Candy Crush Saga Level 3997 Tips and Video

Hints and tips showing how to pass level 3997 Candy Crush Saga without boosters by Cookie
You have to collect two cherries to complete level 3997 Candy Crush Saga.
The first job is to clear the chocolate at the top of the board as it is stopping the keys from dropping and you need to collect the keys to unlock the cherries and the exit at the bottom of the board.
Collect the keys then you need to drop the cherry down the middle section of the board and down to the exit.
You only get one cherry at a time so the sooner you get the first one collected the sooner you will get the second one dropping.
Be careful when making moves near the bottom of the board once all the keys are collected, you don't want to get a waffle in the bottom square blocking the exit, if this happens you will struggle to clear it in time to get the cherries through the exit.

The following video starts the level with 28 moves but it is completed in 16 moves so shows the strategy needed to complete the level.
Video by Skillgaming
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If the level you play is different from the one here it is because the developers have changed it since I played and I have no control over this. Please let me know in the comments and I will try to change it.

135 comments:

Anonymous said...

Level 4009. Beware not to use cb combo and let ingredient drop inbetween the exits!after which the ingredient can go no where!

Anonymous said...

Hmmm....try again without ANY boosters even ingredients dropped inbetween the white drop through...was able to use stripe/wrap to let ingredient drop down to bottom row exits
Whatever.... cleared the level (._.)

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Anonymous said...

Ha.Finally got through level 4010 on the 3rd attempt
Have to go level 606 3x to boost up space bot fully. And yes, manage to get initial cb combo on the 3rd try. Also lucky to clear bottom licorice quickly and focus on clearing top portion jelly (._.) SG

Anonymous said...

Need to continue form cb and match with candy same color as the bomb.

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Anonymous said...

Why are there comments about all the different levels, except the one we need help with?

Anonymous said...

Hurray to all those who comment on levels beyond this level. Your comments and bravado doesn't help us who are stuck at the current level.
Why don't you give us hints on this level or wait until Ms. Cookie has posted the video on your advanced level and comment there

Anonymous said...

Getting nowhere with this level. Centre of the board taken over by waffles whatever I do.
Why post comments about future levels! Not at all helpful.

Anonymous said...

need a little help over here....help:-)
posting for luck

Mart said...

Has anyone got advice about this level?

Mart said...

Just did it. With full sd. Got the keys by using a stripe wrap in the rhs. But kept cb for when I couldn't get a key on each move. Cherry dropped to the middle between conveyors. Then waited til had a stripe lined up in the centre got that cherry out. At the end used handswitch and hammer to get the waffle out of the exit. Hope this helps someone

Anonymous said...

Agreed and irritating. Ok. Maybe a little jealous of those who with all the boosters.

Anonymous said...

Agreed. Why don’t they write how they won? That would be nice.

Anonymous said...

Thank you, Mat.

Pati said...

Wondering same thing

Anonymous said...

Posting for luck

Tou52 said...

Posting for luck

Can't wait to reach level 4000, my Christmas wish :)

Tou52 said...

Used CB CB to start.
The bombs looked scary but don't worry about them

Don't waste time clearing the first cherry, I used a hammer to get it quickly in order to have more time to get the second one.

pamccabr said...

Posting for luck

Anonymous said...

"you don't want to get a waffle in the bottom square blocking the exit, " Cookie, how do you keep from getting a waffle?

Anonymous said...

Posting for luck!!!

Anonymous said...

Posting for luck .......please

Still Here said...

The waffles always drop into the bottom square blocking the exit for me like what

Anonymous said...

Posting for luck

Sindy said...

Helpppppppp

Tuulsa Einar said...

I dont have any boosters left
My problem isnt waffles. My problem is the moves. I need at least dubble moves to make this

Wend.1 said...

coconut wheel is the way to go - took me about 10 tries until i sussed it out

Stacey said...

Posting for luck!

Anna said...

Posting for luck

Anonymous said...

Tried full ad and wheel....
Nothing has worked so far. Posting for luck.

