Sand Loop Level 61 Solution Walkthrough

Sand Loop Level 61 Guide: The Red River Landscape Puzzle

This level features a stark, high-contrast landscape: a deep red forest surrounding a winding blue river. While the artwork is striking, the puzzle mechanics are ruthless. This is definitely a Logic Level disguised as a simple color fill. You aren't racing a clock; you are fighting a very restricted board layout where two golden keys lock away 60% of your resources. The hook here isn't the colors themselves—it's the massive Ice Block barricade in the center that forces you to play awkwardly around the edges until you can break through.

Sand Loop Level 61 Solution: The Red Forest

Take a close look at the pixel art target at the top of your screen.

Color Palette: You are dealing with four primary colors: Red (dominant ground/trees), Dark Blue (river water), Cyan (river highlights/sky), and White (clouds).
The "Danger Zones": The river is the trickiest part. It has a jagged, zig-zag pattern of Cyan running through the Dark Blue. If you pour Dark Blue too aggressively, you will overwrite those Cyan highlights. Conversely, the White clouds are scattered and thin—easy to miss if you waste your White cups on the main canvas too early.
Fill Order Prediction: The Red ground is the base layer. You will likely need to establish the red banks first, then carefully layer in the river. However, because of the cup layout, you might be forced to clear some Blue cups just to free up board space, even if the painting doesn't "need" them perfectly yet.

Tackling the Frozen Center in Sand Loop Level 61

The specific obstacle in Sand Loop Level 61 is the Triple Ice Blockade in the center column (labeled 14, 16, 18). These aren't just annoyances; they are load-bearing walls.

The Problem: The Cyan cup is frozen inside block 14. Below that are blocks 16 and 18. Until you clear these numbers by matching colors adjacent to them, the entire middle column is dead space.
The Trap: Notice the Horizontal Golden Key. It locks the right side of the board. You cannot access the white cups or the extra red cups on the right until you clear the column above the key handle. You have extremely limited moves (only 5 slots total capacity) to chip away at the ice while dodging locked cups.

Sand Loop Level 61 Step-by-Step Walkthrough

This level is a dependency chain nightmare. You need Red to break the Ice, but the Red is blocked by Blues. Here is how to untangle it.

1. Breaking the First Ice Block (14)

Your board starts cluttered. You have two Dark Blue cups and one Red cup immediately available in the top row. The Ice Block "14" needs 14 units of color cleared next to it to break.

Start by picking up the Dark Blue cups. Send them to the conveyor immediately. They will start filling the river base. This is mostly to clear the top row so you can access the cups below.
Once the top row clears slightly, grab the Red cup. The moment you clear Red cups adjacent to the center Ice, the counter will drop. Prioritize Red pours whenever possible to smash that "14" block.

2. The Horizontal Key Priority

Do not get distracted by the Vertical Key at the bottom yet. Your main enemy is the Horizontal Golden Key on the right.

As you clear the top layer, you will expose more Red cups on the left side. Use them.
You must clear the Red Cup sitting directly on top of the Horizontal Key's handle. Once this cup is gone, the key turns, unlocking the entire right side of the board. This gives you access to the crucial White cups and more Reds.
Warning: Do not let your slot capacity (0/5) fill up with Mystery (?) cups. If a grey cup reveals a color you don't need yet (like White), keep it on the board. Do not put it in your tray unless you have a plan to pour it immediately.

3. Smashing the Deep Ice (16 & 18)

Once the "14" block shatters, you free the Cyan Cup. This is huge.

Send the Cyan cup up to paint the river highlights and the sky.
Now focus on the "16" and "18" blocks. You likely have Red cups available from the newly unlocked right side.
Chain your pours. If you have two Red cups, send them back-to-back. The continuous pouring bonus helps clear the level faster, but more importantly, it clears the "adjacent match" requirement for the Ice Blocks more efficiently.

4. The Vertical Key and the Final Red Push

The Vertical Key at the bottom center is the last gate.

It protects the bottom-most reserves. You generally won't need to unlock this until the painting is 70% done.
Focus on finishing the White clouds now that the top of the canvas is accessible. The White cups are usually buried under the right-side lock you opened in step 2.
Finish the level by flooding the remaining Red ground. By now, all Ice Blocks should be destroyed, giving you full access to the board to grab the remaining Red cups needed to fill the corners of the forest.

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