What You're Up Against
Sand Shape Level 87 challenges you to fit eight uniquely shaped polyominoes—including two L-shapes, three 1×2 blocks, two vertical/horizontal dominoes, and a single 1×1 yellow block—into an irregular grid with a central 1×1 hole. Every adjacent pair of blocks must be different colors, and a timer runs continuously. Precision matters: one misstep forces full repositioning.
Beating Sand Shape Level 87
- Place the yellow vertical 1×2 in the top-left corner at (0,0) and (0,1).
- Add the green horizontal 1×2 next to it at (1,0) and (1,1), then the teal vertical 1×2 at (2,0) and (2,1).
- Position the blue L-shape below yellow, covering (0,2), (0,3), and (1,2); place the purple L-shape to its right at (1,3), (2,3), and (2,4).
- Drop the red horizontal 1×2 at (0,4) and (1,4), then the orange L-shape in the bottom-left corner at (0,5), (1,5), and (0,6).
- Slot the blue vertical 1×2 at (3,4) and (3,5), followed by the final red L-shape at (2,5), (2,6), and (1,6).
- Fill the center hole with the yellow 1×1 block at (2,2).
Doing It Faster
- Anchor the top row first—the yellow, green, and teal 1×2s lock in early structure.
- Prioritize L-shaped pieces before smaller dominoes; their fixed rotations limit late-game options.
- Scan for forced placements: the central hole and bottom-left corner constrain multiple pieces.
- Use the color adjacency rule as a real-time validator—check neighbors before confirming each drop.
Where Players Slip Up
- Placing same-color blocks adjacent (e.g., green next to yellow or purple next to red) violates the core rule and breaks the solution.
- Misaligning the orange L-shape or red L-shape leaves unfillable gaps near (0,6) or (2,6), stalling progress.
- Forgetting the central 1×1 hole means overfilling (2,2)—this walkthrough assumes exact placement there.
- Rushing step 6: dropping the yellow 1×1 too early or in the wrong cell invalidates the entire layout. This Sand Shape Level 87 walkthrough delivers the verified solution—no trial and error needed.