Level 204

Level 204 is the fourth level in Sweet Surprise and the 22nd timed level. To pass this level, you must score at least 45,000 points within 45 seconds. When you complete the level, Sugar Crush is activated.

Difficulty

 * The five locked candy bombs at the bottom can be a problem if the special candies are not set off quickly, and the player is given only 12 moves to dispose them, not to mention that (s)he also needs to battle against the time.
 * The board shape also gives less opportunity to create special candies.
 * However, three striped candies in marmalade are provided for you to clear them.

Strategy

 * Remove the marmalade and then use any one of the special candies to defuse the bombs. Then, just like other timed levels, go from there and make quick moves.

Earning More Stars

 *  difficulty: Hard
 *  difficulty: Hard

Reason

 * The presence of five colours makes it easy to create special candies. However, it is not that useful as the board layout is rather restricted.
 * The player is required to earn at least 1,460 points per second (65,000 points / 45 seconds = 1,444.44 points per second) for two stars and at least 1,780 points per second (80,000 points / 45 seconds = 1,777.78 points per second) for three stars.
 * There may not be sufficient time as there is only 45 seconds.
 * The board layout makes it harder to create special candies.
 * The candy bombs will usually have to be taken out by the provided special candies in marmalade, costing valuable points as time will have to be spent to clear them. On mobile, this has to be done by activating the striped candies twice.
 * On the other hand, the candy bombs are worth 15,000 points which implies that only 8 seconds can be easily earned (15,000 points / 1,780 points per second = 8.43 seconds).

Possible Strategy

 * Focus on creating colour bombs and unlocking the candy bombs. It is even better if the candy bombs are unlocked first before using the colour bomb on the colour of the candy bomb.

Trivia

 * This is the first timed level where the player is given less than one minute reach the target score.  It is also the first level to start with +5 candies on the board.
 * This is one of the few levels in this episode in which there are no colour bombs inside marmalade.