Brain Blow Level 52

Overview

A river channel runs across the screen between two grassy banks, but a large dark boulder wedged in the middle blocks the water, which only pools on the left side. The prompt asks you to make it so the river flows, and there is no lever, dam gate, or pump to operate. The obstruction itself is the problem: the rock has to be broken apart before the water can pass through the channel. The solution is a repeated tap on the boulder until it gives way.

• Difficulty: Easy
• Estimated moves: 4

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Read the prompt asking you to make the river flow, and look at the channel to see where the water stops. The big dark boulder sitting in the middle of the brown earth bank is the only thing separating the water on the left from the empty channel on the right.

1. Place your finger or tap target directly on the main body of the boulder rather than on the grass, the water, or the bank beside it. The rock is the object the level responds to, so hits on the surrounding scenery will not loosen it.

1. Tap the boulder repeatedly, keeping each tap on its broad center surface. Each hit chips at the stone; after several taps cracks spread across it and small dust or smoke puffs rise from where it is breaking apart.

1. Keep tapping through the cracking stage instead of stopping after the first few hits. The rock does not move on the first tap, and pausing early leaves the blockage still wedged in the channel even though it looks weakened.

1. Once the boulder breaks apart completely, the pieces clear the channel and the water spreads through the whole river bed from left to right. The level recognizes that the obstruction is gone when the water runs continuously across the screen, and the completion screen appears.

Strategy & Reasoning

The layout makes the cause of the blocked river obvious: water exists on one side and a single rock fills the gap on the other. There are no hidden controls in the grass or along the banks, and dragging the rock away does not work because it is too heavy to relocate. Breaking it in place is the only interaction the level rewards, which matches how the stone cracks and sends up dust as you strike it.

Repeated taps matter more than aiming at one exact spot. The boulder covers a large area, so a steady series of hits across its center and sides wears it down faster than a single cautious press. Watching for the break-up signs, the spreading cracks and rising smoke, tells you when the rock is nearly gone; once the pieces disappear and the water crosses the full width of the channel, the puzzle is solved and no further taps are needed.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Tap the boulder itself, not the grassy banks or the water beside it; scenery hits do not damage the rock or open the channel.
• Do not try to drag or push the boulder out of the way; it cannot be moved, and the level expects you to break it apart with repeated taps.
• Keep tapping until the rock fully breaks and the water flows all the way across, rather than stopping as soon as cracks first appear on the stone.