Sand Shape level guide
Sand Shape Level 118 Walkthrough
Sand Shape Level 118 is a dense 6×8 I2/I3 S-maze board. Lock the right pink/peach/yellow/green/cyan/blue/purple stack, fix the bottom brown/orange/magenta/blue chain, then pack the centre maze and top-left bars with named I2/I3 anchors.
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How to Solve Sand Shape Level 118 — Full Solution
- Fill pink as the top-right horizontal I3 on r1c6–c8.
- Fill peach as the horizontal I3 directly under pink on r2c6–c8.
- Fill yellow as the horizontal I2 under peach's right on r3c7–c8.
- Fill far-right green as the vertical I3 on c8 r4–r6.
- Fill cyan as the vertical I2 left of far-right green on c7 r4–r5.
- Fill bottom-right blue as the horizontal I2 on r6c6–c7 under cyan/purple.
- Fill mid-right purple as the vertical I3 on c6 r3–r5, left of yellow/cyan.
- Fill brown as the mid-lower horizontal I3 corridor on r5c3–c5 under the S-maze shelf, matching orange later across the lower ∞ and unlike bottom magenta across the lower △; the right end sits on the ∞ toward mid-right purple.
- Discard any bottom-centre magenta preview that fails Similarity against bottom-right blue; rebuild bottom magenta as the horizontal I2 on r6c4–c5 so the bottom ∞ to blue stays green.
- Fill orange as the bottom-left horizontal I3 on r6c1–c3 matching brown's I3 across the lower ∞ under r5c3.
- Fill lower-left green as the horizontal I2 on r5c1–c2 above orange, unlike mid-left lower blue across the left-edge △ and unlike brown across the inner lower △.
- Fill mid-left lower blue as the horizontal I3 on r4c1–c3 along the wall above lower-left green and into the first S-bend bay (I3 ≠ lower-left green I2 across the left-edge △).
- Fill mid-left upper blue as the horizontal I2 on r3c1–c2 above that I3, under the left-edge ∞ so left-upper green can match it later.
- Discard the hatched purple mega-fill through the centre S-maze that trips Required Shapes red X — clear every hatched cell back to cream.
- Fill centre-maze purple as the horizontal I2 on r4c4–c5 on the wall shelf above brown, immediately left of mid-right purple across the vertical wall (compact I2 only — not a mega-block).
- Fill centre-maze magenta as the horizontal I2 on r3c3–c4 in the S-bend pocket above centre-maze purple and right of mid-left upper blue.
- Fill rose as the vertical I2 on r2c5+r3c5 along the right edge of the upper maze, unlike peach across the upper-right △ and unlike mid-right purple across the c5/c6 wall.
- Fill lime as the horizontal I2 on r2c3–c4 under the top ∞/△ cluster, left of rose and right of left-upper green.
- Fill left-upper green as the horizontal I2 on r2c1–c2 matching mid-left upper blue across the left-edge ∞.
- Fill teal as the top-left horizontal I3 cap on r1c1–c3.
- Close top-centre purple as the horizontal I2 on r1c4–c5 matching rose across the top ∞ and unlike pink across the top △, then verify every diamond pair matches and every triangle pair differs.
Colors in this level:
Pink, Peach, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Purple, Brown, Magenta, Orange, Rose, Lime, Teal
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Leaving bottom magenta as anything other than the horizontal I2 on r6c4–c5 that matches bottom-right blue across the bottom ∞.
- Painting orange as an I2; it must be the horizontal I3 on r6c1–c3 so it matches brown across the lower ∞.
- Flooding the centre S-maze as one purple mega-block instead of centre-maze purple I2 (r4c4–c5) plus centre-maze magenta I2 (r3c3–c4) plus rose I2 (r2c5+r3c5).
- Mixing up reused greens, blues, purples, or magentas — always name the seat (far-right / lower-left / left-upper; bottom-right / mid-left lower / mid-left upper; mid-right / centre-maze / top-centre; bottom / centre-maze).
