Sand Blocks level guide
Sand Blocks: Drop Puzzle Level 280 Walkthrough
Level 280 is a super-hard reservoir stack: orange and green top feeds work around upper counters 3 and 7, while pink 9 and a broad 13-count basin wait below a tight cyan-orange crossing.
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How to Solve Sand Blocks Level 280 — Full Solution
- Drag the small green receiver from the upper-left cluster into the right-feed landing cell and fill the pink horizontal under the orange chute; wait for the 3/7/9/13 counters to settle to 2/6/8/12.
- Use the orange top feed on the exposed left chamber while keeping the cyan vertical in the center column free; clear the upper 3-count reservoir to 100%.
- Move the released purple checkered L into the upper-center footprint and clear the adjacent blue/cyan square, waiting for the right green counter to fall again.
- Place the tall orange receiver in the left-middle vertical footprint, let it reach 100% and disappear, then place the cyan vertical in the neighboring center footprint rather than crossing the basin mouth.
- Clear the pink 9-count checkered receiver from the left side and then the remaining pink horizontal bar; this exposes the full top edge of the lower basin.
- Drain the middle-right striped reservoir from 7 through 3 while alternating the right green vertical and upper cyan pockets; pause after each fill so the green chute remains usable.
- Feed orange and cyan through opposite sides of the central corridor as the broad lower basin counts from 13 through 9, never parking a long receiver across both side mouths.
- Finish the final green and pink receivers, let the broad basin reach 100% and disappear, and confirm the super-hard completion animation.
Colors in this level:
Orange, Green, Pink, Cyan, Purple
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Dropping the orange vertical before the cyan middle footprint is exposed.
- Moving the right green vertical while the pink center bar still blocks its landing cell.
- Trying to drain the 13-count basin before the 3- and 7-count upper reservoirs have cleared, which removes the corridor needed by later receivers.
Quick Tips for Sand Blocks Level 280 (quick clues)
- Wait for 3/7/13 and the green 9 feed to decrement together after the opening clears.
- Keep the central cyan vertical footprint open until the orange vertical has reached 100% and vanished.
- Treat the broad 13-count basin as the final receiver; do not cover either side mouth while upper pieces remain.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- An orange top feed enters a left vertical chamber and a green top feed enters a right chamber marked 9. A small upper striped reservoir starts at 3, a middle-right striped reservoir at 7, a pink checkered receiver at 9 sits above the left side feed, and a broad lower striped basin fills the bottom half at 13. Between them are a pink horizontal bar, green squares, cyan verticals and a later orange vertical/purple L cluster.
- Goal
- Drain the 3-count upper reservoir and reduce the right green 9 before opening the middle 7 reservoir; then clear the orange/cyan crossing and pink 9 receiver so the broad lower basin can count from 13 to zero without either side mouth being covered.
- Opening
- Fill the small green square under the right feed and the pink horizontal below the orange chute. Wait as the upper reservoir moves 3→2, the middle reservoir 7→6, the right feed 9→8 and the lower basin 13→12 before moving a vertical receiver.
- Danger Zone
- A tall orange receiver parked in the center too soon covers the cyan vertical footprint and the lower basin mouth. Moving the right green vertical while the center pink bar remains also seals the only landing cell fed by the green 9 chute.
- Mechanics
- Three striped reservoirs count independently, orange/green top feeds cross cyan and pink receivers in a two-cell middle corridor, and clearing the upper 3-count reservoir reveals an orange vertical plus a purple checkered L that must settle before the 13-count basin can drain.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which reservoir clears first?
The small upper reservoir marked 3. Its disappearance exposes the purple L and orange/cyan middle corridor required to reduce the 7 and 13 reservoirs.
Why wait after the opening pair?
Their 100% clears trigger four simultaneous state changes—3→2, 7→6, green 9→8 and basin 13→12—and moving a vertical receiver before settling can cover the next landing cell.