Beads Out level guide
Beads Out Level 170 Walkthrough
Beads Out Level 170 is a tall two-arm shell with a wide U-basin over a five-step `5 -> 0` curtain, a 1x4 pending row, a 2x2 padlock grid with a `305` score block, four `385 -> 50` score chips, two dark gray `?` mystery blocks, and three powerup pouches. Thin the arms first, walk the pending slots second, drain the score block and chips in step third, then let the curtain open to spend the hidden inventory.
If the player asks you to sign in, open the video on YouTube instead.
How to Solve Beads Out Level 170 — Full Solution
- Clear the brown-white left arm and the yellow right arm of the two-arm shell while the pending row, the 2x2 padlock grid, the `305` score block, the four `385` score chips, the lower 2x2 tray, the two dark gray `?` blocks, and the red `5` curtain all stay closed.
- Thin the orange-pink and green-blue bands across the U-basin and let the dark green, white, and brown pending slots climb toward 50% so the curtain walks from `5` to `3`.
- Feed the center spout to push the `305` score block and the four score chips together from `385` to `200` to `150` to `100` while the curtain holds at `3`.
- Let the curtain step from `3` to `2` once the orange and green lower pads have started draining into the lower 2x2 tray.
- Trigger the blue arrow, pink frog, and blue `?` powerup pouches only after the curtain has dropped to `2` so the late blue, yellow, and purple pads can reach the lower tray.
- Drop the curtain from `2` to `0` so the hidden inventory (red, brown, dark blue, yellow, green, pink, red, brown, olive) becomes accessible.
- Spend the two late dark gray `?` mystery blocks and clear the remaining hidden inventory to finish the board.
Colors in this level:
Brown, White, Yellow, Blue, Gray, Orange, Pink, Red, Green, Purple, Olive
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Letting the dark green and white pending slots climb past 50% while the curtain is still reading `3`, so the lower tray and the two dark gray `?` blocks pin against the curtain finish.
- Triggering the blue arrow, pink frog, and blue `?` powerup pouches before the curtain has stepped from `3` to `2`, which strands the late blue, yellow, and purple pads outside the lower tray.
Quick Tips for Beads Out Level 170 (spoiler-free)
- Don't touch the pending row until both arms have fully thinned and the curtain has started stepping from `5`. Feeding it too early pins the `?` blocks against the lower tray.
- 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 high-walled two-arm shape with two vertical lanes rising off the top edge and a wide U-shaped lower basin stacked in horizontal bands of brown, white, yellow, blue, gray, orange, pink, red, and green. The reserve below holds a 1x4 pending chip row (dark green, white, white, brown) showing fill percentages, a 2x2 padlock grid (red, blue / blue, blue) with a `305` pink score block to its right, a 4-chip score row stepping from `385` to `50`, a 2x2 lower tray (orange, green, brown, brown), two dark gray `?` mystery blocks at the bottom-left, a red curtained chamber stamped `5` on the right, and three powerup pouches (blue arrow, pink frog, blue `?`) on a bar across the very bottom.
- Goal
- Thin the two upper arms and the wide lower basin before the pending row, padlocks, score chips, lower tray, `?` blocks, and red curtain all start sharing the same center spout.
- Opening
- Start on the brown-white left arm and the yellow right arm, then thin the orange-pink and green-blue bands across the U-basin while the pending row, padlocks, `305` score block, score chips, lower tray, `?` blocks, and red `5` curtain stay closed.
- Danger Zone
- The pending row, 2x2 padlock grid, `305` score block, four score chips, lower tray, two dark gray `?` blocks, and red curtain all share the same center spout, so the late red, blue, brown, and orange pads pin against the `?` blocks if the dark green and white pending slots climb past 50% before the arms have thinned.
- Mechanics
- Level 170 is a two-arm shell + 5-step curtain + pending-row + padlock + score-chip + mystery-block + powerup board, so the solve has to feed four pending slots in sequence, drain four `385 -> 50` score chips in step with the `305` score block, and only then let the curtain disappear to release the hidden inventory and the two late `?` blocks.
Frequently Asked Questions
When should the red curtain start counting in Beads Out Level 170?
After the brown-white left arm and the yellow right arm have thinned, the dark green, white, and brown pending slots have climbed past 50%, and the `305` score block plus the four `385` score chips have stepped down to `50` together.
Why is Level 170 so crowded at the end of the run?
Because the pending row, the 2x2 padlock grid, the `305` score block, the four score chips, the lower tray, the two dark gray `?` mystery blocks, and the red curtain all share the same center spout, so any late move pins the hidden inventory against the curtain finish.