In Candy Crush Saga, a chain reaction of matches is called a cascade.
A cascade begins when a match removes candies from the board and the pieces above them fall downward. That automatic movement can form another match without the player making a second swap. The new match clears, more candies fall, and the sequence may continue through several successive matches.
Cascades are an important part of the game’s scoring and strategy. Players can deliberately create openings beneath likely matches, allowing gravity to generate additional clears. The game awards progressively more points for chain reactions, so a cascade can be more valuable than a series of isolated moves.
“Combo” is a frequent but less precise alternative in casual conversation. In Candy Crush terminology, a cascade specifically describes matches created successively by the board’s falling candies. Special-candy combinations are a different mechanic: they occur when powerful candies are matched together and can clear much larger areas.