When you start playing Candy Crush Saga, you'll begin with 5 lives, shown in the heart-meter at the top of the screen. Every time you fail to pass a level, you'll lose a life.
Losing Lives and Extra Moves
If you fail a level, you'll have two options:
- Buy extra moves (or, at times, watch an ad) to continue.
- Try the level again and lose a life.
Each failed attempt costs one life until your heart-meter is empty.
Restoring Lives
Once you run out of lives, you can either:
- Buy extra lives to keep playing.
- Wait 30 minutes for a life to be restored in your heart-meter.
Ask Friends for Extra Lives
A great way to gain extra lives without spending Gold Bars is by asking friends who also play Candy Crush Saga.
- King Profile: If your game is linked to a King profile, you can connect with other players and ask them for lives. Sending lives to others is a great way to build goodwill.
- Facebook Profile: If you don't have a King account, you can link your game to your Facebook profile and share lives with friends and family who also play.
Sending Lives
When you send lives, you won't lose any of your own! However, you can only send lives if you have at least one remaining.