Sand Blocks level guide
Sand Blocks: Drop Puzzle Level 422 Walkthrough
Level 422 starts with red, yellow and blue wells above a two-count red shutter. Small green and upper-pocket clears open the lower chamber at about 1:54, after which the safe route keeps the centre clear for pink and orange while green and blue finish from the side pipes at the last seconds.
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How to Solve Sand Blocks Level 422 — Full Solution
- At 2:19, place the small green square at r2c1 under the red well, then clear the adjacent green square at r2c2. Wait for each receiver to reach 100%; the shutter should fall from 2 to 1.
- Use the small yellow receiver on the right shelf at about r3c6 and the green/red squares at r3-r4,c6-c7. Do not drag the pink L through the center while the shutter still shows 1.
- Finish the last upper-pocket clear and wait for the red shutter to vanish at about 1:54. The lower grid is now available; do not try to fill the shutter itself.
- Route the long blue bar to the right shelf footprint r4c5-c7 and keep the central r4-r6,c3-c5 cells clear. Move the orange vertical receiver down the left-middle lane only when the pink L is no longer crossing it.
- Feed the lower-left green L from the left wall pipe into r8-r9,c1-c2. Leave the blue horizontal at r9c3-c5 as a staging shelf so the green load can finish before the next side-pipe change.
- During the 0:59-0:39 phase, move the pink bar/L pieces to the upper-middle catch area around r1-r2,c3-c5. Wait for the visible percentage to finish before moving the next pink piece; clearing the pink footprint opens the centre lane.
- Stage the remaining orange verticals along c2-c3 and the brown/orange square at the lower-right shelf around r9c6-c7. This keeps the left feed and the right blue shelf independent instead of cross-blocking them.
- At about 0:19, place the last pink receiver under the middle well. When the pipe changes, feed the orange/brown receiver next and leave the right blue vertical in its c7 lane.
- At 0:09, the lower-left green L is still about 82% and the right blue vertical is about 89%. Let both side feeds finish; do not pull either piece into the center.
- Hold the final orange receiver under the left well until it reaches 100% at about 0:04. The board then clears without another manual move.
Colors in this level:
Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Pink, Orange, White, Brown
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Trying to wait for the red shutter as though it were a clock. It opens only after the small receivers clear.
- Parking a pink L or long blue vertical across r4-r6,c3-c5 before the lower chamber opens.
- Pulling the 82% green L or 89% blue vertical away from its side pipe during the final ten seconds.
Quick Tips for Sand Blocks Level 422 (quick clues)
- Spend the opening seconds on small upper-pocket clears; the red shutter is a count gate, not a timed door.
- Keep the central corridor open after 1:54 so the pink L and long blue pieces can shuttle without trapping the side feeds.
- At the end, let the lower-left green and right blue receivers finish in place instead of pulling them into the centre.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- A seven-column, ten-row board. The upper wells are red around c1-c2, yellow at c4 and blue around c6-c7. The opening pocket contains green squares at r2c1-r2c2 and on the right edge, pink bars/L pieces in the upper and middle rows, an orange vertical around r3-r4c3, a blue horizontal around r3c3-c5, a yellow bar around r5c1-c2 and a blue bar on the lower-right shelf. A red shutter fills the lower chamber and begins with clear count 2; green and blue side pipes enter from the left and right walls.
- Goal
- Use the small upper receivers to reduce the red shutter from 2 to 0, wait for the lower chamber to open, then route pink and orange through the middle wells while preserving the lower-left green and right blue side lanes.
- Opening
- At 2:19 the red shutter reads 2. The green receivers at r2c1 and r2c2 are cleared first, taking the shutter to 1 by about 2:14. The remaining yellow/green/red pocket clears finish the count, and the shutter disappears around 1:54.
- Danger Zone
- Do not park the pink L or long blue vertical across the central r4-r6,c3-c5 corridor before the shutter opens. That blocks the later pink/white transition and cuts off the lower-left green pipe.
- Mechanics
- A receiver-clear shutter gate controls the lower chamber. Three top wells change independently, while left and right side pipes become active in the lower phase. The last run combines a pink-to-white middle feed with green, blue and orange side-fed receivers.
Frequently Asked Questions
What opens the red shutter in Level 422?
The small upper-pocket receivers. The visible count is 2 at about 2:19, 1 at about 2:14, and the shutter is gone around 1:54.
Where should the late pink pieces go?
Use the upper-middle catch area around r1-r2,c3-c5, then wait for each pink receiver to reach 100% before moving the next one.
What is the final timing trap?
The lower-left green and right blue receivers are still filling at 0:09. Leave them on their side pipes; the last orange clear at about 0:04 finishes the board.