Brain Blow Level 77
📝 Walkthrough
Overview
A brown squirrel stands above a blue ice cube that traps an acorn inside it, and the prompt asks you to help the squirrel get his nut. The squirrel cannot reach the acorn while it is locked in the frozen block, and there is no hammer or fire in the scene. The way to free the nut is to warm the ice with your finger until it melts, then hand the acorn to the squirrel once it is loose.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Estimated moves: 2
Step-by-Step Solution
- Read the prompt asking you to help the squirrel get his nut, and look at the squirrel above the ice cube. Notice the acorn sealed inside the clear blue block, separated from the squirrel by the frozen water.
- Do not tap the squirrel or try to pull the acorn straight out of the cube; the ice still holds it, so the nut will not move while frozen.
- Place a finger on the ice cube and hold it there. The warmth from your finger begins to melt the ice, and the block gradually softens around the trapped acorn.
- Keep holding until the ice melts away completely and the acorn is free in the open. Once the nut is no longer encased, it can be picked up.
- Drag the freed acorn over to the squirrel. The squirrel takes the nut in its paws, the green checkmark appears, and the completion screen confirms the squirrel has his nut.
- Keep the two-part order straight: free the food first, deliver it second. A handoff attempted while the block is still intact leaves the acorn stuck, so hold on the ice until the frozen casing disappears rather than reaching for the nut early. Once the acorn lies loose and movable, carry it up to the waiting squirrel and let it settle into the animal's paws. The squirrel clutching the nut confirms both the thaw and the delivery worked, and no tool or heat source beyond the finger contact is needed.
Strategy & Reasoning
The obstacle here is the ice, not the distance between the animals and the food. The acorn is already visible inside the cube, but it cannot be delivered until the frozen casing is removed. Holding a finger on the ice acts as the heat source that melts it, which matches how the level supplies warmth without a torch or kettle in the scene.
This explains why dragging the nut early fails: the cube keeps it locked in place, and any attempt to hand it over before melting leaves the acorn stuck. The melting step must finish first, after which the acorn becomes a normal movable object that can be carried to the squirrel. The squirrel clutching the nut in its paws is the clear completion sign, showing both that the ice was freed and that the food reached the right animal.
Tips & Common Mistakes
- Hold your finger on the ice cube long enough to melt it completely; do not try to pull the acorn out while it is still frozen.
- After the ice melts, drag the free acorn to the squirrel rather than expecting him to reach down for it himself.
- If the nut will not move, the ice has not fully melted yet, so keep the finger held on the cube a little longer.