Beads Out level guide
Beads Out Level 198 Walkthrough
Beads Out Level 198 is a wide-rim cauldron shell with two gray ear handles, a small bottom outlet, and a vertical 5-row reserve that pairs a cycling 4-chip top row (red `350`, pink `350`, green `300`, gray `250`) with a single pink `450` chip, a dark+cyan pair, a yellow `2` stamp, and a white `8` stamp. Thin the pink and blue rim first, work through the yellow and purple waist, and only then let the white `8` and yellow `2` stamps step down on a reserve that still has room for the bottom singles.
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How to Solve Beads Out Level 198 — Full Solution
- Pull the pink top-center and the blue upper sides of the wide-rim cauldron before the outer ear handles start releasing any gray beads.
- Thin the yellow corner clusters and the purple middle waist so the small bottom outlet starts seeing a steady stream of rim beads.
- Let the 4-chip top row cycle through red, pink, green, and gray as the rim feeds the reserve.
- Watch the pink row-2 chip step down from `450` to `300`, `200`, `150`, and `100` as the rim continues to thin.
- Open the dark+cyan pair only after the white `8` chip has reached `6` and the yellow `2` chip is still at `1`, so the late singles do not stack under the bottom outlet.
- Use the next green-yellow-orange pass through the bottom of the rim to drop the white `8` chip to `3` and let the yellow `2` chip complete its stamp.
- Clear the last purple, orange, and green singles from the bottom row once the white chip has dropped to `0` and the rim is fully drained.
Colors in this level:
Pink, Blue, Yellow, Purple, Gray, Red, White, Green, Orange, Black, Cyan
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Emptying the rim before the white `8` chip has stepped past `5`, which leaves the pink `450` chip and the dark+cyan pair with no room to release at the bottom outlet.
- Treating the cycling 4-chip top row as the goal and ignoring the yellow `2` stamp, which still holds the reserve closed even when the rim is gone.
Quick Tips for Beads Out Level 198 (spoiler-free)
- Watch the pink `450` chip — when it reads `150` or lower, the dark+cyan pair should already be separating. If the pink chip is still at `300` when the white `8` stamp hits `4`, the rim was emptied too fast.
- 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 wide-rim cauldron with two outer ear handles that carry gray beads and `?` markers, a pink top-center, blue upper sides, yellow corners, a purple middle waist, and a white/green/orange bottom rim that drains through a small outlet tongue at the bottom-center. The reserve is a vertical 5-row tray: a top row of 4 score chips (red `350`, pink `350`, green `300`, gray `250`), a single pink chip in row 2 that reads `450`, a dark chip paired with a cyan chip in row 3, a yellow chip stamped `2` in row 4, and a bottom row of 4 chips where the white chip carries an `8` stamp next to orange, purple, and green.
- Goal
- Drain the cauldron through the small bottom outlet so the 4-chip top row, the pink `450` chip, and the dark+cyan pair can clear before the white `8` chip and the yellow `2` chip step down.
- Opening
- Pull the pink top-center and the blue upper sides of the rim, then thin the yellow corner clusters and the purple middle waist while the gray ear handles, the dark+cyan pair, the pink `450` chip, the yellow `2` chip, and the white `8` chip stay closed.
- Danger Zone
- The bottom outlet, the pink countdown chip, the dark+cyan pair, and the bottom row share one narrow vertical column, so the late yellow and purple singles from the rim pile up under the outlet if the white `8` chip reaches `0` before the pink chip has dropped to `100` and the dark+cyan pair has separated.
- Mechanics
- Level 198 is a wide-rim cauldron over a dual-stamp reserve, with a small bottom outlet feeding a 4-chip cycling score row, a single pink countdown chip, a dark+cyan pair, and two simultaneous stamps (`8` on white, `2` on yellow) ticking down on the lower rows.
Frequently Asked Questions
When should the white `8` stamp start ticking down in Beads Out Level 198?
After the pink top-center and the blue upper sides of the rim have been pulled and the yellow corner clusters have started thinning, so the pink row-2 chip can step from `450` to `300` while the bottom outlet is still receiving rim singles.
Why is the dark+cyan pair so awkward to clear in Beads Out Level 198?
Because they sit on the same row above the yellow `2` chip and the white `8` chip, so they only separate cleanly once the white stamp has reached `6` and the pink row-2 chip is already at `150` or `100`.