Maiga said...

For for luck

Trina said...

Really need a lucky board as I love chocolate but not in whilst I'm playing this game 😥😥 so please let me get a lucky board soon

Anonymous said...

Snurk snurk not enough moves

Bun said...

Ugh! Too many obstacles with too few moves. Chocolate blocks keys...at lear 2..the 5 keys...the a stipe or combo at bottom to get the 1st cherry out....You need no less than 6 moves once the 2nd cherry drops. I'd say you need a lucky board with tons of CBs and combos. I'm really tired of this game. I'm almost to 4000 and happily weaning off. Levels in 3800 and especially 3900 have been over the top bullshit...rigged and pure luck. This sucks.

Michelle said...

Switched the bottom tile with a cherry to drop the last cherry
No boosters... Run out of them
Many tried. .. I got the lucky board
Next level looks ugly

Anonymous said...

Another year of frustration with this game. I cant even get close on this one. Posting for luck and to find a new game less frustrating!

Neen Katzman said...

Posting for luck!!!

Anonymous said...

posting for luck

Marylou said...

This level is a pain. Completely unpassable. Sick of these stupid levels.

SiouxD said...

Level sucks!! Impossible!!! I can remember when c.c was fun chilling based on skill, not the tedious ,dull ,money makng,impossible, waiting for that lucky board, its now become

Anonymous said...

Moves reduced making it impossible without that lucky board. I used to love it when some skill and strategy was necessary to pass which made it fun. All the fun has gone now but I’ve yet to find another game that matches CC in wanting to play all the time and needs skill or strategy to complete.
King must have made a fortune by now so why make all these levels so un-doable and frustrating. Please King get the game back to how it used to be and get rid of the idiots that think up these impossible levels. And please stop altering the levels i.e. less. moves, harder etc it’s not fair to those of us that are not in the elite bracket that are able to play the levels when they first come out and in their original format.

Anonymous said...

Ugh.......please HELP!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Does it bollox that easy as vid suggests - watch n what and so we rant and so cc prosper same same - don't give in

Anonymous said...

You need a few hand switches here. I don't have them, so this means waiting for a lucky board. Fons

Martha A said...

Help,,,,,my fingers are getting tired. Post8ng for luck

Anonymous said...

Need alot more moves.

Erick S said...

I had full space dash and still had to use a few boosters in game (switch hands, hammers). Previous comments about too much chocolate blocking the keys, not enough moves, and the waffles dropping in the way are spot on. I like a challenge, but these last 200 levels or so have been primarily nearly impossible without full space dash and/or added boosters. I am still playing, but increasingly frustrated, trying to catch up to the leaders. When I am between frustrating rounds of CC, I've been spending increasing amounts of time on the Toy Blast and Toon Blast games from Peak Games. Those are challenging, but seem to be more fair and less frustrating. Happy Crushing, everyone!

Anonymous said...

Posting for luck!

Anonymous said...

Posting for luck!

LindaChicken said...

This is NOTHING the level is NOW

K said...

Luck

Julie said...

Yuck. Very hard to not very fun.

Julie said...

Three times the second cherry would not drop. Too much time on this level. Really wanted to hit 4000.

Anonymous said...

Impossible level...waffles are a pain...need a lucky board to pass so I guess I’m waiting again for that lucky board :-(

nicx said...

besoin d'aide et de chance please
merci
nic

Jonah said...

Help !! This is very difficult. Posting for luck again please

Flippenheck said...

Oh nightmare level is right....help please

Anonymous said...

Posting for luck

katericia said...

Solo 22 movimientos, el vídeo tiene 28 !!
Publicar para la suerte :(

collenfan said...

Posting for luck again with this difficult level.

Crusher said...

Never complained about how impossible the levels are and always knew that a lucky board would come....but this level is impossible even with boosters. I have managed to get the cherries down to the bottom but there is no getting rid of the waffles. I don't mind a challenge but this level isn't even fun to play. I'm posting for a lucky board.

