Sand Blocks level guide
Sand Blocks: Drop Puzzle Level 160 Walkthrough
Level 160 is a super-hard mixed-feed board: small orange, yellow, cyan, white, brown, blue, green, purple, and black receivers sit above adjacent 2 and 9 shutters. Open the left 2 phase first, preserve the white/cyan lock route, then collapse the right 9 chamber.
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How to Solve Sand Blocks Level 160 — Full Solution
- Place the short orange receiver r1c1-r1c2 under the first red/yellow layer and wait for the mixed reservoir to settle.
- Catch the exposed cyan/blue square at r1c4, then the white one-cell receiver at r2c3; keep both purple shutters clear while the top feed changes color.
- Route the yellow bars at r1c6-r1c7 and r2c6-r2c7, followed by the short brown receiver at r1c8, waiting after each clear for the next layer.
- Clear the left red and orange pieces and let the left shutter fall from 2 to 0. Wait for the chamber to open before placing the white L through r4c2-r5c3.
- Use the cyan vertical bar r2-r4,c5 and the white pieces around r4c4-r5c5 to expose the purple lock; fill the locked purple receiver only after its matching sand appears.
- Work the right 9 shutter through its visible 8, 7, 6, and 3 phases with the green, yellow, and brown receivers from the right side, keeping the c8 cyan outlet open.
- After the right shutter clears, drain the remaining white receivers from the upper-left downward, then the cyan L and short blue pieces through the center; wait after every long-footprint drag.
- Place the yellow sloped receiver in the right catch area, then finish the orange vertical receiver from the lower-left and the white vertical receiver at the lower-right edge.
- Clear the remaining black/gray pieces from the bottom left to the right, leaving the final black block below the top chamber until the orange feed stops.
- Wait for the last receiver to reach 100% and confirm the empty purple grid and Level 160 completion transition.
Colors in this level:
Yellow, Red, Orange, Brown, Blue, Cyan, White, Green, Black, Purple
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Do not park the r2-r4,c3 orange vertical or r2c5-r3c5 cyan bar before the left 2 shutter opens; either blocks the mixed-feed gap.
- Do not open the right 9 phase before the white/cyan lock route is visible, and do not spend the final black block while either side feed is still moving.
Quick Tips for Sand Blocks Level 160 (quick clues)
- Clear the small upper matrix from the feed outward; do not commit either large shutter while the reservoir still shows multiple colors.
- Open 2, expose the white/cyan lock route, then work 9. Leave the final black block until both side feeds have stopped.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- The eight-column main chamber starts below a mixed red/yellow/blue/green reservoir at r1c4-r2c5. Short orange, yellow, cyan/blue, white, brown, and black receivers form the upper matrix. The left purple shutter spans r4-r6,c1-c4 and starts at 2; the right shutter spans r4-r6,c5-c8 and starts at 9. A cyan outlet enters from the right at c8, a brown/orange feed enters from the left, and purple lock marks with white receivers appear in the center-left after the first shutter opens.
- Goal
- Spend the small upper receivers in the order exposed by the mixed reservoir, reduce the left 2 shutter, and use the newly open white/cyan route before reducing the right 9 shutter. Finish the yellow, white, cyan, orange, and black lower footprints after both large shutters disappear.
- Opening
- Catch the first short orange bar at r1c1-r1c2, then the cyan square at r1c4 and the white receiver at r2c3. Clear the yellow bars at r1c6-r1c7 and r2c6-r2c7 before touching the large shutters; preserve r4c2-r5c3 for the white L.
- Danger Zone
- The orange vertical receiver at r2-r4,c3 and cyan bar at r2c5-r3c5 compete for the upper matrix gaps. Parking either before the left 2 shutter clears seals the mixed feed; opening the right 9 shutter first hides the white/purple lock route.
- Mechanics
- Mixed layered top feed, adjacent 2/9 count shutters, left orange and right cyan side outlets, purple lock marks, long white/cyan footprints, and a final black/gray cleanup are visible in this verified Level 160 run.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which large shutter is first?
The left shutter marked 2 is first. It must open the white/cyan and purple-lock route before the right shutter marked 9 is reduced.
Why are the small upper receivers ordered?
The top reservoir is visibly layered; clearing the short orange, cyan, white, yellow, and brown footprints in feed order exposes the next color without blocking the shutters.
What is the final observed state?
The last white/cyan/black receivers clear, the top outlet closes, and the source video reaches the Level 160 completion transition; no post-transition action is inferred.