Bored4Games
← All games

Candy Match

Swap colourful pieces and make satisfying matches on the board.

Candy Match rules, tactics & how to play

Learn how to play Candy Match and how to build big combos, then play the game above.

Rules & how to play

The goal

Swap two adjacent candies to line up three or more of the same colour. Matched candies clear, new ones fall in, and you score.

How a move works

  • Tap or click one candy, then an adjacent candy, to swap them.
  • A swap is only allowed if it creates a match of three or more.
  • Match four or five to create special candies that clear whole rows or colours.
Tips for big scores

Look for matches of four or five

They create powerful special candies. A single well-placed special can clear far more than an ordinary match.

Work from the bottom

Clearing candies low on the board makes everything above fall, which often triggers free cascade matches you did not set up.

Set up combos before you clear

Sometimes it is worth waiting a move to line up a chain reaction rather than taking a small match now.

Frequently asked questions

How do you play Candy Match?

Swap two neighbouring candies to line up three or more of the same colour. Matched candies disappear, new candies drop in from the top, and you score. Matching four or five candies creates special candies with bigger effects.

How do you make special candies in Candy Match?

Match four candies in a row, or five in an L, T or straight line, to create special candies. These clear entire rows, columns or every candy of one colour when triggered.

What is a cascade in Candy Match?

A cascade is when clearing candies causes those above to fall and form new matches on their own, chaining extra clears and points from a single move. Clearing low on the board makes cascades more likely.