8 ingredients are a lot to bring down in only 30 moves, requiring one ingredient per 3-4 moves.
There is only one moon struck that lasts for 1 move.
The initial bomb may be somewhat difficult to get rid of, also more bombs will spawn every 4 moves, and if they get in a stuck zone, they can be very hard to remove.
The ingredients are worth 80,000 points.[1] Hence, an additional 20,000 points is required to earn one star.
Stars[]
Stars
Score
100,000
150,000
180,000
Moon Scale[]
Moon Scale
Candies
0
4
8
10
Moon Struck[]
1st Start: moves left.
1st End: moves left.
Moon Struck
Normal moves
Moon Struck moves
15 moves
1 move
Strategy[]
Use vertically striped candies to bring down each ingredient quickly.
Notes[]
Elements Info
Element Spawn Notes
Elements
Notes
Ingredient spawn density: 20 moves
If there are fewer than 2 ingredients on the screen, then the board spawns up to 2 ingredients when possible.
Spawn 1 every 8 moves.
If there are fewer than 5 liquorice swirls on screen, then the board spawns up to 5 when possible.
Miscellaneous Info
↑8 ingredients × 10,000 points per ingredient = 80,000 points