Beads Out level guide
Beads Out Level 178 Walkthrough
Beads Out Level 178 is a tall U-shell (red-orange-green left tube, orange-gray-white right tube, wide brown-rimmed arch) above a reserve with four key pouches (dark green, dark purple, blue, white), a 2x2 `11 11` and a 2x2 `6 6` orange countdown grid, and a red `3 -> 1` curtain. Thin the U-shell first, spend the four keys to walk both grids down to `2 2`, pop the red curtain, and finish with the late yellow, orange, and red singles.
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How to Solve Beads Out Level 178 — Full Solution
- Clear the red-orange-green left tube and the orange-gray-white right tube of the tall U-shell.
- Peel the brown outer rim, then the cyan, pink, cyan, and orange bands off the wide bottom arch from the outside in.
- Wait for the spout to clear of arch singles before touching the four key pouches, the `11 11` grid, the `6 6` grid, or the red `3` curtain.
- Spend the dark green, dark purple, blue, and white key pouches in turn so the `11 11` grid steps to `9 9` and then to `7 7`, and the `6 6` grid steps to `4 4` and then to `2 2`.
- Pop the red `3 -> 2 -> 1` curtain in the bottom-right corner to release the late yellow, orange, and red singles.
- Finish with the late yellow, orange, and red singles plus the last loose pink, brown, cyan, light pink, and green cubes once the U-shell is fully empty.
Colors in this level:
Red, Orange, Green, Gray, White, Brown, Cyan, Pink, Purple, Blue, Yellow
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Spending the four key pouches while the brown outer rim and the pink arch band are still feeding the bottom-center spout, so the `11 -> 9` and `6 -> 4` tickdown jams against the heavy shell.
- Treating the red curtain as a regular tray and clearing the late yellow, orange, and red singles before the curtain steps past `2`, which leaves the `2 2` countdown blocks with no place to finish.
Quick Tips for Beads Out Level 178 (spoiler-free)
- Don't touch the four key pouches until the brown outer rim and the cyan, pink, and orange arch bands have all drained. Spending them too early jams the `11 -> 9` and `6 -> 4` tickdowns against the heavy shell.
- 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 an elongated U with two long vertical tubes descending from the top edge that meet at a wide rounded arch at the bottom. The left tube runs red, orange, green (top to bottom) and the right tube runs orange, gray, white, and the wide bottom arch carries an outer brown rim wrapped over inner cyan, pink, cyan, and orange bands. The reserve below starts with a row of four colored key pouches (dark green, dark purple, blue, white), a 2x2 of orange countdown blocks labeled `11 11` in the middle-right, a 2x2 of orange countdown blocks labeled `6 6` in the lower-left, a red curtained chamber stamped `3` in the bottom-right corner, and loose pink, brown, cyan, light pink, and green singles stacked beside the key pouches.
- Goal
- Thin the U-shell before the four key pouches start unlocking the two 2x2 orange countdown grids, because the `11 11` grid, the `6 6` grid, the red curtain, and the four keys all share one cramped reserve below the arch.
- Opening
- Clear the red-orange-green left tube and the orange-gray-white right tube, then peel the brown outer rim and the cyan, pink, cyan, and orange bands off the wide bottom arch from the outside in.
- Danger Zone
- The two 2x2 orange countdown grids and the red curtain all step down on overlapping schedules, so the late yellow, orange, and red singles that fall out of the curtain on `3 -> 2 -> 1` pile up under the wide arch when the keys are spent before the U-shell has thinned.
- Mechanics
- Level 178 is a tall U-shell over a four-key + dual 2x2 countdown + `3 -> 1` curtain reserve where the orange countdown blocks tick down from `11` and `6` as the four key pouches are spent and the red curtain is the only thing gating the late yellow, orange, and red singles from the bottom-right corner.
Frequently Asked Questions
When should the four key pouches be spent in Beads Out Level 178?
Only after the red-orange-green left tube, the orange-gray-white right tube, and the wide bottom arch are all thinned, so the `11 11` and `6 6` grids have a clear spout to tick down into.
Why does Level 178 jam if the curtain pops too early?
Because the red curtain releases yellow, orange, and red singles into the same cramped reserve that the `2 2` countdown blocks need to finish, and any pre-curtain singles pin them under the arch.