Candy Crush Saga Level 10897: 30-Move No-Booster Guide

To beat Candy Crush Saga Level 10897 (formerly cataloged as Level 10905) without using boosters, your first priority is breaking the central blocker barrier within your first 8 to 10 moves. Clearing these blockers opens the drop channels from the top dispensers, creating the board space required to craft special candy combinations and trigger the cascades needed to reach isolated corners.

Manage the 30-Move Budget by Phases

Completing this board without booster assistance requires move discipline across your 30 turns:

Opening Phase (Moves 30–22): Target adjacent matches directly against the upper and center blockers. Do not waste moves on open three-matches that do not strike a blocker.
Expansion Phase (Moves 21–10): Once candy flows freely through the board, assemble four-candy and five-candy matches in the widened central area to create special candies.
Cleanup Phase (Moves 9–1): Target the lowest available rows to generate multi-tier cascades, or use aligned Striped Candies to clear unreachable edge tiles.

Clear Drop Channels to Restore Candy Flow

Dispensers at the top of the board cannot feed the lower rows while thick blocker layers divide the play area. Playing low before clearing these obstructions causes restricted corridors and board stalls.

Focus on matches that hit multiple blocker segments in a single move.
Prioritize vertical flow over horizontal spread during the opening turns so fresh candies continuously refill the board.
Once the barrier opens into a connected 4x4 or larger grid, shift away from single-blocker hits to focus on special candy creation.

Build and Pair Special Candies

Single three-candy matches cannot clear peripheral objectives within 30 turns. Use the open board space to craft and combine special pieces.

Combination	Function on Level 10897	Board Impact
Color Bomb + Striped Candy	Primary clearing combo	Converts a full candy color into horizontal and vertical stripes, striking isolated edge lanes.
Color Bomb + Wrapped Candy	Large-scale board clear	Removes two candy colors consecutively, creating deep cascades that damage dense blocker clusters.
Wrapped Candy + Striped Candy	Cross-grid blast	Clears three horizontal rows and three vertical columns simultaneously to break thick walls.
Double Color Bomb	Full-board reset	Removes one full layer from every accessible blocker and wipes all standard candies.

The Color Bomb and Striped Candy pairing is the most reliable tool for this level because its multi-lane beams strike hard-to-reach corner tiles without requiring direct matches adjacent to them.

Reach Peripheral Corners and Finish the Board

The primary failure point on Level 10897 is running low on moves while tiles remain stranded along the bottom corners and outer lanes.

Align horizontal Striped Candies along the exact rows containing isolated edge targets.
Aim vertical Striped Candies down peripheral columns rather than trying to match candies directly inside restricted side pockets.
Make non-special matches at the absolute bottom of the board during your final turns. Bottom matches trigger cascades across the full vertical grid, maximizing the chance of accidental matches and free clearances.