Is this a cheat?

I play Candy Crush Saga on and off for quite a while. Sometimes, I would quit the game for a few months and then pick it up again without particular reason. I think that’s how a computer game should be played. It doesn’t make sense to keep on playing a game for many hours a day, in that case, the game is playing you, not the other way round. But of course, if you are retired and have plenty of time, playing Candy Crush Saga is a good way to kill time. I tried the Candy Crush Soda Saga, doesn’t like it yet, that game seems to run a bit slower.

Ok, back to the cheat, LOL. If you pass a level without losing a life, the game will reward you with goodies, stuff like Color Bomb, Striped Candy, Wrapped Candy and extra moves. In some special events, you can get as many as 2 Color Bomb, 2 Striped Candy, 2 Wrapped Candy and more extra moves. If you lose your game life, you lose all goodies. You need to pass a few levels without losing life in order to accumulate your goodies again. The trick is that when you know you aren’t going to make it, close the game. Next time, when you restart the game, you still have those goodies. The disadvantage is that if you play like this, you need to waste time waiting for game reboots.