Sand Shape Level 138 Solution

What You're Up Against

Sand Shape Level 138 is a 6×6 grid puzzle with nine green heart gems. Your goal is to partition the board into nine distinct 4-cell regions—no more, no less—where each region contains exactly one gem. You have three minutes to complete it. Overlaps, empty regions, or regions with zero or multiple gems will fail the level.

Beating Sand Shape Level 138

1. Locate all nine green heart gems across the grid.
2. For the gem at Row 5, Column 1: select cells (R4,C1), (R5,C1), (R6,C1), and (R6,C2).
3. For the gem at Row 3, Column 1: select (R3,C1), (R3,C2), (R4,C2), and (R5,C2).
4. For the gem at Row 6, Column 4: select (R5,C3), (R5,C4), (R6,C3), and (R6,C4).
5. For the gem at Row 4, Column 3: select (R3,C3), (R3,C4), (R4,C3), and (R4,C4).
6. For the gem at Row 6, Column 6: select (R5,C5), (R5,C6), (R6,C5), and (R6,C6).
7. For the gem at Row 3, Column 6: select (R3,C5), (R3,C6), (R4,C5), and (R4,C6).
8. For the gem at Row 1, Column 6: select (R1,C5), (R1,C6), (R2,C5), and (R2,C6).
9. For the gem at Row 2, Column 3: select (R1,C3), (R1,C4), (R2,C3), and (R2,C4).
10. For the gem at Row 1, Column 1: select (R1,C1), (R1,C2), (R2,C1), and (R2,C2).

Doing It Faster

• Start with corner and edge gems—they limit shape options and speed up region planning.
• Use standard tetromino shapes (2×2 squares, L-shapes, straight lines) to avoid invalid configurations.
• Verify each region has exactly four cells and one gem before finalizing—it’s faster to correct early than restart.
• This walkthrough prioritizes efficiency without sacrificing accuracy; the solution hinges on methodical, left-to-right execution.

Where Players Slip Up

• Creating regions with fewer or more than four cells—every region must be exactly 4 cells.
• Placing two gems in one region or leaving a gem unassigned—each of the nine gems must sit alone in its own region.
• Leaving isolated 1–2 cell gaps that can’t form valid 4-cell regions—this breaks the partitioning logic.
• Ignoring the grid’s boundaries or miscounting rows/columns when selecting cells—double-check coordinates before locking in. The Sand Shape Level 138 solution demands strict attention to these constraints; even one misstep forces a full reset.