Thread:3primetime3/@comment-69.235.197.173-20131015054209/@comment-17897872-20131016024834

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To answer your question, there are three mainly known free special candies. Of course, there are more, but these are the most significant. They are the striped candy, the wrapped candy, and the color bomb. The striped candy is created with four of the same colors and will explode in the same direction you created (in one line). The next is wrapped candy, which is created if you match 5+ candies in an L shape. When it is activated, it will explode twice in a 3X3 grid. Last is the color bomb, which is formed by matching 5+ candies in a straight line. It will take out every same candy you switch it with. Cool, huh? Wait... there is more you can do with these.

Striped Candy and Striped Candy Combo - Striped + striped is a workhorse combo that you should get used to using frequently. When you make this match, it creates a “plus sign” effect which clears the row and column from the site of the match. Note that this effect occurs, regardless of the direction of the stripes on the matched candies. This can be helpful if the stripes on your candies are the wrong direction. It can also be very helpful for positioning, and since it only takes two candies to create the special combo, it will save you the time and turns of moving other candies close enough to match with your striped candy.

Striped Candy and Wrapped Candy Combo - The striped candy will become a big striped candy (taking a 3X3 square). Then it will take out all the candies in both its horizontal and vertical direction. Works like a big Striped Candy + Striped Candy Combo

Striped Candy and Color Bomb Combo - If switched, every color of that striped candy will become more striped candy, and all will be activated. One of the reasons striped + wrapped nudges into the best spot for special candy combos, is that it is much easier to create. Striped + color bomb is often more powerful, but since color bombs can’t be moved directly without causing a match with another candy, it is a lot hard to make this special candy combo happen. If you do succeed in creating it, the color bomb will explode and make all candies that are the color of the striped candy change into striped candies with stripes of random directions. They will then all explode in random order, creating multiple column and row bursts. It is sometimes beneficial to try a few random matches to get a few more candies of the target color on the screen, because if there are enough striped candies created in this way, it can clear the entire board. Needless to say, this can often lead to a single move win.

Wrapped Candy+Wrapped Candy Combo - This is kind of underwhelming. It is perhaps pretty hard to get, and it explodes like Wrapped Candy, except in a wider range, giving you a lot of points. However, its applications are narrow.

Wrapped Candy+Color Bomb Combo - If switched, this combo has the effect of basically two stand alone color bombs, except that the second is for the most common occuring color at that omnipresent time. This combo can be used for any time you need to non-specifically wipe out some candy. If you already wanted to use the color bomb on the color that the wrapped candy happens to be go for it. Otherwise, I’d consider using them separately and saving the color bomb for the color of your choice.

Color Bomb + Color Bomb Combo - This combo is extremely hard to get, and a rare treat you should capitalize on any chance you get. When the two color bombs are matched, a chain reaction sets off that destroys all candies on the screen. but it is still something that is downright fun (if you like crushing candies). There isn’t much to be said in terms of strategy. If you get this pair, just match them.

Sorry for the long response, but hope it helped!

-3primetime3