iPhone - Open the App Store, tap Search, search for “candy crush saga”, tap GET next to the “Candy Crush Saga” heading, and enter your password or Touch ID when prompted. Android - Open the Google Play Store, search for “candy crush saga”, select Candy Crush Saga, tap INSTALL, and tap ACCEPT when prompted. If you’re playing Candy Crush Saga on desktop, skip this step.

If you’re playing Candy Crush Saga on desktop, go to https://www. facebook. com/games/candycrush/?fbs=-1 in your computer’s browser and click Play Now on the right side of the page. You may first have to log into Facebook.

When playing a level, opening the Settings menu and then selecting the door-shaped icon will exit your game.

When playing a level, opening the Settings menu and then selecting the door-shaped icon will exit your game.

On desktop, select a level (e. g. , the circle below 1) and then click Play! at the bottom of the pop-up window. You may be prompted to allow notifications if you’re playing on mobile.

The initial objective of Candy Crush Saga is to earn a certain number of points within a certain number of moves. As you proceed through Candy Crush Saga, other objectives (such as reaching a certain score within a time limit or clearing all of a type of candy from the board) will become more common.

The number at the top of the screen is the number of moves remaining. The progress bar in the upper-left corner of the screen displays your current score. The “Target” number in the upper-right corner of the screen determines your current level’s objective.

Winning a game in Candy Crush Saga unlocks the next level. It can also make available some perks and boosters for your completed levels. Losing a Candy Crush Saga game causes the level to reset, and you’ll also lose a life. While lives automatically regenerate once every ~30 minutes or so, you can only have 5 lives at a time without paying for extra.

If you match 4 candies, a special candy will be created which will burst an entire row if matched as part of another set of 3 or more. If you match 5 or more candies in a T or L shape, you will create a wrapped candy. These explode the square of candies surrounding that tile (when matched) and then explode a subsequent 3x3 block wherever they settle. If you match 5 candies in a single row, you’ll a color bomb which resembles a chocolate with sprinkles. When swapped with another candy, color bombs remove all instances of the swapped candy from the board.

There are boosters which add moves—such as the lollipop hammer (which crushes the desired candy on the board) and the shuffle candy (which will rearrange the board)—among a number of other boosters. They should be explained as you earn them, though almost all you will have to buy.

You can always skip the tutorials by clicking or tapping Skip when they appear.

Bombs end the game if not eliminated in the move limit specified on their face, while chocolate will multiply if not destroyed. [1] X Research source

This may take a while at first, but the more you play, the quicker you’ll recognize patterns and opportunities.