Candy Crush Soda Saga is the sequel to the world’s most famous mobile game. This time, the aesthetics are more dazzling, but the game’s still as entertaining and easy to play.
Doing well in the game requires intense analysis of every movement, as it’s not enough to just match a few pieces together. You need to think ahead multiple moves in advance and build towards forming special candies.
Level 1: Pop the bottles
Bottles are a special item in Candy Crush Soda Saga that appear on soda levels. They must be popped to raise the soda level and help bubble bears float over the candy string. Matching striped or wrapped candies works well on these levels.
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Level 2: Float the bears
In the Bubble Bears stages, focus on making matches directly above a bear to help them float. Vertical striped candies (match four in a row) are particularly helpful.
Use jellyfish, striped candies, and packaged candies to remove frosting and clear a path for the bears. Also, make sure to save your lollipop hammer for hard-to-reach spots. Use it wisely, though. It only has a limited number of uses.
Level 3: Make jellyfish
Matching a jellyfish with a color bomb or wrapped candy is one of the best booster combos in Candy Crush Soda Saga. These two special candies work together to clear a lot of jellies quickly and help with some of the hardest levels in the game.
The Swedish fish is another new kind of special candy that looks like a regular candy but acts more like a color bomb or wrapped candy. It seeks out important squares to hit, including bottles, frosting, licorice cages, and other blockers.
Level 4: Clear the licorice cages
The licorice cages are a major annoyance in Bubble Bear levels. Prioritize breaking these open with striped or fish candies. Packaged candies set off near cake clusters also work.
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Level 5: Float the gummi bears
For this level, you’ll need to raise two gummy bears above a candy necklace line. You’ll also be dealing with a multi-level blocker called gum, which can be broken by including it in a combination.
Another new feature is soda, which rises when you make a match above it and floats candies upward. Generally, this isn’t too bad, but it can complicate things at times.
Level 6: Clear the striped candy
A striped candy is a special candy that clears a row or column when matched. You can make these by matching four regular candies together.
Other special candies include sprinkled donuts (aka wrapped candy) and color bombs. The color bomb is a returning special from Candy Crush Saga that looks like a chocolate bomb. Match it with any color and it will destroy all candies of that color in a line.
Level 7: Float the gummi bears
These levels involve one or more bears trapped in bubbles that you must raise above the candy necklace lines. Matching soda bottles will fill them up and float the bear(s) upwards.
Jellyfish can be very useful here, but you should also try to make matches that include any striped or color-bomb candies on the board. These will clear out the frosting more quickly and help you reach the bear(s).
Level 8: Clear the striped candy
In this level, the play area is confined but that should make it easy to create fish and striped candy combos. These special candies are a real game changer when used properly.
Striped candy is similar to the wrapped candy from Candy Crush and when matched clears a row or column, depending on the direction of its stripes. Fish and color bombs are also helpful for clearing blockers.
Level 9: Float the gummi bears
A lot is going on at this level, but don’t let that scare you. The confined play area should make this one easy enough. Jellyfish, striped candies, and packaged candies are helpful here.
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Level 10: Clear the licorice cages
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Prioritize breaking open licorice cages — these annoying barricades lock down important candy pieces and tend to slow down progress. Jellyfish can be especially useful here.
Try to avoid using powered-up candies unless you’re sure you need them. They often have less impact than you think.