Quick Tips for Sand Shape Level 118 (spoiler-free)
- Finish the entire right open stack before painting the S-maze.
- Name reused hues by seat: far-right green, lower-left green, left-upper green; bottom-right blue, mid-left lower blue, mid-left upper blue; mid-right purple, centre-maze purple, top-centre purple; bottom magenta, centre-maze magenta.
- Keep orange as horizontal I3 under brown (both I3 across the lower ∞); keep bottom magenta and bottom-right blue as matching horizontal I2 bars.
- Discard both red-X previews; they are not solution moves.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- A 6×8 cream rectangle (r1–r6 × c1–c8). Open right stack c6–c8 has almost no internal walls. Centre-left is an S-maze of brown wall stubs: a mid horizontal shelf under r4, a left-to-right Z/S bend through r3–r4 c3–c5, and short stubs carrying ∞ (Similarity) and △ (Difference) badges — left-edge ∞ at r2/r3 c1, left-edge △ at r4/r5 c1, lower ∞ under brown r5c3↔r6c3, lower △ brown↔magenta, bottom ∞ magenta↔blue, mid ∞ brown↔mid-right purple, top ∞ r1↔r2 at c4–c5, top △ r1c5↔pink, plus upper-maze △/∞ on the S stubs.
- Goal
- Tile every cell with only straight 2-cell or 3-cell bars so every diamond-marked join matches and every triangle-marked join stays unlike.
- Opening
- The verified run fills the full right open stack first — pink horizontal I3 r1c6–c8, peach horizontal I3 r2c6–c8, yellow horizontal I2 r3c7–c8, far-right green vertical I3 c8 r4–r6, cyan vertical I2 c7 r4–r5, bottom-right blue horizontal I2 r6c6–c7, mid-right purple vertical I3 c6 r3–r5 — then brown, bottom row, mid-left blues, and the maze.
- Danger Zone
- An early bottom-centre magenta that is unlike bottom-right blue flashes Similarity red X across the bottom ∞; a later hatched purple mega-fill through the centre S-maze flashes Required Shapes red X. Both are previews — rebuild as short I2 bars only.
- Mechanics
- Required Shapes limits regions to straight I2 and I3 bars (rotations allowed). Similarity connects same shapes; Difference connects different shapes.
Frequently Asked Questions
What shapes does Sand Shape Level 118 require?
Only straight 2-cell and 3-cell bars (I2 and I3), with rotations allowed. Diamond joins must match; triangle joins must differ.
Why does Level 118 show red X cards mid-run?
Bottom magenta first fails Similarity against bottom-right blue until rebuilt as the matching horizontal I2 on r6c4–c5. A later centre purple hatch fails Required Shapes because it is not an I2/I3 — clear it and pack centre-maze purple, centre-maze magenta, and rose as separate short bars.
How do I tell the reused greens, blues, purples, and magentas apart?
Green×3: far-right vertical I3 on c8 r4–r6; lower-left horizontal I2 on r5c1–c2; left-upper horizontal I2 on r2c1–c2. Blue×3: bottom-right horizontal I2 on r6c6–c7; mid-left lower horizontal I3 on r4c1–c3; mid-left upper horizontal I2 on r3c1–c2. Purple×3: mid-right vertical I3 on c6 r3–r5; centre-maze horizontal I2 on r4c4–c5; top-centre horizontal I2 on r1c4–c5. Magenta×2: bottom horizontal I2 on r6c4–c5; centre-maze horizontal I2 on r3c3–c4.
What is the S-maze packing order after the mid-left blues?
Discard the purple hatch, then centre-maze purple I2 (r4c4–c5), centre-maze magenta I2 (r3c3–c4), rose vertical I2 (r2c5+r3c5), lime I2 (r2c3–c4), left-upper green I2 (r2c1–c2), teal I3 (r1c1–c3), and top-centre purple I2 (r1c4–c5).