Level 404

Level 404 is the ninth level in Polkapalooza and the one hundred seventy-second jelly level. To pass this level, you must clear 54 jelly squares and score at least 50,000 points in 50 moves or less. When you have extra moves left in this level, Sugar Crush will activate Jelly Fish to eat candies and score you additional points.

Difficulty

 * The chocolate spawners are a constant annoyance and will most likely eat at least one jelly fish, unless you are lucky.
 * The fact that the two boards are seperated by the chocolate spawners provides a very limited space on the bottom.

Stars

 * 1 star: 50,000 points
 * 2 stars: 110,000 points
 * 3 stars: 150,000 points

Strategy

 * Clear as much of the top as possible before using any jelly fish, but if the jelly fish are in danger of being eaten by the chocolate, use them.
 * Clear the bottom as fast as you can to allow for more possibilities.
 * blackbird625 has made a step-by-step process on how to beat this level. By using this process, you have about a 15% chance of beating this level every time. Here it is:
 * STEP 1 - The First Fish: The first jelly fish can determine whether you win or lose this level. Get the first jelly fish, then match it with a special candy. If the three resulting fish eat ONLY 3 bottom jellies, proceed. There is about a 13% chance of this happening. Fish tend to stay together when eating jellies, therefore raising the chance to about 15%. If ANY fish hits ANY top jelly, start over or try to recover by using a sprinkle-fish combo.
 * STEP 2 - The Top Jellies: The first chocolate should appear where the first fish was. Get rid of every top jelly while keeping the chocolate at bay. Keep in mind that a generator will spit out a piece of chocolate 2 moves after all chocolates are gone. There is a very small chance of a chocolate eating a fish, lowering the passing % to 14%.
 * STEP 3 - The Other Eight Fish: All the top jellies should be gone. If all has gone well, there should be 24 jellies in the bottom part. Set off the fish one by one to ensure that only one fish hits a jelly. There should be 10+ moves remaining.