Deb V. said...

This is becoming a habit, posting for luck, feeling disappointed !

Deb V. said...

I have no idea how to do this, wasted all my boosters. Posting for luck! AGAIN.

ellen the enforcer said...

I used a CB Wrap combo to start and took out most of the chocolate and a few keys right off the bat. Then struggled to get rest of keys and cherries. Switched first cherry and waffle blocker to get it to drop. Then used saved up gold bars for five extra moves at which time I used a hammer on last waffle on last move and done. Ugh. That was brutal. Carry on Crushers! BTW... Still haven't spent a dime.

Jaybee said...

It’s so hard for me to finish this level.
Either the waffle blocks the cherries or the bomb will explode in no time
Been playing this level the whole day .
It’s soo frustrating that I lost all my boosters & can't pass this level.

JanJan said...

Posting for luck

Jaybee said...

I don't think i’ll.ever pass this level. Been playing for days & still doesn't have luck!
Either waffles keep blocking the cherries or the bomb explode in no time.
I have used a.my boosters but still can't do it!
Just wondering too why I only 22 MOVES whereas in the video it has 28!
This sooo UNFAIR!

Jelly said...

Posting for luck - I have no boosters!! Want space dash or bot back please!!!!

Jelly said...

HELP!!!!

Jelly said...

Me again - posting for Luck!! Hate hate hate this level!!! Been on it for such a long time!!!!!

Anna said...

Please help help can’t do this stupid level had a enough now

Lady Larkin said...

Five days, 150+ lives and too many boosters to count and then there is candy crush! There are not enough lives to pass this level without using booster. Which is a big trick when you have no boosters, no space dash etc. Not sure how to help. Good luck everybody!!

Linda Maitan said...

Posting for luck

Annu said...

Posting for luck! I’ve tried for days.

Jitu said...

Again such a irritating level 3997 no booster is of any help tried all thr boosters and played about 200 lives but stuck. hate this level

Jitu said...

3997 either make it simpler or delete this level hate hate hate hate ...............

Jitu said...

Atleast give some more moves 3397

Cindy said...

👏👏

Cindy said...

🥴

Mama said...

Looks like I’ll spend the rest of my days on this level...

Sue said...

Moves down to 22. Have to be really lucky with one side. Can’t waste move trying to clear both sides. We’ll see.

R.Sulahian said...

Posting for luck !!!

Nancy said...

Hopefully these help. I am getting more frustrated by the minute.

Alessandra said...

And they call this STRESS RELIEF? What a flipping joke .
After two nightmare levels we’re rewarded with this torture . Ugh
Not sure I can even be bothered to make it to 4000 anymore it’s gettjng too frustrating and tiresome, struggling with ONE level for hours & hours & days at a time . Bored !!

Tammy Caison said...

Ugh. Quit now and keep my sanity. Too much luck required lol

Tammy Caison said...

Ok, I give up. Not fun not close. Just awful

Unknown said...

No es posible ,faltan movimientos ,muchos obstáculos ,publicó para la suerte !!!!

Unknown said...

22 movimientos y como 100 gofres imposibles de pasar en el tablero central por favor es irreal el vídeo de skillgaming ,ojalá fuera así de fácil ,ayuda por favor ,publicó para la suerte

Brian said...

Cannot get anywhere near desperate for a lucky board trying so hard to get to level 4000

Brian said...

This is more than a nightmarishly hard level it is impossible without a lucky board if I don't get one in a few moves I guess it's time to leave saga for good

Missy said...

Posting for luck again. Lol

Unknown said...

Took me several tries. I worked on one side of the board only so I only had to get keys on one side as well as control bombs.

Suzie Meara said...

Seems as though the only way I can move forward is to post for luck. Has nothing to do with how smart you are. Can't wait till 4000,then I can finally stop this ridiculous game. It used to be challenging and fun but now all the levels are rigged to where you can't win until cc decides to let you pass! Waste of time!!

Suzie Meara said...

