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1Quick Steps
- 1.Conquer Level 12398 by scanning the full board and matching items in the most efficient order.
- 2.Prioritize clearing items that appear most frequently on the board.
- 3.Clear obstacles and locked items early to open up more matching opportunities.
- 4.Look for hidden items under obstacles or behind other pieces.
- 5.When multiple matches are possible, choose the one that reveals more items.
- 6.Clear locked or frozen items as soon as possible to expand your options.
Still stuck?
Try a different opening sequence, focus on tray space, or consider boosters.
!Pro Tips
- •If the board feels impossible, it may depend on clearing one specific item first.
- •Master levels are designed to push even veteran players - persistence is key.
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Level 12398 in Match Factory demands more than just fast tapping — it demands a clear mental model of item priority and tray discipline. As a endgame stage, it sits in that frustrating range where boosters feel wasteful but brute-forcing it without strategy rarely works either. Let's walk through the optimal approach.
Level 12398 in Context
At Level 12398 the margin for error is thin enough that a single careless pick-up can decide the run. The good news is that the same principles still work — excavation, tray economy, and sequencing — they simply have to be applied without the slack earlier levels provided.
What Makes Level 12398 Distinct
Level 12398 ships with 6 walkthrough steps and 2 pro tips — about 100 words of board-specific guidance. Reading those first is worth more than any general advice, because they describe this exact pile rather than Match Factory in general.
Everything below is written for the board as it stands at the start of a run. If the pile settles differently for you, keep the principles and adjust the specifics.
What Level 12398 Tests
- Move sequencing on Level 12398 — This step is about sequencing, and sequencing is what separates a two-attempt clear from a ten-attempt clear on a board like this.
- Rim control on Level 12398 — Outer pieces are the ones you can see but usually should not take first. Use them as a reserve so that when the tray needs a quick completion you already know where the third copy sits.
- Layered burial on Level 12398 — Buried items are the level's pacing mechanism: the board deliberately hides part of each item type so you cannot finish a trio without doing excavation work first.
How to Start: The Opening Phase
The first 8–10 clicks in Level 12398 largely determine whether you'll win or not. The goal of the opening phase is simple: create visibility. The more items you can see, the better your decision-making.
Start by targeting items on the outer edges and top of the main pile — these are the "unlock" items that expose what's beneath. Don't try to complete matches in the first few moves unless one falls right into your lap. Instead, think of the opening as an "information gathering" phase where your goal is to expose the widest possible selection of items.
After 6–8 clicks you should have a much clearer picture of which item types are densely represented (meaning they're easy to match) versus which types have most of their copies buried deep. Use this information to decide your first committed match sequence.
Tray Management: The Core Skill
Tray discipline is the single most important skill to bring to Level 12398. Unlike earlier stages where you can recover from a cluttered tray by matching your way out, this level's layout means a full tray is almost certainly a failed run.
Here's the key discipline to practice: commit to finishing one item type before picking up another. If you spot a green bottle and pick it up, your next two clicks should be hunting for the other two green bottles — not grabbing a coin or a red sneaker that caught your eye.
Also pay attention to how deeply buried certain items are. On boards like Level 12398, some item types appear mostly near the bottom of the pile. If you pick up one of them early but can't complete the trio for 10+ moves, you've effectively given up a tray slot for a long time. Prioritize item types that you can see at least two of before you start collecting.
Mid-Game Strategy
Around the halfway mark of Level 12398, the board opens up significantly — and this is both an opportunity and a trap. With more items visible, it's tempting to be aggressive and pick up everything. Resist this.
Instead, use the mid-game opening to take stock and plan. Mentally sort the visible items into two categories: "ready to match" (you can see 3+ of the same type) and "not ready" (you can only see 1 or 2). Your priority queue should be clear: finish all "ready to match" items first, then work on exposing the "not ready" items.
