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Candy Crush Soda Saga Level 496 Cheats, Tips & Video

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of Candy Crush Soda Level 496 is to spread the jam across the board and score 3,000 points in 30 moves.

Candy Crush Soda Saga Level 496

Tips & Strategies

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Start by spreading the jam on the top segment

To pass Candy Crush Soda Level 496, you must spread the jam across the board in 30 or fewer moves and reach a minimum of 3,000 points. There are no blockers in the top segment of the board, and this gives you a window to spread the jam across this area easily and quickly. It is very easy since the one candy carrying the jam is placed at the center. You only need to match the green candies with other green candies and the jam will be spread across the three areas. With a large space at the top, it will be easy for the jam to be spread across it, especially with the use of special candies. The benefit of spreading the jam on the upper is that it makes it simpler to spread it to the lower segment of Candy Crush Soda Level 496. Soda

Make combos to remove the blockers

The main blockers in Candy Crush Soda Level 496 are the licorice swirls and licorice links at the bottom segment. Licorice links are easy to do away with since you only need to match candies adjacent to them. It will only take you a few moves to clear off the board, but you must put more focus on the licorice locks. There candy cannon at Candy Crush Soda Level 496 that spawning the licorice swirls every while and this will make the game tougher to beat. This is where you need to make combos that can reduce the number of swirls in fewer moves. Striped candy/wrapped candy combo should be your first best choice if you have to clear the swirls quickly. The combo may be formed at the upper segment but try to detonate it near the swirls to get maximum results. Soda

Use fish candy to spread jam to the unreachable areas

The design of Candy Crush Soda Level 496s board can make it hard to reach some areas. Some of the parts, like the corners of the playing field, might be a challenge to have the jam spread. This is usually at the last stages of the game when you have limited moves remaining. The use of the fish is the only way through which you can manage to reach these areas. With five colors on the board and 77 spaces, you have high chances of making color bombs and striped candies that can be combined by the fish candy to make it more efficient. A color bomb+ fish combo will turn all the candies of the same color as the fish into fish candies and activate them in any direction to spread the jam. Striped candy + fish combo should be your second best option for Candy Crush Soda Level 496.

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These Candy Crush Soda Level 496 cheats and tips will help you beat Soda Level 496 of Candy Crush. The objective of Candy Crush Soda Level 496 is to spread the jam across the board and score 3,000 points in 30 moves.

Soda Level 496 Cheat #1: Start by spreading the jam on the top segment

Candy Crush Soda Level 496

To pass Candy Crush Soda Level 496, you must spread the jam across the board in 30 or fewer moves and reach a minimum of 3,000 points. There are no blockers in the top segment of the board, and this gives you a window to spread the jam across this area easily and quickly. It is very easy since the one candy carrying the jam is placed at the center. You only need to match the green candies with other green candies and the jam will be spread across the three areas. With a large space at the top, it will be easy for the jam to be spread across it, especially with the use of special candies. The benefit of spreading the jam on the upper is that it makes it simpler to spread it to the lower segment of Candy Crush Soda Level 496.

Soda Level 496 Cheat #2: Make combos to remove the blockers

Candy Crush Soda Level 496

The main blockers in Candy Crush Soda Level 496 are the licorice swirls and licorice links at the bottom segment. Licorice links are easy to do away with since you only need to match candies adjacent to them. It will only take you a few moves to clear off the board, but you must put more focus on the licorice locks. There candy cannon at Candy Crush Soda Level 496 that spawning the licorice swirls every while and this will make the game tougher to beat. This is where you need to make combos that can reduce the number of swirls in fewer moves. Striped candy/wrapped candy combo should be your first best choice if you have to clear the swirls quickly. The combo may be formed at the upper segment but try to detonate it near the swirls to get maximum results.

Soda Level 496 Cheat #3: Use fish candy to spread jam to the unreachable areas

Candy Crush Soda Level 496
The design of Candy Crush Soda Level 496s board can make it hard to reach some areas. Some of the parts, like the corners of the playing field, might be a challenge to have the jam spread. This is usually at the last stages of the game when you have limited moves remaining. The use of the fish is the only way through which you can manage to reach these areas. With five colors on the board and 77 spaces, you have high chances of making color bombs and striped candies that can be combined by the fish candy to make it more efficient. A color bomb+ fish combo will turn all the candies of the same color as the fish into fish candies and activate them in any direction to spread the jam. Striped candy + fish combo should be your second best option for Candy Crush Soda Level 496.

Are you more of a visual learner? Watch this gameplay video for Candy Crush Soda Level 496 to help you beat the level. Notice the different strategies this player uses to improve your Candy Crush Saga game.

Candy Crush Soda Level 496 Video


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Level
496
Difficulty
Medium
Tips Available
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Video Walkthrough
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Objective
of Candy Crush Soda Level 496 is to spread the jam across the board and score 3,000 points in 30 moves.

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