Sand Shape level guide
Sand Shape Level 101 Walkthrough
Sand Shape Level 101 is a 5×6 single-gem board. Paint pink on the bottom-right tromino, keep peach and yellow as separate right-hand I4 columns, then stripe the remaining one-gem I3/I4 bars.
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How to Solve Sand Shape Level 101 — Full Solution
- Fill pink as the bottom-right horizontal tromino on r5c4–c6 (gem r5c5).
- After rejecting the illegal peach+yellow mega-block, fill peach as the vertical I4 on c5 r1–r4 (gem r3c5).
- Fill yellow as the vertical I4 on c6 r1–r4 (gem r1c6).
- Fill green as the top horizontal I4 on r1c1–c4 (gem r1c4).
- Fill cyan as the second-row horizontal tromino on r2c1–c3 (gem r2c3).
- Fill blue as the left vertical tromino on c1 r3–r5 (gem r5c1).
- Fill purple as the vertical tromino on c2 r3–r5 (gem r4c2).
- Fill red as the vertical tromino on c3 r3–r5 (gem r5c3).
- Finish brown as the last vertical tromino on c4 r2–r4 (gem r2c4).
Colors in this level:
Pink, Peach, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Purple, Red, Brown
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Painting peach and yellow as one right-side block so two leaf gems share a region.
- Extending any bar until it swallows a second gem or exceeds four cells.
Quick Tips for Sand Shape Level 101 (spoiler-free)
- Start with the bottom-right pink tromino so the right I4 columns have a fixed floor.
- Never let two green leaves share a stroke.
- After the top green and cyan bars, the left three columns drop as matching vertical trominoes.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- A 5×6 cream rectangle holds nine green leaf gems at r1c4, r1c6, r2c3, r2c4, r3c5, r4c2, r5c1, r5c3, and r5c5.
- Goal
- Tile the board with only straight 3-cell and 4-cell bars so every region contains exactly one green leaf gem.
- Opening
- The verified run fills pink on the bottom-right tromino r5c4–c6 (gem r5c5) before separating the right-hand peach and yellow I4 columns.
- Danger Zone
- Joining the peach column (gem r3c5) to the yellow column (gem r1c6) creates a two-gem block that flashes red X marks under both rule cards.
- Mechanics
- Required Shapes shows a vertical I4 and I3; Each shape has exactly one of each gem (green leaf). Rotated bars are allowed.
Frequently Asked Questions
What rules does Sand Shape Level 101 use?
Required Shapes limits regions to straight 3-cell or 4-cell bars, and each shape must contain exactly one green leaf gem.
Why does Level 101 show a red X on the right side?
The video joins the peach and yellow columns into one two-gem region; splitting them into separate I4 bars clears both cards.