Brain Out Level 217

Overview

Level 217 says "Collect coins." The board shows a little character with a sack walking on a platform, with left and right arrow buttons and a JUMP button. Five empty coin slots are shown at the top. At first glance only one coin is visible on the right side of the screen. The Brain Out twist is that coins are hidden in several places: one to the right, one to the left off-screen, one inside the character's backpack, and one hidden by a cloud. You walk both directions and tap the backpack to collect all five.

• Difficulty: Regular
• Estimated moves: 8

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Look at the character standing on the platform. There are left and right arrow buttons and a JUMP button at the bottom.
2. Press the right arrow to walk right. Pick up the visible coin on the right side of the screen. One slot fills.
3. Press the left arrow to walk left. The character moves off the left edge of the screen. Another coin appears on the ground off-screen; pick it up. Two slots are filled.
4. Tap the character's backpack repeatedly. A coin falls out of the sack. Three slots are filled.
5. Walk right again. A coin is hidden behind the cloud near the top; jump to collect it. Four slots are filled.
6. Continue walking right and jump over any obstacle to collect the fifth coin. All five slots fill, and the level completes.
7. After walking both directions and tapping the sack, jump up to collect the coin hidden behind the cloud. All five slots fill.

Walk left to find the off-screen coin, walk right for the visible one, tap the sack for a third, and jump to the cloud for the rest.
Walk left to find the off-screen coin, walk right for the visible one, tap the sack for a third, and jump to the cloud for the rest.
If the pop-up does not appear on your first attempt, repeat the action described above; the level triggers completion the moment the required object is placed or the required gesture finishes.

Strategy & Reasoning

The puzzle is a hidden-object platformer. The screen only shows one coin, but the five empty slots tell you there must be five coins total. The trick is to explore both directions and inspect the character himself. The right arrow leads to the obvious coin. The left arrow leads off-screen to a second coin that is not visible until you move left. The backpack is a container; tapping it shakes out a coin. The cloud hides a coin that you reach by jumping. This level follows Brain Out's signature rule: the obvious action rarely works, and the solution usually involves either moving an on-screen object that looks fixed, using a hardware button, or treating the prompt text itself as a draggable element. Once you recognize the pattern, the trick becomes easy to spot.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Walking only to the right. You must walk left as well to find the off-screen coin.
• Forgetting to tap the backpack. One coin is hidden inside the sack.
• Jumping randomly. The cloud is the specific spot where a coin is hidden.