Talk:Level 1494/@comment-24693751-20160212091449

First off, for anyone struggling with this level, please see Davpage's comment below. He/she gives wonderful advice for how to pass easily! I actually completed this on iPad first, the day it came out, and just now on PC so I'm reversing the order for my comment as well.

iPad: For some reason I lost track and wasn't sure if it took me 2 or 3 tries, let's just say 3 for arguments sake, 3 stars(59,000 points), 7 moves remaining, NBU. I thought it might be easier on iPad but not sure as I was still using the free CB as well. I remember for sure though that I didn't destroy the ES in this one, so it's not necessary to pass, HOWEVER....

PC: 5 tries, 3 stars (144,160 points), 3 moves remaining, NBU. As I mentioned above I took Davpage's advice to work on destroying the icing in the middle & was shocked by how much easier it made things. The first 4 tries were from the other day, I just read & took the advice now & passed right away. I was able to make specials(at first wraps & stripes but then a CB I didn't even end up needing after the board opened up). Also I destroyed the ES without even setting out to, and that also seemed to make things much easier. This is kind of a tricky one b/c it's actually not as difficult as it looks BUT I think it's the really low # of moves that is really the biggest challenge. I would say that makes the difficulty Medium. I'd be curious to try it again though using that same advice, if it works every time, might make it easier. But I want to move on to the next level for now😋