Secondary element

A secondary element is a board element introduced later in the game (usually introduced officially on episode openers), as opposed to regular candies, special candies, and type-specific objectives. They are not the primary focus of the game and are not introduced in the tutorial or beginner episodes, and they have many interesting properties to make gameplay more interesting. Blockers are the most common form of secondary elements.

This unqualified term especially refers to such elements that are not considered as a blocker. Like blockers, they do not appear until the player has already completed the initial episodes, and they are also usually introduced officially at episode openers. One will also see combinations between different primary and secondary elements, either officially introduced and featuring prominently in its debut episode, or simply introduced to provide further challenges requiring new strategy; notable examples include various special candies in Marmalade initially introduced from Caramel Cove to Delicious Drifts, the three-item dispenser from Level 600, and immovable blockers on Conveyor Belts since the release of Level 5098.

Secondary elements can take one or more of the following functions:

• Transporting candies from one place to another
• Spawning more of a specific blocker or board element
• Altering the nature of candies every turn

Like blockers, most of these elements individually take up one space. However, many of these elements have additional rules on the amount and where they can be located. Some, like teleporters, must occur in pairs to function properly, while others, such as the dispenser, must occur at an empty tile above a space to dispense items. Others almost always appear in groups, such as the conveyor belt. The player should also note that most of these elements, unlike blockers, are permanent throughout the level.

To summarize, much like blockers, these elements add to the challenge of the game by manipulating the nature of the board, the candies, and where new elements spawn as the player progresses.

List of secondary board elements

Image	Secondary Element Name	First appearance (Reality)	First appearance (Dreamworld)	Unique properties	Frequency
	Teleporter	Episode 1, Level 10 (unofficial) Episode 6, Level 66 (official)	Episode 6, Level 66	Used to transport candies and other movable elements from one area to another. Candies will fall through a teleporter and will exit through another one, given that there is enough space. Candies enter from blue teleporters and exit through pink ones. They always come in pairs, and one blue teleporter is always associated with exactly another pink one.	Common
	Candy Cannon	Episode 16, Level 216	Level 192	Directs which elements and blockers will spawn from. Can come in many varieties: The elements that can be spawn will be shown on the dispenser, while some cannons spawn these elements exclusively with no regular candies, while others can spawn regular varieties. If a level has a candy cannon with given secondary elements, another element cannot spawn from regular spawn points or cannons not showing the given element.	Common
	Liquorice Cannon	Episode 8, Level 100 (unofficial) Episode 16, Level 216 (official)	Episode 16, Level 216	A cannon that spawns liquorice swirls.	Common
	Ingredients Cannon	Unofficial Level 200 Compound Level 217 Single Episode 16, Level 221	Compound Level 217 Single Level 217	A cannon that spawns ingredients. Ingredient levels without ingredients can spawn an ingredient at any spawn point. Ingredient spawners, therefore, restrict which spawn points can have ingredients enter the board.	Common
	Candy Bomb Cannon	Episode 19, Level 261	Level 192	A cannon that can spawn candy bombs. However, it cannot affect the default bomb timer determined by the level itself.	Uncommon
	Compound Cannon	Episode 16, Level 217	Level 217	A cannon with more than one element listed. They can be any combination of Ingredients, candy types (sugar key, mystery candy, lucky candy, chameleon candy, extra time candy, striped candy, wrapped candy, colour bomb, jelly fish) and blockers (liquorice swirl, candy bomb, toffee swirl, sugar coat).	Common
	Mystery Candy	Episode 17, Level 231	Level 231	Advanced special Candy: Will reveal either a special candy or secondary elements (especially blockers) when matched.	Uncommon (later removed)
	Chameleon Candy	Episode 22, Level 306	Level 306	Advanced special Candy: Alternates between two colours every move. Can cause additional cascades.	Rare (later removed)
	Conveyor Belt	Episode 37, Level 531	Level 531	Moves every turn after all cascades ended and with every move made. Candies (at rest) moves along with the conveyor belt, potentially causing more cascades. There are also conveyor belt portals, where candies and movable elements can be transported to a distant part of the board through conveyor belts. Each conveyor belt a candy enters is associated with exactly another one where candy comes out. It can also prevent immovable blockers from creating through Mystery Candies.	Common
	(Corner)	Episode 39, Level 561	Level 561	Used when a given chain of conveyor belts turn corners, so they change direction. Candies still move linearly but in the second direction.	Common
	Candy Frog	Episode 42, Level 606	Episode 42, Level 606	An advanced element which can be fed to attain Frogtastic state, where the player can select any open spot to clear nearby candies and blockers. Unaffected by gravity, moves only through matches, and can change colour or gain special candy effects through matches. Only one candy frog can be present in a given level. Because it is the most advanced secondary element, Level 606 is a tutorial level. See the main Candy Frog page for more information.	Occasional
	Sugar Key	Episode 49, Level 711	Never	Advanced special Candy: When matched or destroyed by any other way, all existing Sugar Chests will lose one layer. Otherwise behaves the same as regular candies.	Common
	UFO	Unofficial Level 419 Official Episode 58, Level 846	Unofficial Level 417 Official Never	Can be matched by switching any other candy, much like Coconut Wheel and Colour Bomb. When activated, it will create three wrapped candy which detonates automatically. It can also destroy most blockers (including multi-hit) instantly as well if it targets it.	Occasional
	Mystery Candy Cannon	Episode 137	Never	A cannon that can spawn Mystery Candies.	High levels only (later removed)
	Lucky Candy Cannon	Episode 137	Never	A cannon that can spawn Lucky Candies without the use of the booster.	High levels only
	Extra Time Cannon	Episode 138	Never	A cannon which can spawn Extra Time Candies every few moves, without the need of cascades.	High levels only (later removed)
	Chameleon Candy Cannon	Episode 148	Never	A cannon that can spawn Chameleon Candies.	High levels only (later removed)
	Striped Candy Cannon	Episode 158	Never	A cannon that can spawn bonus striped candies without requiring matches. The direction of the bonus striped candy is in the direction of the last match.	High levels only
	Wrapped Candy Cannon	Episode 158	Never	A cannon that can spawn bonus wrapped candies without requiring matches.	High levels only
	Toffee Swirl Cannon	Unofficial Level 476 Official Episode 235, Level 3507	Never	A cannon that can spawn toffee swirls.	Common
	Colour Bomb Cannon	Episode 331	Never	A cannon that can spawn bonus colour bombs without requiring matches.	High levels only
	Jelly fish Cannon	Episode 358	Never	A cannon which can spawn bonus jelly fish without requiring matches.	High levels only
	Sugar coat Cannon	Episode 401	Never	A cannon that can spawn Sugar Coat candies.	High levels only