By Frank Lucci (staff@latinospost.com) | First Posted: Sep 04, 2013 05:03 PM EDT

Candy Crush is one of the most popular Facebook and mobile games off all time, and the game has drawn in millions who desperately try to line up the same types of candy and get epic combos to boost their score. The game is quite addicting, but can be incredibly frustrating for users once they meet a challenging level that seems to have an impossible goal. To help struggling gamers, here are some tips, tricks and hints for Candy Crush Saga.

One easy solution for mobile users stuck on a level is to simply go on the Facebook version of the game and try it there. For users who have only played a mobile version of the game: logging on to the Facebook version of the game will give you a huge amount of bonus candies that will help out in a jam. Another trick: If users open the game in multiple tabs without first starting a difficult level, and have all five lives available, they can multiply their lives as many times as they want. Therefore, users can try a hard level with one set of lives, and when they run out they can close that tab and try again with a full set of lives in the next. However, once the user completes the level they will have to close out all the remaining tabs if they want to move forward.

When actually playing in a level, users will have to watch out for some useful strategies. When playing timed levels, users should make the +5 candies their priority instead of trying to snag combos or special candies. It is more important to build up a comfortable cushion of time rather than spending time looking for the move that will provide combos or bonus points. Players should also prioritize dealing with hazardous candies such as chocolate and bomb pieces, as they can quickly end a promising run. Similarly, users should look out for ingredient items such as cherries and apples and try keeping them in the middle of board. This allows for more opportunities to have special candies and combos bring the ingredients to the bottom rather than the lanes on the far sides of the board.

Using these simple strategies, readers should be able to conquer Candy Crush and the harder levels found in the game.

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