Sand Blocks level guide
Sand Blocks: Drop Puzzle Level 327 Walkthrough
Level 327 is a HARD-rated board where five checkered badge receivers, the 4 shutter on the right reservoir and the gold circle in the bottom band all step down by three at once, and a padlock-2 receiver gates the cyan column.
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How to Solve Sand Blocks Level 327 — Full Solution
- Let the left reservoir drain first. At t=1 the red-bordered box holds a blue sand pile over a red layer, and the blue pile is what feeds the c1-c3 stack below it.
- Follow the blue pile with the red layer underneath it. The red sand that was sitting under the pile is what the two tan vertical receivers at c1 r2-r3 and c3 r2-r3 and the checkered badge receiver at c1 r4 take next.
- Take the free clear: the two-cell red horizontal receiver at c2-c3 r1 is already at 91% at t≈9.5 and finishes with no drag.
- Watch the first wave land. Between t=1 and t≈9.5 every counter drops by three — badges 15→12, 21→18, 15→12, 21→18, 5→2, right shutter 4→1 and gold circle 9→6. Do not move a badge receiver while its badge is mid-step.
- Open the padlock-2 on the cyan receiver at c5-c6 r1; it is still locked at t≈9.5 and gone before t≈15, and the cyan column is not a legal landing area until it lifts.
- Clear the two tan vertical receivers at c1 r2-r3 and c3 r2-r3; they are the tallest bodies in the upper-left and their clear is what exposes the checkered badge receiver at c1 r4.
- Run the c1 r4 checkered receiver (badge 12 at t≈9.5) and the c2 r5 checkered receiver (badge 2 at t≈9.5) down together — the two smallest numbers on the board — to release the c1-c2 column.
- Take the magenta horizontal at c4 r3, the yellow receiver at c6-c7 r3 and the green horizontal at c6-c7 r4, keeping c3-c4 of r5-r6 free so the 9 shutter keeps counting.
- Reduce the 9 shutter at c3-c4 r5-r6 to 0; the two yellow-bordered 0% boxes at c1 r6 and c6 r6 fill from the two sides once it lifts.
- Finish the two large checkered receivers at c4 r1 and c4 r5 (badges 12 and 18 at t≈9.5) and the magenta receiver at c7 r1, then let the bottom band's gold circle run from 6 to 0.
- Absorb the mid-board red horizontal mass that appears around t≈100, clear the grey block left behind in the lower half and the final purple piece, then wait for the SAND BLOCKS confetti card.
Colors in this level:
Red, Blue, Green, Purple, Pink, Magenta, Yellow
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Dragging the tan vertical from c3 r2-r3 or the checkered receiver from c2 r5 across the c3-c4 shutter face of r5-r6.
- Using the cyan column at c5-c6 r1 as a landing area before the padlock-2 has lifted.
- Moving a badge receiver while its badge is mid-step, which desynchronises the five checkered receivers from the right shutter and the bottom gold circle.
Quick Tips for Sand Blocks Level 327 (quick clues)
- Treat the five badges as one scoreboard: if one stalls at 12 while the others reach 2, a body is sitting over the c3-c4 shutter face.
- Open the padlock-2 on the cyan receiver at c5-c6 r1 before using the cyan column as a landing area.
- Leave the c3-c4 lane of r5-r6 free so the 9 shutter keeps draining into the two yellow-bordered boxes at c1 r6 and c6 r6.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Seven columns by six receiver rows under a reservoir row and over a gold-framed purple band. A yellow tube feeds the red-bordered left reservoir box holding a blue sand pile over a red layer; a green tube feeds the green-bordered right box carrying a white shutter reading 4. Five receivers carry a round badge over a pink-and-lavender checkered fill: 15 at c4 r1, 21 at c2 r2, 15 at c1 r4, 21 at c4 r5 and 5 at c2 r5. Beside them a two-cell red horizontal at c2-c3 r1 (91% at t≈9.5), tan verticals at c1 r2-r3 and c3 r2-r3, a magenta horizontal at c4 r3, a magenta receiver at c7 r1, a yellow receiver at c6-c7 r3, a green horizontal at c6-c7 r4 and a cyan receiver group at c5-c6 r1 carrying a padlock icon over a 2. A second white shutter reading 9 spans c3-c4 r5-r6, and two yellow-bordered 0% boxes sit at c1 r6 and c6 r6.
- Goal
- Drain the blue sand pile in the left reservoir box, take the free 91% red receiver at c2-c3 r1, then run all five checkered badges down together while the padlock-2 on the cyan receiver at c5-c6 r1 is released and the 9 shutter and the bottom gold circle count to zero.
- Opening
- At t=1 every counter sits at its high value: badges 15/21/15/21/5, right shutter 4, gold circle 9. By t≈9.5 all five badges have dropped by exactly three, the right shutter has gone 4→1 and the gold circle has gone 9→6, while the red receiver at c2-c3 r1 reached 91% and the blue pile landed in the left box.
- Danger Zone
- The 9 shutter at c3-c4 r5-r6 sits directly under the tan vertical receiver at c3 r2-r3 and the 5-badged checkered receiver at c2 r5. Dragging either across c3-c4 before the shutter has counted down parks a long body over its face, stops the middle of the board draining, and strands both yellow-bordered 0% boxes at c1 r6 and c6 r6.
- Mechanics
- Every counter on the board decrements by the same three points per wave — the five checkered badge receivers, the right reservoir shutter and the gold circle in the bottom band are one synchronised scoreboard rather than independent fills. A padlock icon with its own 2 counter sits on the cyan receiver group at c5-c6 r1, and a gold-framed purple band closes the bottom of the playfield.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do all of Level 327's counters move at once?
The five checkered badges, the right reservoir shutter and the bottom gold circle each drop by three points per wave. A badge that stalls while its neighbours keep falling means a receiver body is parked over the c3-c4 shutter face.
What is the padlock over the cyan receiver?
A padlock icon with its own 2 counter on the cyan receiver group at c5-c6 r1. It is still locked at t≈9.5 and gone before t≈15, and the cyan column cannot be used as a landing area until it opens.