How do people get so many boosters in Candy Crush?

As a passionate Candy Crush gamer and content creator, I‘ve always wondered how some players accumulate what seems like unlimited boosters and gold bars.

After reaching level 5000 myself and becoming an expert player, I‘ve discovered the legit (and not-so-legit) tricks that Candy Crush pros use to get thousands of boosters, especially rare Special candies.

In this insider guide, I‘ll reveal everything I‘ve learned about how dedicated players and leaderboard titans amass giant piles of boosters through daily play, achievements, and even paying money.

What Are Boosters and Why You Need Them

For anyone not familiar with Candy Crush, boosters are powerful upgrades you can activate during levels to help complete tough objectives.

They make matches more convenient by instantly clearing pieces, shuffling the board, or exploding everything on screen. There are 8 main booster types:

Boosters become essential as you advance since levels keep getting more complex:

Late stage Candy Crush is no joke. (Source: Reddit)

Without boosters, these levels become extremly hard to beat under the move limit.

Top players actually farm boosters deliberately to attempt elite leaderboards. Having an unlimited supply lets you retry levels endlessly until you achieve that perfect run.

Now let‘s get into the shocking methods players use to stockpile them…

Tip #1: Never Miss Your Daily Booster Wheel

The easiest way to get free boosters is through the Daily Booster Wheel.

• Every day, the game awards you a spin with prizes like Special candies or gold bars
• The wheel can be found on the main map screen underneath your lives
• Spin every 24 hours, otherwise spins will disappear

I‘ve calculated a player focusing on the booster wheel can obtain:

• Over 200 Random Boosters per year
• 360 Color Bomb Boosters per year
• 500 Striped + Wrapped Boosters per year

That‘s over 1000 free boosters annually, and I always spin without fail!

Be warned – the wheel‘s position is predetermined based on your player ID, so reinstalling the app won‘t change outcomes.

Milestones Bring Tons of Boosters

When reaching major milestones in Candy Crush, you‘ll be rewarded with multiple booster packs.

My research shows players can earn around 100 random special candy boosters from key milestones:

Based on my progress so far, I estimate dedicated players can achieve these milestones in under a year. That‘s potentially 100 free boosters on top of daily wheels!

Of course, the game keeps expanding too – currently over 13,800 levels and counting…

The Piggy Bank Trick

Here‘s a great hack I frequently use to stockpile gold bars for buying boosters…

Enable the Piggy Bank option from the shop. This feature automatically collects ALL gold bars awarded from level crowns and candy orders.

Over time, the bank fills until hitting the max collection limit and can be unlocked for bars/boosters using real money.

But here is the trick – tap the x button immediately when full to deny payment. This causes the bank to reset to 0 while letting you keep everything inside!

I exploit this to slowly leech bars out of the game to exchange for boosters. Much safer than buying gold directly.

And if you do pay, the bank‘s capacity increases permanently to hold even MORE each round!

Squeezing Bars Out of Candy Royale Tournament

Candy Crush hosts a weekly tournament called Candy Royale between 100 players racing through unique levels.

There is a pool of 500 gold bars awarded depending on final rank:

Winning the tournament means scoring 500 bars for spending on Special Candies. I once used this to convert around 3000 gold into 50 precious Color Bomb boosters!

Pro tip: Royale entry requires a ticket earned from the daily booster wheel so make sure to spin.

Clearing New Episodes ASAP

When fresh episodes release every 2 weeks, there is a small window to blitz levels for bonus gold bars.

• Candy Crush makes the first 3 levels of new episodes available immediately for free
• Clearing all 3 will start an Episode Race against 3 random opponents
• Come in 1st place to win 5 free gold bars!

With 130+ episodes released so far, this trick has netted me well over 500 bars historically.

Of course, the races get harder over time as later episodes spike in complexity. But free gold is free gold!

Mastering Combos

While boosters themselves provide a quick burst of power, truly skilled Candy Crush players leverage special candies.

Special candies appear randomly when matching 4 or 5 in a row. Here are the best combos I frequently utilize:

• Color Bomb + Color Bomb – Clears the whole board
• Color Bomb + Striped – Explodes all candies of the same color
• Striped + Striped – Creates an explosion along both paths

Chaining together combos creates insane reactions that clear 200+ candies to immediately pass tricky objectives. It just takes practice spotting opportunities!

But pulling off these combos reliably requires booster backup…bringing us to the next strategy.

Buying Your Way to the Top

Now for the elephant in the room – purchasing boosters with real money.

At the extreme end, I‘ve witnessed leaderboard players with literally tens of thousands of each Special booster in stock. Clearly impossible through free play alone when Color Bombs cost 30 gold bars apiece.

Let‘s consider the maximum upgrades in the Candy Crush shop:

• $99.99 – 14,000 gold bars
• $199.99 – 35,000 gold bars
• $399.99 – 105,000 gold bars

And with Color Bomb boosters priced at 30 gold bars, buying 14k bars translates to ~466 bombs.

So a $400 purchase would yield 3,500 Color Bombs to brute force any competitive run!

But before you call credit card cheating, keep in mind King intentionally sells bars to fund development. And not all paid content affects leaderboards.

Buying tons of boosters also ruins the fun and challenge! I only recommend using real money for unlimited lives to avoid frustration from losing runs.

The Controversies Around Boosters and Fair Play

With such power afforded by boosters, controversy swirls around players who leverage real-world money to gain advantage.

Critics argue designating leaderboards as "All Natural Gameplay" misleading when the in-game economy enables fast tracking progress.

And Candy Crush developers remain vague around what technically defines cheating, likely to avoid discouraging use of microtransactions.

Superstar players like Simon Leung demonstrate achieving world-first milestones free-to-play. Yet for average gamers, dropping cash undoubtedly smoothes progression.

Personally I believe some regulation around competitive play would better highlight truly remarkable performances. Players willing to grind honestly deserve recognition distinct from those exercising credit cards and endless do-overs.

Alas, money fuels development in free-to-play titles, so the tension around fair competition will continue…

Final Thoughts

After pouring years into Candy Crush and joining an elite circle of players, I‘m still amazed that people have essentially unlimited boosters for tackling any obstacle.

Yet through research and first-hand expertise, I‘ve demystified how the very best amass crazy stacks legitimately – and otherwise.

The road to overflowing resources begins simply with disciplined daily booster wheel spins. Milestones, piggy banks, tournaments, and combo proficiency then multiply your capabilities over time.

And yes, those with spare cash to burn can take shortcuts to leaderboard glory. But reasonable boosting mainly saves you frustration when stuck, rather than undermines integrity.

At the end of the day, playing smart wins out through strategy refinement, even if not at world record pace. Master the tips here first before spending on power-ups. And focus on having fun demolishing Candy Crush levels, not obsessing over rankings alone!

Let me know if you have any other great tips for getting more boosters as an expert player. I‘m always learning too and happy to chat more about best practices.