Powerups are the single most precious resource in Gardenscapes.

Completing a combination at the bottom might mess up that chance and force you to wait for a few moves until you find the perfect combination to show up again. For example, in case you have to reveal a Gnome Statue at the very top of the board, it’s better to prioritize working at the top if you have the chance. However, just because moves at the bottom have the most impact, that doesn’t mean you should always aim towards moving the bottom pieces. If you get lucky, though, it might cause a series of chain reactions that will work in your favor. On the other hand, prioritizing pieces at the very bottom of the board will affect the rest of the board’s state, which isn’t always ideal. Moving pieces at the very top of the board usually don’t affect other pieces around the map. In the case of Match-3 games, this term usually refers to moves that go from Top to Bottom.

Move priorities refer to the order in which you complete combinations around the board.

Taking a good 15 seconds to look at the board is much better than wasting 1-3 minutes randomly matching combinations only for you to fail and redo the entire game, or worse, lose all your hearts and wait an hour or so until you can play again. This is especially true in stages where you need to break a few barriers to secure a flow of pieces moving into another area of the board. The first move in any Match-3 game is the most crucial as it dictates the flow of the game.

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