Sand Blocks level guide
Sand Blocks: Drop Puzzle Level 45 Walkthrough
Level 45 locks one yellow L behind five silver-key receivers. Spend cyan vertical, magenta vertical, and magenta bar first; then finish magenta L and blue L from 98% and 99% to open the lock and clear yellow.
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How to Solve Sand Blocks Level 45 — Full Solution
- Keep the locked yellow L at upper-left and drag the cyan vertical key receiver beneath the right cyan outlet.
- At 100% the cyan key vertical disappears; verify its silver key changes the yellow lock from 5 to 4.
- Move the plain cyan horizontal receiver into the upper-right lane and clear exposed cyan without changing the lock.
- Raise the orange vertical under the left chamber's orange half long enough to open the center crossing while keeping both magenta key pieces reachable.
- Lift the lower-right magenta vertical key receiver through the right lane and place it beneath the exposed pink spill.
- Hold that magenta vertical to 100%; after it disappears, its key changes the yellow lock from 4 to 3.
- Fit the blue key L around the fixed center square and prefill it from blue to 49%, then move it away without spending its key.
- Slide the magenta horizontal key bar from the lower field to the upper-left pink outlet with its two-cell footprint level.
- Hold the magenta bar to 100%; after it disappears, its key changes the yellow lock from 3 to 2.
- Place the green J beneath the left chamber's green half and drain it with the short arm at the mouth; the lock stays 2.
- Return the orange vertical beneath the left chamber's orange half and drain that slope until the gray chamber is empty.
- Clear the tall purple vertical from the left purple pocket, then fit the red L around the fixed square beneath the upper red slope.
- Return the blue key L to the exposed blue ridge and stop at 99%, leaving it alive in the lower-right while the lock remains 2.
- Route the magenta key L from lower-left through the center and fill it from the final pink ridge to 98%.
- Place the red L's horizontal arm beneath the upper-left red ridge and its vertical arm right of the fixed square; hold it until red sand and receiver disappear without disturbing the tail.
- Verify yellow L is locked at 2 on the lower-right, magenta L is 98% above-left, and blue L is 99% below-left.
- Fill the magenta L to 100%; its disappearance and key flight change the yellow lock from 2 to 1.
- Fill the blue L from 99% to 100%; its disappearance and separate key flight change the yellow lock from 1 to open.
- Keep the unlocked yellow L beneath the right yellow chamber, hold both arms under the fall through 79%, and let the final grains remove it.
- Confirm confetti starts after yellow disappears; the empty end frame keeps only the fixed lavender square and empty gray chamber frames.
Colors in this level:
Red, Pink, Blue, Purple, Cyan, Yellow, Green, Orange, Magenta
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Trying to collect yellow before the 5-key lock has fully disappeared.
- Covering a side chamber with a large L while its two colors are still settling.
- Counting the blue L's 49% prefill as a spent key even though it must survive to the final lock-1 feed.
Quick Tips for Sand Blocks Level 45 (quick clues)
- Count completed key flights rather than pieces moved.
- Leave both side-chamber mouths open while cycling the red L and green J.
- Track cyan vertical, lower-right magenta vertical, magenta bar, magenta L, and blue L as five separate feeds.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Red, pink, blue, purple, and cyan sand surrounds a raised central shelf. A yellow L is locked at 5 beside red and green L/J pieces; orange/green and cyan/yellow side chambers flank a lower field of five key-bearing cyan, blue, and magenta receivers.
- Goal
- Send five silver keys to the yellow L, empty both side chambers, then let the unlocked yellow L collect the final right-side yellow sand and disappear before confetti.
- Opening
- Leave yellow at upper-left, fill the cyan key vertical at the right outlet, clear cyan with the plain bar, then lift the orange vertical toward the left chamber.
- Danger Zone
- The fixed center square splits the lanes. Blue L must stay alive after its 49% prefill and later 99% state; spending or miscounting it as an early key breaks the final pair.
- Mechanics
- Cyan vertical, magenta vertical, and magenta bar make 5 to 4 to 3 to 2; magenta L at 98% then blue L at 99% make 2 to 1 to open, after which yellow fills and disappears.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many keys unlock the yellow L?
Five: cyan vertical, lower-right magenta vertical, magenta horizontal bar, lower-left magenta L, and blue L.
Why does sand remain after the center looks clear?
The orange/green and cyan/yellow side chambers drain separately; the unlocked yellow L collects the last right-side yellow sand.