Brain Out Level 119

Overview

A small birthday cake sits in the middle of the screen with three candles standing on it and a single match placed off to the side. The wording points to a two-year-old, so the puzzle is really about matching the number of lit candles to that age rather than lighting every candle you can reach. The trick lives in how a flame spreads once the first candle is burning.
The match sits apart from the cake at first, and the three candles are drawn in distinct colors so they are easy to tell apart once the flames appear.

• Difficulty: Easy
• Estimated moves: 3

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Look at the cake and count the candles. There are three candles in different colors, but the birthday described is a second birthday, which means only two candles should end up lit.
2. Pick up the match from its resting place and drag the flame to the middle candle so that the wick catches fire. Wait for that candle to burn steadily before moving on.
3. Once the middle candle is lit, tilt or rotate the device sideways so the flame leans toward one of the neighboring candles. The leaning flame touches the adjacent wick and lights it as well.
4. Check that two candles are now burning at the same time. This matches the two-year-old birthday, and the level accepts the state once the second wick is alight.
5. If the flame does not catch the neighbor, keep the tilt held for a moment and make sure the two wicks are close enough for the fire to transfer before releasing the device.

Watch the wicks closely after the first candle catches: the middle flame should bend toward one neighbor rather than burning straight up. Keep the device tilted until that neighbor's wick darkens and a second flame is clearly visible, then level the phone again. If only one candle is burning after the tilt, the transfer did not complete, so return the match to that neighbor or repeat the lean. The finished state shows two steady flames on the cake, matching the second birthday described in the prompt, and you can move on once both wicks are lit rather than waiting for any extra banner.

Strategy & Reasoning

The level reads like a simple lighting task, but the hidden constraint is the age in the prompt. A two-year-old calls for two candles, and the single match can only start one flame directly. Brain Out regularly expects you to use a device motion, here a tilt, to extend an effect that would otherwise need a second match. Counting the candles against the birthday number removes the temptation to light all three. The designers chose a birthday number that does not match the number of candles, which forces you to read the sentence instead of lighting everything in reach. A tilt-based flame transfer is a recurring Brain Out device motion, so once you recognize it here the same logic applies to other fire or liquid levels in the game.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Do not try to light all three candles; the age clue tells you the target is two lit candles.
• The second candle cannot be lit by the match alone, so a sideways tilt is required to lean the existing flame over.
• If the first candle goes out, relight it with the match before attempting to transfer the flame to the neighbor.