in the group. If there is only one qualifier you will need the luck to not be up against another equally fast player.
There is no need to use glitches or cheats
It seems to no longer be of benefit to try to achieve the maximum possible score for any one level. Levels where players can prevent an automatic finish seem to now produce fewer cascades and fewer colour bombs (I think…)
Probably the best strategy is to keep your win streak for the entire round

In all of my four games at varying level ranges I found:

If you open up the board quickly, then play whatever best moves you can see, the game will help you finish off the level near the end. On all first attempts at all levels I found that to pass I rarely then needed more than one booster played at the end, or 10 gold for extra moves. I was able to make a gold profit even playing at top speed in all four games by using timed boosters given to me in the game. I have found that these do not have to be party poppers or UFOs. I was able to catch up and top my group by using the super charger, one striped brush, hand switch or lollipop on most levels using only very few strong boosters.

Practice is important!

Oh yes, ignore the fishes….. They still add nothing to the game.

christinewupp

I'm digging up my thread to add my findings on the current blue candy collection event.

Levels 3936-3950

Strategy:

1.Play starting boosters

2. Play quickly and skip animations, naturally

3. 5+ colours or small boards: use colour bombs on screen then play party popper , then UFO to finish level early

4. 4 colours: play best moves seen until last few moves (if possible) trying to maximise score, then use Party Popper to finish

Score for the episode: 67,774 blue over 17 minutes which is 239,195 blue per hour

Levels 3951-3965

Strategy:

Play starting boosters
Play quickly and skip animations, naturally
Play best move using colour bombs on board
Play one party popper
Play one UFO
Finish the level as quickly as possible (if not yet finished)

Score for the episode: 54,440 blue over 14 minutes, which is 233, 324 blue per hour

Conclusion:

both variants are viable but the first strategy scores a little higher.

As finalist Ken (John Galt) said: Practise!

I'll keep practising then.

michimune

Practice makes perfect!

But read all posts from Christine is more important than practice 😆

I learnt this method from Christine and then I have won the Summer Cup😆🤣

christinewupp

Here is my first practice run: From 22 to 90,568 points with one level. I only needed 30 extra moves out of my 175 extra before I got the pop-up. That's not even so much in gold bar terms if you hit this level, payed for extra moves and you would then also keep your win streak and super charger. But you need to know which levels are coming up and which ones are the good ones. Is that what is meant by "Practice" I wonder?

I still think the 90,000 limit is set a bit high though. I didn't time it. It was less than the leaderboard shows though as I was not in a rush.

Now onwards with the levels and see what they bring. Two of this year's finalists were playing in this level range. It's probably a good one.

Comments

michimune

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3446724#Comment_3446724

I think King are trying hard to remove the advantage in the mid level ranges by use of jelly fish and events (giving out timed colour bombs and more super chargers for lower level players and then to present them with a double colour bomb combo on the opening board is a simple way to boost their chances in events)

I am pretty certain from my own games that "boosters unleashed" actually records the number of boosters the game gave us for free or for watching ads plus any boosters we bought.

According to the dictionary, "unleashed" means released, so I think this means how many boosters we have used/released on a level.

"King is a big brother, they know everything/every trick you know and everything you don't." This message I learned from you before

christinewupp

And it continues….

This is what I learned from the 2nd knockouts of the Candy Cup September 2025:

There are several possible strategies all leading to similar speeds and outcomes
Opening the boards up quickly is the most important strategy. You could use super chargers or party poppers or normal double colour bomb combos to open up the board on your first three moves
In the mid section try to make special candies and combos, but don't overthink it. If you can't get through the blockers use a UFO or party popper to finish the level off quickly
Use the events you have as wisely as possible: The winnings from the weekly contest, especially the third chest with timed lollipops and timed hand switches is very useful. It's possible to play at top speed and very little cost using these to finish off a level
All level ranges (excepting last 2000 levels of the game) can lead to success, but the 7000s are still probably best for scores per episode
If you are a fast enough player then the time you enter the round is of little relevance. The best strategy for me is to overtake all other players and build up a lead that will discourage anyone from trying to catch up. This seems to work if there are three or more qualifiers in the group. If there is only one qualifier you will need the luck to not be up against another equally fast player.
There is no need to use glitches or cheats
It seems to no longer be of benefit to try to achieve the maximum possible score for any one level. Levels where players can prevent an automatic finish seem to now produce fewer cascades and fewer colour bombs (I think…)
Probably the best strategy is to keep your win streak for the entire round

In all of my four games at varying level ranges I found:

Practice is important!

Oh yes, ignore the fishes….. They still add nothing to the game.

christinewupp

I'm digging up my thread to add my findings on the current blue candy collection event.

Levels 3936-3950

Strategy:

1.Play starting boosters

2. Play quickly and skip animations, naturally

3. 5+ colours or small boards: use colour bombs on screen then play party popper , then UFO to finish level early

4. 4 colours: play best moves seen until last few moves (if possible) trying to maximise score, then use Party Popper to finish

Score for the episode: 67,774 blue over 17 minutes which is 239,195 blue per hour

Levels 3951-3965

Strategy:

Play starting boosters
Play quickly and skip animations, naturally
Play best move using colour bombs on board
Play one party popper
Play one UFO
Finish the level as quickly as possible (if not yet finished)

Score for the episode: 54,440 blue over 14 minutes, which is 233, 324 blue per hour

Conclusion:

both variants are viable but the first strategy scores a little higher.

As finalist Ken (John Galt) said: Practise!

I'll keep practising then.

michimune

Practice makes perfect!

But read all posts from Christine is more important than practice 😆

I learnt this method from Christine and then I have won the Summer Cup😆🤣

christinewupp

I still think the 90,000 limit is set a bit high though. I didn't time it. It was less than the leaderboard shows though as I was not in a rush.

Now onwards with the levels and see what they bring. Two of this year's finalists were playing in this level range. It's probably a good one.

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