Sand Loop Level 160 Solution Walkthrough

Sand Loop Level 160 Guide: The Potted Lemon Tree Puzzle

This isn't a speed level. Sand Loop 160 is a classic "gated progression" puzzle. You are painting a pixel art image of a Potted Plant (looks like a lemon tree) sitting on a blue table.

The hook here is deceptively simple: Resource Starvation. You need a lot of white sand to fill that massive background, but the game locks almost all your white cups behind "5-count" Ice Gates. You are forced to paint the foreground elements (the pot and leaves) perfectly while waiting for your background supply to unlock.

Sand Loop Level 160 Solution: Visual Breakdown

Before you tap a single cup, look at the target image on the top screen. Understanding the layers is the only way to beat the limited slot economy.

The Foundation (Bottom Layer): The image starts with a distinct Blue table base on the left and a heavy Dark Red pot base in the center.
The Mid-Section: As the sand pile grows, you need Green for leaves and Orange/Gold for the fruit.
The Background (The Trap): The vast majority of the upper canvas is Cream/White. However, check your tray. The White cups are trapped behind ice blocks.
The Danger Zone: The transition from the pot to the leaves. If you pour your Green cups too early, they will get buried under the Red sand meant for the pot, ruining the definition of the plant.

Tackling the "Ice Gates" in Sand Loop Level 160

The specific obstacle in Sand Loop Level 160 is the set of three Ice Gates labeled "5".

These aren't standard breakable blocks. They are counters. They tick down every time you successfully pour a cup from the conveyor belt.

Top Left Gate: Blocks your main supply of White sand.
Top Right Gate: Blocks the secondary supply of White sand.
Bottom Middle Gate: Blocks the flow of the bottom row cups.

The Strategy: You cannot "rush" the white sand. You must play the non-white cups first to lower these counters. The game forces you to paint the subject (the tree) before it lets you paint the negative space (the wall). If you try to hoard slots waiting for white, you will deadlock.

Sand Loop Level 160 Step-by-Step Walkthrough

The capacity is strict (5 slots). Do not spam tap. One wrong color in the queue can ruin the layering.

1. Establishing the Base (Blue & Red)

Your very first moves must match the bottom of the canvas.

Tap the Top Left Blue Cup.
Tap the Top Right Dark Red Cup.
Let them pour. These establish the blue table and the bottom of the flower pot. This action also ticks down the Ice Gate counters from 5 to 3.

2. The Fruit and Pot Mix

Once the initial Blue and Red are cleared, you uncover Orange cups.

Look at the art. The tree has orange/yellow fruit inside the green leaves, sitting above the pot.
Continue pulling Dark Red from the right column to finish the pot's body.
Mix in Orange cups sparingly. You want these to land on top of the red base, not underneath it.
Crucial: Keep an eye on your slot limit. You should be constantly pouring to keep those Ice Gates counting down.

3. Unlocking the White Reserve

By the time you are pouring the Green cups for the leaves, the counters on the Ice Gates should hit zero.

The blocks will shatter. Suddenly, you have access to White cups.
Do NOT flood the belt yet. Finish the Green/Orange leaf structure first. The sand falls in a pyramid shape; you want the colored sand in the center.
Once the Green is flowing, then start weaving in the White cups. The white sand will naturally roll down the sides of your center pyramid, filling in the background on the left and right without covering up your tree.

4. The Final Layer

The end of the level is mostly cleanup. The right side of the image has a large Dark Red section in the background.

Ensure you save the final Dark Red cups in the right-hand column for the late game.
Use the unlocked White cups to cap off the top of the canvas. If you played the order right, your "White" background fill will act as a capstone, sealing in the tree design perfectly.

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