On Level 12398 in particular, there's often a cluster of similar items near the bottom of the board that only becomes accessible in the mid-game. Don't be impatient — trying to dig them out before the board naturally reveals them wastes moves and tray space.
Step-by-Step Analysis (6 phases)
- The mid-phase step is the pivot of the run: "Conquer Level 12398 by scanning the full board and…" Planning clicks in advance is not slow play — on a board with this much hidden information it is the only way to avoid spending slots on items you cannot finish.
- The final step is a cleanup instruction: "Prioritize clearing items that appear most frequently on the…" Outer pieces are the ones you can see but usually should not take first. Use them as a reserve so that when the tray needs a quick completion you already know where the third copy sits.
- This is where the level starts to tighten: "Clear obstacles and locked items early to open up…" Planning clicks in advance is not slow play — on a board with this much hidden information it is the only way to avoid spending slots on items you cannot finish.
- Step 4 is the one most players skip: "Look for hidden items under obstacles or behind other…" Treat deeply buried pieces as a future obligation rather than a current target. Note where they are, keep the type in mind, and clear the layer above them before committing slots to it.
- A later step worth reading carefully: "When multiple matches are possible, choose the one that…" Planning clicks in advance is not slow play — on a board with this much hidden information it is the only way to avoid spending slots on items you cannot finish.
- The second phase narrows the board: "Clear locked or frozen items as soon as possible…" Prioritising is the whole skill here: rank the visible item types by how close they are to a trio, then work that list top-down instead of clicking whatever catches your eye.
Booster Strategy
There is no rating on file for Level 12398, which usually means the board is winnable with clean play and punishes impatience instead of demanding resources. Treat boosters on Level 12398 as insurance, not as part of the plan.
The one exception worth planning for: a first attempt on Level 12398 that ends with two items of the same type stranded in the tray and no visible third copy. That is the classic Magnet scenario, and recognising it early saves you from repeating the same failed run three times.
Otherwise, spend your attention rather than your coins on Level 12398. Reading the pile before each click costs nothing, and on a board with no recorded rating that discipline is worth more than any single booster.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Panicking when the tray fills to 5–6 items and making random clicks hoping to get lucky.
- Starting the run without a mental plan for which item types to prioritize. The first 5 clicks should be intentional, not random.
- Leaving corner pieces for last, then discovering they are walled in once the middle of the board has collapsed.
- Picking up a "dead end" item — one where you can only see 1 copy — and holding it for 8+ moves while hunting for the other two.
Pro Tips Explained
The 2 pro tips above come from the failure patterns that show up repeatedly on Level 12398. Taken together they point at one theme — move sequencing — which is the skill this particular board is really testing. Read them as a checklist before your next attempt rather than as background reading.
Frequently asked questions
Is Match Factory Level 12398 beatable without boosters?
Yes — Level 12398 sits in the endgame band of the game, and its 6-step walkthrough is designed to be followed without spending coins. The key is tray discipline: never collect from more than two or three item categories at once, and prioritize completing existing partial matches over picking up new items. Follow the step order above rather than improvising, because on this board the sequence matters more than raw speed.
How many steps does it take to clear Level 12398?
The walkthrough for Level 12398 is broken into 6 phases, backed by 2 pro tips and roughly 100 words of board-specific guidance. An efficient clear generally lands somewhere in the 20–35 move range depending on how the pile settles, and runs that stretch well past that usually indicate a clogged tray rather than bad luck.
What should I focus on first in Level 12398?
Start with visibility, not matches. Level 12398 hides part of its item distribution under the surface layer, so your first job is to expose enough of the board to know which types are plentiful. Once you can see two copies of a type, that type becomes a safe commitment; until then, treat every pick-up as a slot you may not get back.
Match Factory Level 12398 rewards patience and planning over speed and luck. Use the walkthrough steps as your framework, apply the tray management principles to every click, and don't hesitate to use the Undo button when you catch a mistake early. With focused play, this level is very much within reach. Good luck on your next attempt!
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