Sand Loop Level 287 Solution Walkthrough

Sand Loop Level 287 Guide: The Parrot Puzzle

The Pixel Art: The Tropical Parrot

This level features a vibrant pixel art piece of a Parrot. It’s sitting on a dark branch with a split background of blue sky and sandy ground.

The "Meta": Short Stacks vs. Deep Stacks

Sand Loop Level 287 is a Supply Chain Management level. It isn't about speed or breaking ice; it's about scarcity. The board layout is deceiving. You have a very wide top row, but look closely at the gray shape beneath it. That jagged gray block is a dead zone. This means the cups in the center of the board are "shallow"—once you use them, that column is empty forever. You only have deep reserves of sand on the far left and far right columns. If you waste the center cups early, you’ll be forced to churn through the side stacks desperately looking for colors you already threw away.

Sand Loop Level 287 Solution: The Parrot

The color palette here is distinct, but the distribution is unbalanced.

Deep Red: Used for the horizontal branch and the parrot's eye detail.
Bright Green: The parrot's large wing and back.
White: The parrot's face.
Orange: The beak and the sandy ground at the bottom.
Cyan: The sky background.

The "Danger Zone": The Parrot's Face. The white area is surrounded by Green and contains a tiny Red eye and an Orange beak. Because the White cups are mostly located in the "shallow" center row or buried deep in the right stack, timing the face is the hardest part. If you accidentally pour Green into the White face zone, you will ruin the definition of the image.

Fill Order Prediction:

Red Branch: This is the anchor. It spans the width of the canvas.
Cyan Sky: You will likely be forced to pour this early to clear "blocker" cups from the side stacks.
Green Body: This requires the most precision and should be done in bursts.

Tackling the "Gray Dead Zone" in Sand Loop Level 287

The specific obstacle here is the Jagged Gray Barrier occupying the bottom-center of the tray.

This barrier creates a "U" shape in your supply.

The Middle Columns (Cols 2-6): These are Single-Use. The cups sitting here (Green, Orange, White) have nothing underneath them.
The Side Columns (Cols 1 & 7): These are Deep Stacks. They contain 6-7 cups each.

The trap is thinking you have plenty of Green or White because you see them in the middle. You don't. You have exactly what you see in the middle. Once those are gone, you are entirely dependent on the two side columns. You must save the middle cups for when you absolutely cannot access the colors in the side stacks.

Sand Loop Level 287 Step-by-Step Walkthrough

1. Digging for the Left Red

Your first priority is the dark red branch. It stabilizes the image. Look at your Left Column (Deep Stack). It goes Orange -> Cyan -> Red. You need that Red cup to help fill the branch.

Action: Tap the top Left Orange. It will go to the beak or the bottom sand.
Action: Tap the Left Cyan. Let it fill the sky.
Result: You have now exposed the Red cup in the left stack without wasting your precious middle cups.

2. The Right Stack Rotation

Now look at the Right Column. It goes Red -> Cyan -> White.

Action: Tap the top Right Red. Combine this with the Red you just exposed on the left. This double-red pour will finish a huge chunk of the branch.
Gap Management: While the Reds are pouring, do not touch the Green cups in the middle yet. Let the Reds finish to avoid color bleed on the branch line.

3. Clearing the Shallow Middle

Once the branch is set, you need to tackle the body. Now you can use the "Shallow Middle" cups.

The middle row has alternating Green and White.
Timing: Send the Green cups first to fill the wing. Wait for the belt to clear, then send the White cups for the face.
Critical Tip: Do not send Green and White touching each other on the belt. The parrot's neck is a diagonal line; if the sand mixes, the face will look green. Leave one empty slot on the belt between them.

4. The Final Orange Push

By now, the middle row should be empty, and you are left with the bottom halves of the side stacks.

You will likely have Orange cups buried at the bottom of the left/right stacks.
Use any remaining Cyan cups to finish the sky. This is your "trash" move—if you need to get to an Orange cup but a Cyan is blocking it, dump the Cyan. The sky is huge and can take the volume.
Finally, use the bottom Orange cups to fill the sandy ground at the very bottom of the canvas.

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