Brain Blow Level 18

Overview

A dense flock of chickens fills the board, and the prompt asks you to find the baby duck. Every bird looks similar at first, but the duckling differs from the chickens in a small visible detail: it lacks the red comb on top that each chicken carries. Scanning the flock for that missing comb reveals the chick among the crowd. The duckling is tapped once spotted, and no bird needs to be moved to uncover it.

• Difficulty: Regular
• Estimated moves: 1

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Look over the flock and note that the chickens share the same yellow body shape but each shows a small red comb on top of its head. This comb is the detail that separates chickens from the hidden duck.

1. Scan the birds row by row, looking for the one yellow chick that has no red comb on its head. The duckling keeps the same pale body color as the chickens, so the comb is the only reliable marker.

1. Once you locate the comb-less chick among the chickens, confirm that it matches the baby duck described in the prompt rather than a chicken missing its comb by drawing error.

1. Tap the duckling directly to finish the level. The surrounding chickens remain in place, and tapping a comb-carrying chicken will not advance the puzzle.

1. Because the duckling keeps the same yellow body as the chickens, focus your scan on the head of each bird rather than its body color. Move row by row from left to right so you do not pass over a chick twice or skip a middle bird, and pause whenever a head lacks the small red comb that marks a chicken. If several birds look similar, compare their combs one after another; the comb-less chick is the only duck in the flock, and tapping a comb-carrying chicken will not finish the search.

Strategy & Reasoning

Hidden-animal levels usually disguise the target within a crowd of near-identical characters. Here the body color is kept the same so the duck blends in, and only a small identifying feature differentiates the birds. The red comb is that feature: chickens have it, the duckling does not, which makes a feature scan more reliable than a color scan.

Because the flock is dense, birds near the edges are easy to check first, while the target may sit in the middle. Working row by row prevents rechecking the same chickens. The duckling does not move or react until tapped, so patience in the scan matters more than fast taps.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Look for the missing red comb rather than a different body color; the duckling is yellow like the chickens around it.
• Sweep the flock row by row instead of staring at the birds nearest the edges, since the target can sit in the middle of the crowd.
• Tap only the comb-less chick; tapping a chicken with a comb will reject the selection and leave the flock unchanged.