Been trying that, however still haven't passed.

Suzie Meara said...

Posting for a lucky board

Suzie Meara said...

Tired of waiting! Wanted to finish to the end, then settled to make to 4000. At this point in time the frustrating level has grown to where CC is not worth it. Thank God I never spent a penny on this rigged game!! Good luck to chooses to continually be annoyed.

Anônimo said...

Efetivamente tem jogos melhores e inteligentes. Não vou perder meu tempo com este jogo manipulado e ridículo. Hora de excluir o CC. Sorte para quem fica.

Suzie Meara said...

Still waiting for a lucky board!! Any day now.

Suzie Meara said...

So bored and irritated!! Please send me a lucky board so I can move on and finish this game!!

Suzie Meara said...

Another day has gone by and I still haven't come close!! How many days till lucky board! I'm really bored and irritated and frustrated!!

Suzie Meara said...

Just another day on this level. Please posting for a lucky board!!

Suzie Meara said...

Can you please give me a lucky board @! This is totally ridiculous!! Days on this level!!

Suzie Meara said...

Tired of playing this level. Haven't come close to winning, been several days. I'm bored out of my mind and frustrated. Been playing this game for 4 years and I really wanted to see level 4000. I suppose cc doesn't me to. 😡 What a waste of my time!!

Suzie Meara said...

Come on CC!! Enough is enough!!

Suzie Meara said...

Still waiting for a lucky board!

Anonymous said...

Omg i am waiting got a lucky board but its been days !!! I am very frustrated not relaxed !! Please pass me so i don't have to play this level anymore!!!

Anonymous said...

Ok sorry no lucky board - asked for one twice !!
And i cant take the frustration anymore bye candy crush its been fun

Sparkyjo said...

Posting for luck

Sparkyjo said...

I absolutely hate this level. I am just fed up with it. Posting for luck

Yoshi said...

Use all boosters. coconut wheel is a must.

Pinky said...

Posting for lucky board this is impossible !!!!!! Please

Anonymous said...

Ridiculous impossible level, too many keys and not enough moves!

yshuummu said...

Geez!!!! What an IMPOSSIBLE LEVEL!!!! This game SUCKS now!!! NO fun whatsoever!! IMPOSSIBLE crap!!!

Anonymous said...

Sadistic waste of time 😡

Anonymous said...

Really, really sucks!!!

Pjcastree said...

Help hoping for a lucky board please

Pjcastree said...

Hoping for a lucky board please

Pjcastree said...

Impossible board ��. Moping for a lucky board please

Julie joel said...

Are you having a laugh candy crush 28 moves in video I only have 15 this isn't funny yr pathetic expecting us to do that please give me more moves

Unknown said...

Impossible level. Only 15 moves. Time to give up.

Rhonda said...

This level is ridiculously hard! 10 moves how can it be done? CC is only after money obviously.
I have no idea how I will pass this level unless a miracle happens 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

LindaR said...

Just letting you know that this level is completely different..it is now 2021 so is to be expected. Slowly slogging my way thru, using boosters as necessary. But I like to read about the strategy you use, helps a lot. Have to admit King has made $$$ from me on having to buy boosters.

red said...

10 moves!! Impossible

Poonam said...

Lucky board please

Lili10 said...

Pas du tout le même niveau bizarre

Lili10 said...

Publié pour la chance Merci

Lili10 said...

Maintenant 10 coups impossible posté pour la chance Merci

Unknown said...

Posting for luck ✨

Unknown said...

Impossible level few moves lucky board please 🙏

baskalatka said...

Mało ruchów ,poproszę o szczęśliwa tablice

Unknown said...

Goodbye Candy Crush.

Nellebel said...

Met 10 zetten onmogelijk. Help me aub

Nellebel said...

Al dagen bezig. Geen beginnen aan. Veel te weinig zetten. HELP HELP HELP

pammieruns said...

Frustrating
I know I will pass at some time you have to persevere
But it's getting boring now
Need a bit of luck