Sand Shape level guide
Sand Shape Level 149 Walkthrough
Sand Shape Level 149 packs I3 bars and O4 squares on a bottom-left stepped board. Lock peach/pink/yellow/green so the mid-left diamond joins two 2×2 squares, drop the cyan spine and blue top-right bar, then close purple, coral, lime, dark green, magenta, and peri.
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How to Solve Sand Shape Level 149 — Full Solution
- Fill peach as the top-left horizontal tromino (three cells across the top-left ledge).
- Fill pink as the left vertical tromino under peach’s left cell, stopping at the first bottom-left stair.
- Fill yellow as the 2×2 under peach’s right two cells, above the Similarity diamond.
- Fill green as the matching 2×2 under yellow on the stair ledge so the diamond joins two squares.
- Fill cyan as the vertical tromino spine immediately right of peach/yellow, from the top edge down beside yellow.
- Fill blue as the top-right horizontal tromino from cyan’s right edge to the outer right wall.
- Fill purple as the 2×2 under blue’s left two cells, right of cyan.
- Fill coral as the right vertical tromino under blue’s right cell along the outer right wall.
- Fill lime as the bottom-right corner piece under coral’s lower end.
- Fill dark green as the vertical tromino left of lime and right of the future magenta block.
- Fill magenta as the centre 2×2 under cyan/purple, left of dark green.
- Close peri/slate as the bottom horizontal tromino under green/magenta into the last cream cells, then wait for the completion fireworks.
Colors in this level:
Peach, Pink, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Purple, Coral, Lime, Dark green, Magenta, Peri
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Painting green as a bar or joining pink into green so the mid-left diamond fails Similarity.
- Extending peach into cyan’s spine cell or stretching blue into purple’s top so a bar is not exactly three cells.
Quick Tips for Sand Shape Level 149 (spoiler-free)
- Open peach, pink, yellow, then green so the diamond joins two 2×2 squares before the right half.
- Keep every bar at three cells and every square at four.
- Stop pink at the first stair; green sits on the step ledge under yellow.
Board notes 5 details
- Layout
- A cream ~7-column stepped polyomino with bottom-left double stairs holds one mid-left Similarity diamond between the yellow and green 2×2 seats. Region map (paint order): peach top-left I3; pink left I3; yellow O; green O; cyan vertical I3 spine; blue top-right I3; purple O; coral right I3; lime bottom-right; dark green vertical; magenta centre O; peri bottom I3.
- Goal
- Tile every cream cell with only straight 3-cell bars and 2×2 squares so the mid-left diamond joins two matching O4 squares.
- Opening
- The verified run fills peach as the top-left horizontal tromino, pink as the left vertical tromino under peach’s left cell, then yellow as the 2×2 under peach’s right two cells.
- Danger Zone
- The mid-left diamond joins yellow and green — both must be 2×2 squares; painting green as a bar or joining pink into green fails Similarity. Extending any bar past three cells or flooding a square past four cells fails Required Shapes.
- Mechanics
- Required Shapes shows a straight I3 bar and a 2×2 O4; Similarity connects same shapes across the mid-left diamond. Rotated bars are allowed.
Frequently Asked Questions
What shapes does Sand Shape Level 149 require?
Only the two card shapes: the straight 3-cell bar (I3) and the 2×2 square (O4). Rotations of the bar are allowed.
What is the safest opening for Sand Shape Level 149?
Fill peach as the top-left tromino, pink as the left vertical tromino, yellow as the 2×2 under peach, then green as the matching 2×2 under yellow so the mid-left diamond clears.
How many colour regions does Level 149 need?
Twelve solution placements: four O4 squares (yellow, green, purple, magenta) and eight I3 bars. Reused greens (green, dark green, lime) are different regions.