Sand Loop Level 189 Solution Walkthrough

Sand Loop Level 189 Guide: The Snow Globe Puzzle

This level is a classic logic trap disguised as a pretty picture. You are painting a festive Snow Globe. It features a cozy red house, green trees, and a starry blue sky enclosed in a glass sphere.

Don't let the holiday vibes fool you. This is a Key Unlocking level, meaning your primary enemy is the locked board state, not the speed of the sand. The hook here is the massive number of Cyan cups flooding the center. They look useful, but they are mostly junk initially. If you tap them too early, you'll clog your 5-slot conveyor belt and be forced to restart.

Sand Loop Level 189 Solution: The Snow Globe

Let's break down the painting itself. You aren't just splashing color; you are building a scene from the bottom up.

Color Palette Deep Dive

Cyan: The background sky inside the globe. This is your high-volume color.
Red: The base of the globe and the house roof/walls.
Dark Blue: The night sky inside the globe.
White: The snow on the roof and the glass reflections.
Yellow/Orange: The windows and door details.
Green: The pine trees flanking the house.

The "Danger Zones"

The biggest headache is the White detailing. The snow on the roof is thin, and the "shine" marks on the glass globe are tiny. If you send a massive White cup when you only need a drop, you'll ruin the crisp lines of the roof.

The other danger zone is the Red Base. It's a solid block of color at the bottom. It needs to be filled early to establish the "ground," but the Red cups are buried in the corners of your tray.

Fill Order Prediction

Logic dictates you paint the background last, but in Sand Loop 189, the background cups (Cyan) are in your way immediately. You have to burn through some Cyan just to clear space, but focus your real attention on getting the Red and Dark Blue layers done first. The house sits in front of the sky, so painting the house early prevents the sky color from bleeding into the windows.

Tackling the "Double Lock" in Sand Loop Level 189

The specific obstacle here is the symmetrical Red and Yellow Padlock setup at the bottom of the tray.

Look at the bottom left and right corners. You have a Red Padlock on the right and a Yellow Padlock on the left.

The Red Key is visible on the left side, trapped under a 35 Ice Block.
The Yellow Key is visible on the right side, also trapped under a 35 Ice Block.

This is a cross-dependency. You need to clear the left side to open the right side, and vice versa. But even before that, you have 10 Ice Blocks guarding Gold Keys at the very top of the side columns. This is a multi-stage unlock process. You cannot just "play whatever is open." You must drill down specific columns.

Sand Loop Level 189 Step-by-Step Walkthrough

The board capacity is 0/5. You have very little wiggle room. One wrong cup and you are deadlocked.

1. Cracking the Side Ice (The Opening Moves)

Your board is flooded with Cyan cups in the center. Ignore them. They are distractions. Focus entirely on the outer columns.

On the far left and far right, you have Blue Ice Blocks with 35 HP.
Directly below them are generator slots.
You must send cups that correspond to the colors needed on the canvas (Red for the base, Dark Blue for the sky) to start chipping away at these blocks.
Crucial: Do not just spam cups. Watch the 10 Ice Blocks near the top corners. These are guarding Gold Keys. You need to clear these 10 blocks ASAP. The moment you see a cup available that hits these keys, take it.

2. The Gold Key Release

Once you break a 10 Ice Block, a Gold Key will drop.

This key unlocks the generator directly below it.
This is the turning point. Suddenly, you will have a stream of specific colors (likely Red or White) available.
Use this influx to finish off the 35 HP Ice Blocks guarding the colored keys (Red/Yellow).

3. The Cross-Unlock (Red and Yellow Keys)

Now that the heavy ice is gone, you can access the Red Key (left side) and Yellow Key (right side).

Prioritize whichever one is most accessible.
Hitting the Red Key unlocks the Red Padlock on the bottom right. This usually releases your heavy Red cups needed for the snow globe's base.
Hitting the Yellow Key unlocks the Yellow Padlock on the bottom left. This usually releases the Orange/Yellow cups for the house windows.

4. Managing the Cyan Flood

Once the locks are open, the center columns will likely unfreeze or become more accessible. You will be drowning in Cyan cups.

Do not send 5 Cyan cups at once.
The conveyor is slow. If you fill it with 5 Cyan cups, and then suddenly need a single Yellow for a window, you have to wait for the entire belt to clear.
Send Cyan cups in batches of 2 or 3. Keep 2 slots open on your belt at all times for "emergency colors" like White or Green that might pop up for a split second.

5. The Final Polish (White & Green)

The trees (Green) and snow (White) are your finishing touches.

Be very gentle with the White cups. The snowflakes in the sky and the glint on the glass are small targets.
If you miss a timing window for a snowflake, don't panic. Wait for the rotation. Do not spam White cups hoping one lands. Waste leads to overflowing the tray, which kills your run.

Finish the red base, fill the blue/cyan sky, and cap the house with snow. Enjoy your winter masterpiece.

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