Level 1177

Difficulty

 * Although there are only five colours, the many blockers and an awkward-shaped board make it difficult to create special candies and even make simple matches, in the early stages of play.
 * All of the blockers have double jelly squares underneath them, so all of them must be destroyed.
 * The two cake bombs will help in clearing the five-layered icing and overlooked jelly squares.
 * The two popcorns require the use of many special candies. Cake bombs unfortunately do not remove popcorn layers.
 * The colour bombs released by the popcorn can help destroy other blockers and jelly.
 * The jellies are worth 32,000 points, which is equal to the one-star target score.

Strategy

 * Make matches carefully to destroy both the icing and the cake bombs using simple matches
 * No need to worry about the popcorn or making special candies until at least one cake bomb is gone. The flow of candies around the blockers is quirky, so even if you make a striped candy, it can easily end up in a less-than-useful place.
 * Once one cake bomb is gone, you have enough room on the board to start targeting the popcorns with striped candies. If the other cake bomb is still there, be careful not to clear it inadvertently when you have special candies on the board. Similarly, try to avoid a move that will clear a cake bomb and popcorn at the same time: the resulting colour bomb will be swept away by the cake bomb explosion.
 * When you clear a popcorn, use its colour bomb to attack any residual icing and jelly. They may also cause wrapped candies to be produced in cascade, helpful with the remaining popcorn. Alternatively, combining the colour bomb with a striped candy is very helpful if the opportunity arises.

Trivia

 * Before its release, it used to have 4 present middle tiles.

Miscellaneous Info
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