Sand Loop Level 198 Solution Walkthrough

Sand Loop Level 198 Guide: The Forest Camping Puzzle

Sand Loop Level 198 is a classic "buried treasure" level. The pixel art depicts a camping scene—a bright orange and red tent nestled between tall, dark red trees and green foliage. This isn't a speed level where you smash ice; it's a logic puzzle about digging.

The hook here is resource scarcity. The specific color you need for the focal point of the image (Orange) is completely inaccessible at the start. You have to strategically burn through the common colors to reach the rare ones without clogging your conveyor belt.

Sand Loop Level 198 Solution: Analyzing the Camping Scene

To beat Sand Loop Level 198, you need to understand the painting's layout versus your tray's layout.

Color Palette Deep Dive: The image is dominated by Dark Red (Tree trunks) and Green (Leaves). There is a significant amount of White (Sky/Background) and a critical patch of Orange (Tent).
The "Danger Zones": The vertical tree trunks are the main hazard. They are thin lines separated by white space or green leaves. If you load a continuous stream of Red cups onto the belt, you will likely overshoot the trees and spill Red into the white sky or green leaves. You need gaps between your red cups.
Fill Order Prediction: Because the Orange cups are locked at the very bottom of the tray, you are forced to paint the background first. The trees and sky must be handled before you can even touch the main subject (the tent).

Tackling the Locked Bottom Row in Sand Loop Level 198

The specific obstacle in Sand Loop Level 198 is the Bottom Row Lock. Look at the bottom left and right corners of your tray. You will see blue gate mechanisms marked with the number "4" blocking the Orange cups.

This setup creates a dependency chain. You cannot paint the Orange side of the tent until you have cleared the four rows of cups sitting above it. This is dangerous because you might feel the urge to "save" your Red or Green cups. Do not save them. You must aggressively clear the top layers to unblock the bottom row, or you will never finish the tent. The puzzle is essentially digging a tunnel through the Red/Green noise to find the Orange gold.

Sand Loop Level 198 Step-by-Step Walkthrough

This level punishes hoarding. You need to keep the belt moving to access the buried colors.

1. The Red & Green Opening

Your top row is almost entirely Red, with a single Green in the center. Start by tapping the Red cups, but do not spam them all at once. The trees in the image have gaps.

Load 2 Red cups.
Wait a beat.
Load the center Green cup.
Load the remaining Red cups. This staggering helps ensure the sand falls into the vertical tree lines rather than creating a solid block of red that ruins the sky.

2. Extracting the White Cups

As you clear the top row, you will expose the third row which contains White cups on the far left and right edges. Sand Loop 198 has a lot of white background space. Prioritize these White cups the moment they are free. If you leave them in the tray, they block access to the cups below. Get them onto the belt early so the background fills in while you work on the trees.

3. Digging for Orange

By the time you reach the middle of the painting, you should be hitting the fourth row of the tray. This is the "digging" phase. You will see Orange cups teasing you at the bottom. You will likely have a surplus of Green cups here. Check the canvas. If the Green leaf sections are filling up, you can afford to load Green cups a bit faster to clear the way. The goal is to empty the columns directly above the Orange cups.

4. The Final Tent Assembly

Once the bottom row is unlocked, you finally have access to Orange. At this point, the painting should be mostly complete except for the tent in the center.

Alternating colors is key here. The tent is split between Orange and Red.
Do not load all Orange cups at once. Load an Orange, then check if the Red side of the tent needs filling.
You often need to pair the bottom-row Red cup with the Orange ones to finish the tent peak perfectly.

Keep your eye on the 0/5 slot capacity. Since you are digging deep, it is easy to accidentally tap 5 cups quickly and jam the belt with colors the nozzle isn't ready for. Keep 2 slots open at all times until the bottom row is free.

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