Brain Blow Level 35

Overview

Four fruits lie on the board: a plum, an apple, a pear, and a mango, with a worm visible near the apple. The prompt asks you to pick the best fruit. The worm hints that one or more of these fruits are rotten, but only tapping each suspect fruit reveals whether worms live inside them. After the wormy fruits are exposed, the one remaining clean fruit is the best choice. The apple is the worm-free fruit among the group.

• Difficulty: Regular
• Estimated moves: 4

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Look at the four fruits and note the worm already drawn near the apple area, which signals that rot and worms are part of the selection rather than decoration.

1. Tap each of the non-apple fruits one after another to check for worms inside them. Each suspect fruit that harbors a worm reveals its worm when tapped, marking it as poor quality.

1. Continue checking until the wormy fruits have been exposed, and keep track of which ones are now disqualified by their worms.

1. Turn to the apple after the other fruits have been judged; it has no worm inside and stays clean while the checked fruits show their rot.

1. Tap the apple to pick it as the best fruit. The level completes when the clean apple is chosen, and the wormy fruits around it remain disqualified.

1. After tapping a suspect fruit, watch for the worm that appears inside it, and mark that fruit as disqualified so you do not reconsider it later. Work through the non-apple fruits one at a time rather than tapping several at once, since the reveal signal can be missed among multiple actions. Once every other fruit has shown its worm, the apple stands clean, and tapping it finishes the selection even though the first worm was drawn near its side.

Strategy & Reasoning

Fruit-selection levels use the worm as the mark of a bad fruit, but the worms are hidden until each suspect fruit is checked. Tapping fruits one by one exposes the rot inside, which turns a visual guess into an inspection. The clean fruit can only be identified after the others have been tested.

The worm near the apple at the start is a red herring: it draws attention to the apple even though the apple itself turns out to be the good one, while the other fruits conceal worms. Working through the group removes this misleading cue and leaves the apple as the only uncontaminated choice. The level rewards inspecting every option rather than trusting the first worm you see.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Check the other fruits before judging the apple; the worm near the apple at the start may be drawing attention away from the real wormy fruits.
• Tap each suspect fruit to reveal its worm, since rot inside cannot be judged from the outside skin alone.
• Pick the apple only after the remaining fruits have shown their worms; choosing early may land on a rotten option.