Block Out level guide
Block Out Level 499 Walkthrough
SUPER HARD Level 499 layers 20- and 7-count shutters above a stepped starter strip; clear each framed reveal in sequence, then keep separate left routes for the green hooks and final pink corner.
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How to Solve Block Out Level 499 — Full Solution
- Send the framed green horizontal at lower right left through the green exit, then lift the large red L from the lower-left pocket toward the top red lane.
- Clear the blue and purple floor horizontals through their bottom exits, followed by the yellow/cyan verticals and short red/green starter bars.
- Keep the stepped neck empty until those clears reduce the middle 7-shutter to zero.
- From the first middle reveal, take upper yellow/orange rows and side blue blocks, then guide the framed cyan hook across the right half.
- Move the framed purple/pink stair through the recessed left route, followed by the framed cyan/red rectangle and next long cyan horizontal.
- Clear the framed green/blue square and framed red/pink blocks from the following wave as soon as their side exits align.
- Continue ordinary yellow, orange, blue, purple, and cyan traffic until the upper 20-shutter reaches zero.
- From the top reveal, clear pink/green at left, orange/red at right, and yellow/cyan from the central crossings.
- Route the framed cyan hook and framed red square before lowering the large red stair into the top red lane.
- Send the top red square and large red stair upward, then clear both green hooks through the lower-left green exit.
- Finish by sliding the pink corner into the recessed left pink exit; the board empties with seven seconds remaining.
Colors in this level:
Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Orange
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Parking a framed piece in the neck and blocking the next cyan, purple, green, or red reveal.
- Treating the two left exits as one lane and leaving either the green hooks or final pink corner without an approach.
Quick Tips for Block Out Level 499 (quick clues)
- Clear each framed hook or rectangle before the next shutter-fed wave enters center.
- Reserve both left approaches: lower for green, recessed for the final pink corner.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Shutters 20 and 7 sit above a starter strip with a framed green horizontal, large red L, blue/purple floor bars, and yellow/cyan verticals. Counters begin left 7, right 9/12, and bottom 2/4; green and pink exits occupy different left recesses.
- Goal
- Open the 7-shutter, clear each framed cyan/purple/green/red wave to open the 20-shutter, then route red upward, green through the lower-left exit, and pink through the recessed left exit.
- Opening
- Send the framed green horizontal left, lift the large red L toward the top lane, then clear the blue/purple floor bars and yellow/cyan verticals without filling the neck.
- Danger Zone
- Framed mid-wave shapes reuse the center, while the final green hooks and pink corner require two different left approaches that cannot be used as parking.
- Mechanics
- Two shutters create repeated framed-object waves before a dense full-board reveal; the final red, green, and pink shapes have distinct top, lower-left, and recessed-left exits.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you open the top chamber in Block Out Level 499?
Clear the starter strip to open the 7-shutter, then process each framed middle wave until the upper 20-shutter reaches zero.
Which pieces should be saved for last in Level 499?
After ordinary bars leave, send red upward, both green hooks through the lower-left exit, and the pink corner through the recessed left exit last.