Level 9

**Level 9** is the ninth level in Candy Town and the 4th jelly level. To pass this level, you must clear 22 single jelly squares in 20 moves or fewer. When you complete the level, Sugar Crush is activated and will score you additional points.

## Difficulty

The board is somewhat small, and this is the first level where there are peninsulas with jellies. There are 22 jelly squares to clear, which with simple matches might be too much to clear with 25 moves. But the best part is that there are only 4 colors. In fact, it is the first four-colored level, so making special candy and combinations is fairly easy, despite the board size. Some well-placed combos can actually clear all the jellies in one or two moves, due to the fact that they have only one layer. Although it does not teach anything new, it is still considered a tutorial level and very easy for beginners. It is harder than the first four levels in the game, as well as 7 and 8, but that adds no challenge.

## Tips

1. This level is quite straightforward. By following the tips below, it is nearly impossible to fail. When using a good strategy on this level, you need to be extremely unlucky to fail.
2. First, clear the jellies where it is protruding if possible (peninsulas). It is better to use striped candy to use less moves.
3. There are a few good combos. A striped candy combined with a wrapped candy on the middle lane of the jellies can clear all of them in one move! If there is a striped and wrapped candy combo with one candy on the top or bottom lane and the other candy on the middle lane, you can still win, by combining them towards the middle. Overall, this is highly recommended, although *this* can be a bit tricky to make. Such a combo used in another area of the board are ineffective.
4. For this level, a color bomb + striped candy combination might be somewhat effective because there are only three lanes of jellies, and with four colors, more candies will be transformed into striped candies. However, vertical striped candies are not ideal in such a combo. Usually, however, there will be at least one horizontal striped candy in each of the three lanes. If you can't try the best combination, the striped candy combined with a wrapped, then this combo is a good choice. That's because it can be activated anywhere (although it's hard to make). The striped and wrapped combo can only touch the middle lane.
5. A striped candy combined with another striped candy will clear only one long line. If you have two horizontal striped candies on top and below, do not do this combo. First activate the top candy, then the bottom one. By doing this, two lanes instead of one will be cleared.
6. A wrapped candy combined with a color bomb should be traded for a color bomb and striped candy. It is not very effective, usually it won't reach all the peninsulas. Most only hits the bottom, and only the middle area of the board is cleared (not the middle lane).
7. A wrapped candy combined with another wrapped candy will clear two peninsulas only when they are close to the edge. One placed in the middle will miss them by only one board space. It is still moderately useful if you can't make any other combo.
8. Playing from the bottom of the board might not be as effective as playing in the jellied area.
9. Try to follow these tips in as few tips as possible to score more points. Of course, if you are so close in clearing the jellies and have many moves left along with a wrapped candy and color bomb combo, still activate it.
10. Overall, all this will guarantee victory.

**1 Star: 22,000 Points**

**2 Stars: 44,000 Points**

**3 Stars: 66,000 Points**

## Difficulty of Earning More Stars

* The presence of four colors makes it easy to create special candies.
* The jellies are worth 22,000 points. Hence, an additional 22,000 points for two stars and an additional 44,000 points for three stars have to be earned through matching of candies.
* The player is required to earn an additional 880 points per move for two stars and an additional 1,760 points per move for three stars.
* The jellies at the corners require a good number of moves to clear them, reducing the number of moves available for sugar crush.
* With respect to the three star target score, 25 moves are somewhat insufficient to boost the score by a huge number of points to meet that target score.

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Next Level: Level 10