Jam

**Jam** is a main element and appears in jam levels. In a jam level, the player is required to spread jam all over the board. It is not a blocker. A player can pass the level more easily by understanding some unique properties of jam. All jam levels have an initial amount of jam; starting with zero jam would make it virtually impossible to spread any jam, since jam is required to spread more jam.

## Spreading

* In a normal matching of candies, if some candies are on the space with jam, all spaces relevant to the matching will be covered with jam.
* When a striped candy is involved:
	+ If it is placed on a jam tile, it will "carry" jam to both directions it goes off.
	+ If the effect is not carrying jam but goes through a tile with jam, it will carry jam to the remaining tiles it can reach.
	+ Any carrying jam is lost when the effect reaches blockers (except liquorice locks). This can become a disaster by wasting moves on those blockers. Empty tiles, however, do not stop it from spreading.
		- While it is rare, if that blocker has jam beneath, the effect will carry jam afterwards.
* When a wrapped candy is involved, it will only spread jam if it explodes on a jam tile. It does not carry jam.
* When a candy fish is involved:
	+ If it is dipped with jam, it will first search tiles without jam but with candies.
		- In this case, if the fish is also carrying a combination, the jam is spread accordingly.
	+ If it is without jam, it will find blockers as usual.
* If a color bomb or coloring candy is involved:
	+ If either candy in the mix contains jam, or if they are triggered on tiles with jam, jam will be spread to all affected tiles except those covered with marmalade.
	+ If they are triggered without any jam, they will not spread jam, but any affected tile with jam can be spread accordingly.
* In a striped candy + wrapped candy combination:
	+ First, if either candy has jam, the 3x3 area of the combination will be fully covered with jam, if possible. In this case, jam can be spread to tiles with locked liquorice swirls. Otherwise, the jam will not spread in this process.
	+ Then, for every border tile of the 3x3 area, apply the striped candy rule and spread jam accordingly.
* If the jam is found below certain blockers that will benefit when destroyed (like Fishing Nest), once the blockers are destroyed, the consequence effect will spread jam accordingly.
* Character-specified special candies (bubblegum blast of Bubblegum Troll and rainbow candy of Rachel) can also carry jam.

## Type of Jam

There are two types of jam at the moment, the red one and the purple one. Red jam first appears in level 61 and purple is introduced in level 1001. Their differences are as follows:

### Red Jam

* Once they are spread to any tile, they will stay at the tile and refuse to move anymore.
* There are always some jam tiles at level start. Sometimes they are found behind blockers.

### Purple Jam

* Once spread, they can fall or go through specific directions like candies. However, the direction of their flow can be different from candy flows.
* Due to them being able to flow, they can appear from candy cannons.
	+ In this case, it is possible to have no jam starting on the board. The player must release the jam cannons to let it appear.

## Trivia

* This element may be imported from *Candy Crush Soda Saga*.