Sand Blocks level guide
Sand Blocks: Drop Puzzle Level 394 Walkthrough
Level 394 carries the game's Hard label on an H-shaped board: purple, pink and yellow feeds on the left tower, and a tall purple shutter marked 5 hiding gray and white feeds on the right tower. Five quick left-side clears lift the shutter by 1:45, and the rest of the level is about two-colour receivers whose rim shows the second colour they need; the last yellow L clears at 0:10 on the timer.
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How to Solve Sand Blocks Level 394 — Full Solution
- At about 2:00 on the timer the shutter reads 5. Let the tall yellow bar under the yellow feed fill; it clears at 1:59 and the shutter drops to 4.
- Move the small pink square under the pink feed; it fills at about 1:58 and the shutter reads 3 at 1:57.
- Push the purple Z up under the purple feed. It shows 100% at about 1:55 and the shutter reads 2.
- Slide the small yellow square into the yellow feed; it clears at about 1:51 (shutter 1).
- Lift the tall purple bar into the purple feed. At about 1:47 the shutter reaches 0, and by 1:45 the right tower is open: dark-gray and white feeds with two yellow bars under them.
- Carry a small black square to the dark-gray feed; it clears at about 1:37. Use the next half-minute to move the yellow bars, purple and magenta Ls and pale rimmed Ls through the middle band into better positions.
- Park the long pink bar under the pink feed: 50% at about 1:06 and cleared at 1:05.
- Take the stacked yellow bars across to the yellow feed; they show 60% at about 0:59 and clear right after. A tall purple bar under the purple feed then clears at about 0:48.
- Put the pink L under the pink feed (46% at about 0:29, 100% at 0:28), then fill the black L at the dark-gray feed: 64% at 0:24, 100% at 0:23.
- The yellow L with a white rim fills yellow at about 0:23 and turns into a white receiver; carry it through the middle band to the white feed (42% at 0:20, 100% at 0:19). The purple L clears at the purple feed at about 0:18 and a pink tall bar at the pink feed at about 0:16, just as those two feeds run dry.
- Finish the pale L receivers with yellow rims: each fills white first (60% at about 0:16, 15% at 0:13) and then becomes a yellow L. Clear the first at the yellow feed (40% at about 0:14) and the second at 0:11-0:10; the board is empty at 0:10.
Colors in this level:
Purple, Pink, Yellow, Black, White, Magenta
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Leaving the tall yellow bar or the purple Z buried at the start; the shutter needs five clears and those pieces are the fastest ones.
- Parking a long magenta or purple bar across the middle band, which traps every piece on one side.
- Dropping a rimmed piece somewhere after its first fill and forgetting it still needs the rim colour; it keeps taking up space until the second feed fills it.
Quick Tips for Sand Blocks Level 394 (quick clues)
- Spend the first fifteen seconds on the small left-side pieces; five clears open the whole right tower.
- Read the rim: after the first colour fills, the piece turns into a receiver of the rim colour and has to travel to that feed.
- Keep the middle band clear so pieces can cross between the towers.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Two towers joined by a band of open cells across the middle. The left tower has purple, pink and yellow feeds over its three columns, with a small pink square, a small black square and a tall yellow bar directly under them, a purple Z, black squares and a black L, pale L receivers with yellow rims, a yellow L and a long magenta bar along the bottom. The right tower is covered by a tall purple shutter marked 5; when it lifts it shows a dark-gray feed and a white feed over two yellow bars, with purple and magenta L pieces and short pink and purple bars below.
- Goal
- Lift the shutter with five clears on the left feeds, then send every receiver to its feed. Rimmed receivers need two colours: the fill colour first, then the rim colour, so a pale L with a yellow rim takes white and then yellow, and a yellow L with a white rim takes yellow and then white.
- Opening
- The tall yellow bar is already under the yellow feed and clears at about 1:59 on the timer (shutter 4). A small pink square follows at the pink feed (shutter 3 at 1:57), then the purple Z (100% at 1:55, shutter 2), a small yellow square (shutter 1 at 1:51) and a tall purple bar at the purple feed, which takes the shutter to 0 at 1:47. It is gone by 1:45.
- Danger Zone
- The middle band is the only way between the towers, and it is only one or two cells high; long pieces parked across it block every transfer from left to right. Rimmed receivers do not vanish after their first fill, so a half-finished piece sitting under a feed still occupies it until it is dragged to the second colour.
- Mechanics
- Five fixed feeds (purple, pink, yellow on the left; dark gray and white on the right); a right-tower shutter that counts five clears; two-colour receivers whose rim marks the second colour; feeds that run dry one by one near the end (gray by 0:21, purple by 0:18, pink by 0:17, white by 0:12).
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the 5 on the right tower?
A shutter that counts clears. Five clears on the left feeds (yellow bar, pink square, purple Z, yellow square, purple bar) bring it to zero at about 1:47 on the timer and uncover the dark-gray and white feeds.
Why did a receiver change colour instead of disappearing?
Rimmed receivers need two colours. The inside colour fills first; then the piece becomes a receiver of its rim colour. A pale L with a yellow rim goes white then yellow, and a yellow L with a white rim goes yellow then white.
Which piece is last?
A pale L with a yellow rim: it fills white at the white feed, turns yellow at about 0:12, and clears at the yellow feed at 0:10.