Beads Out level guide
Beads Out Level 158 Walkthrough
Beads Out Level 158 is a three-pronged crown shell over a four-stage curtain chamber with `4` sub-bars above it. Drain the lower U-basin first to feed the curtain from `4` to `2`, then clear the left and right horns, and only then pop the upper-center hump to open the chamber and finish the last sub-bar.
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How to Solve Beads Out Level 158 — Full Solution
- Clear the orange-brown and green-pink lower U-basin first so the central bottleneck has a clear spout into the curtained chamber.
- Send the first two basin runs straight into the curtain to drop its count from `4` down to `2`, and let the first two sub-bars register their `50%` marks.
- Move to the upper-right red-blue horn and pull its stack down into the basin, routing the matched colors into the curtain for the third fill.
- Switch to the upper-left horn next and clear its pink, purple, and gray runs into the same bottleneck, which drives the curtain from `2` toward `1`.
- Open the upper-center gray-green-yellow hump only after the curtain is at `1`; the last sweep of that hump is what bursts the curtain and releases the held stack.
- Finish with the held items from the opened chamber, using the last brown, white, and yellow singles to push the fourth sub-bar to its finish line.
Colors in this level:
Green, Red, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Brown, Gray, Pink, Purple, White, Cyan
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Letting the upper-left and upper-right horns drain into the bottleneck at the same time as the U-basin, which jams the only spout and leaves the curtain stuck at `2`.
- Treating the four progress sub-bars as decoration and chasing the held stack before the curtain has actually opened.
Quick Tips for Beads Out Level 158 (spoiler-free)
- Watch the curtain counter — when it reads `2`, both horns should still have some bands left. If they are already empty, the bottleneck is jammed and needs a small blue or green refill from the U-basin.
- With 11 colors in play, clear the pair with the fewest blockers first so the board opens up instead of tightening.
- Think in chain clears. The best move is the one that sets up the next two moves, not just the quickest current match.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- The shell is a three-pronged crown with a high-walled upper-center hump, an upper-left horn, an upper-right horn, and a wide U-basin that drains through one small bottom-center bottleneck. The reserve is a curtained chamber marked `4` at the start, surrounded on three sides by stacked colored trays (pink, white, orange, green, blue, cyan, gray, red, yellow, brown, purple), with four separate progress sub-bars in a row above the curtain.
- Goal
- Push the curtain from `4` down to `1` so the chamber opens, and then fill the four progress sub-bars in order so the last sub-bar reaches its finish line.
- Opening
- Start on the orange-brown and green-pink lower U-basin so the central bottleneck has a clear spout into the chamber, then use the first two basin runs to drop the curtain from `4` to `2` and register the first two sub-bars at their `50%` marks.
- Danger Zone
- The single bottom-center bottleneck is the only path from the shell to the chamber, so if both horns and the basin all try to drain at the same time the queue jams and the curtain stays stuck at `2` while the second sub-bar stalls on its `50%` line.
- Mechanics
- Level 158 is a four-stage curtain board under a three-pronged crown, not a standard donut or square-ring shell, and the four sub-bars above the chamber are the real timer rather than the shell outline.
Frequently Asked Questions
When should the curtain chamber in Beads Out Level 158 open?
Only after the U-basin has been fed twice and the right and left horns have each delivered one more fill, so the curtain steps from `4` to `2` to `1` and then bursts open.
Why does Level 158 still stall after the crown shell is mostly empty?
Because the four sub-bars above the chamber are the real timer, and the last sub-bar still needs the held brown, white, and yellow singles from the opened chamber to reach its finish line.