The key to this level is to have a Shovel or two on hand. Once you reach the target score, you may have a few Exploding Gems left. It's almost impossible to get enough of the needed colored Gummys to explode the last few Gems. So use the Shovels to remove them. Even 3 Shovels are worth the 100 Coins they cost. Make sure you use them when you have at least ONE move left.

I'm about to be done with Gummy Drop! After more than 40 tries, I had to pay $9.99 just to complete Level 45 - only to be similarly stumped on this level! I needed Big Fish to step in during New Orleans to GIVE me as many as 1/2 million in Resources TWICE merely because a glitch in the game made it impossible to build several landmarks. One Helping Hand (9) in New Orleans is IMPOSSIBLE to beat. I hope Barcelona isn't messed up like N.O. - I spent more time communicating with Big Fish Customer Service than paying the darn game!

If you feel that you have used smart strategy and lotsa Boosts on a level but get no where don't keep wasting Lives, your time and, more importantly, your bank account! Contact Customer Service! This is a GAME, not a CREDITOR!!!

This level IS ridiculous! Like Jeannine Summers, I don't mind spending money either but the amount of Boosts and Extra Moves to get through 45 just isn't in good faith! Before buying Coins, I used 20+ Lives in an effort to get enough Coins to buy Lightning Bolts - which is the only way to get the Gummys situated so that it is IMPOSSIBLE to make a match because they are barricaded. My first attempt was futile because I could manipulate the board so that the much needed Red and Yellow Gummys were next to a Bolt. The second time, I managed to zap the Red Gummys but couldn't get a Bolt in place for the Yellows. Now with just one Lightning Bolt Boost left, I zapped both the Red and Yellow but, in using up time trying to get them, I ran out of moves. I tried to spin for Extra Move but lost. Frustrated beyond belief, I had no choice except to spend $9.99 for Coins and then bought the Extra Moves. I completed the level on the first Extra Move. Now I'm stuck on Level 47 - with similar issues!!!!! I am so pissed right now!

What is a "3*3"?

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The key to this level is to use a Shovel on the Green Explodong Gem. You will never get enough Green Gummys to make that obstacle explode. So choose just the right time to get rid of it with a Shovel. I hit it right after the Red one exploded. That left me enough turns to concentrate on getting enough matches to be the requisite score and to clear board. This can be done by moving and matching enough Gummys to get a Lightning Bolt (or two, or three) to help you clear the board.

I've been stuck on New Orleans, wasting 75+ Lives trying to beat the Helping Hand at 2-3. NOTHING HELPS! I've used Combo Boosts, Lightning Bolts, Extra Lives - EVERYTHING!!! To no avail. I'm done with Gummy Drop! For real!!!

I went through a kazillion Lives before I tried employing the Lightning Bolt. You have to move fast, using the Bolts on Red and Green Gummys only. You don't have enough time to strategize or manipulate Gummys into position for matches or combining Bolts with Boosts. Once those exploding Green and Red Gummys start going off, the board will take on a life of its own. Suddenly your score will started to increase so fast that you can't even process it! Mine went from 75,000 to over 300,000 in less than 30 seconds. Just keep your eyes on the board, remain aware of the clock, and use those Bolts to start a chain reaction of exploding Green and Reds. I beat this level in one try when I used the Lightning Bolts. As a safety measure, have enough Coins available to buy more time if necessary. GOOD LUCK!

How come there are no options to give or get help for the Helping Hands routes (like 2-2, 12-1, 36-1, 92-3, 101-1-2, etc.) for ANY city and level, plus the actual Helping Hand levels?! This is probably the best help site but it fails to address this major issue.

How come there are no options to give or get help for the Helping Hands routes (like 36-1, 36-2, etc.) for any city and level, plus the actual Helping Hand levels?!

Forget watching that video! It took me a week and almost 200 Lives, and way too many Combo Boosts, Lightning Bolts, Rain Clouds and Extra Moves to count! I finally got it through sheer perseverance! After vowing I would delete the app if I didn't beat Level 19 by midnight the following day, I focused on using all my regenerated and gifted Lives on Level 19 ONLY! By playing as fast as possible, making horizontal matches at the top, I finally got through! I was stunned! No Boosts or Lightning Bolts! Lightning Bolts are wasted unless they are sitting in the top row, either right or left, so you can use them on the Paper. That never happened for me in 200 tries so I stopped wasting them after the first 75 attempts.

Just stay focused, don't rush, and make smart moves. When you make Lightning Bolts (matching 5 Gummys) or Arrows and Stars (matching 4), use them to get points and stave off that encroaching Desert.

Good Luck! Just when you think it is hopeless, you will beat it! Once you do, MOVE ON! Don't even try to complete all 3 steps within Level 19. It's not worth it. Those few Coins (about 70) are not enough for the stress and frustration, if the first step is that hard, the other 2 have to be torture! FuhGedAboutIt!!