Brain Blow Level 34

Overview

A mole peeks out of one of four holes while a hammer rests at the side of the board, and the prompt asks you to whack the mole. The mole pops in and out of its hole, so waiting for a stationary target is unreliable. The trick is to grab the mole itself and drag it onto the hammer rather than waiting for it to surface at the right moment. Once the mole meets the hammer, the level completes.

• Difficulty: Regular
• Estimated moves: 1

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Identify the four holes and the mole peeking from one of them, and locate the hammer resting at the side of the board. The mole will keep retreating into its hole if you only tap at it.

1. Press and hold the exposed mole to grab it before it slips back underground. Keep the hold firm as you move it.

1. Drag the mole out of its hole over to the hammer at the side, carrying it directly onto the hammer head rather than tapping the hole.

1. Release the mole against the hammer so the hit registers. The level completes once the mole reaches the hammer, and the other empty holes need no further action.

1. Grab the mole the moment it peeks out of its hole, because waiting after the grab risks it slipping back underground. Keep the drag direct from the hole to the hammer head, and avoid swinging past the empty holes on the way. If the mole drops free before reaching the hammer, wait for it to peek again and repeat the grab; the whack only registers when the mole contacts the hammer, so the empty holes themselves do not trigger the hit.

1. The hammer stays fixed at the side of the board throughout, so your movement should carry the mole to the hammer rather than bringing the hammer to the mole. After the contact registers, the level completes, and the other three holes can be left untouched.

Strategy & Reasoning

Whack-a-mole levels usually let the target dodge taps by ducking back down, so the solution turns the interaction around: instead of striking when the mole appears, you pull the mole to the weapon. Grabbing the animal gives you control over its movement and removes the timing pressure of its popping in and out.

The hammer is the object that performs the whack, but it stays in place while the mole travels to it. This reverses the usual tap-on-mole reflex and matches the level's trick design. Dragging the mole out of the hole also explains why tapping empty holes does nothing: the target has to be brought to the hammer first.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Grab the mole directly and drag it to the hammer; do not wait for it to stay still long enough for a timed tap.
• Keep holding the mole while moving it, or it may drop back into the hole before reaching the hammer.
• Do not tap the other empty holes; the whack registers when the mole contacts the hammer, not when a hole is struck.