How to Beat Level 76 on Candy Crush Saga

Using Winning Techniques

Study the layout of the board. The layout of the board in level 76 is different from other levels. Instead of entering from the top of the board and dropping down to the bottom, the candies in level 76 enter at the top of the 4x4 area in the lower-left corner. When they reach the bottom of this area, they enter the large area on the right. Then when the reach the bottom of the area on the right, they enter the area in the top-left. This affects everything from how pieces fall, to how special candies work. If you find the flow of the board confusing, think of the bottom-left area like the top of the board. The large right area is the middle of the board, and the top-right area is the bottom of the board.

Focus on the top left and right areas. You only have 33 turns on this level. This means you need to move as much candy with each move. Luckily, the top-left area will move a lot more candy. If you have no significant moves in the upper-left area, focus on the area to the right. Moving candies in the bottom-left corner will move the least amount of candy.

Bring ingredients to the exit quickly to drop more ingredients. New ingredients usually enter the level when the old ones on the board are cleared (though they will sometimes drop at random) This means that it's in your interest to clear each cherry as quickly as possible. Remember that in level 76, the exit is at the bottom of the top-left area, not at the bottom of the board. Get the ingredients to drop to the exit as quickly as possible.

Use vertical striped candy on the left side of the board. This will clear candies on the left side, but not the right. Try to set off vertical striped candies on either of the areas on the left side that are in the same column as your cherries. This will move your cherries four spaces towards the exit - not bad. Striped candies and wrapped/striped combos are not affected by the flow of the board. If you set off a vertical striped candy in the left area, it will hit candies in the two left areas. It will not hit any candies on the right.

Try to set off wrapped candies in the top-left area. Wrapped candies can be a huge help in this level if you're able to maneuver them into the top left area. Since they clear a 3 x 3 square twice, setting one off in the right place can move your candy up to six squares towards the exit, which is quite good. Wrapped candies won't fall through teleports unless the candies "underneath" them on the other side get cleared for some other reason. In other words, if you set off a wrapped candy in the bottom row of the right area, it will clear the candies around it, but it won't fall into the top left area. Though rare, a wrapped/wrapped combo in the top left area is even better. Since the 5 x 5 explosion will clear most of the entire top left area twice, any cherries on the board can potentially move up to eight spaces towards the exit. This will often be enough to clear them off the board entirely.

Keep ingredients in the middle of the board, away from the edges. Though this isn't a hard and fast rule, opportunities for moving the ingredients into the two center columns and away from the edges are things you should keep an eye out for. This provides you with the most possible combinations for keeping the ingredients moving downwards and off the board. It's also good to get into the habit of moving ingredients away from the edges on all ingredient levels.

Shoot for a striped/wrapped combo. When you mix a striped candy and a wrapped candy, you'll create a combo which clears three rows and three columns in a cross pattern. This can be very useful on this particular game board, especially if you're lucky enough to hit the candies in the top left area with it. However, this needs to be done as quickly as possible, so as not to use up moves.

Shoot for a color bomb/striped combo. Perhaps the single most useful combo you can get in this level (besides the extra-rare color bomb/color bomb combo) is to combine a color bomb and a striped candy. This will create random striped candies all over the board on the candies that are the same color as the striped candy you used. Generally, this will clear most if not all of the board very quickly, which often means you'll clear one or more cherries off the board in a single move. Color bombs work the same on level 76 as they do on other levels.

Knowing What to Avoid

Avoid setting off combinations above your ingredients. Try to avoid making matches that don't move your cherries towards the exit (matches that lie above your cherries.) There may be times when you have to do this (especially when your ingredients have almost reached the end), but these moves shouldn't be your priority. For this reason, you'll almost always want to avoid making matches in the bottom left section entirely. An exception to this is if you can make a valuable special candy, especially one like a vertical striped piece that can hit the pieces in the top left.

Don't waste moves chasing horizontal striped candies. In general, vertical striped candies are more highly prized in this level than horizontal striped candies because, with their ability to clear an entire vertical column, they can get an ingredient many spaces closer to the exit. By contrast, horizontal striped candies will usually only get an ingredient a single space closer to the exit. This usually isn't worth the moves.

Don't worry about points if you're struggling. With 30,000 points required for one star, level 76 doesn't have particularly demanding point requirements. If you're having a hard time balancing your efforts to create point-winning combos and clear all of the ingredients, focus only on clearing the cherries. Note that when you clear an ingredients level, a random striped candy appears on the board for each turn you have in reserve. These special striped candies score 3,000 points apiece when they fire (not counting any additional points from cascades that are triggered as a result), so clearing the board as quickly as possible is a great way to rack up major points.

Don't give up in the face of bad luck. The candies that fall onto the board are completely random. Sometimes you get stuck in a situation where beating the level is difficult, if not impossible. Don't give up! Stick with the strategies above and you'll beat level 76 in no time.