Candy Cane Fence

The candy cane is an upcoming blocker in Candy Crush Saga. It first appears in the 218th episode, with the first level being level 3246.

There are multiple variants of the candy cane. In some levels there are horizontal or vertical candy canes which take up one or more spaces. Sometimes they are linked together to protect candies and blockers within their radius. There is also the candy cane space, composed of four candy canes linked together so they form a 1x1 square, like most blockers. The candy cane space is specifically designed to protect individual tiles on the board. An example is level 3256, where colour bombs are needed but they are protected by candy cane spaces.

Properties

 * The candy cane appears between tiles, much like ingredient exits and teleporters.
 * The candy cane is indestructible.
 * It doesn't block special candy effects.
 * If a blocker is on one side of the candy cane then matches on the other side will have no effect.
 * They block candies from falling.
 * It is impossible to swap candies from one side of the candy cane to the other.
 * Special candies cannot be made if the candy cane is involved.
 * It is unlikely that chocolate can spread through the candy cane.
 * It is unknown whether or not a Magic Mixer surrounded by candy canes is able to spawn blockers.
 * This blocker's main gimmick is to limit space on the board. Normally, once a blocker is destroyed then something else occupies the space(s) left behind. However, if a blocker surrounded by candy canes is destroyed then the candy canes will prevent the space from being filled by anything else.
 * Furthermore, candy canes may be used to surround blockers so that they can only be destroyed by special candy effects.
 * It is possible for movable elements to be transported outside the radius of candy canes through teleporters (and presumably conveyor belts), as seen in level 3258.

Trivia

 * This is the first blocker exclusive to HTML5 version.
 * It is released approximately one year after the bobber, the previous blocker. Like said blocker, it appears in the background of its debut episode (on the walls of the maze that the episode takes place in).