Talk:Level 1458/@comment-26306737-20160329155421

Imagine you're a woman. If you're not already female, that is.

Now imagine you're pregnant.

With octuplets.

The babies are born and suddenly your nursery room is crammed with eight babies-in-cribs, each with their own, constant, never-ending needs. This one is screaming because it's wet. That one is screaming because it's hungry. A third is screaming for mysterious reasons. Pop a bottle in #1's mouth while changing #2 with your free hand. As soon as the one is fed, a 4th baby begins screaming. Finish changing #2 while tending #4's needs, #5 begins screaming and #1 is showing signs of needing attention soon, too ... you get the idea.

Welcome to this level.

Eight screaming, needy little bombs tucked away into their little crib-alcoves, you'll be pulling your hair out before you live to see this one graduate into memory. This is a definite skill-based level, but a little bit of luck may well help you along the way. Advice bits, many of which have been offered here already:

-Try to clear as much of the middle-board as you can before breaking the bomb shelter alcoves. The bombs will keep you very busy once they appear, so try to delay this as much as possible.

-Whenever possible, try and switch a bomb with a solid bit of candy. The solid candy sitting in that alcove will prevent another bomb from dropping. There will be times you can do this with three, four, five different alcoves at the same time. Those are the good times.

-Take your time between moves and really look the board over. You really do have to think about every move on this level before making it.

-Two priorities here:  if you can switch out a bomb, do it. Even if it has eight or nine ticks left. Also, if you make a special -- any kind of special -- make it. These are in order-of-priority, by the way. Kill bombs first, then make specials. In that order.

-A candy bomb+striped candy combo is golden here. Try your very best to create such a combo, though you may get lucky and achieve the two needed pieces naturally through cascades. But that particular combo - plus careful bomb management will allow you to clear this level.

So that's it. Master this level and you will find raising children a cinch!

Good luck:)