Talk:Level 1726/@comment-25029082-20160513183358/@comment-26235098-20160518075117

I used > 50 lives before doing the chocolate math: 30 moves for 40 squares, 20 present, with 20 needing spawned. At that point, I 'bypassed' the level using Lucky Candy (CRUCIAL to get enough choc), plus 5 x hammers on that wretched spawner.

Note: When the evil spawner spews liquorice onto chocolate squares, those squares are actually COLLECTED - count towards order, so in this sense the spawner 'helps'.

BUT ... the presence of sooo much liquorice and perpetual spawning of more
 * 1) restricts moves/forces useless moves
 * 2) makes it harder to make special candies
 * 3) makes it very hard to collect the corner chocolate.

So in all, killing the spawner early (by hook or by crook or by hammer) increases chances of success.