Sand Loop Level 156 Solution Walkthrough

Sand Loop Level 156 Guide: The Grapefruit Slice Puzzle

This level features a vibrant pixel art piece of a sliced grapefruit (or maybe a blood orange) sitting on a purple surface. It is less of a pure speed level and more of a logic unblocking puzzle. You start with a heavily congested tray full of ropes and ice blocks.

The hook here is the color confusion risk. You have multiple shades of red/orange and pink/purple that need to be poured in a very specific order to unlock the bottom sections of the tray. If you pull the wrong color too early, you'll jam your 5-slot conveyor belt instantly.

Sand Loop Level 156 Solution: Analyzing the Fruit Art

Before tapping anything, look at the canvas at the top.

Color Palette Deep Dive: The image uses Red (fruit flesh), Orange (fruit rind/skin), White/Cream (pith inside the fruit), Green (leaves), Pink (upper background), and Purple (lower table surface).
The "Danger Zones": The most critical area is the fruit flesh itself. It requires a lot of red, but the red is mixed with white pith lines. If you pour red continuously without breaks for the white, the image gets messy. Also, the purple table at the bottom is a huge solid block, but don't get distracted by it yet—you likely can't access enough purple cups early on.
Fill Order Prediction: You generally paint from the bottom up or "inside out" depending on what cups are available. Here, the fruit is central. However, your tray logic dictates the order. You are forced to clear the ropes first.

Tackling the "Rope & Ice" Blockade in Sand Loop Level 156

The specific obstacle in Sand Loop 156 is the dual-layered locking mechanism.

Rope Bonds: Almost every available cup in the top two rows is tied together with ropes. You cannot move a single cup without moving its partner. This effectively halves your usable slots. If you pull a Purple cup that is tied to a Green one, you use 2 slots on the conveyor belt immediately.
Ice Blocks (numbered 6): Deep in the tray, on both the left and right columns, sit two Ice Blocks with the number '6'. These are "counters." They only break after you have successfully poured 6 cups of the matching color above them. Until those 6 pours happen, the bottom half of the tray is completely dead space.

This combination forces you to prioritize clearing the ropes to free up movement, and then targeting the specific colors needed to chip away at the Ice Blocks.

Sand Loop Level 156 Step-by-Step Walkthrough

You have a strict 5-slot limit. With ropes taking up 2 slots per tap, you can only have 2 pairs on the belt at once (4 slots) before you risk a jam. Play this slowly.

1. Breaking the First Ropes

Your top layer has a Red/Pink mix and Purple/Pink pairs.

Start by tapping the top-left Red cup. It is free-standing (no rope). This is your safest first move to get 1 cup out of the way.
Next, look at the Purple/Green rope pair on the right side. Tap them. This puts two cups on the belt.
Tap the Purple/White rope pair on the left.
Why? You need to start cycling colors. The canvas needs a lot of purple for the table and red for the fruit. Getting these ropes off the board is priority #1.

2. Targeting the Ice Counters

Now that the top layer is thinning, locate the Ice Blocks.

Left Side Ice: Requires 6 pours. The color above it seems to be Purple/Orange dominant in that column.
Right Side Ice: Also requires 6 pours.
You must prioritize cups that are directly feeding the logic of these blocks. If the column above the ice is blocked by a color you don't need yet (like extra Green), you have to burn that Green on the leaves just to dig deeper.
Crucial Tip: Do not just spam cups. Watch the counter on the Ice Block. If it says "6", and you pour a matching color, it drops to "5". If you pour a non-matching color, nothing happens to the block, and you've just wasted a slot.

3. The Mid-Game Traffic Jam

Around 50% completion, you will hit the "Supply Tray Constraint."

You might have the Purple table half-finished and the fruit started.
The tray will likely be clogged with Orange and White cups that were buried under the initial ropes.
The Orange is needed for the rind. The White is needed for the pith.
Warning: The White cups are often tied to other colors or sitting right next to the Ice Blocks. You might need to clear the White cups to let the final Red cups slide down to the Ice.
If you see a cup blocking the path to the Ice Block, get rid of it immediately, even if the painting doesn't "look" like it needs that color right this second. The game will usually find a spot for it (like a tiny pixel of pith or a leaf edge).

4. Final Cleanup: The Purple Table

Once the Ice Blocks shatter (after 6 pours each), the bottom reservoirs open up.

These reservoirs usually hold the bulk supply of the background color—in this case, likely more Purple or Pink.
This is the victory lap. You can tap these quickly now because the detailed fruit part is done.
Just ensure you don't overflow the belt. Keep it to 3 or 4 cups max. Enjoy watching the solid blocks of color fill in the bottom of the canvas to finish the level.

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