Brain Out Level 179

Overview

Level 179 says "Clear the monster." The board shows a small blue slime blob on the left, a red three-eyed flying monster on the upper right, and a purple horned devil with bat wings on the lower right. At first glance the blue slime looks too small to fight either monster, and tapping or dragging it does nothing. The Brain Out twist is a screen-zoom gesture: you pinch outward on the blue slime with two fingers to inflate it until it becomes enormous. Once the slime is big enough, it eats both monsters on its own and the level is cleared.

• Difficulty: Easy
• Estimated moves: 1

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Look at the three creatures. The blue slime on the left is friendly-looking, while the red three-eyed creature and the purple horned devil are the monsters you need to clear.
2. Tap the slime once, then try dragging it toward the monsters. Neither action registers; the slime is not meant to be thrown or punched.
3. Place two fingers on the blue slime, one on each side of its body.
4. Spread the two fingers apart as if you were zooming in on a photo. The slime visibly inflates, growing larger and larger on the screen.
5. Keep zooming until the slime is much bigger than both monsters. At that size, the slime swallows the red monster and the purple monster automatically.
6. When both monsters are gone, the level-complete pop-up appears with the line "Clear!" Tap Next to continue. If the slime is still small when you release the gesture, zoom in a little more.
7. Pinch the slime with two fingers to enlarge it. It grows large enough to swallow the monster on its own once you release the pinch.

Strategy & Reasoning

The puzzle is a pinch-to-zoom trick. Brain Out occasionally treats the screen itself as the interactive object, and this level is one of those cases. The slime is not changing because of a tap or drag; it is changing because you are scaling the image. Two-finger zoom is the same gesture you use to enlarge a photo on a phone, and the game maps that gesture directly to the slime's size.

People fail by tapping the monsters, tapping the slime, or trying to move the slime across the screen. None of those actions register because the slime is not a combat character; it is a balloon. Only a zoom gesture grows it. Once it is large enough, the game considers it strong enough to eat the monsters, which is the intended punchline.

This level is a small lesson in mobile gestures. Brain Out uses pinch-to-zoom, two-finger drag, and long-press repeatedly, so if a tap or drag does nothing on a cute blob character, try the zoom gesture. The congratulatory line "Clear!" simply confirms the monsters are gone.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Tapping or swiping the slime toward the monsters. The slime does not move that way.
• Zooming on the background or on one of the monsters. The pinch must land directly on the blue slime body.
• Releasing the zoom too early. The slime needs to be enlarged well beyond its starting size before the monsters get eaten.