Brain Blow Level 71

Overview

Two short strings of fairy bulbs hang across the screen, six lamps in total labeled 1, 2, 4 on the top row and 6, 3, 5 on the bottom row. A green Pause button sits at the bottom, and the prompt asks you to light the 3rd lamp. The bulbs do not stay lit all at once; one after another they flash on in the string's own running order, then go dark again, so the challenge is to watch the sequence and press Pause on the third bulb that lights. That third bulb in the animation's order is the one marked 4 on the top right.

• Difficulty: Regular
• Estimated moves: 2

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Read the prompt asking for the 3rd lamp, and look over the six bulbs and their labels. Note that the printed numbers under the bulbs are labels, not the order in which they light; the lighting order follows the animation itself.

1. Start the string so the bulbs begin flashing one by one. Keep your attention on the lit bulb as it cycles: each lamp glows yellow for a short moment, then turns off before the next one lights.

1. Count the bulbs as they light, ignoring the numbers printed beneath them. The first two lamps flash on and off in the opening part of the sequence; do not press Pause on either of them.

1. Watch for the third bulb in this running order. It is the lamp marked 4 on the top right of the upper string. The moment it glows yellow, tap the green Pause button before the cycle moves on to the next bulb.

1. If Pause lands while lamp 4 is lit, the string stops on that bulb and the level completes with the checkmark and the completion screen.

Strategy & Reasoning

The level is a timing-and-counting puzzle rather than a simple tap on a numbered bulb. The labels 1 through 6 are deliberately scrambled across the two rows, so reading "3rd" as the bulb marked 3 leads to the wrong lamp. The actual answer depends on the order the bulbs light in the animation: you count flashes as they happen and freeze the sequence on the third one.

The Pause button is what stops the cycle. Without pressing it, the lit bulb keeps rotating and the target moment passes; pressing too early catches the first or second bulb, and pressing too late catches a later one. The successful freeze lands on the top-right bulb labeled 4, which is the third lamp in the string's own order. Watching the first cycle to learn the rhythm, then counting the flashes, makes the timing easier than reacting blindly.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Do not tap the bulb marked 3 just because the prompt says "3rd"; the printed labels are scrambled and the third lit bulb is the one marked 4.
• Count the flashes in the running order and press Pause the instant the third bulb lights; hesitate and the cycle will move past it.
• If you freeze on the wrong bulb, restart the sequence and watch the rhythm of the first two flashes before counting again.