Sand Blocks level guide
Sand Blocks: Drop Puzzle Level 48 Walkthrough
Level 48 combines a cyan 5-counter, yellow and purple 6-locks, a purple 4-lock, and several key carriers on a stepped board. Its final chain clears a purple T/L and orange L before a red key releases the last yellow L for the final fill.
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How to Solve Sand Blocks Level 48 — Full Solution
- Slide the top-center green horizontal left beneath the upper-left green band; wait for both cells to fill.
- Move the upper yellow L left through the gap, then seat its fixed corner beneath upper-left yellow sand.
- Raise the tall magenta vertical from upper center into the upper-right magenta strip.
- Pull the center green L into the open spine, then lift it beneath the upper-left green shelf.
- Slide the lower-right orange L along the bottom, then lift its long arm against the orange stair.
- Raise the bottom green horizontal into the lower-left green shelf and complete its key-carrier fill.
- Move the purple L above the bottom lock right into purple sand on the lower-right stair.
- Slide the central yellow L left, then raise its short arm beneath the yellow diagonal; inspect the yellow badge after it clears.
- Lift the second tall magenta vertical through center and seat it beneath the upper-right magenta strip.
- Move the center-left red horizontal up beneath the red-orange shelf and wait for settling.
- Pull the right-center green L into center, then lift it beneath the upper-left green remnant.
- Slide the lower orange L left along the floor, then raise its elbow beneath orange sand.
- Move the numbered purple L from center-right down into purple sand; inspect both six-count badges after it clears.
- Raise the red key square from the right stair into the red band; wait for its key to reach the red lock.
- Slide the lower-left cyan square upward beneath the cyan stair; confirm the cyan counter changes 5 to 4.
- Lift the lower-center purple horizontal into the right slope; wait until both cells fill and the bar disappears.
- Move the exposed green horizontal to the left shelf and wait for its separate fill and clear.
- Raise the left red horizontal into the red layer; wait until that bar disappears and opens the center lane.
- Move the center red horizontal into the settled red remnant and let this second bar clear separately.
- After its badge changes, slide the yellow locked L through center and place its leg beneath the yellow diagonal.
- Move the lower purple key bar into the right band; wait for its key to open the purple receiver showing 1.
- Raise the lower-left cyan square into the cyan basin and read the new counter after it clears.
- Move the lower green key bar beneath green sand; wait for its key to open the yellow L showing 1.
- Slide the large bottom-right orange L across the floor, then raise its left-pointing arm beneath upper-left orange sand.
- Lift the unlocked lower-right purple T/L through center, place its top bar beneath the purple slope, and wait for it to clear at about 00:16.
- Slide the orange L left from the bottom edge, raise its elbow beneath the remaining orange stair, and wait for it to disappear at about 00:12.
- Raise the red key square from the lower-left stair into the final red patch at about 00:10; hold to 100% and watch its key fly to the yellow lock at about 00:09.
- After the yellow lock opens at about 00:08, move the released yellow L beneath the lower-left yellow diagonal with its vertical leg on the left.
- Hold the yellow L through the last settling grains until its full footprint fills and disappears; this is the final receiver before confetti.
Colors in this level:
Green, Yellow, Purple, Orange, Red, Cyan
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Trying to move a badge-1 receiver before its recorded key animation finishes; return it to its parking footprint and clear the listed carrier.
- If a large L blocks two stairs, slide it back into its recorded starting pocket and reopen the central spine with the smaller bar beside it.
Quick Tips for Sand Blocks Level 48 (quick clues)
- For every large footprint, route through the center first and align beneath sand second.
- If a badge shows 1, clear the carrier identified in the sequence and watch its key reach that badge before moving the locked piece.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- Cyan spans the top basin; red, orange, and green share the upper-left shelf; purple and red occupy the upper-right stair; yellow, green, purple, and orange line the lower steps. Numbered locks and key icons sit among irregular L, bar, and square receivers.
- Goal
- Open the center, reduce the cyan and lock counters, clear the purple T/L and orange L, then use the final red key to release and fill the last yellow L.
- Opening
- Clear top green, upper yellow L, tall magenta, center green L, and lower-right orange L to expose the counted and keyed pieces.
- Danger Zone
- A decrement is not a key registration. Leave any receiver showing 1 parked until its recorded carrier's key visibly reaches that badge.
- Mechanics
- The cyan counter begins at 5; yellow and purple locks begin at 6, and a lower purple lock begins at 4. Counted clears lower badges; the last red carrier sends its key at about 00:09 and opens the yellow lock at about 00:08.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does a lock stay at 1 after several clears?
Counter clears only reduce its value. Follow the recorded carrier mapping: the final red square, for example, sends the key that releases the yellow L.
What are the two parts of a safe large-piece move?
First slide the footprint through the empty center; then align every outlined cell beneath the matching perimeter sand.